Francesco Motta

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Motta
Motta live in Pisa in 2017
Motta live in Pisa in 2017
Background information
Birth nameFrancesco Motta
Born (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 34)
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
GenresAlternative rock
Indie rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2006–present
LabelsWoodworm

Francesco Motta, known simply as Motta (born 10 October 1986), is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Biography[]

Born in Pisa, he debuted as lead vocalist, lyricist and drummer with his new wave punk band .[1] Their first English-language album This Was Supposed to Be the Future (2010) was produced by Andrea Appino from The Zen Circus;[2] the second album Bestie was entirely written in Italian and released in 2012.[3]

In 2013 he moved to Rome where he studied soundtrack composition at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and started his solo career in 2016 with the studio album La fine dei vent'anni, which earned him the "Opera prima" on 20 September 2016.[4]

He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Dov'è l'Italia".[5]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • La fine dei vent'anni (2016)
  • Vivere o morire (2018)

References[]

  1. ^ "Francesco Motta, pisano legato a Livorno e baciato dal successo - Regione - Il Tirreno". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  2. ^ "Recensione: Criminal Jokers - This Was Supposed To Be The Future - storiadellamusica.it". www.storiadellamusica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  3. ^ "Criminal Jokers - Bestie :: Le recensioni di OndaRock". OndaRock. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  4. ^ "I FINALISTI DELLE TARGHE TENCO 2016: IL MEGLIO DELLA CANZONE D'AUTORE ITALIANA PER OLTRE 200 GIORNALISTI - PREMIO TENCO SANREMO". PREMIO TENCO SANREMO. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  5. ^ Carlo Moretti (22 January 2019). "Motta, un brano per l'Italia "È un Paese spaesato"" (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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