Ever feel like you’re starring in someone else’s movie? Laura Pausini captures that uneasy sensation in Eppure Non È Così. The Italian superstar pulls back the velvet curtain on fame: filling every moment to the brim, burning out her voice, smiling while her eyes hold flames. From the audience’s view she is never alone or uncertain, yet in the mirror she quietly asks, “Who are you?” Each chorus repeats “And yet it isn’t so,” hammering home that the glittering surface rarely tells the truth.
The second half widens the lens to include anyone who twists to fit other people’s expectations. Laura lists the unwritten rules we’re handed: what to say, how to look, who to be. Then she calmly tosses them aside: Non sono chi dovrei—“I’m not who I should be”—and that is her triumph, because freedom has eyes just like hers. Mistakes become stepping-stones, not stains. By the final notes, the song has turned into an anthem of radical self-acceptance, urging us to mute the outside noise, drop the filters and reclaim our authentic voice whether we stand on a stage or scroll through a screen.
Laura Pausini (born 16 May 1974 in Faenza, Italy) is a renowned Italian pop singer celebrated for her powerful vocals and heartfelt ballads. She rose to fame in 1993 after winning the newcomer section at the Sanremo Music Festival with her hit song La solitudine, which became an international success and an Italian pop classic.
Since her breakthrough, Laura has released fifteen studio albums and performed in multiple languages including Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and English. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide, earning prestigious awards such as a Grammy and a Golden Globe for her original song Io sì (Seen) from the film The Life Ahead. Besides singing, Pausini has appeared as a coach and judge on various international TV music competitions.
Widely regarded as one of Italy's most successful artists, Laura Pausini continues to captivate audiences globally with her emotive performances and commitment to her musical craft.