Eros Ramazzotti is living one of the most significant moments of his personal and professional life, because at 61 years old, the Italian singer-songwriter is now a grandfather and returns to the scene with a world tour in 2026 and a new album with duets with Latin artists such as Carín León, Lali and Kany García.
“This album represents a stage that is opening because it is looking back a bit to the past with the present, with new songs,” he says in an interview with EFE in Miami to present his double album ‘Una historia importante’, with new versions of some of his greatest hits and unreleased songs, in Spanish and Italian.
Unlike other musicians who see albums as books of past experiences, for him, they are a statement of intent.
“This opens another chapter in my career, which I hope will continue for a long time,” he explains.
‘An Important Story’ also offers intergenerational collaborations with compatriots such as Andrea Bocelli, Jovanotti, Giorgia, Ultimo and Max Pezzali, as well as international voices such as Alicia Keys, and artists from the Spanish-speaking world such as Mexico’s Carin León, Argentina’s Lali and Puerto Rico’s Kany García.
“They are great artists, very friendly and very experienced. They all deserve it, they make art and they do it well,” he says.
Ramazzotti observes the current social context with concern, but also with the conviction that music can function as an emotional refuge.
“Today we need hope after everything that’s going on in the world. People need music, they need positive things,” he reflects.
That intention is present in the new version of ‘Si bastase un par de canciones’, one of his greatest hymns, which he now brings back accompanied by Bocelli, with a renewed sense.
“I’ve always wanted to touch people’s hearts to make life better, even if it’s just a little bit. That’s the greatest goal a song can achieve,” he says.
Among the new songs there are love songs like ‘Mi día preferido’, ‘Cuánto amor me das’ and ‘Mañana’. Others of heartbreak, such as ‘Estúpidas palabras románticas’, and certain reflections, as in ‘La Aventura’.
In addition to promoting the album, Ramazzotti is planning a tour, which begins on February 14 in Paris and includes some 50 dates in Europe and Latin America.
Eros Ramazzotti will be back with his new tour
He prepares himself physically for the pace involved in getting back on the road. With humor he acknowledges that it is not easy, but not impossible either.
“I’m preparing like an Olympic athlete,” he says with a chuckle, then corrects himself, “Well…not athlete. A grandfather athlete.
He has left behind habits that do not fit with this new stage. “I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs and I drink very little,” she says.
He tries to get more sleep, although he admits he usually wakes up early with his mind racing. “Today’s reality drives you to go fast. You run, but you also have to slow down to live better,” he says.
Unlike other stages of his career, this tour coincides with a new family dimension: the arrival of his grandson, Cesare.
Ramazzotti assures that this relationship has changed the way he is in the world.
Over the years, she has learned to value time away from exposure, something she didn’t allow herself before. Now, she says, her refuge is not the stage, but calm.
“More than the city, I prefer the natural life: riding horses, being with my cats, living quietly,” he confesses.
He watches sports for television after a knee problem, movies for the quiet times in between tours.
Ramazzotti also reflects on the new musical context, dominated by fast trends, social networks and songs that sometimes last less than their promotion.
“Today millions of songs come out every day. Before, there were few artists. Now it’s more difficult,” he says.
In Italy, he says, rap and trap dominate the charts, while phenomena like Måneskin bring Italian rock to a global audience.
Still, he is confident in the permanence of the melodic pop he represents.
“Music is my life. And although sometimes it’s not enough, three minutes can change something,” he concludes, reported Agencia EFE.
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