dfter a night of silence, Blanco apologizes for what happened in Sanremo 2023. In the evening of Tuesday 7 Februarythe winner of Sanremo 2022 together with Mahmood was a guest of Amadeus both to sing Chills with colleague, both for present his unpublished solo, entitled The island of roses.
Blanco kicks the flowers of Sanremo
An important occasion, which was to be afurther confirmation of his talent after last year’s victory. In the press conference the conductor and artistic director had anticipated that something would happen during the performance. But this “something” has exceeded expectations.
At one point during the performance, Riccardo Fabbriconi known as Blanco in fact kicked the bundles of roses lying on the stage, effectively destroying the scenography. An unfortunate sight, which made him get the boos from the audience. Amadeus’ intervention was useless, determined to understand why and also to give him the opportunity to explain himself.
As per the manual, the story was the most talked about of the night – to Long live Rai 2… long live Sanremo! – and in the morning, both on Rai 1 talk shows and on social networks and in the press room, on the occasion of the conference in the presence of the conductor and artistic director. These specified that it wasn’t a gag gone bad. «He was supposed to do something, have to kick at some point. I was told that she could also lie down or go on the battery », she explains.
Amadeus: “It wasn’t a gag, Blanco asks to be understood”
«Standing back there, I didn’t perceive the technical problem. I saw that there was an exaggeration with respect to the evidence or what I had been told. It had sound issues, but I couldn’t tell», he adds. Throughout the night Blanco was silent on his social channelsbut it is Amadeus who apologizes on behalf of the singer.
«This morning Riccardo called me. He was very sorry. He apologizes to the Festival. I know him, he is a talented boy, one of the greatest talents. He was wrong, she knows it. I asked him that when there are technical problems to stop and do it again. The technicians work five hours live. It may happen that something does not work». These are the words of Amadeus, who tries to do not condemn Blanco for a reaction that – willy-nilly – has already become part of the history of Sanremo.
Finally, he points out: “He didn’t ask to be understood. He asked to be forgiven. He’s aware that he’s done something he didn’t want to do. I wouldn’t want to throw the cross at him, I accept the apology with serenity». When during the exchange with the press room is advanced the hypothesis of an exemplary punishment or the adoption of a rigorous code of ethicsthe landlord is indulgent.
Psalm in Sanremo 2023. (Getty Images)
Blanco: “I love you, Ariston, with all my madness”
«Mine is an absolutely personal opinion. We could not predict Blanco’s reaction. I don’t feel like, perhaps wrongly, saying that it should no longer be part of the Sanremo Festival in the coming years. I’ve known Riccardo for a couple of years and every time I’ve met him I’ve found a polite, helpful, respectful guy. It was a surprise to me to see him like this last night. I wish this didn’t happen again for his good, for his career, to show that he is talented and not unpredictable ».
But just as Amadeus explains the incident in detail, remembering between the boos of the public and a Gianni Morandi armed with a broom and spade, Blanco publishes the official apology on his Instagram profile. «I apologize to the City of Flowers», he writes in the caption. In the post, however, a poem written at 4.30 on Wednesday 8 February.
«Flowers are falling, Ariston/Flowers are breaking, Ariston/The curtain falls, Ariston/I put you in tears like my mother, Ariston/You saw me as fragile as a child/And here, right here, where you taught me to run I fell/I broke my face and I’m crying, Ariston/ But then, I laugh, I laugh, I laugh, I laugh, I laugh, I laugh, and I scream/Because I’m not as perfect as you want me/But I’m finally myself/I love you Ariston, with all my madness».
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