We haven’t seen him on video for a while. Goofy Baudo, pillar of Italian television and the Sanremo Festival, has dedicated his life to public service with professionalism and empathy for viewers. His historical colleague Pippo Balistreri spoke about him, who sent him a warm greeting on live television and also recalled the many moments of work together.
Balistreri on “Italia Sì”: “Pippo Baudo is sick”
guest of Program by Marco Liorni on the afternoon of February 18th Pippo Balistreri He traced the many years he spent at the foot of the stage at the Sanremo Festival, of which he was director. In this very long story of his, a thought cannot be left out of Pippo Baudo, who organized 13 fairs and thus still holds an unbeaten record.
“I did at least 10 festivals with him. Many things have happened and also unexpected events. I still remember when he entered the stage the crazy horse. But something happened. The moment I hold most in my heart? I’m upset because he’s ill, I think,” Balistreri said, touched. Marco Liorni immediately intervened to support him: “We send a big hug, a very strong hug. We all salute him from here.”
There Private life of Pippo Baudo Professionally, she has always been extremely distant, which is why there is no further news about her health. In the summer of 2022, his son Alexander (who only discovered him when he was 30 years old) decided to return from Australia to be close to him, but without specifying what physical condition he was in at the time.
Giorgia’s words in Sanremo
Pippo Baudo is not only a conductor, but also an attentive scout for talent. We can undoubtedly count among them Giorgia Todrani, who returned from taking part in the Sanremo Festival 2023 with the song Parole said bad. The Roman artist has consistently recalled how important it was to her and how it contributed to her success in the many interviews published throughout the week of the festival.
These are his words to Domenica In: “Amadeus is very close Goofy Baudo like style and it reminds me of it. Ama is also personally involved in everything. I told him here his presence is felt for everything that is done in general, even if every director leaves his mark. I also wanted to tell him that his presence, the form of his talent, what he has given is a bit of a reference.”
Giorgia even explained that she heard the sound of her voice in the corridors of the Ariston: “I heard his voice in the corridors somehow I’m a bit exhausted and a bit that’s how it is. I contacted him to thank him for everything he gave. He answered me with an audio and I cried for half an hour, it made me cry. I only have good things to say about him.”
In fact, Pippo Baudo went against everything and everyone to have her at his 1995 Sanremo Festival, where he triumphed with a Come Saprei that is unforgettable today.