Let’s summarize a little the latest events.

As we all know, June 24th was Piero’s birthday, which he celebrated with friends in Sicily, at first light on the 24th.

Click the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/256113200359872

Soon after, Piero joined Ignazio and Gianluca in Macerata for a private event/concert.

Of this event, unlike other private events, there are several mini videos, here they are.

 

Once the event/concert has been archived, there is still room for Piero’s celebrations, this time an intimate dinner with Ignazio, Gianluca and Torpedine.

………….and more celebrations on the beach with other friends……

We arrived in July and great news comes after a long wait, Il Volo will be in concert in September for the first time in GREECE!!!! ☺

What wonderful news, our Greek friends have been waiting for this news for a long time and it is finally here!!❤

By the way, do you remember that Il Volo is supposed to give a free concert in Ascoli Piceno on July 21st?
Things are not that simple, I translated this article, published by IL CORRIERE DELL’ADRIATICO, that explains everything!

Click here for IL CORRIERE DELL’ADRIATICO article

ASCOLI PICENO – The mystery linked to the reservations for the concert of the “Il Volo” trio, which will be held on July 21 in Piazza del Popolo, continues to hold thousands and thousands of fans in suspense. The event, made official by the mayor Marco Fioravanti and by the managers – the entrepreneurs Roberta Faraotti and Stefano Panichi – was announced as a city festival, with free admission reserved for the local population, to be collected at the box office in Piazza del Popolo. A gift to the city to celebrate 30 years of activity of Fainplast.

The stop

But the reservation scheduled for June 20 was suspended by the public order committee for safety. Danger of night camps and impossibility to check the origin of the ticket applicants. Requests have in fact arrived from Belgium, Germany, even Americans for the show by Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. The three artists do not currently have an Italian tour, it is understandable why a free entrance to Ascoli is tempting for everyone, even for those who live in Sondrio or Syracuse.

In the photo, Battista Faraotti, owner of Fainplast and promoter of the free event in Ascoli Piceno with Il Volo!

What can I say, the free concert is a wonderful idea, but it’s not as easy as it seems, I’ll keep you updated on developments.

But that’s not all, today 5 July, the Canale 5 schedule for the 2023/2024 season was announced, and Il Volo will have three events in prime time.

The new schedule was announced during an evening and introduced by Pier Silvio Berlusconi who is manager and director of the Mediaset Group, of which Canale 5 is the flagship television network.

He is the son of Silvio Berlusconi, founder of Mediaset and entrepreneur who then had important roles in Italian politics until he became Prime Minister. Silvio Berlusconi passed away about a month ago.

Pier Silvio Berlusconi has been romantically linked for 21 years (they are not married) to Silvia Toffanin, whom you know because she is the kind entertainer of Verissimo.

During the evening Il Volo performed three songs: My Way, Hallelujah and Grande Amore.

Eventually they reached Pier Silvio Berlusconi who said very nice words for them. Click below to view the video.

Pier Silvio Berlusconi video – Click Here

After the presentation of Il Volo, My Way begins immediately.

PIERO= For us it is truly an honor to be here tonight, we are delighted to continue this journey together. It has been a special year for us, the two evenings ALL FOR ONE and CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM, a great alchemy has really been created, a great harmony as a working group and we can’t wait to do great things together next year. (Pier Silvio Berlusconi framed, thanks and sends them a kiss)

GIANLUCA= Thanks so much for everything, for allowing us to spread our music and our essence as artists and as people, which is not obvious and thanks for the affection.

The next one is a very special song, because to sing, as an art form, somehow allows you to convey emotions, to make something abstract tangible, like a feeling or an emotion. The next song represents all of this and is one of the most famous songs in the history of music and in this particular moment for you, for your big family, we want to dedicate it to all of you.

Hallelujah begins.

IGNAZIO= We wanted to sing this next song, which is our song: Grande Amore.

GERRY SCOTTI= (good and well-known Italian presenter) It’s a real pleasure, your patience has been great because you waited in the back and you were the big surprise of this evening, but I tell you what, it’s an evening dedicated not only to work , at the company, is an evening, as you will have understood, dedicated to feelings and love, and this last song of yours was the crown of everything we talked about this evening. (he refers to the recent mourning of the Berlusconi family).

IL VOLO= Thank you, thank you very much.
(Piero gets off the stage and goes towards Pier Silvio Berlusconi).

IGNAZIO= Well, we’ll see each other soon.

GERRY SCOTTI= I think so.

IGNAZIO= We’ll be able to do something together, we’ve never done it.

GERRY SCOTTI= That would be the case.

(meanwhile Gianluca also goes to Pier Silvio, warm hugs with Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio)

You were announced at the press conference, so….. Pier Silvio, do you want to say something to these guys ?

