Francesca Michielin is an Italian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor. Her first single, "Distratto", debuted atop the Italian FIMI Top Digital Downloads chart and was certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Michielin's debut studio album, Riflessi di me, was released in October 2012, preceded by the single "Sola".
"Distratto" is a song recorded by Francesca Michielin, the winner of the fifth series of the Italian talent-show X Factor. The song, written by Elisa and Roberto Casalino, was arranged and produced by Andrea Rigonat. Michielin performed it for the first time during the semi-final of the show, on 29 December 2011. On 5 January 2012, after performing the song for a second time, Michielin was announced the winner, beating runner-up band I Moderni.
Federico Leonardo Lucia, known professionally as Fedez, is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, social media personality and businessman. In 2011, he released the albums Penisola che non c'è and Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as free digital downloads. His first studio album, Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare, was released in 2013, and it debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album, which spawned three singles, including the top 10 hit "Cigno nero" featuring Francesca Michielin, was later certified 3× Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. As of December 2021, Fedez has 5 #1 studio albums, 25 top ten singles and 50 Platinum certifications.
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "No Degree of Separation" written by Federica Abbate, Francesca Michielin, Cheope, Fabio Gargiulo and Norma Jean Martine. The song was performed by Francesca Michielin. Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) announced in October 2015 that the winning performer(s) of the Big Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 would have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision. The group Stadio ended up winning the Big Artists section, however they declined the opportunity to represent Italy in Stockholm. RAI then appointed the runner-up, Francesca Michielin, as the Italian entrant. Michielin performed a bilingual Italian and English version of her Sanremo runner-up entry "Nessun grado di separazione", which was titled "No Degree of Separation" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
"Nessun grado di separazione" is a song recorded by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. Written by Michielin herself along with Cheope, Federica Abbate and Fabio Gargiulo; the song was produced by Michele Canova. Placed second in the Sanremo Music Festival 2016, the song released as a single from the reissued version of Michielin's second studio album, di20are. A bilingual English and Italian version of the song called "No Degree of Separation" represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden.
"L'amore esiste" is a song recorded by Italian singer Francesca Michielin, written by Fortunato Zampaglione and Michele Canova. The latter also produced the track, which was released on 6 March 2015 as the lead single from Michielin's second studio album, di20. Certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, it was Michielin's second solo top ten single in Italy. The song also received the Lunezia Pop Award in 2015.
The discography of Italian singer Francesca Michielin consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, twenty-four singles as a lead artist and five singles as a featured artist.
"Sola" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. The song was released as a digital download on 31 August 2012 through Sony Music Entertainment Italy as the lead single from her debut studio album Riflessi di me (2012). The song peaked at number 13 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Magnifico" is a song performed by Italian rapper and singer Fedez featuring vocals from Francesca Michielin. It was originally written by Roberto Casalino and Dario Faini, and later re-worked by Fedez, who wrote rap verses on the song. The song was released as a digital download on 31 October 2014 through Sony Music Entertainment Italy. The song is included on his fourth studio album Pop-Hoolista (2014). The song peaked at number 1 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Battito di ciglia" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. The song was released as a digital download on 10 July 2015 through Sony Music Entertainment Italy as the second single from her second studio album di20 (2015). The song peaked at number 64 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Lontano" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. It was written by Fortunato Zampaglione and produced by Michele Canova. The song was released as a digital download on 25 September 2015 through Sony Music Entertainment Italy as the third single from her second studio album di20 (2015). The song peaked at number 99 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Cigno nero" is a song performed by Italian rapper and singer Fedez featuring vocals from Francesca Michielin. The song was released as a digital download on 1 March 2013 by Sony Music and included in Fedez's third studio album Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare.
"Vulcano" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. The three-minute song was released as a digital download on 21 July 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment. The song has peaked at number 44 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Io non abito al mare" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. The song was released as a digital download on 17 November 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment. The song has peaked at number 15 on the Italian Singles Chart.
2640 is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin, released by Sony Music Italy on 12 January 2018. It was released on vinyl on 7 December 2018 with the original 13 tracks as well as "Femme", a demo version of "Tropicale" and "Fotografia" with Carl Brave and Fabri Fibra.
Feat (stato di natura) is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin, released by RCA Records on 13 March 2020. A reissue of the album, titled Feat (fuori dagli spazi), followed on 5 March 2021. The new edition of the album, which was released following Michielin's participation in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival as part of a duo with Fedez, features new collaborations, including Michielin and Fedez's Sanremo entry "Chiamami per nome", and "Cattive stelle", written and performed with Vasco Brondi.
"Cheyenne" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin and featuring Italian record producer and DJ Charlie Charles. The song was released as a digital download on 15 November 2019 by RCA Records as the lead single from her fourth studio album Feat . The song peaked at number 66 on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified gold in Italy. The song was written by Mahmood, Alessandro Raina and Charlie Charles.
"Stato di natura" is a song written and performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin and Italian rock band Måneskin. The song was released as a digital download on 13 March 2020 by RCA Records as the fifth single from Michielin's fourth studio album Feat . The song has peaked at number 99 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Chiamami per nome" is a song by Italian recording artists Francesca Michielin and Fedez, written by Michielin and Fedez with Davide Simonetta, Alessandro Raina, singer-songwriter Mahmood and rapper Dargen D'Amico. Produced by d.whale, the song competed in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival and was released by RCA Records as a single on 3 March 2021. On 5 March 2021, two days after the song was released, "Chiamami per nome" debuted at number 2 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart, before reaching the top of the chart the following week.
"Fotografia" is a song by Italian recording artist Carl Brave, featuring vocals by singer Francesca Michielin and rapper Fabri Fibra. It was co-written by the song's three performing artists, and produced by Carl Brave. The song was released on 11 May 2018 as the lead single from Carl Brave's debut solo studio album, Notti brave. After peaking at number 6 on the Italian FIMI singles chart, "Fotografia" was certified triple platinum in Italy.
