16 Facts About Francesca Battistelli

Francesca Battistelli was born on May 18,1985 and is an American Christian singer and songwriter.

Francesca Battistelli was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004.

Francesca Battistelli was born on May 18,1985, in New York City.

Francesca Battistelli grew up in a musical family with both of her parents involved in musical theater.

Francesca Battistelli "knew that she was going to spend her life performing" after seeing a performance of the musical The Secret Garden on Broadway at the age of six.

Francesca Battistelli began a period of touring in the US in early 2008; she played solo concerts as well as performing with fellow Fervent Records band Big Daddy Weave.

Francesca Battistelli performed at several Christian music festivals throughout mid-2008, such as Spirit West Coast in California and Alive Fest.

Francesca Battistelli joined TobyMac, Hawk Nelson, Brandon Heath and others on the Winter Jam 2009 tour, the nation's largest annual Christian music tour, which ran from January through March 2009.

Francesca Battistelli toured on Winter Jam again for 2011 and released a second studio album, Hundred More Years, on March 1,2011.

On October 16,2012, Francesca Battistelli released Christmas, a collection of traditional holiday music.

Francesca Battistelli released "Future" exclusively to Pizza Ranch on June 1,2015.

In late 2016, Francesca Battistelli toured with Bethel Music and was featured on two songs on their 2017 release, Starlight.

On June 15,2018, Francesca Battistelli released "The Breakup Song", the first single from her fourth studio album, Own It.

In 2015, Francesca Battistelli starred in the American Christian sports drama, Woodlawn.

In 2021, Francesca Battistelli starred in the American Christian drama film, God's Not Dead: We the People.

Francesca Battistelli is married to, and managed by, Matt Goodwin, whom she met on the Winter Jam tour when he was playing drums in the band NewSong.