If the measure of happiness could be like the sum of the summers in which we had a good time, Noemi he wouldn’t have much to claim. Starting from when her mother took her to the sea, in Fregene. “All day, every day, on the red skate, ashore,” she says. And then the summers of the first vacation alone, of short loves, of marriage. Until this one, in the summer, in which she gave herself two firsts and an encore. The tour debut in Buenos Aires in early June for the Republic Day; the role of juror al Taormina Film Fest (“I have a degree in history and film criticism, for me it was like meeting my first love again”) and returning to Carl Brave’s side for the second consecutive year. Together now they sing Hula-Hoop which, he argues, is also a metaphor for life. Or at least some of him.
After Makumbapoint to another catchphrase?
«My idea is never ‘let’s make a catchphrase’, but I like summer songs. They have a great quality: they are extremely sincere and people find themselves in sincerity. Last year Makumbagiven the moment we were going through, it was a bit ironic way to say “let’s do the horns” ».
How does it look like this summer?
“Bright. Although the situation is not yet calm, I am very happy to be able to look at the people in the face, to hear the audience under the stage. In Carl then I also found a friend. If we weren’t friends, this new song would never have been born. He and I both argue that you don’t get wet twice in the same river ”.
Does he get along well with the hula hoop?
«As a young girl I was very strong, when I arrived on the set of the video I realized that I had forgotten everything. Maybe it’s one of those things that can only be done up to a certain age ».
How do you “balance inside a hula-hoop”?
“I’m still trying to figure it out, but I think lightness is a very important ingredient. It is essential not to burden everything you do with high expectations, expectations that today tend to exist not only in music, but also in life. I try even though I’ve never been a light person. Anyone who knows me well knows, I’m someone who thinks a lot. Too much”.
Do you learn to be light?
“It takes work, but you can. It is essential to understand that you can work hard on something, but it doesn’t necessarily work. I was so impressed by an interview with Beyoncé in which she explained that she had participated as a child, with her first group of hers, in a talent show on television. She beyoncé she said that she gave her all and therefore to be sure: she would win because she had worked so hard. In the end she finished second. The lesson? You still give your best, but knowing that it is not obvious to win. We have to learn to do what we like just for the fun of it. Then what happens happens. In the end it is a question of alchemy whether the audience likes a song, or if a story works, or if a friendship is good. You can’t control everything. Then in the summer there is the sun, it helps ».
What is the soundtrack of his summers?
«I remember when the Negramaro album it contained came out Three minutes, I was twenty. As a child, however, I went crazy for the Festivalbar compilation. And then Luca Carboni with Sea Sea. But my obsession remains the eighties. When I hear Righeira, Adriano Celentano with Mori I am invested by that great creative desire that was there in those years, but also by a great melancholy, that is, by the certainty that they will not return. Like my summers of the nineties ».
What were they like?
“Full of sea, my mother took us to Fregene, I remember the freedom of being there. It was a little more relaxed world. There were no cell phones, you could not trace everything and everyone. We were more alone with ourselves and with others. I miss that magic a little bit today. And then also sleeping on the beach, ice cream with licorice inside ».
The most beautiful summer?
«My first vacation with my friends, we went to Vieste. I had a lot of fun because I started to understand who I really was. Sometimes there are people who grow up quickly, unfortunately or fortunately not, I have always had my times, I am always slow in what I do. So only at 19, 20 I realized that I was also a girl (laughs, ed). I began to confide in my friends, who were always more advanced ».
Did she like summer loves?
“Very, very much. I was a big fan of summer loves, but mine were helpless loves in the sense that I always waited for others to make the first move. But I think they are fundamental steps that make us understand who we are, what we want. They leave us free to experiment ».
Did he get offended in September?
«No, for heaven’s sake. I have always had a very free character. It should have been important, but obviously that wasn’t the case. ‘
In the summer, at the end of July, she also got married (in 2018, with Gabriele Greco).
«How hot, my mother. We actually chose June 18th as the date, but I’m not very good at organizing things. At one point she helped me a wedding planner, but it was too late, we had to postpone it for a month. I remember there was Morgan who came to play the organ during the service. And when I got out of the church, because I’m a believer and got married in the church, he sang Somewhere else and it is a memory that I keep in my heart ».
Soon it will be the fourth anniversary.
“Every time I look at my husband and ask him ‘We got married between July 18th and 22nd, but when exactly?’ With dates, I’m a landslide. I don’t like anniversaries because I don’t have a good memory and therefore I don’t demand it from others. I am obsessed with other things, for example I am very attentive to dialogue, and when my husband does not answer me I get angry ».
Did you celebrate your 40th birthday last January?
