Singer, actress, talented and beautiful: on the street, despite her young age, Kaze he really did a lot. Guest at The right time by Caterina Balivo on 23 April 2024, retracing Kaze’s career is an opportunity to delve deeper into one of the most important faces of the youth entertainment scene. From Sanremo Youth until spokesperson of Italy at Eurovisionis the switchboard operator of Call My Agent Italy. But not only that: we reveal everything to you.
Who is Kaze, the career of the singer and actress
Pseudonym of Paola Gioia Kaze Formisanowas born in Nairobi in Kenya. Neapolitan father, Burundian mother, Kaze grew up between Burundi and Terracina and moved to Italy at the age of 11. Her dream? She has always chased him since she was a child, as the world of music has always been her passion. But, to achieve her dream, she has come a long way: the nursing studies in Rome they led her to initially follow a path different from the one envisaged in her dreams. You also worked in the hospital departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. But her dream always remained with her.
Her happy childhood in Burundi therefore took her to Italy: from the nights spent in the Covid wards, she eventually made her debut in the world of music. In 2023 we saw her in the role of special spokesperson for Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest. Regarding the move to Italy, you said that you had to face various difficulties. “It was devastating to leave family and friends. In colonial times, Burundi was a single state with Rwanda. It has a very beautiful history, but then it was massacred by wrong politics and war. They had sold Italy to me as the Land of Toys, instead I collided with reality. I have experienced many episodes of racism, but I let them slide over me.”
Why Kaze is famous
After graduating in Nursing in Rome, Kaze started working in Milan: first in an Rsa, for six months, and subsequently in the Humanitas emergency room for a year and a half. With tenacity, however, she certainly has not given up on her passions. Music and acting have always accompanied her since she was a child: she sang in parish choir and had the chance to be part of one troupe. Then came her fame, which led her to also be a protagonist on television, as in episode of The right time of 23 April 2024program hosted by Caterina Balivo.
“Emerge in the world of music, belonging to a minority, requires greater commitment and double the self-confidence: to date there are still too many barriers to overcome and too many gaps to fill. For me it was a dream that I had since I was little, I was the classic little girl who sang 24 hours a day,” she said in an interview. You participated twice in Sanremo Giovani and, finally, in 2022 you achieved consecration on the screen with the role of Sofia De Rosa for the project Call My Agent Italy. Certainly, Kaze is a multifaceted artist, capable of ranging from music to acting: she alternates between Italian and French, she particularly appreciates the RnB and the Italian singer-songwriter. His music is deeply linked to his childhood, his history and the emotions he experienced firsthand.
