by Lucia Lapi
Blanco will sing before the Angelus of Pope Francis in the Vatican. The 19-year-old rapper winner of the Sanremo Festival 2022 with the song ‘Chills‘(paired with Mahmood) will in fact be among the protagonists ofPope’s Angelus on Easter Mondaynext April 18th.
Fan delirious for Blanco (19 years old): in the photo Ansa the rapper in concert at the Teatro della Concordia in Turin, on 13 April 2022
Riccardo Fabbriconithis is the real name of the young singer-songwriter, was chosen by the Holy See to try to “speak to young people and give them a gift”, and it is also for this reason that the musician will perform dahead of the 60 thousand adolescents from all the dioceses of Italy, in the pilgrimage promoted by the National Service for youth ministry of the CEI. But listening to his music, it will not be only the people of adolescents – those who ‘burned’ 300,000 tickets, running out in just 72 hours all 34 dates of that Blu Celeste Tour which will keep him on the road until September – but a heterogeneous audience, united by Faith and love for Peace. It will be a great emotion, even for him.
Blanco and love for the family
Blanco hugs his parents after winning the Sanremo 2022 Festival
While on TV the distracted Valerio Lundini duets his ‘Chills’ with Mouse Gigio and the aftermath of the controversy surrounding his appearance in bra and the criticisms made to his friend Achille Lauro – ‘guilty’ of having accepted to participate in Eurovision 2022 with the unprecedented “Stripper” representing San Marino – Blanco is preparing for the live that perhaps he would never have imagined doing: one of the musical phenomena of recent years, loved by fans for songs like ‘You make me crazy’, ‘Notti in bianco’ and ‘Blu Celeste’, will appear in front of to the faithful with the mission of bringing the younger audience closer. In the meantime, he enjoys the success of his tour in the palaces, which is meeting all sold out; moreover, the evening of theEurovisionwhich will be held in Turin from 10 to 14 May, where (paired with Mahmood) will try to repeat the success of 2021
Fan delirious for Blanco (19 years old): in the photo Ansa the rapper in concert at the Teatro della Concordia in Turin, on 13 April
“The stage is the moment it is the height of love… better than sex – the words of Blanco in the interview with Andrea Spinelli and published in the Quotidiano Nazionale -. I love family, I have always had a super bond with my parents, I never hid it because I don’t care about being an alpha male. In Sanremo, knowing that they were there in the audience watching me gave me a little anxiety, while now it excites me to see them in the room. The pride of my mother, who once told me I was out of tune, is the most beautiful thing in the world “.
Blanco and faith
Mahmood and Blanco win the Sanremo 2022 Festival
“My great grandfather gave one as a gift necklace with the cross to my grandfather, my grandfather one similar to my father and he one to me. Sometimes I kiss her before going on stage ”. Gesture that she will repeat also on Monday, before her special performance. The day foresees the arrival of the Pope, announced for 17.30 on Monday 18 April, but before the arrival of the Pope, TV and music characters will alternate on the stage who will entertain the faithful, with the conduct of Andrea Delogu and Gabriele Vagnatoa couple also tested by the Raidue ‘Tonica’ program.
The program of the day and Matteo Romano
In fact, starting at 4 pm, the party will take off in the square which will also see another singer-songwriter much loved by young people involved, that is Matteo Romano: the singer-songwriter from Cuneo will also perform for Pope Francis on Easter Monday at the prayer vigil for young people in the Vatican, in front of 60,000 young people. The news was released yesterday (Thursday) at the presentation of the maxi-event in St. Peter’s Square: Romano, whose notoriety exploded at the Sanremo Festival after a fulminating career conveyed by social media (he started in March 2020, with the lockdown, by posting on the web his songs and covers that he wrote and performed in his bedroom in the center of Cuneo) has just turned twenty. And on Monday he will perform for the young at the Pope’s prayer vigil.
Blanco the first on stage
The first artist to sing will be Blanco, who will open the prayer appointment with the Holy Father two hours before the Pope’s arrival in St. Peter’s Square, scheduled for 6 pm. The 60,000 young people will begin to flock to the central square of Rome after the Queen Coelistarting from 2.30 pm.
Blanco (19 years old), pseudonym of Riccardo Fabbriconi
But perhaps it is precisely the presence of Blanco who makes more noise, especially for his nonconformist image: while the tour in the palaces continues, which is meeting everyone sold out, for him he is getting closer and closer to the Eurovision, which will be held in Turin from 10 to 14 May, where, paired with Mahmood, he will try to repeat the Mneskin’s 2021 success. “Io e Ale (Mahmood) we have already developed our set for about twenty days now – concludes Blanco -. The occasion is huge, we are very proud to represent our country and for this reason we will sing Broglie all in Italian. The only regret having had to cut it by 24 seconds to stay within the time limit established by the regulation “.
The angel tattooed on Blanco’s chest (19 years old)
Blanco’s tattooed angel
One of Blanco’s largest tattoos, very visible on his body, is an angel with a crown of thorns on his chest. It is a reference to her very person: “It represents me because she has a crown of thorns like me who has a truly rotten side. But he’s good, I’m a good guy anyway, not a dickhead ”he explained in an interview with Rivista Studio. On a more general level, he represents the double human nature, which contains in itself hell and heaven, light and shadow. Just below is the number 2003: it is the year of his birth.