Rizzo: "I am inspired by everything that makes me feel alive"

"My name is Alessandra, also known as Rizzo, and I love to read, write, and express myself through my music, as I've done in my latest album titled 'Mi hai visto piangere nel club,'" begins our interview with Rizzo, who behind a baddie image hides a gentle voice, a sweet smile, and a Y2K fairy style.

Her love story with music has deep roots, as she tells us herself: "I started getting interested in music when I was just five years old, and I remember enjoying listening to covers of girls singing Adele and Bruno Mars. From there, I began imitating them and spent all my days singing in my bedroom. After that, I decided to take singing lessons to improve and get to know myself better." However, her adventure is much more recent and brings with it the experience gained during years of exploring social media, curiosity, and singing lessons: "In 2020, I met producers who helped me write and produce the songs I arranged alone on the piano. I started going to the studio and getting to know this world."

Writing, for Rizzo, is a way to process life: "When I write, the thing that inspires me the most are my emotions and everything that makes me feel alive. As for the sound, I like to move between genres: techno, pop, urban." Self-expression comes through music, of course, but not only. An important role is also played by looks and makeup, which reflect her emotions: "I decide how to dress and do my makeup based on how I wake up in the morning. If I'm sad, I choose to dress in dark colors; otherwise, I like to be colorful. I like to change, I don't look up to any particular character. I like the '90s and 2000s. The product I can't live without is my lip gloss. I couldn't live without it."

In four years of studio music and with a team, not everything has always gone well, partly due to her being a young woman. "I feel like a very self-confident person with strong values, so as soon as I sense that someone is trying to belittle me or my values, I immediately put them in their place. However, I've unfortunately experienced situations where I felt undervalued as an artist because I'm a woman, and people approached me pretending to offer something only to try to take advantage of the situation. That was very unpleasant."

Despite being young, she has already gained some experience. From her vantage point, she offers this advice to young people who want to pursue a career in music: "I definitely recommend working hard. Don't listen to others when they say it's a tough world. It's true, but you have to believe in yourself and your abilities. It's really important to be self-confident, work hard, constantly improve, and give it your all."