"I thought singing would be a hobby; a second love to be done in my spare time. I never thought of it as a career really."

"[On joining the Radical Party] I joined not so much out of organic membership, but in response to a plea from the Rad…"

"[On Domenico Modugno] He got really angry when I won [the Sanremo Festival] with "Non ho l'età" in 1964. He went ther…"

"I sang with the simplicity of a sixteen-year-old girl whose mind is uncluttered by prejudices. I never had any, I'm n…"

"The popularity is shocking, as was the [Sanremo] festival with its circus."

"I write from scripture, I sing scripture, whatever scripture that the Holy Spirit drops in my heart that feels releva…"

"I believe if He did it for you, He will do it for me. But more than anything, it's a declaration of His unchanging lo…"

"I'll do it for love. I have done a lot of gigs for free. But I need to survive, I have dependents and I have a family…"

"God always has a way to reward you and that’s how I live. And if everything I did was for money, I wouldn’t be here t…"

"I listen to Whitney Houston, Ntokozo Mbambo and Tasha Cobbs. If you listen to their ranges, they are very high. I pra…"