[1][2][3] After receiving the high school diploma at the liceo classico Gabriello Chiabrera in Savona, Fazio started studying Law, following his mother's suggestions.

[1] He later decided to leave his law studies, enrolling in the University of Genoa, where he graduated with 110/110 in Literature, discussing a thesis about literary elements in songs written by Italian cantautori.

[1] The program, based on live commentary of Serie A soccer matches, strongly contributed making him popular in Italy.

[10] In 1997, he received the Premio Regia Tv for his show Anima mia, presented with Italian singer Claudio Baglioni.

[11] In 1999, he presented the Sanremo Music Festival with virologist Nobel Prize-winner Renato Dulbecco and French actress and model Laetitia Casta.

Other presenters of the show in 2000 were operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti, Italian actor Teo Teocoli and Spanish model Inés Sastre.

[18] Despite this, the show was not confirmed for the following year, therefore Fazio and Saviano decided to move the program to La7,[19] renaming it Quello che (non) ho.