The last concert in Canada was on April 5th and then Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio went back home to Italy for a well-deserved rest, but on April 8th they were already on the radio for an interview, incredible!
The interview was withRadio RTL102.5for the program THE FLIGHT (that’s the real name of the program, nothing more appropriate), and they were interviewed by Alessandra Zacchino who is commonly called ZAC for short.
They were also live on the music channel, so I propose the video and we can also see our boys.
I only translated the first part of the interview, because then I saw a video already with well-made subtitles translated into English and then from there continue on the video and thankDonalee Dragna for doing this great job, thanks Donalee!!
INTERVIEW
ZAC= This Tuesday afternoon the guys from: Il Volo joined us, each in their own location.
So, tell us a little, how are you? First of all, you look good.
PIERO= What do you want to know?
ZAC= So, I want to know… first of all, how many tours have you done in America?
PIERO= Nine
ZAC= Nine? So in sixteen years
GIANLUCA= Yes, almost sixteen years, just think that on April 25, 2025, so soon, we will celebrate sixteen years of career.
ZAC= How wonderful, and you have had a ton of sold-outs….
IGNAZIO= How wonderful for you who see it from the outside, but sixteen years together is tough!!
ZAC= But I meant how wonderful the tour is, then if we want to get into specifics, Ignazio wants to take advantage….
IGNAZIO= We put up with each other every day, but….
ZAC= But this relationship in the end, on stage you guys do extraordinary numbers, I’m not saying this because I like you, but with the cards in hand!
PIERO= Look, this was a magnificent and exciting tour, we didn’t expect it… because we know the United States well, we’ve been going there to perform concerts for many years, but this year we experienced it differently, there was a different awareness.
It was exciting because seeing year after year, the number of audience capacities always increasing, the affection always the same and you conquer new generations, this gives you energy for the future and everything there is to do from now on.
ZAC= Yes, it’s true, because in addition to you having grown over these fifteen and a half years, your audience has also grown, which has always been very varied, because there were adults, but also kids and many of these kids then became adults and the new very young people arrived.
GIANLUCA= Yes, many girls have become mothers and many mothers have become grandmothers.
IGNAZIO= Let’s say that those who worked then, are now retired.
PIERO= And many grandmothers are no longer here.
GIANLUCA= No, come on. Unfortunately, look, this is a black humor that is contemplated but maybe not at this time.
ZAC= To sum up, it was an American tour that took you both to the United States and Canada, the last date was in Ontario, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls and it was a success, but we’ll be back in Italy soon, okay?
Meanwhile: Grande Amore , Il Volo. (video resumes after the song)
Il Volo, Grande Amore on RTL 102.5 it’s 3.16 pm and the guys are connected with us after a very successful tour, but as I was saying this is only a part of what they have to do, because then there will be a European tour, in short they will continue to tour, but in between there are three very important dates, three unmissable events, May 8, 10 and 11, explain to me for a moment what we are talking about for these three dates.
PIERO= Do you know our program TUTTI PER UNO?
ZAC= Of course not?
PIERO= This year we will be at the third edition on Canale 5 and every year, in the past episodes, individually we show what we are, beyond our favorite musical genre perhaps where we recognize ourselves most, and in this program we have so many guests.
(from here continue on the video)
Really a nice interview and so many guests, their names are very popular here in Italy, we will have fun.
Then Il Volo was also interviewed in radiovision by Radio Zeta which for the program COLLETTIVO ZETA that I translate for you.
MAN= We should have them on zoom: Il Volo!! Hi guys.
GIANLUCA= Hi how are you?
PIERO= Hi, today you have VOLO without the article. (meaning that Ignazio is missing)
GIANLUCA= One is missing.
MAN= We are trying to get Ignazio back but Piero and Gianluca are here so let’s start first of all from … How are you and where are you? Piero…
PIERO= We arrived yesterday evening from the United States, we did this 6-week tour, it was a nice tour of 20 concerts.
You know we often go to America to do concerts, but this year it was different, it was a tour perhaps…let me say…more exciting, we experienced it with more awareness, then it is always a pleasure to go there, to sing, but then coming back is always nice.
Now we are at home, not on vacation, because we are working on the next project that we will tell you about shortly, we have five days to rest and then we are ready to do everything.
MAN= Gianluca, are you confirming or reversing what Piero said?
GIANLUCA= Mamma mia, Piero has said it all by now, but I expected Giulia to be there. (Giulia Salemi presenter of Radio Zeta and friend – laughter) Sorry, no offense to you.
MAN= We can call her and put her in touch with us. She works from 11:00 to 13:00.
Anyway, Giulia or not Giulia, I wanted to ask you, do you feel the jet lag? I mean, are you standing up by a miracle now or are you used to it by now.
