Francesca Michielin

Francesca Michielin is an Italian singersongwriter. 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. Michielins debut studio album, Riflessi di me, was released in October 2012, preceded by the single Sola.

Michielin was born in Bassano del Grappa, to Vanna Moro and Tiziano Michielin. She has an older brother, Filippo. Her first approach with playing music came studying piano, and she later started studying bass too. At the age of fourteen, she started singing in her hometowns gospel choir. 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. After listening to Adeles debut album 19, Michielin also started writing her own songs, composing musics with piano.

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