Francesco Gabbani

Francesco Gabbani
Francesco Gabbani
	Francesco Gabbani during Eurovision Song Contest 2017 opening ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine
Background information
Born	9 September 1982 (age 42); Carrara, Italy
Genres	Electropop; indie pop;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; piano; bass; drums;
Years active	2000–present
Labels	BMG
Website	francescogabbani.it

Francesco Gabbani (born 9 September 1982) is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.^[1]^[2] He rose to fame after winning the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song "Amen". The next year, he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Occidentali's Karma". He also represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, where he finished in 6th place.

Life and career

2009–2014: Early beginnings and Greitist Iz

In 2009, Gabbani featured on Mira Leon's single "Filodoro". He released his debut singles "Estate" and "Maledetto amore" in 2011. In 2013, Gabbani released "I dischi non-si suonano" and "Clandestino" as singles from his debut studio album. He released his debut album, Greitist Iz, on 27 May 2014.^[3] The album peaked at number 59 on the Italian Albums Chart.

2015–2016: Eternamente ora

He was then signed to BMG Rights Management in 2015. The following year, he was announced as a competitor in the newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song "Amen", which went on to win the competition. The song also won the Mia Martini Critics Award.^[4] The song was released as the lead single from his second studio album on 27 November 2015, and was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[5] The song peaked at number 14 on the Italian Singles Chart. He released his second studio album Eternamente ora on 12 February 2016, peaking at number 18 on the Italian Albums Chart. On 6 May 2016, he released "Eternamente ora" as the second single from the album. "In equilibrio" was released as the third and final single from the album on 12 September 2016. In 2016, Gabbani composed the soundtrack of Italian comedy film Poveri ma ricchi, directed by Fausto Brizzi. The song "Foglie al gelo" was released in December 2016 as a single from the film's soundtrack album.^[6]

2017–2018: Magellano and Eurovision Song Contest

Gabbani returned to the Sanremo Music Festival the following year, winning in the "Big Artists" section with the song "Occidentali's Karma".^[7]^[8] As a result, he also became the first performer to win both sections of the Sanremo Music Festival in two consecutive years.^[9] After his win at Sanremo 2017, it was revealed by RAI that Gabbani had accepted the offer to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "Occidentali's Karma". As Italy is a member of the "Big Five", he automatically qualified to the final, held on 13 May 2017. Throughout the Eurovision season, he was considered a huge favourite to win the contest,^[10] however he only placed 6th with 334 points. In April 2017, Gabbani announced on Facebook that he would be releasing his third studio album, Magellano, on 28 April 2017. The album includes his Eurovision song "Occidentali's Karma". To promote the album, Gabbani embarked on a tour. He held several shows across Italy from 19 June to 9 September 2017. The album has peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart.

2019–present: Viceversa

On 4 May 2019, Gabbani released "È un'altra cosa", the first single from his fourth studio album, Viceversa. He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Viceversa", where he placed second.^[11]^[12] The single reached number two on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[13]^[5]

Discography

Greitist Iz (2014)
Eternamente ora (2016)
Magellano (2017)
Viceversa (2020)
Volevamo solo essere felici (2022)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nomination	Work	Result
2017	MTV Italian Music Awards	Best Italian Male^[14]	Himself	Nominated
2017	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Italian Act^[15]	Himself	Nominated

References

^ "Francesco Gabbani" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^ "Biografia – Francesco Gabbani". francescogabbani.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^ Greitist Iz di Francesco Gabbani su Apple Music
^ Massimo Longoni (13 February 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2016, Francesco Gabbani vince nelle Nuove proposte". Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Italian single certifications – Francesco Gabbani" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 August 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Francesco Gabbani" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
^ Alessandro Genovese (12 December 2016). "Francesco Gabbani firma la colonna sonora di Poveri ma ricchi" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^ Domenico Naso (13 December 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2017: i cantanti in gara. Dai talent ai veterani: ecco chi salirà sul palco dell'Ariston". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ Domenico Naso (12 February 2017). "Sanremo 2017, vince Francesco Gabbani, seconda Fiorella Mannoia, terzo Ermal Meta". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Video intervista a Francesco Gabbani, il vincitore di Sanremo 2017" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Escudero, Victor M. (12 February 2017). "Francesco Gabbani to represent Italy in Kyiv!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ "Sanremo 2020. Vince Diodato". Rai News24. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Francesco Gabbani – Viceversa". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "Votazioni aperte! Ecco tutte le nomination dei TIM MTV Awards 2017" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ "MTV European Music Awards: le nomination per il Best Italian Act". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Stadio with "Un giorno mi dirai"	Sanremo Music Festival winner 2017	Succeeded by Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro with "Non mi avete fatto niente"
Preceded by Francesca Michielin with "No Degree of Separation"	Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017	Succeeded by Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro with "Non mi avete fatto niente"

