Josh Franceschi

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Josh Franceschi
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Background information
Birth nameJoshua James Alphonse Franceschi
Born (1990-08-07) 7 August 1990 (age 31)
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active2004–present
Associated actsYou Me at Six
Websiteyoumeatsix.co.uk

Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi (born 7 August 1990) is an English singer and songwriter. He is lead vocalist of rock band You Me at Six.

Early life[]

Josh was born to parents Anne Franceschi and Christian Franceschi in Weybridge, Surrey.[citation needed] He is of Corsican-French (paternal) descent. He has one sister, Elissa Franceschi who is also a vocalist.[1] He lived in Cyprus in his early childhood, but later moved to Twickenham to live with his grandmother. At the age of 9, he moved back to Weybridge, Surrey.[2] He attended Heathside School until he was 16, and then moved to Esher College, where he studied A-Levels in politics, history and film studies. He now lives in north London.[3]

Public image[]

Ticket touts[]

In 2016, Josh Franceschi began to criticise the way that tickets are re-sold for extortionate prices as there were consequences for both musicians and fans. He, along with a variety of other musicians came together under the Fan Fair Alliance to tackle the touts. Franceschi spoke against the rising issue along with Ian McAndrew and Annabella Coldrick in Parliament; many MPs backed the argument, agreeing that something must be done.

Personal life[]

Josh Franceschi is vegan. The band all organised a pop-up vegan kebab shop at the release of their album VI.[4] He is an Arsenal fan.[5] It was revealed in 2021 that Josh is related to McFly bassist Dougie Poynter.

Discography[]

Main article: You Me at Six discography

Guest appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ Franceschi, Elissa. "Devoid of Rue EP". Pledge Music. PledgeMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ "You Me At Six- Biography". Hcc-webhead.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Josh Franceschi lead singer of You Me At Six – talks about the new album, playing Reading and Leeds, and more on Monday 6 October 2008". eGigs.co.uk. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ Anna Fair (26 September 2018). "YOU ME AT SIX ANNOUNCE VEGAN POP-UP YOU ME AT SHISH BECAUSE WHY NOT". Altpress. Alternative Press, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Lawro's Premier League predictions v You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi". BBC Sport. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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