Tiziano Ferro is navigating a new chapter, both personally and professionally, following a period of significant change. The singer-songwriter has separated from his husband, Victor Allen, after five years of marriage, and has also switched management and record labels.
A Period of Conversion
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Over the past two years, as the conclusion of his last tour in the summer of 2023, Tiziano Ferro has undergone a complete overhaul of his private life and career. He separated from Victor Allen, whom he married in 2019, stating, “I have custody, but I wouldn’t want too take the children away from America, even if I coudl. This leads me to live in an alienating place in wich I have no points of reference.” He’s also brought on Paola zukar, who also works with Fibra, Marra, and Madame, as his new manager, and signed with Sugar as his new record company.
“I’m Great”: A Reflection of Insecurities and Affirmations
These revolutions are deeply reflected in ferro’s new album, “I’m Great,” released on October 24th. “Obviously everything that happened in these 2 years ended up on the album, a great disaster but not only that. It is an album of insecurities but also of assumptions which then become new life affirmations,” Ferro explained.
Reconstructing After Loss
The album delves into the aftermath of personal upheaval, with songs like “What was wanted” portraying the end of a relationship as “the scene of a crime.” However, the journey extends beyond resentment, focusing on reconstruction and a new direction. Ferro acknowledges, “I would like there to have already been a happy ending, but I made the choice of sincerity without the desire to appear at the top.”
Acknowledging Merit and the Role of Family
Ferro also reflects on the complexities of family, a theme woven throughout his life and work. He’s discovered that the role of uncle brings out the best in him, offering a freedom from the insecurities that plague him as a father. “With my niece it was easy and immediate to feel like an uncle, while it took me longer to feel like a dad because it seemed like a high title, ‘dad’, that I didn’t deserve.” This realization stems from his own upbringing and a conscious effort to break cycles of familial patterns. He and his brother,11 years his junior,made a deliberate decision to change the dynamics they experienced as children. “Our parents were poor, I slept in the room with them until I was 8, they made mistakes, but I still thank them.”
Exploring Complex family Dynamics
“I dreamed of you” is a poignant letter to a longed-for mother… “She’s not a dead mother. It is indeed a much more complex death: that of relationships, that of connection.My mother is a very sensitive woman, but not good with words and gestures. I’ve always suffered from this. these are things you process when you become a parent yourself: it’s a tough, but non-judgmental song, full of forgiveness.”
Addressing Mental Health with Honesty
How significant is it to discuss mental health openly? “It makes me angry that we talk about mental health just because it’s fashionable: unluckily it has become a social network topic. however, no one addresses the evolution that treatments have had since the days of my grandmother who was sedated with EN only because she was a woman with opinions, and therefore considered crazy.I remember her absent, she took pills because that’s how people did it back then. I, on the other hand, have the tools to carry out an investigation and understand where I am with my mental health: this is a lot and I have to share it.”
