Il Volo: "We are humble and simple"

"We do pop , but we are not One Direction , sing opera, but we are the Three Tenors . Ours is a particular style . " The members of Il Volo are very clear . Theirs is a very special phenomenon . With privileged voices linked to the lyrical and very cool presence , a combination enough to sell thousands of records and fill theaters worldwide . "Grandmothers , mothers and daughters follow us," they say . And it's true . In chronological order Piero Barone ( 20 ) , Ignazio Boschetto ( 19) and Gianluca Ginoble ( 18 ) will today the first of three shows at the Grand Rex after appearing in Chile as part of a Latin American tour . Wherever they go, these three guys devastate Italian sympathy . Besides singing in Italian, English , Spanish , French and German , fluent in several languages ​​and , if dazzle singing on stage , off stage , bring out the same ease to communicate with others.


They met on a reality television in their country, for almost five years , and a producer who saw the chemistry that could arise and put together the trio with the two tenors ( Barone and Boschetto ) and baritone ( Ginoble ) to classic melodic pop and ballads with lyrical touch (invented by Andrea Boccelli , as they say) that never fails. " It is romantic music that everyone likes. That's never going to die , "they say . And so , for example , come from doing 36 shows in the United States. But despite the fame , success, and the fans who idolize them are not like other groups of " teens" . They talk , make jokes and comment as any teenager . " Ignazio and I are from Sicily ,Gianluca from Abruzzo , near Rome . We come from small towns and we know what it family and friends mean, "says Piero . " That makes us keep our feet on the ground. We traveled with our parents. And all the time they make us see reality. "

Right. A few minutes later , in front of the Sheraton hotel pool Santiago , Barone father appears and handles himself to serve tea with honey to the " bambinos " . When not a parent , is one of the mothers . " At night , when we go to sleep , they are the ones that remind us who we are and where we came from . We are humble and simple . What we do is not thanks to anyone, is thanks God and our families who always support us because they want the best for us , "says Piero .

"We need moral support for this to go through the world is wonderful, but sometimes you feel bad and all I want is to be home . So having our father or mamma on tour is very important, "says Gianluca .

None had studied singing before and the relationship with music was natural, since childhood . The three learned to sing by listening opera grandparents . "We have completely different voices and styles . Just as our personalities , "says Gianluca is the" heartthrob " of the trio and has as referring to Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublé . " But when we sing in harmony , I can say really , our voices are a very special sound ." "The mix is rare " admits Ignazio , who studied opera and is defined as " the craziest " . " At least , it is most common in people our age . "When we started this project , our idea was to reach people our age . And the best part is that our shows are from 5 to 70 years. We have songs that grandmas like, but young guys sing them too . I think that's the key , "says Piero , also a student of opera and Pavarotti fan .

When working , it is they who decide , with their producers , which songs to include in the repertoire. " We are very different , but we agree on that," says Piero who 's the one to " place order " when Gianluca is distracted or Ignazio makes jokes . " Deciding what songs goes in each album is the most important." "Sure, we want to do is love people . So it is essential to know what songs to include "adds Ignazio . With a career that is just beginning and far to go , Il Volo , has plenty of room to dream. Gianluca would love to also be an actor. " Ma , sing, Gianluca , sing" Piero says jokingly . " Yes , but why not do both ? There are many artists who do. And I'd like to act as well. " Its sleek style italic profiles him perfectly for that option. Meanwhile, his trio mates , more casual and athletic , studying classical singing , with the same teacher in Bologna . " My dream is to become an opera singer. What we do now I love it , but I know I can sing opera learning anything after . " To Ignazio , the option is not defined yet. "They are the two options: either pop or dedicate to the lyrical . And the two I like. But I think I lean more to the opera because it is more comprehensive training . Taking our voices can sing pop opera much better. " In the talk , Ignazio remembered an issue of Cristian Castro on the plane heard and liked . And Gianluca jumps quickly : " I do not really like this style : I prefer to Juanes or Alejandro Sanz " . " We really like the Spanish to sing because it's like Italian, very romantic. And the South American fans are the best for their warmth ," says Piero .

For Il Volo , groups like One Direction or Justin Bieber singers are not competition. They know that the public share and clarify : "We have different styles and in fact, buy their music. They are very professional and do wonderful things and wish them good luck , "says Piero . " They are lucky " , Gianluca intervenes . " They do their thing and we do ours ." " Justin Bieber puts the track, but we, with our music gender we go sing live either way ," says Ignazio , which is still taking antibiotics for the flu and spent the night with a fever.

Eager to occur in Argentina , say they love what they do. " Nothing is easy in life and have a wonderful time and the world , there are times when we miss our home. But we can not complain because we are doing what we love . What more could you want? " .

Source: clarin