GIANLUCA= Yesterday at 05:00 I opened my eyes wide, well now this is part of the game, but yes, there is always a bit of jet lag, but in the end as Piero said, we do what we like and that’s the main thing, now we’ll lose a few days.
MAN = We’ll soon talk about the unmissable events on May 8, 10 and 11 in Mantua, but I wanted to ask Gianluca, why did I see a Joker behind you, is it possible?
GIANLUCA= Yes, here it is, it’s not mine, because I’m at home in the studio of the producer, that is Michael Tenisci who is also co-author of Capolavoro, because we are preparing in the studio next door the songs to perform in TUTTI PER UNO precisely.
MAN= Oh how cool!
GIANLUCA= But I’m a fan of Joker, I’m a fan of the Joker movie and of all the meaning. precisely of the movie.
MAN= But also of the second one? Or the second one, no?
GIANLUCA= The second one is the best movie in history (laughter).
MAN= Instead to understand the difference (between Piero and Gianluca), Gianluca has a Joker behind him even if it’s not his, instead Piero I think I saw the Sanremo award, did I see Piero wrong behind you?
PIERO= First of all I have a house all my own, paid for (laughter).
MAN= Well done Piero nice message.
PIERO= Yes that is the Sanremo award, yes there is the notice board. (behind him)
GIANLUCA= Why did you win Sanremo? (laughter)
PIERO= Yes it is on the notice board, in fact I’ll even show it to you lit up, look….
MAN= Go, go, it lights up too, come on light up the Sanremo award because yes, you won Sanremo Gianluca! This thing happened to you too.
PIERO= Look how I lit up the Sanremo award for you.
MAN= Beautiful, beautiful! For those who aren’t following us on radiovision, there’s a light that illuminates only and exclusively that area of the house…..beautiful.
GIANLUCA= Guys, this year is the tenth anniversary of GRANDE AMORE, so….
MAN= Oh, and so you know what? We’ll listen to it so we can celebrate this tenth anniversary and then we’ll talk about the only three dates here in Italy: GRANDE AMORE Il Volo here on Radio Zeta, this is your Collettivo Zeta.
(the song that you can’t hear in the video starts)
MAN= We also saw the video, we’re at 266 digital terrestrial on Radio Zeta in the Collective, I’d like to ask Piero, but the Spider Man moment, who came to mind in this video of Grande Amore?
PIERO= For the SPIDERMAN moment (Gianluca’s scene), in my opinion the director was under strange effects…..(laughter) he wrote the session of Grande Amore, then his colleague arrived who was worse and did BACK TO THE FUTURE (Piero’s scene) and then the third, we had changed agent and he had Ignazio do the GHOST stuff.
MAN= Beautiful guys!
PIERO= But in the end that video was really liked, you saw!
MAN= Okay, they are three important pieces for three different generations, you unite all the audiences of the world practically like this.
PIERO= Think that I did that scene (of Back to the Future) without having seen the original film.
MAN= Incredible. But did you see it or not?
GIANLUCA= In fact it’s incredible, without inspiration you moved me with your interpretation. (laughter)
PIERO= But I’m a born actor, I sing for passion, but my true vocation is precisely acting. (he jokes)
GIANLUCA= But I have to tell you that it’s nice to see, or rather to hear on Radio Zeta Grande Amore by Il Volo after Lei by Marracash (an Italian rapper very popular among young people), it’s not bad!
MAN= It’s true!!
GIANLUCA= You are truly an eclectic radio.
MAN= Did you see? You’re right. Who knows, maybe he’s giving us some spoilers about something that will come with Marracash, like Il Volo feat Marracash, it wouldn’t be bad….
PIERO= We’ll have Giannli Morandi (a completely different singer from Marracash)
MAN= So be careful, it seems to me…..let’s get things in order Piero, we have to repeat May 8, 10, 11 the only dates in Italy, Palazzo Te in Mantua, TUTTI PER UNO VIAGGIO NEL TEMPO Il Volo, three unmissable live shows, but we would like to understand, besides you three who are wonderful and wonderful Piero, will there be anyone else?
PIERO= It seems a bit like a joke to me, I feel slightly relieved. (he is being ironic)
GIANLUCA= No, no, he is a big fan, he always comes to all the concerts.
MAN= Besides, I have to ask, okay, later….
GIANLUCA= Tickets for mom, for grandma…..
MAN=……and for the girlfriend.
But jokes aside, there will be some surprises guys, whoever wants to answer, answer.
PIERO= Let’s say we divide the names, the two of us,
MAN= Go.
