After four notes Emma made a face like “well okay”. Mika was smiling. Manuel Agnelli was weeping. Hell Raton had a crooked mouth in a “mamma mia”. The 17 year old Casadilego (real name Elisa Coclite) immediately conquered the 4 judges of X Factor, the video of his performance went viral. If only those 15 minutes of stardom that the Instagram company doesn’t deny will reveal to anyone, time will tell. But Casadilego already seems to be the announced winner of the talent. That voice is not common.
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When you went on stage you were faced with four established stars: were you nervous about the exam to take or at least calm because you knew you were good?
“Nervous or calm, black or white, I can’t say exactly. There was a mix of different sensations, first of all the excitement of being in a special place in front of special people. It was all very new and different from what I had ever done before. And I had the desire to do well what I like ».
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Manuel Agnelli’s eyes got wet while you sang. And then it doesn’t happen often that the 4 judges stand up to applaud.
“While I was singing I wasn’t thinking about what was happening outside, I wasn’t looking at anything and I didn’t realize anything. In the end I was surprised and happy, I never expected it ».
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Manuel Agelli after your performance said that the world of music will ruin you. How did you get it?
“It is a frightening phrase, because perhaps there is also some truth. But it didn’t discourage me, on the contrary it had the opposite effect also because I don’t make music for that world, the world of fame, but I make music for music. So it will be fine as long as I do what I like to do. Manuel is right: the media world of large numbers, judgments, eyes on him, could lead some young people to ruin themselves. But I am sure of what I want to do with music ».
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You’ve always had music at home …
“My parents are both musicians. Although usually when I say this, the next and spontaneous question they ask me is: yes, but what work do they do? I was born in this environment, surrounded by music, I found myself in it: I don’t even know when the passion arrived, it was natural. My busy time is music, my free time is music ».
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Colored hair is your hallmark: did you do it for “X Factor” or is it a habit?
«I change my hair color since the sixth grade, it makes me feel better about myself aesthetically, which is irrelevant for some, but it is. I tried all the colors a little, but now I really like this green, a little dreamlike, a little woodland ».
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Your name is inspired by “Lego House”, the song by Ed Sheeran.
«Ed Sheeran besides being my favorite person in the universe and a great source of inspiration, he introduced me to the world of pop music: I played his songs, I went to his concerts, I watched all his live videos. I owed it to him ».
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You owed him, but you picked a Joni Mitchell song, “A Case of You,” to introduce yourself to The X Factor.
«I chose her to share something beautiful that you don’t know. Ed Sheeran already knows himself, he’s a big mainstream pop star, I know everyone. Instead Joni Mitchell is not that famous ».
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Do you have refined tastes?
«I grew up with classical music and I like to try to define myself as an omnivore musically: I look for beauty in everything I hear but there is bound to be something I don’t like. Well, I don’t want to sound like a musical snob, but I really don’t like reggaeton ».
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With the sudden popularity, have new friends already arrived just for interest?
“I received a flood of messages all the same: Do you remember me?”.
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