Gino Paoli does not give in the controversy with Elodie

Gino Paoli does not give in, the controversy with Elodie continues: “Appearance is more important than substance”

The spark between Gino Paoli and Elodie continues. “Perhaps what I said was misinterpreted. What I mean is that the further we go, the more appearance becomes more important than substance. “Appearances pay off, substance doesn’t,” were the words of the singer to the microphones of gr1 Rai on the occasion of the presentation of his autobiography “What I will do when I grow up”, about the artists, including Elodie at the front, who felt affected by some statements made by Gino Paoli in a long interview with Aldo Cazzullo in Corriere della Sera.

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“This is what happens today, when what matters is not how well someone can sing, but rather how pleasant and seemingly acceptable they are.” If I follow this mentality, I believe that Lucio Dalla would never have become Lucio Dalla,” he says Genoese singer-songwriters. When asked why he called this show a “shit” environment, Paoli told Corriere: “Because it's just an illusion.” Worse today than yesterday. Yesterday we had Mina and Vanoni. Today singers show up showing their ass.

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None of the young colleagues' names were spoken by the author of Sky in a Room, but the swipe, which quickly spread on social media, sparked debate and controversy, with Elodie's reaction, among other things, going viral on social media. I continue to speak I prefer to be a nice person. The singer's followers caught a precise allusion to Gino Paoli's words, triggering a more than heated debate. The conflict will continue.

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