David Franj
{{BLP sources|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = David Franj
| image =
| caption =
| alias = David Franciosa
| birth_name = David Frangiosa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
| origin =
| genre = Pop, pop rock
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = Shock, Standard Publishing
}}
David Franj (born 23 September 1975) is the performance name of David Frangiosa (also seen as David Franciosa), who is an Australian singer-songwriter-author. Frangiosa had three singles on the ARIA Singles Chart top 40: "Oxygen" (March 2002), "Never Be Amazing" (August) and "God Only Knows" (February 2003). All appeared on his debut album, Wrong Place, Wrong Time (March 2003), which reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 60.
He co-wrote the song "Perfect" (April 2008) with its performer, Vanessa Amorosi, which reached No. 4 on the ARIA Charts and is certified double platinum. It was nominated as the Most Played Australian Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2009.
Biography
David Franj, was born as David Frangiosa,{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Oxygen' at APRA search engine | url = https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#axd?q=Oxygen | accessdate = 11 July 2015 | archive-date = 17 November 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#axd?q=Oxygen | url-status = dead }} Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Oxygen; or at 'Performer:' David Franj and was raised in Melbourne.
=2003: Solo career=
Franj's first single, "Oxygen", was released to radio in early 2002 and peaked at No. 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart in April. It was followed by "Never Be Amazing", which reached the Top 40 in August.{{cite web | url = http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=David+Franj | title = Discography David Franj | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | accessdate = 11 July 2015 }} His third single, "God Only Knows", also reached the top 40, in February 2003. His debut album, Wrong Place, Wrong Time,{{Cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=1211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204094042/http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=1211|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2024|title=Melodic Net - We Rock, do you?}} reached No. 53 on the ARIA Albums Chart.{{cite web | date = 24 March 2003 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030407-0000/Issue683.pdf | title = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 683 | pages = 2, 5–6, 8, 10, 13, 18 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue683.pdf | archivedate = 6 April 2003 | accessdate = 11 July 2015 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In December 2003 Franj provided "I Want to Wake Up with You" for the soundtrack for the Australian comedy film, The Wannabes.{{cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34577484?q&versionId=42806215 |title=I want to wake up with you [sound recording] / David Franj. – Version details – Trove |publisher=Trove.nla.gov.au |date= |accessdate=30 December 2019}}
=Writing career=
Vanessa Amorosi released "Perfect" in April 2008, the second single from her second studio album, Somewhere in the Real World. It was co-written by Franj with Amorosi and peaked at No. 4.{{cite web | url = http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=Perfect&cat=s | title = Vanessa Amorosi – 'Perfect' | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | accessdate = 11 July 2015 }} Note: Gives songwriters as Vanessa Amorosi and David Franciosa. By the end of that year it was certified platinum for shipment of 70,000 units.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Singles.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927062539/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Singles.htm |archivedate=27 September 2008 }} At the APRA Music Awards of 2009 "Perfect" was nominated for Most Played Australian Work.{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2000-2010/2009-awards/music-awards/most-played-australian-work/ | title = Most Played Australian Work | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 11 July 2015 }} Note: Gives songwriters as Vanessa Amorosi and David Frangiosa.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart |
| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | AUS {{cite Ryan|page=108}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Wrong Place, Wrong Time...
|
| 98 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Oxygen"
| rowspan="2"| 2002 | 25 | rowspan="4"| Wrong Place, Wrong Time... |
| scope="row"| "Never Been Amazing"
| 33 |
| scope="row"| "God Only Knows"
| rowspan="3"| 2003 | 37 |
| scope="row"| "Teresa"/"Yellow Flowers"
| — |
| scope="row"| "I Want to Wake Up with You"
| — |
Awards and nominations
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards have been presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx | title = APRA History | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) {{pipe}} Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | accessdate = 17 January 2011 | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx | archivedate = 20 September 2010 | df = dmy-all }}
{{awards table}}
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| 2009[https://web.archive.org/web/20090603185723/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPlayedAustralianWork2009.aspx Most Played Australian Work – 2009.] apra-amcos.com.au, Archived from [http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPlayedAustralianWork2009.aspx the original] on 3 June 2009.
| Most Played Australian Work
| "Perfect" (Vanessa Amorosi, David Franciosa)
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Category:Australian male singer-songwriters