Gianluca Grignani in Sanremo 2023: the relationship with his father, drug problems, private life and famous songs

Gianluca Grignani in Sanremo 2023 with the song When you miss your breath dedicated to his father, all about his private life: age, ex-wife, children

Gianluca Grignani is one of the pillars of Italian music, even the least loyal listeners know at least one of his songs by heart and start to the beat on the notes of Paradise destination or My story between my fingers.

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Gianluca Grignani’s artistic journey is a map of great successes and moments of great human fragility. Let’s discover together his story, the fundamental steps of his career and the details of his private life.

Biography: age, where he is from, career, beginnings, San Remo

Gianluca Grignani was born in Milan on April 7 1972. At the age of 17 he moved with his family to Brianza. Since that time, the young man rockers with long hair, he begins to take his first steps in music, to which he dedicates himself with soul and voice.

Thus began the first period of the mess tin, during which the singer-songwriter dedicates himself to the most disparate jobs, before being able to make his passion his main job: he is a bricklayer, a waiter, an entertainer, a salesman and any job that can allow him to support himself. Then in the evening he picks up his guitar and goes to pubs and clubs.

The turning point comes from the meeting with Massimo Luca, music producer, who was the first to glimpse the talent of the young artist. In the 1994 show up at Sanremo Youth, under the label Polygram, with the song cult My story between my fingers which, in addition to guaranteeing him victory, definitively delivers him to Italian music.

Grignani’s pen and talent are unstoppable and the following year he appears among the Big of the Festival with another song that will make history: Paradise destination. He finishes sixth in the standings, but the resulting success is unstoppable. Soon after, the first album comes out which contains another of his most loved songs: Half hawk.

The rest is history: to date it has sold overall about 5 million recordsfor which he obtained a diamond disc, several platinum and gold discs.

Private life: wife, children, why they broke up

In September 2003, Gianluca Grignani marries his historical partner Francesca Dall’Olio. Their first meeting dates back to 1996, on the set of the video de The plastic factory. To the Grignani woman he dedicates two of his most intimate songs Francy And Such a woman.

In 2005 the first daughter was born Geneva to which the singer dedicated the song Little girl from space. Later they arrived, in order, Giselle (2008), Joshua Joshua (2009) and Jonah (2013).

The love story of Gianluca and Francesca, however, ends in 2020, later 17 years of marriage. The reasons for the breakup have never been made official, but the singer-songwriter has released some very clear statements to very true:

The end of the relationship with my ex it wasn’t a pain, it was for my children, but we’re fine with it. I have not been a good husband, but I’ve always been honest. I would have moved on for responsibility for my children. She gave me freedom and I took it…

Gianluca Grignani drunk a San Remo? Video

In 2022 Gianluca Grignani took the stage of San Remo as a guest of the duet proposed by the young singer-songwriter Irama. His participation has caused much discussion and has divided public opinion. The rockers he appeared dull during and after the performance and many claim he was drunk.

Drug addiction

Gianluca Grignani has never denied having lived for many years with the drug addiction. In July 2022, guest of Second LifeGabriele Parpiglia’s interview program, the singer analyzed one of the most difficult periods of his life, during which he used drugs.

I started using cocaine as a boy. Because others did it, for fun, and above all for the desire to try. I’ve always liked to try everything, and I did. Cocaine was a terrible mistakebullshit because it distorts the real perception of things.

Paolo Grignani: who is the father of the singer?

The relationship between Gianluca Grignani and his father Paolo is characterized by very deep ups and downs. At 18, the singer had to deal with the separation of his parents and the abandonment by his father:

He’s gone in an inappropriate way: he put me in the middle.

From that moment, Grignani decided to close all relations with the parent. But 32 years later, the rockers she decided to leave room in her heart for forgiveness:

One day he called me and said: I’m not bad, but when it happens, will you come to my funeral or not?

There, the singer understood that he had to give a change of course to the story with his father that he hasn’t seen for 15 years. So he wrote When you’re out of breath, song dedicated to the man who gave him life and who will compete to San Remo 2023.

Gianluca Grignani sings When you’re out of breath: text

Gianluca Grignani returns to San Remo with When you’re out of breath, an autobiographical story dedicated to his father. Below you can find the text, published in preview by Tv Smiles and Songs:

My father came back in the evening
And he was strong when he was in the mood
I remember this well
Yes I remember this well
My father was one of many
But he was my hero when he smiled at me
We still lived together
I remember this well
And then… I don’t remember anymore
After twenty years from the land of memories
They call me
(They call me)
Splitting the silence in two
With a ring of the phone
Hi I’m dad
How’s Gianluca doing?
But no, I’m not sick
But when will it happen
Will you come to my funeral or not?
Will you come or not?
And I didn’t speak anymore
I kept it all inside
And I put it down
Then I thought about it
Yes I thought about it
Hello Dad or Goodbye Dad
I forgive you
My tears are sincere
But there are those who won’t
You accept the truth
And in the midst of those who feign condolences
I will be your pride
Because who has too much freedom
has no words,
When it hurts really bad
They are knives that fall from the sky
They make even the hardest man bleed
Even though I grew up alone
My way
Yes and you know in my way
Hello Dad or Goodbye Dad
I sing this song to you now
For you to know that I love you the same
And for the rest, everyone judges for himself
This is the only law
Which I know and respect
Do you remember when I told you
That life asks for accounts in the past
Just when you’re out of breath
And who knows the truth
Tell me why it’s hard for me to take my fingers off
Oh oh
To stop playing
When the music is over
That’s what I have to learn… from you
Maybe you didn’t want to or did you teach me?
Don’t make deals with memories
When you’re out of breath