Nothroughout his career Valerio Scanu has won many times. But, as she said, in no field as in love. On 7 September 2023 you got married to Luigi Calcara, fulfilling a dream.
Who is Luigi Calcara, Valerio Scanu’s husband
Little is known about the man who became her husband, a reserved boy and completely foreign to the world of entertainment. He has 32 years old and of Sicilian origin (he was born in Castelvetrano). And he is a professor of Electronic Engineering at La Sapienza University of Rome.
From the meeting on Instagram to the dream of children: “We don’t rule it out”
Scanu made the announcement of the wedding through an interview with Corriere della Sera. On that occasion she had revealed some details about her boyfriend. «We met in July 2020, after he commented on a photo of me on Instagram.
Valerio Scanu, on 12 February 2016 on the stage of the Ariston Theatre, at the Sanremo Festival. Credit: ANSA/ETTORE FERRARI
We met the same day and the relationship began from there. After the proposal, Luigi thought that we would get married in 2024, calmly, but he didn’t understand that I intended to do it immediately!
To the journalist’s question about his children, he responded. «We don’t rule it out, but it’s still early. For now we want to take care of each other».
Although the relationship dates back to 2020, the couple therefore remained private until November 2022, when Valerio Scanu made his very romantic marriage proposal, while at the same time publicly revealing his sexual orientation.
Valerio Scanu and his marriage to Luigi Calcara
The wedding in the Campidoglio, in Rome, was officiated by Silvia Berri, delegate of the mayor of the capital. If Calcara wore a blue suit with waistcoat and white shirt, Scanu instead presented himself with a very spectacular look. White trousers, shirt, waistcoat and tails. But most of all, a long white trainwhich he abandoned at the time of the party with friends.
Nothing was random in the wedding between Valerio Scanu and Luigi Calcara. Not even the choice of date, a tribute to the singer’s father, Tonino, who passed away three years ago due to Covid-19: on 7 September 2023 he would have turned 67.
The men of Valerio Scanu’s life
A few days ago, on January 19th, Valerio Scanu published a new song by title Presentdedicated to his father. It is an openly autobiographical song, in which talks about the evolution of the father-son relationshipa relationship that surpasses even death.
As he himself said «it is a moving hymn to love, memory and resilience in the face of loss, with a message of appreciation for life and what it has been able to give us». It’s still. «In this song I wanted, with my authors, to embrace the memories of childhood, highlighting the deep bond with my father from whom I learned many lessons».
Present will also give the title to Valerio Scanu’s long-awaited album of unreleased songs, which will be released this year.
Guest at The right time: «In Sanremo singing on stage is the least stressful thing»
Despite the fame, it’s clear that Valerio Scanu wants to try to keep his private life… private. And even when he goes on TV he prefers to talk about music.
As he did today, Monday 22 January, in the television lounge of Caterina Balivo of Rai Uno, The right time. The presenter showed him a video of Sanremo 2010the very Festival that Scanu won. “Sanremo is a blender,” he said. «They toss you from side to side. You do two hundred thousand interviews, you have five minutes to wash and then go on stage.”
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