Even if he represents a different shade of it, I’m happy to have J-Ax. Didn’t successful artists such as Rondodasosa, Vale Pain, Paky, Rhove apply? Would you have called them? Rap doesn’t have much representation this year, except Lazza and Madame. If they make me want to listen to them again, that’s it. That’s why I like to select the songs when I’m driving. A song - of any type, be it a ballad or up tempo - has to move me. I try not to choose based on my personal taste only. If they tell me, “Look, this band kicks in concert,” that doesn’t modify my judgment at all, if I don’t like the song. But I try not to get conditioned too much.ĭo you look for the song that could impress the most onstage or for the one that could work better on streaming and radio? Clearly, I’m interested in their opinion to better understand a woman’s and a young boy’s points of view. ![]() My wife and son hear the songs for a simple reason: I play them on speakers. But not even he knows everything, because I really seek solitude the last few days. Maybe they are the only ones, together with my trusted writer Massimo Martelli. Not even Giovanna and José (Amadeus’ wife and son)? I just need to relax over the last three days. To put it simply, if I made others listen to them, even people from my own team, I would be too affected by their judgment. I’m very reserved and jealous about the songs they propose to me. Rumor has it that before announcing the lineup, you stay at home for three days with your wife and your 14-year-old son and then decide. Sometimes a label is not represented at all, and they complain about it.Įvery artist told me that they really don’t know whether they are participating or not until the last minute. Everyone should listen to it.Įveryone can see that you don’t select the lineup based on label representation: Like, six artists from Universal, five from Sony, four from Warner, and so on.Ībsolutely not. But music can make you relive your memories, at any age. Also, my children, who are 25 and 14 years old, help me understand why a singer is liked or not. Because of my job, I’m inclined to listen to a bit of everything, even if it doesn’t belong to my generation. Don’t you ever stop listening to new releases? They say that it’s impossible to be truly passionate about new music after your twenties, but you’re a living example of the opposite. It’s the only way to find the real champions. They must play and have the chance to do wrong. It’s just like soccer: You can’t train the boys and then keep them in the bleachers. I’m sure that the six artists I’m bringing to Sanremo 2023 will have a future. But despite finishing last, over the course of one year his popularity grew exponentially - everyone can see that. Last year, many people criticized his song and my choice to have him at Sanremo. That’s why I want them to have their space. It’s us who need to adapt and enter their world, also because they spontaneously fall in love with the past. People my age often reject their ideas, but they’re wrong. This world needs to trust the young, both in music and entertainment. This year, you decided to “promote” six talents of the Sanremo Giovani contest to the main competition. ![]() I remember bad reviews received by Måneskin, Diodato, even Mahmood and Blanco. But if you rate it two, that’s a risk! I mean, there were so many songs that were criticized at first but then became hits on radio and streaming platforms - they even won the festival sometimes. You could rate a song eight out of 10 if it struck you on an emotional level. ![]() In a month from now, maybe, one will be able to say whether he or she really likes a song or doesn’t. The level this year is really high, and everyone understood this. ![]() Everyone has the right to speak their mind. I don’t like to judge someone else’s opinion. What song was understood the least, in your opinion? Critics have already published their reviews. Could Italy’s surge also be the result of Sanremo?īillboard Italy spoke with Amadeus a few days after a private listening of the 28 songs competing at Sanremo. 12 in 2020, as calculated by IFPI in its Global Music Report. Italy became the 10th-largest music market in the world, up from No. In 2021, Italian music exports grew by 66% year over year, with revenues of 332 million euros ($356 million), according to FIMI/GfK. Since then, the Italian music industry started growing again. The members proved everyone wrong by winning Sanremo, winning Eurovision and becoming global stars. Then there was Måneskin, which also participated in 2020.
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