1. In 2020 Francesca Michielin published her fourth studio album Feat with the lead single "Cheyenne", followed by Cani sciolti in 2023.
28 Facts About Francesca Michielin
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Francesca Michielin was nominated at the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act, MTV Italian Music Awards and at the italian cinematography awards David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento for her original song "Nei tuoi occhi".
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Francesca Michielin co-wrote and produced songs with several Italian artists, including Maneskin, Giorgia, Elisa, Fabri Fibra, Carl Brave, Coma Cose, Emma Marrone and Gaia Gozzi.
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In 2022 Francesca Michielin debuted as a novelist with the book Il cuore e un organo and hosted the docu-series Effetto serra and the new seasons of X Factor.
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Francesca Michielin was born in Bassano del Grappa, to Vanna Moro and Tiziano Francesca Michielin.
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Francesca Michielin's performance impressed a sound technician, who decided to register her for the auditions for the fifth series of X Factor, in 2011.
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Francesca Michielin sang Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love", and she was chosen by her mentor Simona Ventura to be part of her team.
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On 29 December 2011, during the semi-final, Francesca Michielin premiered the song "Distratto", written by Elisa and Roberto Casalino.
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On 17 February 2012, Francesca 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.
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Francesca Michielin has writing credits on three songs on the album, including the title-track, co-written with Elisa and Virginio Simonelli.
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In March 2013, Francesca Michielin was featured on the song "Cigno nero" by Italian rapper Fedez.
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The song, co-written by Francesca Michielin herself, was included in Fedez's album Sig.
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In 2014, Francesca Michielin took part in the theatrical performance La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla, with music written by Franco Battiato.
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In 2014, Francesca Michielin appeared on Fedez's track "Magnifico" for his album Pop-Hoolista.
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In January 2016, Francesca Michielin embarked on her first concert tour, titled Nice to Meet You.
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Francesca Michielin's entry was a new version of "Nessun grado di separazione", featuring an English-language chorus and titled "No Degree of Separation".
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In January 2017, Francesca Michielin announced through her Twitter account that she had started working in the studio on her third album, the title of which was later announced as 2640.
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On 1 October 2017, Francesca Michielin performed "Vulcano" on Che tempo che fa and announced the album's release date as 12 January 2018.
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In May 2018, Francesca Michielin provided featured vocals, together with rapper Fabri Fibra, on the single "Fotografia" by Italian recording artist Carl Brave.
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On 16 November 2018, Francesca Michielin released a new song, "Femme", written by Francesca Michielin and Calcutta and remixed by Bruno Belissimo.
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Francesca Michielin composed the original soundtrack for the short film A Cup of Coffee with Marylin, which was directed by Alessandra Gonnella and which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
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Francesca Michielin was among the artists involved in the charity event Musica che unisce, created as a collage of home made contributions and performances recorded and broadcast during the COVID-19 lockdown, and she performed "Cheyenne" from a panoramic corner in her hometown Bassano del Grappa during the 2020 International Workers' Day concert, annually supported by Italian trade unions CGIL, CISL and UIL and adapted in 2020 to a televised show without any audience.
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On 22 January 2021, Francesca Michielin released the song "Cattive stelle" with Vasco Brondi, as an addition to her previous album Feat.
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Francesca Michielin dueted with Samuel on the single "Cinema", and later recorded the song "Nei tuoi occhi" for the soundtrack of the film Marilyn's Eyes.
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Shortly after, Francesca Michielin graduated in Jazz Singing at the Conservatorio Agostino Steffani in Castelfranco Veneto.
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In March 2022, Francesca Michielin debuted as a record producer on the track "Liberi", included on the album Caos by Italian rapper Fabri Fibra.
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In Fall 2022 Francesca Michielin returned at X Factor, replacing Ludovico Tersigni as the host of the sixteenth series of the show.
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In December 2024, Francesca Michielin was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "Fango in paradiso".