Francesco Bianconi

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Francesco Bianconi

| image = Baustelle17 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Bianconi in 2016

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|5|25}}

| birth_place = Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy

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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|writer}}

| years_active = 1994–present

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| current_member_of = Baustelle

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Francesco Bianconi (born 25 May 1973) is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, novelist, and frontman of the indie rock band Baustelle.

Life and career

Born in Montepulciano, Bianconi attended the "Antonio da Sangallo" Scientific High School and graduated in Communication Sciences from the University of Siena.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockit.it/articolo/biografia-di-francesco-bianconi|title=Biografia di Francesco Bianconi|work=Rockit}}{{Cite news|url=https://sienanews.it/cultura/eventi/bianconi-baustelle-crescere-in-provincia-ti-forgia/|title=Bianconi (Baustelle): "Crescere in provincia ti forgia"|date=27 September 2017|work=Siena News}}

In the 1990s, he co-founded the band Baustelle, releasing their debut album Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza in 2000. After relocating to Milan to work as a journalist, he continued to publish albums with the band while collaborating with artists such as {{Interlanguage link|Virginiana Miller|it}} and writing for prominent names in the Italian music scene, including Irene Grandi, Noemi, Paola Turci, and Anna Oxa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mescalina.it/musica/recensioni/virginiana-miller-la-verita-sul-tennis|title=Virginiana Miller - La verità sul tennis|date=31 March 2003|first=Andrea|last=Salvi|work=Mescalina.it}}{{Cite news|url=https://firenze.repubblica.it/tempo-libero/articoli/musica/2018/07/15/news/baustelle_e_virginiana_miller_in_santissima_annunziata_insieme_in_nome_della_coerenza_-201849609/|title=Firenze, Baustelle e Virginiana Miller al Musart, "noi provinciali del pop insieme sul palco in nome della coerenza"|date=15 July 2018|work=la Repubblica}}{{Cite web|url=https://arte.sky.it/news/2022/programmi-tv-8-gennaio-francesco-bianconi|title=Francesco Bianconi e la musica indipendente|date=6 January 2022|work=Sky Arte}}

Bianconi made his literary debut in 2011 with the novel Il regno animale.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-232481/e-il-regno-animale-il-primo-romanzo-di-francesco-bianconi-baustelle|date=11 April 2011|title=È 'Il regno animale' il primo romanzo di Francesco Bianconi (Baustelle)|work=Rockol}}

In 2020, he launched his first solo album, Forever,{{Cite web|first=Paolo|last=Panzeri|url=https://www.rockol.it/recensioni-musicali/album/9590/francesco-bianconi-forever|title="Forever", il debutto solista di Francesco Bianconi|work=Rockol|date=21 October 2020}} followed by Accade in 2022.{{Cite web|first=Giulia|last=Cavaliere|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/e-morto-il-vecchio-cantautore-viva-bianconi-e-il-suo-accade/611902/|title=È morto il vecchio cantautore, viva Bianconi e il suo Accade|work=Rolling Stone|date=28 January 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/musica/2022/01/27/francesco-bianconi-esce-lalbum-di-cover-accade_2ec462ce-2847-4c97-87bc-7139b7669b68.html|title=Francesco Bianconi, esce l'album di cover Accade|work=Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|date=27 January 2022}}

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| ITA {{cite web \|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Francesco+Bianconi \|website=Italiancharts.com \|publisher=Hung Medien \|access-date=2 December 2024\|title=Italian Charts - Francesco Bianconi - Albums}}
scope="row"\| Forever \| Release date: 16 October 2020 Label: Ponderosa, BMG \|11
scope="row"\| Accade \| Release date: 28 January 2022 Label: Ponderosa, BMG \|―The album did not chart in the FIMI Albums Chart, but entered the FIMI Vinyls Chart at number 7.

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ITA
{{cite web |url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Francesco+Bianconi |website=Italiancharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=2 December 2024|title=Italian Charts - Francesco Bianconi - Albums}}

scope="row"| Forever

Release date: 16 October 2020
Label: Ponderosa, BMG

|11

scope="row"| Accade

Release date: 28 January 2022
Label: Ponderosa, BMG

|―The album did not chart in the FIMI Albums Chart, but entered the FIMI Vinyls Chart at number 7.

Filmography

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|+ Film

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2012

|Workers

|Poker player

|Cameo role

2024

|Quasi a casa

|Music producer

Books

{{Cite book|author=Francesco Bianconi|title=Il regno animale|publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|date=2011}}
{{Cite book|author=Francesco Bianconi|title=La resurrezione della carne|publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|date=2015}}
{{Cite book|author1=Francesco Bianconi|author2=Rachele Bastreghi|author3=Claudio Brasini|title=I musicisti arrivano già stanchi negli hotel. Fotodiario intimo di Baustelle in movimento|publisher=La nave di Teseo|date=2019}}
{{Cite book|author=Francesco Bianconi|author2=Paolo Bacilieri|title=Atlante delle case maledette|publisher=Rizzoli Lizard|date=2021}}

References

External links

{{Imdb name}}

Category:Italian male singer-songwriters

Category:21st-century Italian singer-songwriters

Category:Italian pop singers

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Italian male singers

Category:1973 births

Category:Musicians from Tuscany