"Distratto" is a song recorded by

Francesca Michielin Francesca Michielin (, ; born 25 February 1995) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor''. Her first single, " Distratto", debuted atop the Italian FIMI Top Digi ...

, the winner of the fifth series of the Italian talent-show '' X Factor''. The song, written by

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and

Roberto Casalino Roberto Casalino (born 9 June 1979) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He composed, in collaboration with Tiziano Ferro, " Non ti scordar mai di me", "Stai fermo lì", " Novembre", brought to success in 2008 by Giusy Ferreri. He has written son ...

, was arranged and produced by Andrea Rigonat. Michielin performed it for the first time during the semi-final of the show, on 29 December 2011. On 5 January 2012, after performing the song for a second time, Michielin was announced the winner, beating runner-up band I Moderni. On 6 January 2012, the song was released as a digital download EP, also including three re-recorded covers previously performed during the live shows. On 12 January 2012, the single debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart and it was later certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units.

Composition

The song is a pop ballad with

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and

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influences. It was written from the point of view of a woman who is living the end of her relationship with a man unable to understand their problems.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Stefano Sollima and it features a cameo appearance by Italian actor

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. The clip, filmed in January 2012 at the

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, was premiered on 3 February 2012 on Sky Uno HD.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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