41 Facts About Francisca Valenzuela

Francisca Valenzuela gained popularity in Chile and Latin America following the release of her debut album, Muerdete La Lengua, in June 2007.

Francisca Valenzuela has earned both gold and platinum album certifications in Chile.

Francisca Valenzuela released her fourth studio album, La Fortaleza, in 2020, and her fifth studio album, Vida tan Bonita in 2022, both records under Sony Music Chile.

Francisca Valenzuela was born in San Francisco, California to Chilean-born scientists, Pablo Valenzuela Valdes and Bernardita Mendez Velasco.

Francisca Valenzuela is the fourth oldest and only daughter of five children.

At a very early age, Francisca Valenzuela demonstrated an interest in music and began taking music lessons at the age of 7.

Francisca Valenzuela attended Saint George's College, an elite private school in the Vitacura neighbourhood of Santiago.

When she moved to Chile, Francisca Valenzuela initially struggled with the language barrier, as her native language is English, and had difficulty adjusting to the country's conservative, religious, and societal values compared to her diverse upbringing in California.

Francisca Valenzuela is fluent in English and Spanish and often composes in both languages.

Francisca Valenzuela first began looking for a record deal by sending her demos to major record label offices throughout Chile with no success.

Francisca Valenzuela performed English-language songs at bars and clubs in Santiago, but eventually began writing and performing in Spanish.

In 2006, Francisca Valenzuela unofficially released her first solo single, "Peces", which she wrote at age 13 about a boy she liked who did not reciprocate her feelings.

Francisca Valenzuela performed in New York City at the annual LAMC conference in July 2008.

In early 2009, Francisca Valenzuela began the pre-production stages for her second album in Santiago and Berlin.

Francisca Valenzuela contributed to the Chilean water conservation documentary H2O:Cero, by composing a new song called "En Blanco" for the film.

Francisca Valenzuela has participated in the album tribute for Violeta Parra, recording a new version of "Run Run Se Fue Pa'l Norte" as well as recording a version of Inti-Illimani's song "Vuelvo".

In 2009, she collaborated with Chilean rapper, Latin Bitman for his album Colour; Francisca Valenzuela co-wrote and sang two songs, "Help Me" and "Someday".

On January 1,2011, Francisca Valenzuela released in digital formats her first single "Quiero Verte Mas" from her second studio album called Buen Soldado; the album was released on March 3,2011, in Chile as a physical and digital release.

Francisca Valenzuela performed at Midem in Cannes, France, representing Chile.

Francisca Valenzuela is a featured artist on Spanish singer-songwriter, Alejandro Sanz's tribute album, Y Si Fueran Ellas.

Francisca Valenzuela recorded a cover of Sanz's Lola Soledad for the album.

In May 2014, Francisca Valenzuela confirmed that her third studio album, Tajo Abierto, would be released in September 2014.

Francisca Valenzuela wrote most of the album on the piano before learning how to use special computer software to create the final studio version.

Francisca Valenzuela began recording her third studio album began recording the album in November 2013 and completed production in May 2014.

The majority of the album was recorded in Los Angeles, California, with the exception of one song, "Cuequita del corazon", which Francisca Valenzuela recorded in Santiago, Chile at Estudios del Sur.

Francisca Valenzuela worked on the album with four producers: Jesse Rogg, Vicente Sanfuentes, Dave Sitek, and Aureo Baqueiro.

Francisca Valenzuela wrote 25 songs for the album and chose 11 for the final track listing.

In 2014, Francisca Valenzuela formed her own independent record label, Frantastic Records, with the help of her mother, her friend and future romantic partner, Chilean producer, Vicente Sanfuentes, and a small team in Chile.

Francisca Valenzuela returned to the US, where she debuted at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 1,2014.

In 2014, Francisca Valenzuela traveled to the Brazilian cities of Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, as well as the Amazonian Jungle, to write and record a music video for the HBO Latin America tourism documentary, "Encuentros en Brasil".

Francisca Valenzuela wrote the song, "Reina tropical de Brasil".

In late December 2014, Francisca Valenzuela was selected along with 23 other well-known international artists to record the official theme song, "Live It", for at the 24th annual World Men's Handball Championship.

Francisca Valenzuela performed the song at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru during the handover segment for the next Games in her hometown Santiago.

On January 17,2020, Francisca Valenzuela released her fourth studio album, La Fortaleza.

Francisca Valenzuela began modeling for the popular Chilean clothing brand, "Foster" in 2012.

On November 6,2013, Francisca Valenzuela revealed that she had designed a second collection for Foster.

Francisca Valenzuela took a summer course in International Relations at University of California, Berkeley.

Francisca Valenzuela resided in Los Angeles, California for several years before the release of her third and fourth studio albums.

Francisca Valenzuela chose Mexico City to further her career opportunities within the music industry in Latin America.

Francisca Valenzuela revealed that a few years after the release of her third studio album, she was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Francisca Valenzuela previously discussed dealing with suicidal thoughts and the desire to no longer tour her music during depressive episodes.