Gianni was selected to participate in the grand finale of the NYCanta 2025 festival, which will take place on October 12 at the Oceana Theater in Brooklyn. He was one of only 10 international finalists to represent Canada with his original Italian-language song, Vola. This performance will be broadcast live on Rai 2, Rai Italia, and RaiPlay, and the song will be included on the festival’s official compilation, distributed by Warner Music Italy.

If you happen to be in Times Square this Thanksgiving
weekend, you might catch the face of a Montreal artist lighting up one of the Jumbotrons. Gianni Bodo, an Italian-Montreal singer-songwriter, has been selected to represent

Canada at the grand finale of the NYCanta 2025 festival
with his original Italian-language song, Vola. On October 12, 2025, the American dream awaits: ten finalists from Italy and around the world will bring their music to the Big Apple on the stage of the Oceana Theater in Brooklyn.