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

Biography

Born in

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, he debuted as lead vocalist, lyricist and drummer with his

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band

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. Their first English-language album ''This Was Supposed to Be the Future'' (2010) was produced by Andrea Appino from The Zen Circus; the second album ''Bestie'' was entirely written in Italian and released in 2012. In 2013 he moved to

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where he studied soundtrack composition at the

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and started his solo career in 2016 with the

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''La fine dei vent'anni'', which earned him the

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"Opera prima" on 20 September 2016. He participated at the

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with the song "Dov'è l'Italia".

Discography

Studio albums

*''La fine dei vent'anni'' (2016) *''Vivere o morire'' (2018) *''Semplice'' (2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Motta, Francesco 1986 births Italian male singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Living people 21st-century Italian singers