Roberto Tortora February 1, 2023
We are at the gates of Sanremo 2023 (planned from February 7th to 11th) but there is no shortage of controversy already on the doorstep. Among these is the one who i cousins in the country against the son of Gigi D’Alessio. It’s not a new sitcom, but rather the precise accusation that the Roman pop group leveled at one of the 27 big names in the running in an interview with Diva e Donna magazine. And it’s all about that LDA, Luigi D’Alessio, in competition with the song “If then tomorrow”. Going into the details is Ivano Michetti, the curly-haired guitarist and leader of the group, who instead used pretty words for Leo Gassman (another son of art) and Ultimo, who are trained to introduce themselves and the members of the Band to shake hands : “The much less educated son of D’Alessio who didn’t show up. When we were 20 we shook hands with people like Claudio Villa.”
Luca D’Alessio, aka LDA, is just 19 years old and has made himself known to a large audience through television, specifically on Amici 21, Maria De Filippi’s talent show. The son of Gigi d’Alessio and Carmela Barbato, his first wife, he immediately showed great talent and was one of the first students at the school to win a platinum record with the song “Quello che fa male”. His very first song “Resta” reached half a million plays on streaming platforms in 2017. Luca was only 14 at the time!
It will be true what he says michettiwas D’Alessio inappropriate, or is it also the excitement before the game of a group that made the history of Italian music but that is making its debut at the Sanremo Festival in 50 years of prestigious career?
The play that the “cousins” will bring to the competition is entitled “Lettera 22”, written for them by The Representative of Lista, a Sicilian duo that in recent years has been able to be protagonists in the first person on stage of Ariston and who is now trying to repeat himself as an author. Ironically, the song talks about how sometimes it’s difficult to find the right words to get an idea across, or perhaps to apologize and express your feelings. An ad hoc dig for the young LDA, who has a whole week to catch up.