When I was ten I was very sure of myself; once a year I skied and on that occasion I was always convinced that I would win all the competitions and i… - Sarah Toscano

Amici 23, la vincitrice Sarah Toscano: "Essere definita una lolita mi ha fatto male. Ora sogno Sanremo e un duetto con Ultimo", vanityfair.it.</ref>

In my opinion Amici is not a competition or just a talent show, but a school of life, because a leap like this is only made when human relationships are real, when you are "friends" with a capital "A". At four years old my father Marco asked me what I wanted to do as a hobby. I told him that I wanted to play the piano, which was already played in the family, and to play tennis. My parents immediately allowed me to do both. I consider myself very lucky. Tennis, which I played at a competitive level, was fundamental. It's an individual sport: if you win, you just win, ditto if you lose. On the field I almost eat the ball as much as I want to do it.

Mio padre ha fatto l'insegnante di pianoforte, mentre mia madre suonava il piano: va da sé che la passione in me sia nata molto presto e che i miei mi abbiano sempre sostenuta, consigliandomi di suonare il pianoforte classico mentre cantavo. Ho vissuto la mia vita con tutti che cantavano intorno a me: qualunque passione avessi, la mia famiglia mi ha sempre supportato. Se questo non succede, parti purtroppo con un punto in meno.