Laura Pausini did “something crazy” this past Sunday to celebrate her 30 years of successful artistic career, and she chose New York City to give the first of three free concerts that would take place in three different countries, in just 24 hours. .
“Over these 30 years you guys have done crazy things for me, and I thought it was time to do something crazy for you. In the next 24 hours I will sing here in New York, then I will run to the airport and we will go to Madrid, and then I will take another plane and we will sing in Milan, where at midnight, like in Cinderella, we will close this musical marathon”, explained the Italian artist. about your anniversary party.
In English, Italian, Spanish and even Portuguese, the winner of a Grammy, four Latin Grammys, a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, among many other awards, told with great emotion that it was the first time she had performed on stage since the pandemic.
“You know why February 27 is so important to me, because I was 18 years old and on February 27, 1993, I won the Sanremo Festival with this song “La Solitudine” (Loneliness) and from that day my career began. and now, 30 years later, he brought me here to New York, to the Apollo, with you. It’s fantastic! ”, He said after singing the song before an audience that did not stop shouting his name.
The attendees of the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem had to enjoy the hits of the first decade of Pausini’s career, themes that made her very famous throughout Latin America, such as “Gente”, “Inolvidable”, “Se fué” and ” Strange loves”, which he sang changing from Italian to Spanish to please everyone.
He also took the opportunity to premiere his next single, entitled “A good start”, in addition to announcing that in June and July he will give special concerts in Seville, Spain, and in Venice, Italy, which apparently will be the beginning of a long tour, of which he will give the dates in the coming days.
“It is very comfortable to enjoy the success of a 30-year career sitting on a sofa, but that’s not me, I want to see what comes after that, celebrate what comes next,” she said about the announcement before saying goodbye to take the plane that would take her running to the second stop of his marathon, the Music Station theater in Madrid.