PIERO= I’ll give you the first 10, then: Gianni Morandi, I know them all by heart (but he shows his cell phone where he reads from), Fiorella Mannoia, Arisa, Mario Biondi with Alessandro Quarta…
GIANLUCA= A little faster Piero, the radio times are for 2…
PIERO= Malika Ayane, Noemi, Clara and Antonello Venditti.
GIANLUCA= Then there will be Gaia, Massimo Ranieri, Brunori Saa, Marco Masini, The Kolors, Gigi D’Alessio, Alessandra Amoroso, Peppe Fiorello, Giorgio Panariello and other confirmations are arriving, so there will be many guests and for those who do not know the program it is the third television edition, we moved from the Verona Arena to Palazzo Te in Mantua to also show the beauties of Italy, because in any case we are lucky enough to have wonderful places. It is a television program where we will also sing individually, to summarize, each one shows their own personality outside of the trio because we have three completely different entities.
MAN= And what’s yours, for example, Gianlu?
GIANLUCA= I….maybe I don’t sing. (he jokes – laughter)
And it doesn’t end here, just today, April 10, Andrea Bocelli published this beautiful visit to the ABF GlobaLab in San Firenze.
A truly special visit: a celebrated trio of colleagues and friends whose journey is a shining example of talent, passion, dedication, and achievement. Il Volo toured the new ABF GlobaLab spaces at “San Firenze.”
The three remarkable artists—cherished by audiences across the globe—honored us with their presence and delighted the entire foundation team with their unexpected visit.
It was profoundly moving to witness, alongside them, the profound alignment of values that inspires Gianluca, Piero, and Ignazio (the three wings of harmony who have carried Il Volo to the world’s most prestigious stages for over sixteen years), and the driving force behind ABF: a vibrant, dynamic laboratory of ideas, and GlobaLab—a crossroads of knowledge and connection.
A space of limitless possibilities—open to youth, professionals, and the wider community—where learning comes alive through hands-on experience, meaningful encounters, education, and innovation.
Andrea Bocelli
And now, finally, watch this video, I think it’s fan-made, but it’s well done and it goes over all the various moments of Il Volo’s career.
I can say……but poor guys, they didn’t even have time to rest and immediately they had these interviews and what a beautiful visit to ABF Foundation!
Nice and kind and funny as always, they promoted the three concerts in Mantua by listing some guests with whom we will hear them sing. I know that perhaps for you the singers listed may be big question marks, but know that they are very famous artists in Italy, and then we will see the violinist Alessandro Quarta again.
Mantua, Palazzo Tem will be another beautiful event, I can’t wait to see them again!
But here I am, I thought I had told you everything and here comes the most beautiful, sweetest news, the one we were all waiting to hear.
Yes, it’s true, Ignazio and Michelle are becoming parents, but let’s read Michelle’s sweet words for the announcement.
My love, you don’t know how much we wanted you. We still can’t believe that we will become parents. We thought that we were already lucky to find ourselves the two of us in life, but once again she surprised us, giving us another shade of pure happiness. In a few months you will arrive and we can’t wait to see you, to raise you, to introduce you to the world and to know the wonderful privilege of being a dad and a mom. In our center of the world now there is you BIANCA. ❤️
What wonderful news, a great dream come true, congratulations dear Ignazio and Michelle, a beautiful princess is on the way!! ❤️❤️❤️
There is so much love in the air, so much that we will talk about in the days to come.
I’m on the early morning train to the Cinque Terre and I’m thinking, how do I wrap up the last fifteen years? How do I summarize how these amazing men who came together as teenagers on the Ariston stage, rose to stardom in a short time and remained the success they are today? Maybe the best way to think about it is to think as they think and that would be to summarize it as they did. Their new album says it all. They’re Sitting on the Edge of the Universe.
Just think what they’ve done over the last two years. They’ve changed their style! They’ve changed their music! They introduced their individuality; they’ve shared the songs that are closest to their heart, yet they didn’t leave bel canto behind. They brought it along because, that’s who they are ~ Il Volo.
That’s who they were in the beginning, and that’s who they’ll always be until the end. But it’s important to recognize where they are now. They have all new never been heard before songs, new ideas. A whole new style, that I absolutely love! Let’s take a look at how they took this leap forward. You might call it a leap of fate!
Songs come and songs go but some never leave. Classics! Songs that are and always will be in the repertoire! O Sole Mio, Granada, Nessun Dorma, Il Mundo; these are the songs that they will always bring to the concerts, but the new songs are the ones that tell the truth. The truth about how they got to the edge of the universe where we find them in 2024.
Let’s begin with Frammenti di universo (Fragments of the Universe). To me, this song talks about three teenage boys who set out on a journey for life. What they saw and how they perceived their future! Along the journey they find strength, love and fragments of the universe and the experiences of life.