“I thought it had some strange effect on me, but nothing. On the contrary, I look in the mirror and I have also improved, I am back to being what I was many years ago. We women, however, make it a bit of a fault, as if it were a turning point, it is not so. Or maybe it is because we acquire a superpower that is frightening. At 40 I feel a great awareness, that I have already made a piece of life and at the same time I know, indeed I hope, that I still have a lot of it in front of me. This awareness makes us stronger and even better at knowing how to take what we want. In short, 40 years are cool! ».
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On Instagram on her birthday she wrote a letter to herself as a child.
“I started with a photo that my mother had found in a drawer and turned me around. When I saw that little girl I asked myself “What happened to her? What is she left? What, on the other hand, have I lost? ”».
What answers did you give?
«That even in this case, brooding makes no sense. Sometimes you have to lose something to win then something else. So I realized that between defeats and victories they are even. The game is still to be played ».
What are the battles to be waged today?
“I think women have a good role today, but there is still a lot to do. And in terms of gender identity it is wonderful that you are able to live your life in a resolute way. If I think about my childhood, often those who were homosexual were still stuck in lives that did not belong to them. Today I am happy that we can live with a newfound freedom and happiness. But there is still a lot to do. When we no longer count women, gays, straight people, we will be truly integrated. A few weeks ago I was very happy for the Turci-Pascale wedding. On social media they received a couple of insults, but in reality they were flooded with a sea of love. I often read a lot of suffering behind the insults. Paola and Francesca are happy, they celebrated their dream of love while those who insult them stay at home with their pain ».
What relationship do you have with your haters?
«I don’t consider them. I am always in favor of free speech, but when the social world is marked by rudeness I don’t want to give it space. In the hope that the rudeness does not leave the online life to enter everyday life. I can’t wait for digital identity to exist because it is important to sign yourself when you write something, I don’t start arguing with “ciccio76”. However, I am respectful of the fact that we cannot please everyone ».
What compliment do you most enjoy receiving?
«When they tell me that I have a strong gaze that focuses. It is the thing that pleases me the most, apart from when they tell me that I am fine, that I have lost weight. Because my body today is a reflection of what’s on my mind. I managed to hang up on myself. So when someone notices all this from the look, I’m proud of it ».
What does it feel like when what is outside corresponds to what is inside?
“Is critical. For heaven’s sake we also need the periods in which we get lost, they are the ones that help us the most because flowers are born only from manure. But when you manage to put the pieces back together and have the strength to go and get who you are, it’s a great satisfaction. It means that all that suffering made sense. I was also lucky enough not to have had to do it all by myself, those around me helped me ».
What is the thing he struggled the most for?
«To have the courage to take my space. Because I’m a very relaxed person, I’m from Aquarius and we Aquarius don’t give a damn about anything, the important thing is that they don’t disturb us. This, however, is not good. I have learned to defend what I want ».
What do you see in the mirror today?
“I finally see myself and I am satisfied. I think all obstacles made sense, they brought me this far. I must admit that we women when we look in the mirror are always a little aggressive. Men, on the other hand, love each other. We usually go in search of the defect. It’s not right. We must always give ourselves a caress, because we inhabit a body that is full of meaning. It is never too much, nor too little. And if the external pressure is great, it’s up to us to lighten it. Here, the lightness that always comes back ».
What would you say to that little girl in the photo today?
«It will be a lot of fun because you will be able to turn your great passion into a job and therefore you will never work. I’ve always sung since I was a child, ever since I was crazy about The little Mermaid. Some time ago, during one of my concerts in Emilia Romagna, a gentleman who followed me as a child came to see me. He said to me “Do you remember that at 13 you wanted to be a singer? You made it!”. So I would say to myself this: “You did it, now enjoy it” ».
Photo by Niccolò Berretta
Styling: Susanna Ausoni
MUA: Martina Sciortino
Assistant MUA Filippo Monzio
Noemi’s next concerts:
July 22 Orvieto – Orvieto Sound Festival
July 24 San Vigilio Di Marebbe (Bz) – Piz De Plaies
26 July Lignano Sabbiadoro (Ud) – Beach Arena
27 July Peccioli (Pi) – Fonte Mazzola Amphitheater
16 August Salemi (Tp) – Alicia Square
19 August Presicce (Le) – I Colori Dell’Olio Festival
6 September Milan – Sforzesco Castle
September 30 Sant’Angelo Di Gatteo (Fc) – Palio Dei Barocci
Live 2022 – Indoor
December 5 Naples – Bellini Theater
7 December Turin – Colosseo Theater
13 December Bologna – Celebrations Theater
December 14 Florence – Puccini Theater
19 December Rome – Auditorium Parco Della Musica
Source: Vanity Fair
