Friends, Rudy Zerbi: "Maria De Filippi Saved Me After Sony Was Fired"

Next year it will be 14 years Rudy Zerbi collaborate with friends as a teacher. And if you consider that it all started thanks to Maria De Filippi, who, after his dismissal from Sony, suggested that he quit and work with her on the program permanently.

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Friends, Rudy Zerbi: “After Sony’s sacking, Maria De Filippi saved me”

To commemorate the episode, the record producer of the same name was in the online program of his colleague Lorella Cuccarini “A coffee with …”, in which he told how the collaboration with the presenter came about.

Before ending up on TV, Rudy Zerbi, just 30 years old, was Sony’s CEO. “I was young, I had power, money and an extraordinary life ahead of me. One day they called me from America and they talked about the merger and told me that they didn’t need me anymore ».

“They fired me,” Zerbi continued. “At that moment I was only 40 years old with 3 children and a life ahead of me. I did not know, what I should do. The record situation was terrible so I went to Amici as President of Sony and the first thing I did was call Maria to update her on the news and I thanked her. She told me she was happy and liked the way I work and she told me to go and work with her. An offer that Rudy Zerbi immediately accepted and for which he will be eternally grateful.

“What if Maria saved me?” closes the manufacturer. “It’s true. I’m never ashamed to report that I’ve been fired. Failures and things that don’t work in life should not be ignored. It’s unthinkable that everything goes well in life».