1. Francesco Facchinetti rose to fame as a singer during the summer of 2003, when he released his debut single, "La canzone del capitano", which became a hit in Italy.
21 Facts About Francesco Facchinetti
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Francesco Facchinetti is the founder of Italian EDM trio "We Are PresidentS".
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When RAI decided to discontinue the show, Francesco Facchinetti presented Star Academy, which replaced X Factor.
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Together with his father Roby Francesco Facchinetti, he was part of a duo coach on the third series of talent show The Voice of Italy.
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Francesco Facchinetti was one of the Italian commentators for the second and third seasons of Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster alongside Bianca Balti.
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Francesco Facchinetti was born in Milan on 2 May 1980, to Italian singer Roby Facchinetti, better known as a member of the pop band Pooh, and Rosaria Longoni.
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Francesco Facchinetti's elder sister, Alessandra Facchinetti, is a fashion designer.
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In September 2004, DJ Francesco Facchinetti became a contestant of the reality show L'isola dei famosi.
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In 2006, Facchinetti started to present his own radio programme, Non esco, c'e Francesco, broadcast by RTL 102.5.
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In February 2007, Francesco Facchinetti competed in the 57th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Vivere normale", a duet with his father Roby Francesco Facchinetti.
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On 27 June 2007, Francesco Facchinetti presented the 2nd Venive Music Awards, an award ceremony celebrating pop music.
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In March 2008, Francesco Facchinetti became the presenter of the first series of the Italian talent show X Factor.
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In 2011, when Rai 2 decided not to confirm X Factor replacing it with Star Academy, Francesco Facchinetti was chosen as the presenter of the new show.
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In 2012, Francesco Facchinetti founded a dance trio, We Are presidents.
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In January 2013, Francesco Facchinetti presented a new late night show, Rai Boh, which experimented with chaos-based interviews.
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In 2014, Francesco Facchinetti returned to music, performing the song "Conta" for the Italian drama television series Braccialetti rossi.
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Francesco Facchinetti recorded the theme song for the second series of the same show, "L'inizio del mondo", a duet with Niccolo Agliardi, released as a single in 2015.
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On 9 October 2012, Alessia Marcuzzi and Francesco Facchinetti announced their separation through a co-written official message posted on their Facebook and Twitter official accounts.
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On 11 December 2014 Francesco Facchinetti married his Lebanese Brazilian girlfriend Wilma Helena Faissol.
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Francesco Facchinetti has worn the brands Adidas and Plein, promoting them into the Italian press.
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Francesco Facchinetti is planning to sue McGregor for the unprovoked attack.