Intimate, profound, captivating. With "E penso a te" by Lucio Battisti , eroCaddeo kicked off the X Factor live performances with a bang and, in just a few minutes, captivated the Teatro Repower in Assago, earning, with disarming ease, a spot on the second episode of the Sky Original talent show produced by Fremantle, broadcast live every Thursday on Sky and Now. The level this year is extremely high, and the singer from Sinnai makes it clear by honoring one of the cult songs of Italian singer-songwriter music.
Everyone celebrates love, but is there enough talk about the importance of breaking up? This is the question asked by judge Achille Lauro, who, like his three colleagues in this first episode, was responsible for choosing the cover for the twelve talents' debut: "Damiano is a gift to me," he says, introducing him with a certain pride. "It's one thing to sing well, and another to be as emotional as he is about to be."
And there it is: the scenery reduced to a minimum, a simple stool in the centre of the stage, Damiano in a T-shirt and dark jeans takes the stage in a crescendo of intensity , playing with his unmistakable timbre, letting himself go with high notes and vibratos, making an absolute masterpiece his own but without betraying it.
"I wanted to give you a negative review," commented Francesco Gabbani, "since you're not on my team, but unfortunately I can't." "It doesn't surprise me; I knew Caddeo had much more inside him than when he showed up to the auditions as a stand-up comedian. The arrangement was beautiful, too." "Impeccable performance," said Paola Iezzi. "My friend," concluded Lauro, "you are a great artist, thank you."
On social media, the excitement is sky-high: "Magnetic performance," "Stratospheric." "Absolute thrill," "Unique interpretation," "A voice that reaches deep into your soul and breaks you."
