It is male-chauvinistic industry, and there's still a long way to go for the female-centric genre to come to the fore.

People still make all sorts of assumptions about me. I've just gone past the point of caring.

I was almost on the verge of studying medicine. But then, I realised I would have to give up singing. That is when it dawned on me that I could have a career in music.

I personally think the male and female roles have changed dramatically in the past few decades. Men are no longer the breadwinners. Financial independence for a woman is a huge thing.

I married someone I didn't love. I was too polite to say no.

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman.

My wife Yolanthe and I love Inter, the Italian fans, and Italy.

I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be.