Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an American Christian pop singer-songwriter and musician, who combines gospel, rock, jazz and R&B elements in her music, hailing from New York City, New York, U.S.
Born to parents who were strongly involved in musical theatre, and seeing a production of The Secret Garden on Broadway aged six, young Battistelli envisioned spending her life performing for other people. This dream was kept alive when at 15 the singer became a member of the Floridian mainstream pop band Bella, dancing and singing to audiences on a regular basis. Soon after the group disbanded Battistelli picked up a guitar and tried her hand at writing her own songs.
In 2004 the singer-songwriter independently released her debut album “Just a Breath” followed by the four-track EP “I’m Letting Go” issued by Fervent Records exclusively for iTunes. All of these tracks later found their way on to Battistelli’s official debut album “My Paper Heart” released in July 2008 and produced by Ian Eskelin. Led by the single “I’m Letting Go” which reached No. 3 on R&R’s Christian CHR chart, the album debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes chart and remained in the Christian albums' Top 10 for four weeks. Battistelli’s subsequent single “Free to Be Me”, the result of backing her car into a lawyer’s car, earned a Grammy nomination in 2009.
After an extensive period of touring, playing solo concerts and Christian festivals, Battistelli also played with fellow Fervent Records group Big Daddy Weave and took part on the Winter Jam 2009 tour. Battistelli’s official sophomore album “Hundred More Years” was issued on March 1, 2011, which reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200, aided by the singles “This is the Stuff” and “Motion of Mercy”. An album of traditional holiday music entitled “Christmas” saw its release in 2012, followed by the singer’s third full-length album “If We’re Honest” in 2014.
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