[1] "Francesco Gabbani" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[2] "Biografia – Francesco Gabbani". francescogabbani.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[3] Greitist Iz di Francesco Gabbani su Apple Music

[4] Massimo Longoni (13 February 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2016, Francesco Gabbani vince nelle Nuove proposte". Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[ITAcert-5] "Italian single certifications – Francesco Gabbani" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 August 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Francesco Gabbani" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

[6] Alessandro Genovese (12 December 2016). "Francesco Gabbani firma la colonna sonora di Poveri ma ricchi" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[7] Domenico Naso (13 December 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2017: i cantanti in gara. Dai talent ai veterani: ecco chi salirà sul palco dell'Ariston". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[8] Domenico Naso (12 February 2017). "Sanremo 2017, vince Francesco Gabbani, seconda Fiorella Mannoia, terzo Ermal Meta". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[9] "Video intervista a Francesco Gabbani, il vincitore di Sanremo 2017" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[10] Escudero, Victor M. (12 February 2017). "Francesco Gabbani to represent Italy in Kyiv!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[11] "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[12] "Sanremo 2020. Vince Diodato". Rai News24. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[13] "Italiancharts.com – Francesco Gabbani – Viceversa". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[14] "Votazioni aperte! Ecco tutte le nomination dei TIM MTV Awards 2017" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[15] "MTV European Music Awards: le nomination per il Best Italian Act". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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v t e Francesco Gabbani
Discography
Studio albums	Greitist Iz (2014) Eternamente ora (2016) Magellano (2017) Viceversa (2020)
Singles	"Amen" "Occidentali's Karma" "Tra le granite e le granate" "Viceversa"
Television	Eurovision Song Contest Italy Italy 2017 2017 Sanremo Music Festival 2017 2020
Related articles	BMG Rights Management

v t e Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sanremo Music Festival Canzonissima
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1997 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Al Bano and Romina Power Alice Luca Barbarossa Franco Battiato Blanco Gigliola Cinquetti Betty Curtis Toto Cutugno Nicola Di Bari Peppino di Capri ~~Diodato~~ Emma Sergio Endrigo Riccardo Fogli Francesco Gabbani Nunzio Gallo Dori Ghezzi Raphael Gualazzi Jalisse Fausto Leali Mahmood Måneskin Angelina Mango Mia Martini Matia Bazar Marco Mengoni Ermal Meta Francesca Michielin Domenico Modugno Gianni Morandi Fabrizio Moro Anna Oxa Emilio Pericoli Raf Franca Raimondi Massimo Ranieri Renato Rascel Ricchi e Poveri Enrico Ruggeri Bobby Solo Alan Sorrenti Tonina Torrielli Umberto Tozzi Claudio Villa Il Volo Wess Iva Zanicchi Nina Zilli
Songs	"Addio, addio" "Al di là" "Amami se vuoi" "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" "L'amore è un attimo" "Aprite le finestre" "Avrei voluto" "Brividi" "Chi sarà con te" "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" "Corde della mia chitarra" "Dio, come ti amo" "Due grosse lacrime bianche" "Due vite" "Era" "L'essenziale" ~~"Fai rumore"~~ "Fiumi di parole" "Gente di mare" "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" "Grande amore" "Insieme: 1992" "Libera" "Madness of Love" "Magic Oh Magic" "Marianne" "La mia città" "La noia" "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" "No Degree of Separation" "Non andare più lontano" "Non ho l'età" "Non mi avete fatto niente" "Non so che darei" "Occhi di ragazza" "Occidentali's Karma" "Per Lucia" "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" "Questo amore" "Raggio di luna" "Rapsodia" "Romantica" "Se piangi, se ridi" "Sì" "Soldi" "Sole d'Europa" "I treni di Tozeur" "Uno per tutte" "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" "We'll Live It All Again" "Zitti e buoni"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Italy did not compete

