Giovanni Allevi will return to play liveor, and will do so at the Sanremo Festival 2024 during the second evening (7 February 2024). It was announced Amadeus al TG1 of the 20th, explaining that it is “something special, which goes beyond music and touches the chords of feeling”. And the musician, saying he was “honoured” by the invitation, announced that his will be “the voice of many warriors who face suffering”.
Giovanni Allevi on the Ariston stage
Amadeus explained that Guovanni is «a person I admire so much, who has fascinated millions of people with his plan. Then an insidious illness forced him to leave the stage. It’s not won yet, but I can announce that it will return to play on the Ariston stage.”
The voice of warriors facing suffering
And Giovanni Allevi, present in connection, first greeted with affection all those who followed his path and then said «truly honored for this invitation to Sanremo. Who knows what a thrill it will be to play the piano in front of an audience again”. The maestro, however, said that during the evening he will also have «the great responsibility of leaving you a reflection in the midst of a battle against the disease, not yet completely won».
And his will be «the voice of the many warriors who face suffering carrying a strong attachment to life deep in their hearts. Thanks Amadeus! See you in Sanremo!”.
Giovanni Allevi and the battle against myeloma
Just under a year and a half ago, on June 18, 2022, Giovanni announced that he had a myeloma, which he defined as “a sweet-sounding, but no less insidious, neoplasm”.
During the following months he shared all the care, the pain, the suffering, but also the desire to live and win the battle. He talked about both his “inner dragons” and his victories and the small daily progress, first from the hospital and then, finally, «like a veteran, tormented by wounds and nightmares, but one step at a time, heroically, I am coming out of hell».
One of the most exciting moments of the Festival
And now the greatest joy: the return to Sanremo. So much so that even for Amadeus «the fact that after almost two years he returns to the stage will be one of the most exciting moments of the entire Festival».
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