Now let’s look at how I see the lyrics….
This song evokes a sense of wonder and reflection on the interconnectedness of the universe and human experience. It begins by describing the beauty of the night sky, portraying celestial bodies as “suspended miracles” visible through the eyes of a child. The imagery of waiting in a courtyard hoping for something yet to come.
It explores optimism, likening the individuals to dreams carried by the wind and clouds drifting above. There’s a sense of empowerment in the “signs of the vast expanse.”
The car headlights on the road point to life’s journey where one must trust oneself amidst uncertainty.
It also touches on the enduring nature of love and the significance of fleeting moments in the vastness of time and space.
Let’s talk about Chiara di Luna (Moonlight)….
This song talks about miracles that come about whether by fate of luck. In the case of Il Volo, we know it’s fate. The moonlight is a metaphor for illumination, the guidance that will help them through the dark times. The hope that dispels the fears.
The soul is depicted by a feather which though delicate is very resilient. These guys certainly are resilient. The miracle of fate is certainly God’s hand in their creation and their coming together on the Ariston stage. As they grew, they learned, out there on their own, how to deal with life’s uncertainties and challenges.
In Moonlight, the lyrics seem to express a contemplation on life, love, and the mysterious nature of existence. The speaker reflects on his thoughts while looking at the sea, longing for someone, and pondering the unpredictability of life’s course.
The imagery of waves coming and going reflects the transient nature of life and relationships. Despite uncertainties and challenges, there’s a sense of resilience and hope portrayed, symbolized by the clouds parting and the night becoming a spectacle, dispelling fear.
The moonlight serves as a metaphor for illumination and guidance in dark times, with the soul depicted as a feather, suggesting a delicate yet resilient essence. The idea of being pieces of a miracle, whether by fate or luck, underscores the interconnectedness and wonder of existence.
It also talks about learning and growth through living, with the acknowledgment that sometimes choices are limited, yet there’s still a glimmer of light and possibility. Love is portrayed as a healing force, capable of saving and restoring.
There’s a sense of wonder, resilience, and the enduring power of love and connection, even amidst life’s uncertainties and challenges.
In Saturno & Venere (Saturn & Venus) we get to the heart of what the guys went through every time they left home and the loved ones they left behind. Especially the girls they left behind. As their career grew so did their desire to find love and, in many cases they did, but the difficulty of leaving a loved one behind goes to the heart of this song!
These lyrics seem to express feelings of longing, frustration, and heartbreak in a relationship. The speaker reflects on the inability to fully connect with the other person, despite their efforts to do so.
There’s a sense of distance and separation portrayed, with the speaker on one side and the other person on the other side, unable to bridge the gap between them. Words are held back, promises are made but not kept, and there’s a feeling of being left hanging by the other person.
The metaphor of the other person being like the universe, a big question mark, underscores the mystery and complexity of their relationship. Despite the pain caused by their absence, the speaker still feels a deep longing for them, symbolized by the need for the sun to start again, implying a desire for renewal and hope.
The lyrics depict the tumultuous emotions experienced in the aftermath of a failed relationship, with a mix of resignation, longing, and a reluctant acceptance of the other person’s significance in their life.
To me, Opera talks about their career. Their fifteen years together. You can liken the song to a woman but for me the drama and the multifaceted experiences speaks of their career. The song says, even with all the problems they stood together. In the end the challenges, the ups and downs, are still beautiful, like an opera. Yes, they are saying there is beauty in the music. Well, we all know that. Life is beautiful because of Il Volo!
These lyrics celebrate the beauty and complexity of life, likening it to an opera—a grand, dramatic, and multifaceted experience. The repetition of “opera” emphasizes the significance of life’s unfolding drama.
The speaker reflects on the passage of time, noting that despite the challenges and ups and downs, they have never lost their partner. They attribute this to their ability to make the best of difficult situations and to recognize what truly matters, even with their eyes closed.
The imagery of dodging rain and lightning together, like two boxers, suggests the resilience and unity of facing life’s adversities. I acknowledge that life can be scary at times, but they find comfort in the understanding that it is as beautiful as an opera—a metaphor for the richness and depth of human experience.
The speaker recalls moments of strength and resilience, laughing in the face of fear and surviving despite hardships. They find beauty and meaning in the wrinkles of their mother’s face and in the ordinary moments of everyday life.
Despite the challenges and occasional pain, the speaker concludes that life is still beautiful, like an opera, with its extraordinary songs and moments of illumination. The repetition of the phrase “It’s like poetry, like music” emphasizes the artistic and profound nature of life’s experiences.
It celebrates the richness and complexity of life, acknowledging its challenges while finding beauty, resilience, and meaning in the midst of it all.