v t e Sanremo Music Festival winners
Discography
1950s	Nilla Pizzi ("Grazie dei fiori") Nilla Pizzi ("Vola colomba") Carla Boni / Flo Sandon's ("Viale d'autunno") Giorgio Consolini / Gino Latilla ("Tutte le mamme") Claudio Villa / Tullio Pane ("Buongiorno tristezza") Franca Raimondi ("Aprite le finestre") Claudio Villa / Nunzio Gallo ("Corde della mia chitarra") Domenico Modugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Nel blu, dipinto di blu") Domenico Modugno / Johnny Dorelli ("Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)")
1960s	Tony Dallara / Renato Rascel ("Romantica") Betty Curtis / Luciano Tajoli ("Al di là") Domenico Modugno / Claudio Villa ("Addio, addio") Tony Renis / Emilio Pericoli ("Uno per tutte") Gigliola Cinquetti / Patricia Carli ("Non ho l'età") Bobby Solo / The New Christy Minstrels ("Se piangi, se ridi") Domenico Modugno / Gigliola Cinquetti ("Dio, come ti amo") Claudio Villa / Iva Zanicchi ("Non pensare a me") Sergio Endrigo / Roberto Carlos ("Canzone per te") Bobby Solo / Iva Zanicchi ("Zingara")
1970s	Adriano Celentano / Claudia Mori ("Chi non lavora non fa l'amore") Nada / Nicola Di Bari ("Il cuore è uno zingaro") Nicola Di Bari ("I giorni dell'arcobaleno") Peppino di Capri ("Un grande amore e niente più") Iva Zanicchi ("Ciao cara come stai?") Gilda ("Ragazza del sud") Peppino di Capri ("Non lo faccio più") Homo Sapiens ("Bella da morire") Matia Bazar ("...e dirsi ciao") Mino Vergnaghi ("Amare")
1980s	Toto Cutugno ("Solo noi") Alice ("Per Elisa") Riccardo Fogli ("Storie di tutti i giorni") Tiziana Rivale ("Sarà quel che sarà") Al Bano and Romina Power ("Ci sarà") Ricchi e Poveri ("Se m'innamoro") Eros Ramazzotti ("Adesso tu") Gianni Morandi, Umberto Tozzi and Enrico Ruggeri ("Si può dare di più") Massimo Ranieri ("Perdere l'amore") Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali ("Ti lascerò")
1990s	Pooh ("Uomini soli") Riccardo Cocciante ("Se stiamo insieme") Luca Barbarossa ("Portami a ballare") Enrico Ruggeri ("Mistero") Aleandro Baldi ("Passerà") Giorgia ("Come saprei") Ron and Tosca ("Vorrei incontrarti fra cent'anni") Jalisse ("Fiumi di parole") Annalisa Minetti ("Senza te o con te") Anna Oxa ("Senza pietà")
2000s	Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel ("Sentimento") Elisa ("Luce (Tramonti a nord est)") Matia Bazar ("Messaggio d'amore") Alexia ("Per dire di no") Marco Masini ("L'uomo volante") Francesco Renga ("Angelo") Povia ("Vorrei avere il becco") Simone Cristicchi ("Ti regalerò una rosa") Giò Di Tonno and Lola Ponce ("Colpo di fulmine") Marco Carta ("La forza mia")
2010s	Valerio Scanu ("Per tutte le volte che...") Roberto Vecchioni ("Chiamami ancora amore") Emma Marrone ("Non è l'inferno") Marco Mengoni ("L'essenziale") Arisa ("Controvento") Il Volo ("Grande amore") Stadio ("Un giorno mi dirai") Francesco Gabbani ("Occidentali's Karma") Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro ("Non mi avete fatto niente") Mahmood ("Soldi")
2020s	Diodato ("Fai rumore") Måneskin ("Zitti e buoni") Mahmood and Blanco ("Brividi") Marco Mengoni ("Due vite") Angelina Mango ("La noia")

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