PIER SILVIO= Guys, I thank you again, all of you because you fill me up and warm my heart. They, in addition to being very good and full of energy, they are fantastic, I thank you for being here. They stir up unique emotions in me, because on the two Saturdays that aired (All for one concert), my dad called me both times and said: “But how good these guys are, but how exciting they are, please, keep them close.”
So, I know he called you too.

GIANLUCA= Yes, and it is also for him that we are here this evening.

PIER SILVIO= Thank you, you gave me a wonderful gift, I thank you. (kisses and hugs)

But that’s not all, yesterday evening July 7, as promised, Il Volo was a guest during the concert of POOH, the band that had played with them during ALL FOR ONE. The concert takes place in the Milano sold out stadium. It was Il Volo’s first time in a stadium.

Here are our young men in rehearsal.

In the backstage, after the rehearsals, Il Volo was interviewed.

SPEAKER= Il Volo for a great POOH concert/event, where you are the protagonists with them.
It’s your first performance at San Siro (stadium name).

PIERO= We want to say, a promise kept, because they came as guests to our show in Verona and there was this invitation live and we kept our promise, you can’t give up … first you can’t give up the POOH and then you can’t give up a performance at San Siro.

GIANLUCA= Furthermore, I believe that young people should have a certain openness of mind, like studying history at school, they should learn to appreciate the music of every era. They have marked more than an era, they are the greatest (Italian) band of all time, reaching 50 years of career is the dream of many artists. I have always followed them thanks to my father. ALOHA is my favorite record, but also the record in English HURRICANE where they really looked like an international band from all points of view, so for me it’s a great honor, for all of us it’s an honor to share the stage again with such a great band .

IGNAZIO= An anecdote: to me personally he binds a guitar of Dodi (the guitarist of the Pooh) that our manager gave me. I have Dodi’s guitar at home.

PIERO= But is there Dodi’s signature?

IGNAZIO= Of course there is his signature.
Well POOH has been an inspiration for everyone, from the early years of their debut to our generation and the one to come. Symbol of unity, music is one of the strongest things in the world and they have demonstrated it and as Gianluca said we are happy to be here and to share the stage with them today.

PIERO= This evening we will sing UOMINI SOLI, because it is our favorite song, we have expressly asked to sing it together and we can’t wait to share that moment with their audience who are thrilled to see them on stage.

SPEAKER= There is a lot of professional esteem between you (Pooh and Volo), but also a lot of affection, I know you love each other very much, they love you very much.

GIANLUCA= Yes, because beyond the artistic professional esteem, everything starts from a great personal esteem, this is the most important thing, the affection that is shared with these great artists, we share the same passion, we have different ages, but we know that music keeps you young, you must never lose the childish part that probably allows you to bring out all your creativity and energy.

SPEAKER= Your audience is an international audience that has been following you for many years because even if you are young you started early, and the POOH audience follows you, loves you, surely you have values together, not only musical but also human.

PIERO= We grew up with healthy values and principles transmitted by our families, I see and perceive that it is something we have in common with POOH but above all also with the public, which is a human and above all faithful public, which has always followed these great artists and we also live it with our audience, because next year we celebrate 15 years of career and for an artist, for a singer, I think it’s the most beautiful reality to have in front of a faithful audience that saw you born, he followed you and never abandoned you.

SPEAKER=FRIENDS FOREVER (it’s the title of a Pooh song) it’s not only a very famous song by the Pooh, and also the name of this tour, it’s also their life motto which I think you follow very well. What does friends forever mean to you?

GIANLUCA= It’s like a marriage, if there is no serenity, if there is no respect, as well as friendship, any relationship fades over time, it crumbles, this is a great teaching from them for us, we take them for example. And we too, in addition to being colleagues, must be friends forever.

PIERO= There’s only one thing I don’t agree with: why did you give Ignazio Dodi’s guitar and only the shirt belongs to me???  😁😁😁

And now during the concert, only one song, all together: UOMINI SOLI, with this song the Pooh won Sanremo in 1990.

POOH and IL VOLO sing UOMINI SOLI – Click Here

And today, the Poohs posted this short video and these words:

I would say that it has been a month full of news and all very beautiful.

I am very happy with the work project with Canale 5, I have no doubt that it will be three splendid evenings and they have also concluded an agreement on a special for Christmas 2024.

The words expressed for Il Volo by Pier Silvio Berlusconi are truly beautiful.

The interpretation of the song together with POOH is magical, and it will soon be repeated in the stadium of Rome on July 15th.

In short, many positive events and more to come, Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio never cease to amaze us.

See you soon: Daniela 🤗

 

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