Yes is woke up late Edoardo Spinsante, after going to bed early. But on the same day.
Baltimore, when did you realize you could win the X Factor?
“It was something incredible, absurd. The first heat we were afraid, it was a strange duet with Manu who didn’t sing, on the drums. But on stage we had a lot of fun. I didn’t think I would pass, but I was calm. The duet with Filippo Fulminacci helped me to become familiar with the stage “.
Did having experience as a producer already help you?
“It gave me a good advantage. I showed up after the summer with the pieces already produced, only to be approved. In the small studio in a room of the house in Ancona”.
I was struck by a choice, The fashion ballad by Luigi Tenco.
“My girlfriend from three years ago made me discover it, she knew I loved Tenco, she said it made her laugh. I, on the other hand, find she has an incredible bitterness and melancholy”.
How did you choose the covers?
“Actually I was hoping to bring only my own songs, I chose a little known Tenco as A man who loves you by Lucio Battisti, modern, poignant, a beautiful text, a melody and crazy arrangements. I respected its intention. Butter words by Carmen Consoli is of a monstrous romanticism, it tells of two opposite and profound ways of loving “.
Which competitors are you most connected with?
“We were a pretty close group. I played and worked on songs with Karakaz, I would like to do things with them in the future.”
What did you learn as a singer and producer from Manuelito and his staff?
“The rules of professionalism, a working method. On singing we listened to the three versions of each song and decided on the best one. I started singing with Ed Sheeran, I was very young, the way of interpreting changed with the Italians”.
How would you define your musical world, your lyrics?
“A lot of songwriting, but I prefer to listen to music with other people. Calcutta, Jovanotti, Cremonini. My uncle, a poet, was important for the lyrics.”
Do you have stage experience, do you want to stage?
“Few concerts in the province of Ancona. I write songs because I like to sing them live, then the X Factor final was the first real stage of my life, the one where you could look people in the face, in the eyes”
Piano or guitar?
“Piano. I live with my piano”.
He’s engaged?
“No”.