I live for my children, so my number one rule is I won't go away from home for more than two weeks.

'Passione' is a selection of the music moments that have accompanied my youth; a collection of cherished memories, of moments, of fleeting emotions, of sleepless nights.

Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so it would be a mistake to give too much significance to my blindness.

When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great.

The voice is something very mysterious. It's difficult to say what is inside a voice that moves people.

All that counts in life is intention.

Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother - who was a very religious person - so it was a pilgrimage of sorts. I remember it as a very intense, but beautiful experience.