“Sono un grande” (I am great) is the title of the ninth album by Tiziano Ferro, released by Sugar, but it is also a psychoanalytic mantra that should be repeated more often, especially when we are forced to rise above difficulties.
A marriage that has ended, solid friendships, a nervous system at the end of its tether, and an old record deal that has expired, like milk: sometimes life changes without us wanting it to, and there is nothing we can do about it. “Fingo&Spingo” is the single currently on the radio, a song about the difference between who you are and what you do, preceded by “Cuore rotto,” one of the most played songs on the radio, which paved the way for the new album and the new Tiziano.
11 tracks and a tour that kicks off in stadiums on May 30. News that has already sparked 300,000 fans to buy tickets for the live shows on June 27 and 28 at the Olympic Stadium. The album contains a track dedicated to his daughter Margherita entitled “Le piace,” which recounts his amazement at seeing his daughter dancing wildly to Battisti’s “Una giornata uggiosa,” and “Gioia” for his grandchildren.
He experienced the thrill of becoming an uncle, the more challenging experience of becoming a father, and the feeling that it could all end with his separation from Victor Allen, whom he married in 2019. His admission that he underwent couples therapy and ended the relationship with his ex without acrimony makes Tiziano a strong man. So does the idea of taking his children away from the US, even though he could do so.
In 2023, he stopped because he had a polyp on his vocal cords. He experienced all the strongest emotions a man can feel: he became an uncle and a father, the latter of which was more challenging than the former. He wrote a song for his daughter Margherita, “Le piace,” in which he recounts his amazement at seeing his little girl dancing wildly to Battisti’s “Una giornata uggiosa” and ‘Gioia’ for his grandchildren.
He tackles the issue of mental health, which is dear to him, very well, stating that too much is said about problems and too little about treatment. For this reason, “Sono un grande” recounts moments of transition. Psychological pain is stronger than physical pain, and he thanks his children for helping him not to sink into despair.
He only collaborates with artists with whom he has a strong rapport, as everyone should, including Chiara Galiazzo. A film based on his novel will soon be released, and everything is being rebuilt in the life of the singer from Latina: an emotional young man who believes in the value of truth and thinks that the only way out of pain and unexpected changes that you have to accept is Xdono, the song that made him famous in 2001, taken from the album Rosso Relativo.
