He is in Cortona, Arezzo, Tuscany (Italy) (June 2005)
Jovanotti has a friendship with Bono due to their mutual quest for the cancellation of foreign debt in poor African countries.
Most of his songs are sung in Italian; he also released a Spanish-language greatest hits album.
The name Jovanotti derives from giovanotti, the plural form of the Italian word giovanotto ("young man").
Jovanotti gradually departed from his early mix of hip hop, rap and disco, taking in funk, world music and even classical arrangements and ska influences.
After completing his high-school studies, he started working as a disc jockey in several discothèques and radio stations in the province of Rome.
The song "Piove" was released for the second season of The Sopranos as an ending credits track.
On 6 September 2008, Jovanotti married Francesca Valiani at Cortona, in the Church of Santa Maria Nuova. Their daughter Teresa was born in 1998.
Cherubini initially chose "Joe Vanotti" as his stage name, but a promotional poster for a night club incorrectly billed him as "Jovanotti" and the name stuck.
In 1998, Jovanotti played a brief role in the movie I Giardini dell'Eden, directed by Alessandro D'Alatri.