After being nominated Monday (March 15) for the 2021 Oscars, Laura Pausini took to social media to say, “I still don’t believe it.”
The Italian crooner, known for timeless Latin ballads including “Viveme,” “En Cambio No,” and “Amores Extraños,” is nominated for best original song alongside Diane Warren for “Io Sí (Seen),” the theme song to the Edoardo Ponti-directed film The Life Ahead, starring his mother, Sophia Loren.
“Being able to be part of such a special project as ‘The Life Ahead’ with #EdoardoPonti and #SophiaLoren was for me one of the greatest gifts that life could give me,” she wrote. “And now knowing that I’m nominated for an Oscar is beyond any wish or expectation I could dream of. I want to thank the Academy for welcoming ‘Io Si’ and the message it brings with it. Congratulations to @dianewarren, it was an incredible experience working together.”
Pausini’s nomination comes on the heels of her winning the Golden Globe for best original song.
“I heard the song in English [titled ‘Seen’] and immediately felt a very strong connection,” she previously told Billboard of the song that was born during the pandemic. “I felt I came back to life. It felt right to do it because the message behind the song was so uplifting and necessary.”
See her reaction below:
