Children: Lorenzo Lenny (b.1998) from his former wife Donatella and Linda (b. August 30th, 2004) from his present companion Barbara.
His fiancée Barbara was the physiotherapist touring with Luciano and his band.
Ligabue has also published a short story collection, Fuori e dentro il Borgo ("In and out the village"), which won several literary awards.
In the 1980s Ligabue was a member of the communal council of his native Correggio, elected for the Italian Communist Party.
He entered the music world in 1987 when he founded the amateur band Orazero.
Ligabue directed his first movie, Radiofreccia, in 1998, a semi-autobiographical story of a local radio station.
On 10 September 2005, Ligabue held a concert in Reggio Emilia to celebrate his first 15 years of activity. The audience of around 180,000 set a European audience record for the one, non-free event for a single artist.
Before becoming a successful singer, he held various jobs, working in agriculture and in factories.