Capolavoro, Masterpiece, is truly a masterpiece! When I first heard this song I said, “If I didn’t know better, I would think this song was about Ignazio and Michelle, But, of course, we know the song was written before Ignazio started dating Michelle. I think of Ignazio singing All By Myself, and then there is Michelle. But you have to wonder, how is it these things keep happening to these guys. It’s like a story that plays out every day of their lives. A plan; God’s plan!
This song expresses deep emotions and experiences related to love and connection. The imagery suggests a profound sense of discovery and transformation upon meeting someone special, symbolized by the metaphor of falling from the sky like a masterpiece.
It conveys a sense of awe and gratitude for the presence of this person, describing them as the only light that makes sense and portraying life with them as a masterpiece. There’s a contrast between feelings of being lost and the sudden appearance of this person, bringing clarity and meaning to the speaker’s life.
It celebrates the idea of finding love unexpectedly and the profound impact it has on one’s existence, turning life into a masterpiece of shared experiences and emotions.
So this is how I see some of the new songs. It’s the summation of fifteen years and the prelude to the future. It shows the force that was leading them. The force that led three teenagers to the Ariston stage. The force that took Michele Torpedine to the end of his career only to find himself sitting on a couch looking at a silent TV and finding truth before his eyes. Knowing at once this was what he was looking for his whole life.
Even though the guys did not write the songs, they certainly had some input perhaps this is why these songs can be likened to their lives.
When the forces of fate came together, there was no stopping the wheel!
When we’re born, we step on the wheel of life, and we move forward to our fate!
If you spin the wheel of fortune, where would it land? Would it follow your path in life? It should because that wheel is spun by the hand of God. In the case of our guys, God was always the force behind the guys and obviously behind Michele! On the Ariston stage? On a living room couch? On the edge of the universe?
So, it seems the universe they created is their step into the future! A future that will be as totally amazing as their last fifteen years! The music may be new, and the style may be new, but their hearts remain as always, old hearts that love their fans who have followed them for fifteen years and will follow them into this new universe!
So, let’s take our place Sitting on the Edge of the Universe, and follow the guys to the future!
Happy 15th Anniversary!
For you listening pleasure….
Radio Italia Live Speciale Sanremo su Radio Italia Tv il 14-02-2023
MICHELLE = I’ve chosen who will make my wedding dress!
IGNAZIO= Nooooo
MICHELLE= Yes, Elisabetta Garuffi (stylist) of Tosca (atelier in Bologna)
IGNAZIO= of Tosca!!!
MICHELLE= And I’m going now…
IGNAZIO= That is now, in this moment? …and I can’t come???
MICHELLE= You can’t, you can’t!
In the following video, published on Instagram by Tosca spose, at the beginning we see part of the video with Michelle with Ignazio and then continues with Michelle’s visit to the atelier.
MICHELLE = I didn’t imagine that a dress could excite so much! Thanks to Tosca Spose❤️
IGNAZIO= It’s all starting to take shape! I LOVE YOU
So their beautiful story is progressing well and the preparations for the wedding are also progressing, the date of which is not yet known but I assume it could be this summer…..I can already smell orange blossoms!!
And Ignazio also received great satisfaction:
Giacomo Rossi, a young Italian vocal coach who approached listening to Il Volo by reviewing the covers of Sanremo evening and saying that Il Volo deserved the first prize, declared that he liked them a lot and would review them again and therefore he did so by analyzing MY IMMORTAL that Ignazio sang during the TUTTI PER UNO (ALL FOR ONE) concerts in the Arena. What can I say, big compliments to Ignazio from Giacomo Rossi, but you can read for yourself by activating the subtitles.
For me, I am doubly proud of what Giacomo says, who although Italian did not know Il Volo well but only because of how it had always been presented by the Italian press, furthermore Giacomo Rossi’s usual genre of music is Heavy Metal and therefore a completely different genre from pop – lyrical of our boys, but still as a good and serious vocal coach he recognizes the skill and study of our boys.
Thanks Giacomo Rossi and many compliments to Ignazio. 👏👏👏
Truly beautiful compliments for Ignazio, but he is not the only one who has been the subject of review these days, in fact another Italian vocal coach: Salvatore Cilia, has reviewed Gianluca while he sings Capolavoro alone and here is the final result which I will translate for you!!
Gianluca in 2024 showed off vocal control above the average of Italian singers.
Starting from a half voice, in chest voice (M1), perfectly intoning every single sound.
To then masterfully connect it to a breath-controlled falsetto…. With a voice always forward.
Singing the G3 (a challenging note for a baritone) successively in the Mix without showing any vocal effort.
Maintaining perfect phrasing, changing the dynamics of the sound naturally and confidently….. Without ever disconnecting the breath from the diaphragm.
