Roberto Vecchioni and Irene Bozzi, all about Francesca Vecchioni’s parents
Francesca Vecchioni and the eldest daughter of Roberto Vecchioni and was born from the singer-songwriter’s first marriage to Irene Bozzi. The marriage between Roberto Vecchini and Irene Bozzi was celebrated in 1973 and was crowned by the birth of her daughter Francesca who, even after the divorce, has always had a peaceful relationship with both parents from whom she learned to fight to assert her rights and not to take anything for granted as she she herself explained it several times.
«My parents taught me to never take anything for granted, to understand the other person. When we talk to those who think differently we cannot always think that she is in bad faith or wrong, sometimes she doesn’t know. Those who are different from us can enrich us.” Francesca Vecchioni said in an interview with La Repubblica that, thanks to the teachings she received from her parents, she was able to live her homosexuality with more serenity.
Roberto Vecchioni and Irene Bozzi: the reaction to their daughter’s coming out
Despite the end of the marriage, Roberto Vecchioni and Irene Bozzi they were two parents present and attentive to Francesca. In fact, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, father Roberto said that he had always known the truth but that he had given his daughter Francesca the time to understand and confess everything to him. That moment happened when Francesca was 15 years old: “Francesca was 15 years old when she came to me scared, whispering ‘Daddy I have to tell you something’. I asked her: ‘What is it? Are you on drugs? Have you fallen in love with a murderer? No? So vaf…, you gave me a shock.’ I’ve always known it, and never paid attention to it. I believe that love is universal and everyone can make their own choices,” Vecchioni’s words.
With the support of her parents, Francesca Vecchioni lived her life without ever giving up and fighting for her choices. Furthermore, the singer-songwriter’s eldest daughter managed to give him, but also mother Irene, the great joy of becoming grandparents with the birth of the twins had with ex-partner Alessandra Brogno.
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