Francesca Michielin

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Francesca Michielin
Birth name Francesca Michielin
Born (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995
Bassano del Grappa, province of Vicenza, Italy
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments
Years active 2011–present
Labels Sony Music (2012–present)
Associated acts Elisa
Website francescamichielin.it

Francesca Michielin (born 25 February 1995) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth series 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".

Early life

Michielin was born in Bassano del Grappa, to Vanna Moro[1] and Tiziano Michielin.[2] She has an older brother, Filippo.[2] Her first approach with playing music came studying piano, and she later started studying bass too.[3] At the age of fourteen, she started singing in her hometown's gospel choir.[4] Thanks to her brother, she developed an interest in rock music, and she later focused on artists like Bon Iver, Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice.[5]

Music career

X Factor (2011–2012)

Michielin auditioned for the fifth series of X Factor in 2011,[6] singing Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love".[5] Mentored by Simona Ventura, during the live shows she performed songs including Adele's "Someone Like You",[7] "Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors,[8] and "Higher Ground".[9]

On December 29, 2011, during the semi-final, Michielin sang for the first time the previously unreleased song "Distratto", written by Elisa and Roberto Casalino.[10] The following week in the finals on January 5, 2012, she was announced the winner, beating runner up vocal group I Moderni.[11] Michielin's prize was a recording contract with Sony Music, with a stated value of € 300,000.[12]

After X Factor

Her debut single "Distratto" was released as a digital download EP on 6 January 2012.[13] On 12 January 2012, the song debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart,[14][15] and it was later certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units.[16] The song was included in Michielin's debut Extended Play, Distratto, physically released on 24 January 2012.[17] The EP includes re-recorded versions of some of the songs she performed during the live shows. On 17 February 2012, Michielin appeared as a guest during the fourth night of the 62nd Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Al posto del mondo" with contestant Chiara Civello.[18]

Michielin's second single, "Sola", was released on 31 August 2012. The single preceded her debut studio album, Riflessi di me, featuring collaborations with producer Andrea Rigonat and singer-songwriters Elisa and Roberto Casalino.[19] Michielin also contributed writing three songs on the album, including the title-track,[20] co-written with Elisa and Virginio Simonelli.[21] Riflessi di me later spawned the singles "Tutto quello che ho" and "Se cadrai". In March 2013, Michielin was featured on the song "Cigno nero" by Italian rapper Fedez. The song, co-written by Michielin herself, was included in Fedez's album Sig. Brainwash − L'arte di accontentare and was released as its second single.[22][23]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
ITA
[24]
Riflessi di me
  • Released: 2 October 2012
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
ITA
[24]
Distratto
  • Released: 24 January 2012
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9

Singles

As lead singer

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
ITA
[15]
"Distratto" 2012 1
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[16]
 Distratto
"Sola" 13 Riflessi di me
"Tutto quello che ho" —
"Se cadrai" 2013 —

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
ITA
[25]
"Cigno nero"
(Fedez feat. Francesca Michielin)		 2013 8 Sig. Brainwash − L'arte di accontentare

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Distratto"[27] 2012 Stefano Sollima
"Sola"[28] Marco Salom
"Tutto quello che ho"[29]
"Se cadrai"[30] 2013
"Cigno nero"[31] N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nomination Work Result
2012 Premio Videoclip Italiano Best Video by an Emerging Artist[32] "Distratto" Won
Rockol Awards Most Promising Italian Artist/Italian Revelation of the Year[33] Herself Won

Notes

  1. ↑ Gian Maria Collicelli (9 January 2012). "Francesca torna fra i banchi ma solo per un'ora. Poi diretta a Radio 105". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "X Factor, Francesca torna a casa". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 7 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ Stefano Rossi (8 January 2012). "X-Factor, Francesca? "Talento naturale"". Il Giornale di Vicenza (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Francesca - Il Profilo" (in Italian). X Factor (Italy). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Andrea Laffranchi (7 January 2012). "Francesca, scuola e rock. "Così non mi brucerò"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Francesca Michielin - Biografia" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ Eleonora Cazzaro (18 November 2011). "Francesca incanta "X Factor". "La rivelazione sei tu"". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Per X Factor semifinale a doppia eliminazione, Venditti ospite della serata" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Tv: X Factor, domani la sfida tra i magnifici 9" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  10. ↑ Gian Maria Collicelli (30 December 2011). "La sedicenne di Bassano conquista la finalissima". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  11. ↑ Carlo Moretti (6 January 2012). "X Factor, vince Francesca e tra Asia e Morgan scoppia la pax televisiva". la Repubblica. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ "X Factor 5: la storia del successo di Francesca Michelin" (in Italian). RSS Notizie. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Distratto (X Factor 2011) - EP di Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). iTunes. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Musica: classifiche, ancora in vetta 'L'amore e' una cosa semplice' di Tiziano Ferro" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Peak positions on the Italian FIMI Top Digital Download:
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Italian single certifications" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.  Select Online in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Click Avvia la ricerca
  17. ↑ "Distratto, il CD di Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). BOL.it. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  18. ↑ Matteo Cruccu (18 February 2012). "Giovani, vince il quindicenne Casillo. Eliminati Matia Bazar e Chiara Civello". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Francesca Michielin non canta più da Sola". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012. 
  20. ↑ "I riflessi di un talento: il disco della reginetta di X Factor". Il Giorno (in Italian). 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012. 
  21. ↑ "Esce l'album d'esordio di Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). Newsic.it. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Il Cigno nero di Fedez". Il Mattino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013. 
  23. ↑ "Francesca Michielin duetta con Fedez in Cigno nero" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Italian Charts - Francesca Michielin - Albums". Italiancharts.com / Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2012. 
  25. ↑ "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 18 (dal 29/04/2013 al 05/05/2013)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  26. ↑ "Certificazioni - Archivio" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 5 June 2013.  Select Online, Week 28, Year 2013 and press Avvia la ricerca.
  27. ↑ "Argentero nel video di Francesca (X Factor)" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012. 
  28. ↑ "Francesca Michielin è Sola su Sky Uno" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Musica: da venerdì in radio Tutto quello che ho, nuovo singolo di Michielin" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012. 
  30. ↑ "Francesca Michielin: video sulla neve per Se cadrai" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013. 
  31. ↑ "Fedez e Francesca Michielin insieme per Cigno nero: guarda il video ufficiale". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 4 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013. 
  32. ↑ "PVI e Premio Videoclip Indipendente: ecco i vincitori. Oggi la premiazione" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  33. ↑ "Musica, Rockol Awards, vincono Ramazzotti, Celentano e Green Day" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
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