Hi, my name’s Matilde Frigeri and I’m 13 years old. I’m in class 2A and I will try to tell you how music has always been part of my life.

When I was a child, listening to music was one of my favourite hobbies, and it still is; I was listening mostly to my mother’s favourite music bands, such as the BLU. I was really enjoying when my mother and me were listening to loud music in our living room and I was dancing free, doing everything I wanted! I liked also when my mother was hugging me and we were dancing like a couple. I really enjoyed it.

Later, I started to watch cartoons and I used to learn the themes of all my favourite cartoons: Barbapapa, Pingu, the Pokemon, and the Pimpa. I learned the Pimpa’s theme by heart because it was nice and easy to memorize. It was my favourite one!

At the age of 7 or 8 years old I started watching the TV series Violetta, and I liked it so much that every night I was standing in front of the TV eating chips and singing loud in Spanish, feeling like I was a star.

In this period I’m listening to a song which I like a lot. It’s called ‘Unstoppable’ by Sia. This song means a lot to me and it motivates me, especially when it says: ‘I put my armor on, show you how strong how I am/ I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am’.

These words made me understand that I can be unstoppable, that I don’t have to surrender in difficulties because I can be strong and that I can wear an armor to protect myself and show who I am. Every time I listen to this song, I read carefully its lyrics, to understand each word.

This song helped me to face many difficult moments and gave me courage and strength.