Olivia Ruiz is back in the spotlight with a new album, The Retort, announced by an eponymous title and The Salt, a sort of declaration of love to her son Nino for whom she had decided to put her career on hold.
Eight years after the album’s release To our loving bodies, OIivia Ruiz is about to publish its successor – Reply – in a few days. It was on March 1 that the interpreter of I was dragging my feet will unveil new songs in addition to Saltan extract already broadcast on the radio through which she addresses her son directly Ninoborn in November 2015. “You are the salt, the cinnamon, the chili / You are the sugar, the honey, I am the child”she sings to a captivating melody that promises the best for what is to come.
For our colleagues from The galleryOlivia Ruiz describes the impact of motherhood on her life as a woman and singer. “The first 15 years of my career, I didn’t see the light of day. After my last tour, To our loving bodieswe came home exhausted with my son. He was 3 years old and he had spent the first two years of his life on a tour bus“she first recalled, before admitting that she had a lot of difficulty leaving him to fulfill her commitments and lead the life of an artist that she dreamed of so much. “In my opinion, separation was unthinkable, so I took him. He loved this life, but, kindergarten having become compulsory, I decided to give myself a break to watch him grow“she finally admitted.
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Olivia Ruiz doesn’t want to be put in a box
Aware that she had to make a choice, the 44-year-old singer says she allowed herself “this luxury of deciding” of his “timetable”. “I was also tired of the album release-promo-tour routine“she added, while revealing that she had not “seen these eight years go by”. “I needed to explore other playgrounds, as I had already done with Sorcerer’s Love And Volvershows choreographed by Jean-Claude Gallotta”she insisted immediately, suggesting that she had taken advantage of her withdrawal to also write two works – The chest of drawers with colored drawers (2020) and Listen to the rain falling (2022) – presented in the form of “musical readings which took the form of intimate one-hour concerts”.
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In other words, the singer revealed by the show star Academy in 2001, in the first season won by Jenifer, does not regret having chosen to step back to spend more time with her son Nino all these years. Today she considers herself “a born disobedient”who doesn’t like to “feeling trapped in a box”.
Olivia Ruiz victim of attempted sexual assault?
Following which Olivia Ruiz was questioned about the cases of sexual assault and rape which are plaguing showbiz, confirming that she herself had suffered the macho behavior of certain men, always with The gallery. “I was sleeping, I woke up and I cleared him straight away. I was lucky not to be stunned enough and to be able to defend myself”she recalled, admitting that she had “suffered a chemical submission from a collaborator, less than ten years ago”.
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Olivia Ruiz is not the first personality to openly discuss maternity and his need forpress pause to devote time to your children. Recently, it was actress Audrey Tautou who spoke on the subject last fall, when she lent her voice to the animated film Nina and the Magic Hedgehog of Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli after four years of absence. “I spend as much time as possible with my daughter. I want to make the most of it. It’s the result of careful thought. Depriving myself of my child for a shoot is a no.”she declared for The Obs.
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