Kid Francescoli

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Kid Francescoli
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Kid Francescoli in Hanoi in 2022
Background information
Origin Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Genres
MembersMathieu Hocine
Andrea Durand
Raphaël Léger
Past membersJulia Minkin
Mathieu Chrétien
Laetitia Abello
David Borras
Olivier Scalia
Nicolas Viégeolat
Lena Woods
Maud Ferron

Kid Francescoli is an electropop project by French musician Mathieu Hocine. The project was founded by Hocine in 2002 in Marseille. The name is a tribute to Olympique de Marseille Uruguayan football player Enzo Francescoli. [1] In 2009, Hocine began working with musician Julia Minkin, with whom he co-wrote songs, and drummer Mathieu Chrétien, who plays drums in live shows.

History

In 2006, Hocine released a self-titled debut album, under the name "Kid Francescoli." [2] In 2016, Kid Francescoli released With Julia, featuring both Hocine and Minkin. [3]

In 2017, Francescoli released an album entitled Play Me Again, which was the group's most successful album, as of 2025. [3] Francescoli's song, Moon (And It Went Like), on which Minkin hums and recorded a line via a voice memo, went "viral" on social media, especially on Instagram Reels and TikTok with shares by musicians Jennifer Lopez and Lizzo. [4] [5] The song was particularly popular on TikTok in 2020, and was also featured on season one of American romantic comedy-drama Netflix series Emily in Paris. [6] [7] As of March 2020, the song had garnered 18 million Spotify streams. [8]

In 2020, Francescoli released an album called Lovers. [9] In 2023, Francescoli released a new album, entitled Sunset Blue, which was mastered by French DJ Alex Gopher. [10] [11]

In October 2025, Mikin released a solo single, co-produced and co-written by her husband, called Daisy. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Lecoq, Noémie (2018-05-04). "Kid Francescoli - Electro, Pop France". Europavox. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Kid Francescoli Shares New Single "1986"". Wonderland. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  3. 1 2 Eidelson, Michael (May 19, 2016). "Review: Kid Francescoli Makes Canadian Debut avec With Julia | FringeBlog". thelinknewspaper.ca. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  4. 1 2 "Single Premiere: Julia Minkin - "Daisy"". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  5. ↑ Olinger, Sandra Burciaga (2021-09-21). "And it went like … Kid Francescoli brings their viral hits to The Echo". Grimy Goods. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Best TikTok songs 2020: Every viral song from TikTok". Capital. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  7. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (2020-11-18). "'Emily in Paris' Leads All-Netflix Top TV Songs Chart Top Four With Edith Piaf Classic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  8. ↑ Reynolds, James (2020-03-16). "Live Review: Kid Francescoli // Oslo, Hackney". The Indiependent. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  9. ↑ Hache, Marjorie (2020-05-11). "arts24 - Kid Francescoli: Leader of the French Riviera touch". France 24. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  10. ↑ Gonda, Christopher (2023-06-07). "Kid Francescoli Shares "Run, Run" Single off Upcoming Full-Length 'Sunset Blue'". V13. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  11. ↑ Rincon, Skyy (2023-09-21). "mxdwn Premiere: Kid Francescoli Debuts Groovy New Single "Take Time" From Sunset Blue LP -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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