Italian Eros Ramazzotti came to the defense of singer Laura Pausini, this Friday (16), after she refused to perform the song “Bella Ciao“, symbol of the Resistance in Italy, in a Spanish TV program.
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“'Bella ciao'? It's a political song and in my opinion Laura did well,” he declared, on the day of the release of his new album, Battito Infinito, and the preview of his world tour in Seville.
Second RamazzottiArtists shouldn't "sing songs from the right, the left, or the center." "It's a special moment; we should talk about music. We artists don't do politics, we make music."
In recent days, Pausini has caused controversy and been the target of criticism after refusing to sing “Bella Ciao” on the program “The Anthill"during a musical dispute, claiming that the music is 'too political'."
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Yesterday, in fact, she explained that she abhors fascism and all forms of dictatorship, in addition to emphasizing that music has been explored over the years in different political contexts.
New album
The song that gives the album its title was written by Ramazzotti and his daughter Aurora. “The idea of writing the lyrics was mine and Aurora wrote the words and it’s a good thing. But I don’t know if it will continue.”
Furthermore, the album features a song written by the maestro Ennio Morricone, who passed away in 2020. “Mariella Nava proposed this song to me, we worked together on the text and it is a gift, it is one of the few pop songs that the great maestro wrote and I am very proud of it”, he concluded.
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