Al Bano & Romina Power during their visit in homeland
Al Bano returned to his solo career in 1996 with “È la mia vita” which was followed by “Verso il sole” in 1997 and “Ancora in volo” in 1999 (that year, his duo – and his marriage – with Romina broke up). He also played in “Herşeye Rağmen” (“Nonetheless” in Turkish) music video of Sima (full name was Sima Sarıkaya), a Turkish singer in 1997.