Born on October 28, 1963 in Cinecittà, in Rome, “where it is easier to dream than look reality in the eyes”, Eros Ramazzotti spends his childhood occasionally participating as an extra in mass scenes of movies while dreaming of a celebrated career as a singer, encouraged by his Dad Rodolfo, a construction painter who has also recorded several songs. At the end of Middle School, Ramazzotti applies to the Conservatory but he is not accepted, therefore signing up for Accounting studies. Nevertheless, his school career is short-lived; all he thinks about is music and he drops out in his second year of High School.