Really a big difference compared to his beginnings when he was still looking for his vocal identity. RATING 10 AND PRAISE
👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow, what can I say, magnificent and well-deserved review for Gianluca. 👏👏👏
I believe that this is also one of the immediate effects of Sanremo, the greater attention of Italian vocal coaches and I must say that their reviews are beautiful!!
Meanwhile, the release date of the new AD ASTRA CD is approaching and Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca showed us that they are busy signing autographs for the new album.
We hope that sales are high and above all that people like the album, there is a lot of expectation.
The newspapers that published numerous articles and interviews on Il Volo during the Sanremo period continue to publish new interviews and I would like to point out that of the weekly GRAZIA which dedicated its front page to Il Volo.
IL VOLO: Music unites us. Every day we work to be a trio.
Protagonists of the digital cover of Grazia, Piero, Ignazio and Gianluca told us about the 15 years of their career, from the luck of the first meeting to the daily work to keep the trio together.
They met as little more than children and today the three guys from Il Volo, Piero Barone, 30, Ignazio Boschetto, 29, and Gianluca Ginoble, 29, celebrate their 15 years of artistic collaboration. It was 2009 when they presented themselves as soloists at the singing talent show for children hosted by Antonella Clerici Ti lascio una canzone on Rai Uno. They didn’t know each other, but the program’s authors thought that a trio of talented little tenors like them could work. And that was their luck.
After the rumors of the last few days that they were in crisis, we met them to create this digital cover and they told us how to live in a trio having different personalities.
The three musicians were the only Italian artists invited by Quincy Jones to We are the World for Haiti in 2010, they sang in front of Pope Francis and sold millions of records. We saw them on stage during the last Sanremo Festival, a competition they won in 2015, and on March 29th they will present their first album of unreleased songs, entitled Ad Astra.
The World Tour will start at the end of April which will also take them to China and Japan, in May they will be protagonists of Tutti Per Uno on Canale 5, four evenings at the Verona Arena with numerous guests. Then from June to September they will be engaged in a 20-date tour in the most spectacular locations in Italy and in autumn they will perform in the main European capitals. When they are not on stage, they live in different places: Gianluca in Abruzzo, Piero divides his time between Bologna and Agrigento and Ignazio in Bologna. And connected via zoom from their respective homes, they tell their stories.
You started singing together at just over 14 years old and are still close, a rarity for a successful group. What’s your secret?
Ignazio: The passion for music and for our work.
Gianluca: Ours was an arranged marriage, like those that were used in the past, with the luck that we then truly fell in love. Because you can only continue if you feel love and passion for the people around you and if you really believe in the project. Aside from historical groups, many bands have actually broken up. We are different, but there is always dialogue between us. Each of us has our own personality: in difference and contrast there is growth.
Piero: When I walk down the street with my friends I often hear people whispering, “Look, it’s the guy from Volo”. Usually they don’t even remember our last name. But that’s right, it doesn’t matter, because our goal was and is to be the Volo trio. And every morning we work for this. Living together is different, requires commitment and involves a certain maturity. Aside from a few misunderstandings, when there is a lot of confidence we can tell each other frankly what we think. We have always been used to open dialogue and have never held grudges, we are satisfied with our path together and we will continue for many years in the future. I always say that, if one day I meet my soulmate, I already know the rules for a lasting relationship: respect, listening and compromise.
How would you describe yourself?
Ignazio: Piero is perspicacious, stubborn, ambitious and altruistic, all strengths that can also become flaws. Gianluca is the perfectionist of the group, very attentive to details and stubborn at industrial levels. All these characteristics unite us, because I am like that too, only for me I would add that I am a little touchy. We had the great fortune of recognizing our talents very early and of being in the same place, at the same time on that show. And after leaving the talent show we had a film life.
You have become very popular all over the world, including in China and Japan. What is the thing that struck you most about Japanese culture?
Ignazio: Great respect for people. During the first concert in Tokyo, on stage I said to Piero: “Look, they’re asleep”. Instead they had their eyes closed, absorbed by the music, and at the end of the song they applauded.”
Piero: We went to China in 2015 and sang for their New Year’s Eve, we went to Japan several times and that country changed me.
Gianluca: Abroad they really like our music. In Japan they also love a certain type of Italian elegance, like that of many artists who have made history, from Luciano Pavarotti to Frank Sinatra. Now Italian music is moving in opposite directions and even we, who are only 30 years old, have decided to take some risks by putting ourselves out there and trying to do what we have never done. In the last album there is a duet with Irama, one of the most beautiful pieces on the album, which contains all unreleased songs.
Where did the title Ad Astra come from?
