Gerardo Pully won the singing category 11 friends, becoming the favorite pupil of Mara Maionchi. After the triumph at the Arena di Verona in 2012, the singer-songwriter seven from the music scene, unlike the category winner dance of that edition, Giuseppe Giofrè, who embarked on a successful career in the United States and returned to Italy as an Amici judge.
After eleven years, Gerardo has resurfaced, releasing an interview in the format YouTube “Gin Talkin” and announcing his first album, “San Michele/Arkangelo”.
But do you remember Gerardo Pulli? # Friends19 pic.twitter.com/y1XC229hg3
— dani (@autuumnleavess) February 8, 2020
The period of loss and economic difficulties
After the experience at Amici, Gerardo he signed un contract with a record company, which, however, left to decay. At that time, he felt inadequate and lost:
“Non trovavo più motivo per fare quello che facevo. Ero l’antagonista di me stesso e sabotavo quello che facevo”. L’ex allievo di Maria De Filippi rivelò di essersi finto un’altra persona per sfuggire al vortice in cui si trovava: “Mi sono anche finto un altro… Ho anche fatto l’Uber driver”.
Gerardo faced financial problems after spending all the money he earned with Friends"
I had arrived at 400 Euros in the bank”.
The rebirth and return to music
The turning point came when Gerardo received an offer for to write songs for other artists. While no longer singing, as of 2017 signed several songs for important singers on the Italian scene, including Emma, Loredana Bertè, Eros Ramazzotti, Gaia and Giusy Ferreri.
"They also made me other offers, but I didn't feel motivated"
The desire to write gradually returned and, after years, Gerardo completed his first recording work:
“Now I'm about to release an album… The disc will be double, with two titles, San Michele and Arkangelo”.
