Pierfrancesco Renga (born 12 June 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 2005 with the song "Angelo".[1] In 2001 he won the Mia Martini critics award at Sanremo Festival. He also took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2009 with "Uomo senza età"[2] and in 2012 with "La tua bellezza";[3] he competed again in 2024 alongside Nek with "Pazzo di te".[4][5]

Francesco Renga
Ambra Angiolini and Francesco Renga in 2009
Ambra Angiolini and Francesco Renga in 2009
Background information
Born (1968-06-12) 12 June 1968 (age 56)
Udine, Italy
OriginBrescia, Italy
GenresPop rock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1986–present
Websitewww.francescorenga.it

In 2010 he dedicated to his ex-longtime girlfriend Ambra Angiolini (2004–2015), the song "Stai con me" written by Emilio Munda.[6]

Discography

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Albums

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  • 2001 Francesco Renga (ITA #46)
  • 2002 Tracce (ITA #6 - Platinum 100,000+)
  • 2004 Camere con vista (ITA #4 - 2× Platinum 200,000+)
  • 2007 Ferro e cartone (ITA #1 - Platinum 120,000+)
  • 2009 Orchestraevoce (ITA #7 - Platinum - 100,000+)
  • 2010 Un giorno bellissimo (ITA #7 - Gold - 30,000+)
  • 2012 Fermoimmagine (ITA #15)
  • 2014 Tempo Reale (ITA #1)
  • 2016 Scriverò il tuo nome (ITA #1)
  • 2019 L'altra metà (ITA #2[7])

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Biography: Francesco Renga". AMG. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. ^ Belgesto, Alberto. "Renga a Sanremo, unico tra i bresciani".
  3. ^ "Sport: notizie calcio e altri sport - Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it.
  4. ^ "Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. ^ "Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival" [Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  6. ^ "Cineblog - Film e cinema: recensioni e trailer dei film da vedere". Cineblog.it.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 17 (dal 19.04.2019 al 25.04.2019)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 April 2019.