Gianluca: As in the Latin saying “Per aspera ad astra”, through sacrifice you reach the stars and all your goals. It was a message we wanted to send to the younger ones. We also talk about life, how we have built the sense of the group in these 15 years of career and our personal growth.
Piero: Today we think that we can achieve a lot very easily and we think more about money. When I was little I don’t remember any numbers, our dream was to sing. I’m not saying that everyone should sacrifice themselves to reach a goal, but it’s right to know.
Have you always been so wise?
Ignazio: The education we received at home certainly helped us, but it was also the life we have led up to here, traveling and getting to know the world in its thousand facets, that made us grow faster.
Gianluca: We’re also a little crazy. We have been traveling since we were 14, we eat everything without problems, we have been to Rio De Janeiro at least 15 times, to America 50 times. At 30 we have already lived a hundred lives.
Piero: For this reason we could live anywhere and traveling has taught us to be open to other cultures. The traveler is always ready to accept what a place, a people, a culture offers you. But in the East I will struggle to eat jellyfish again: they are my terror when I dive into the water.
And now I propose this short video of Il Volo with Alexa (voice assistant), very nice, Ignazio Piero and Gianluca spoke with Alexa and now they listen to their messages recorded in all the Alexas in Italy.
For one day, anyone in Italy who has Alexa can listen to the voices of Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca directly in their home, I have Alexa and I did it, it was exciting. 🥰
ALEXA= Good morning, today is a truly incredible day, the three guys from Il Volo came to visit me in my cloudy sky. I’ll leave the microphone to you, the stage is all yours!
IGNAZIO= Good morning everyone, we wanted to thank you for all the support and love you sent us during the festival.
PIERO= We came by to say hello and to tell you that our new Sanremo single, Capolavoro, is contained in our first new album of unreleased songs entitled AD ASTRA
GIANLUCA= And it will be released on March 29th. We can’t wait for you to listen to it. We’ll talk to you very soon, but in the meantime you can continue listening to Capolavoro.
ALEXA= Legendary!! If you want to listen to it, ask me: Play Capolavoro!
Little thing, while yet another car advertisement was scrolling on TV, something caught my attention…..but of course, the background music is Capolavoro!!
And now this final gem, when Il Volo was at Iene, recorded this reading of comments on Il Volo. This video was published by Le Iene now and it is truly hilarious. I think Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio had no idea what they were supposed to read, because their reaction is really big laughter, and it’s nice to see them so self-deprecating. There’s a lot to laugh about!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
1) GIANLUCA= Great those of Il Volo who carry the name of Italy high in the world. My favorite is Ethan, but Damiano isn’t bad either…. (these are the names of two of Maneskin’s singers) 🤣🤣🤣
We also have Victoria (the female guitarist of Maneskin…. but it’s Ignazio), look how she has changed! 😂😂😂
PIERO= Our version of Victoria 😂🤣
2) IGNAZIO= One thing in four, with those of Il Volo…..can it be done or VOLO (flight) with the imagination?? 😂😂😂
No! Fly (in Italian: vola) away, no, no…..😂😂😂
3) PIERO= But since Il Volo is so popular abroad…..why do we want it back??🤣🤣🤣
We have an Italian passport!🤣🤣🤣
4) GIANLUCA=
Gianluca the handsome 😍
Piero the good 🥰
Ignazio the bastard 😱
When I see them I need the defibrillator. 🤣😂🤣
PIERO= No, you need an ophthalmologist 😂🤣😂
5) PIERO= Can I get engaged to Il Volo?
In the sense that I get engaged to each of the three in turn? Are you jealous?😍😂
IGNAZIO= I would be busy, so no. 😉
GIANLUCA= I’m here in the summer (in the sense that he’s available in the summer) 😂
PIERO= Me all year round. 🤣
6) I+P= My favorite band? IL Volo
My favorite writer? Fabio Volo (an Italian writer)
My biggest fear? The flight (Il volo in Italian)
Are you saying I have a problem?
PIERO= Yes. 😂
GIANLUCA= I would say yes.😂
7) IGNAZIO= Il Volo is about to disband…..?I want to hear a loud NO from the chest!
PIERO= This thing has come out that Il Volo is breaking up, I don’t know who spread it, but it’s not true. 🙄 Where are we going alone? 👏
IGNAZIO= I’m just telling you that the wind takes words away, the facts remain. The facts: we are together. 👏👏👏
GIANLUCA= And we are not facts. (play on the pun) 😂😂😂
8) GIANLUCA= But do you think Il Volo was annoyed by Angelina Mango’s victory? (lei è la vincitrice di Sanremo) In my opinion, yes! 😁😤😤
PIERO= He nods his head. 😁
IGNAZIO= We didn’t get angry because she won, but because someone else won and not us! 🤪😤
GIANLUCA= No it’s not true, it’s not true, it’s not true, because otherwise people think: “presumptuous, they always want to win” 😂😂
IGNAZIO= Yes, yes yes!! 😂
PIERO= But if you wanted to win…(to Gianluca) 😁
GIANLUCA= It’s not true! 🙄
IGNAZIO= We argue again, so then they say we broke up!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
There are many appointments in the next few days for Il Volo, intense days of commitments and therefore there will be many posts to read.
