Eros Ramazzotti: “Pop, for me, will never die”
“I’m a bit of a diesel, it takes me a while to warm up”. But to give gas to Eros Ramazzotti for the presentation of the new album “An Important History”/“An Important Historia” – out November 21st in Italian and Spanish – which was held in Franciacorta, in what was once called the valley of the wolf, one of the places in the heart of Eros, an exceptional petrol takes care of it. It is his daughter Aurora who conducts the game-interview which aims to reconstruct the salient moments of Eros’ 40-year career, including special encounters – Michael Jackson, Pippo Baudo, Pino Daniele, to name just a few – and goals achieved. Until, in fact, the new album, the title of which was certainly not chosen by chance (even if the song which in 1985 marked its debut in the competition among the “big” at the Sanremo Festival after the victory of the previous year among the “New Proposals” with “Terra Promise” is curiously not part of the project). “Sanremo was one of the most important experiences of my life, and ‘An important story’ is the song with which I appeared on the Ariston stage for the first time as a big name and inaugurated my career abroad”, says Eros from the sofa, sitting next to Aurora, a bit as if they were in the living room of the Ramazzotti house, where there is no room for external interference, not even that of the journalists invited to the event.
“For me, home is Italy, for better or for worse,” he says, almost as if he wants to strengthen his relationship with his native country, before listening preview of one of the most anticipated songs from the new album, “L’aurora” – “an important song for me, because you dedicated it to me when I wasn’t even born and over time it has become everyone’s”, says the daughter – sung with Alicia Keys, who surprisingly connects live to say hello. “I love this song, for how it describes a person’s love for his daughter and I find it a lot in the relationship I have with my children.”
“I’m happy to be present in this moment and to have participated in the song to celebrate such a long-lived career” – comments Alicia, who is invited by Aurora to tell one of the behind-the-scenes events that happened in the studio in San Diego during the recording. “The air conditioning was broken, and it was very hot.” “We sang with 112 degrees” confirms Eros. “It was better for your voice” she replies, 17 Grammy Awards won, with a laugh. But the one with Alicia is not the only collaboration on the album, on the contrary. The new album, a 15-track journey through unreleased songs and some of the most iconic hits of his career rearranged in a new guise, seems like a party in which, naturally, special guests could not be missing.
In some songs the unmistakable voice of Eros meets singer-songwriters of the new generation such as Ultimo – “I consider him my son artistically, he is a smart boy” – with whom he duets in ‘Un’emozione per semper’, and others with whom the microphone is shared with lifelong friends with whom Ramazzotti wrote a piece of Italian music: “Come nei film” with Max Pezzali, “La mia strada” with Jovanotti, “Buona stella” with Elisa, “Quanto amore” sei” with Giorgia and “Se sufficient una canzone” with Bocelli. “They are all people with whom I have a wonderful relationship” comments the Roman artist, who adds: “there are still some collaborations that I would like to do – I would kneel on chickpeas to do a duet with Lady Gaga – maybe a volume 2 or 3 will be born. With this I wanted to close 40 years of career to start others”. The single “My favorite day” was co-written by Calcutta and Tommaso Paradiso: “They have an identity, it’s not for everyone. Trap doesn’t have the same power as pop. Autotune? It would be nice to go back to when artists were judged by how they sang, their intonation.”
The Italian version of the album also includes two milestones in Ramazzotti’s discography in Spanish: “Un’altra te”, which becomes “Otra Como Tu2 sung with Carìn Leòn, and “Fuoco nel fuoco” which translates into “Fuego en el fuego” with Lali, one of the most successful Argentine artists. “I have always had a solid relationship with Sony South America, with whom I still collaborate and from which the collaborations with South American artists were born”
“An important story world tour” will start on February 14, 2026 from Paris and will touch 29 countries in Europe, North America-Canada and Latin America. Eros Ramazzotti’s return to Italian stadiums will also begin from 6 June 2026, starting from Udine and then stops on the 9th in Milan, the 13th in Naples, the 16th in Rome, the 20th in Messina, the 23rd in Bari and the 27th in Turin.
It is true that in vino veritas, and here we are in a cellar where the wine flows abundantly, Eros does not hide a certain nostalgia towards a world of music that seems to no longer exist, and it is a polemical thread regarding the current panorama. Claiming – to answer a question from his daughter regarding the statement he had made some time ago, about wanting to “stop making music so as not to live by memory” – that he made music “not to be important or trendy, but as recognition of a 40-year career, to give love to the world and be credible”.
TRACKLIST – AN IMPORTANT STORY
1. My favorite day
2. L’aurora feat. Alicia Keys
3. An emotion forever feat. Last
4. Like in the movies feat. Max Pezzali
5. Party
6. My Way feat. Jovanotti
7. Good Star feat. Elisa
8. If One Song Was Enough feat. Andrea Bocelli
9. Otra Como Tu feat. Carìn Leon
10. Tomorrow
11. How Much Love Are You feat. Georgie
12. Only together with you
13. Stupid romantic words
14. Fuego en el fuego feat. Lali
15. 5 seconds
TRACKLIST – AN IMPORTANT HISTORY
1. Give me your preference
2. La aurora feat. Alicia Keys
3. An emotion for always feat. Kany Garcia
4. Just a couple of songs feat. Andrea Bocelli
5. Fuego en el fuego feat. Lali
6. Otra como tu feat. Carín León
7. Mañana
8. Fiesta
9. The adventure feat. Jovanotti
10. Cuanto amor me das feat. Georgie
11. Solo Junto a ti
12. Here are some romantic words
13. 5 seconds
14. Buona stella feat. Elisa
15. Like in the movies feat. Max Pezzali
