I have been so lucky to receive so much love from those who enjoy my music, that I feel I have to give as much of it as I can back to children.

Once I was condemned to three months' absolute silence. As I could not speak, I wrote a book.

When I started to work with UNICEF, it was a new way of giving some love and care to the world.

My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.

How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can.

When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.

I was born a singer. I need to do that.