If you don't have the possibility of listening to music, you can't know if you love it.

When I was very young, I started trying to sing like the great tenor Mario Lanza; my family used to play his records. We all learn best by imitating others.

I've always known that I was born to sing, ever since I was a child.

Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist.

Every audience has its character; I like America - they love me. I suffer from stage fright, but in America not so much.

It's true that I suffered a lot, especially when I was younger.

I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with.