Stay with us, we will try to satisfy all your curiosities.
This is a duplicate post. The first one would not allow comments to be made on the blog site. We are still trying to figure out why that happened.
Today I really want to shine the spotlight on Ignazio and Michelle, the beautiful loving couple who are also taking our hearts.
We left them happy after Ignazio’s marriage proposal and a little lost sight of or followed marginally given the numerous commitments of Sanremo.
Michelle accompanied Ignazio to Sanremo.
Here they are together on the final evening of Sanremo and Michelle writes “Proud of you my love ❤️. I LOVE YOU!!!!!”
Here in the room with friends, and Caterina and Nina while they wait for the performance of Il Volo.
And we saw them together during Gianluca’s birthday party.
During the various interviews, to those who asked about the date of the wedding, Ignazio was evasive, but made it clear that it could be more imminent than what had been said at the beginning, that is, not next year, but this summer.
But then there was a photo shoot posted by the two lovers and signed by a wedding photo agency…….it’s true that these pre-wedding shoots are done to photograph the couple’s life before the upcoming wedding and they can even be done months before the event date.
But here they are, beautiful in some shots. ❤️❤️
But how beautiful they are together. 😍😍
Of course, everything was so fast that it didn’t even give us time to get used to the idea that one of the members of Il Volo would get married soon.
I don’t know about you but seeing Ignazio and Michelle so happy embraced gives me a sense of joy, of great love, it’s certainly the first impression, but then it will be time that will tell us if we got it right!
Then they got a tattoo together, writing EXISTE❤️ on their forearms and here they are together with the person who made the tattoo.
But then, on Sunday 18th, Ignazio published this beautiful photo with the words -7 I LOVE YOU ❤️❤️
This message shocked the fandom because everyone thought of an imminent wedding???
According to Italian bureaucracy, for civil marriage it takes at least 30 days after the banns have been displayed and for religious marriage even more time.
So we don’t know what to expect, but in any case it will be great news!!😍😍
Therefore, with all the affection of us fans who love Il Volo and who see happiness in Ignazio’s eyes and attitudes, we join the chorus of voices to wish Ignazio and Michelle a splendid journey as a couple in love!
Today I really want to shine the spotlight on Ignazio and Michelle, the beautiful loving couple who are also taking our hearts.
We left them happy after Ignazio’s marriage proposal and a little lost sight of or followed marginally given the numerous commitments of Sanremo.
Michelle accompanied Ignazio to Sanremo.
Here they are together on the final evening of Sanremo and Michelle writes “Proud of you my love ❤️. I LOVE YOU!!!!!”
Here in the room with friends, and Caterina and Nina while they wait for the performance of Il Volo.
And we saw them together during Gianluca’s birthday party.
During the various interviews, to those who asked about the date of the wedding, Ignazio was evasive, but made it clear that it could be more imminent than what had been said at the beginning, that is, not next year, but this summer.
But then there was a photo shoot posted by the two lovers and signed by a wedding photo agency…….it’s true that these pre-wedding shoots are done to photograph the couple’s life before the upcoming wedding and they can even be done months before the event date.
But here they are, beautiful in some shots. ❤️❤️
But how beautiful they are together. 😍😍
Of course, everything was so fast that it didn’t even give us time to get used to the idea that one of the members of Il Volo would get married soon.
I don’t know about you but seeing Ignazio and Michelle so happy embraced gives me a sense of joy, of great love, it’s certainly the first impression, but then it will be time that will tell us if we got it right!
Then they got a tattoo together, writing EXISTE❤️ on their forearms and here they are together with the person who made the tattoo.
But then, on Sunday 18th, Ignazio published this beautiful photo with the words -7 I LOVE YOU ❤️❤️
This message shocked the fandom because everyone thought of an imminent wedding???
According to Italian bureaucracy, for civil marriage it takes at least 30 days after the banns have been displayed and for religious marriage even more time.
So we don’t know what to expect, but in any case it will be great news!!😍😍
Therefore, with all the affection of us fans who love Il Volo and who see happiness in Ignazio’s eyes and attitudes, we join the chorus of voices to wish Ignazio and Michelle a splendid journey as a couple in love!
See you soon for the next update. ❤️❤️
Daniela 🤗
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