Filippa clearly she enjoys herself tremendously but is also very focussed on what she is trying to achieve. I wanted to start a pop career - opera singers normally think about going first into opera houses, but I never thought that, I just wanted to record an album. So I knocked at millions of record companies' doors and finally I met the right people and had the chance to record the repertoire I really love. You know when I was a child I used to fall asleep listening to opera, I am not shy to say it, but now I think it wasn't the music, just that way of singing. Filippa's conviction and honesty is definitely admirable, mainly because it is so simple.
Opera singers have to follow the score, but the pop singer can create and improvise.
I find I can be myself more - it was so important to do the music that was in my blood but with the pop feeling that was in my heart. I think it's really important for artists to find a way to express something new, even if you don't sell any records. I ask which singers she admires. Barbara Streisand for sure. She communicates so well and really gives a lot to people.