Francesco Renga

{{short description|Italian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Francesco Renga

| image = Ambra Angiolini, Francesco Renga.jpg

| caption = Ambra Angiolini and Francesco Renga in 2009

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|6|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Udine, Italy

| death_date =

| origin = Brescia, Italy

| genre = Pop rock

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• songwriter

}}

| years_active = 1986–present

| label =

| website = {{website|http://www.francescorenga.it/}}

}}

Pierfrancesco Renga (born 12 June 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 2005 with the song "Angelo".{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p519464|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Francesco Renga|last=Brown|first=Marisa |publisher=AMG|access-date=9 May 2010}} 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"{{cite web|url=http://brescia.corriere.it/brescia/notizie/cronaca/12_gennaio_16/renga-1902878471337.shtml|title=Renga a Sanremo, unico tra i bresciani|first=Alberto|last=Belgesto}} and in 2012 with "La tua bellezza";{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/scommesse-lotterie/scommesse-sportive/18_febbraio_2012/festival-di-sanremo-noemi-e-francesco-renga-insidiano-la-favorita-emma-1329596412424.shtml|title=Sport: notizie calcio e altri sport - Corriere della Sera|website=www.corriere.it}} he competed again in 2024 alongside Nek with "Pazzo di te".{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/italy-2024-sanremo-lineup|title=Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|date=2023-12-03|access-date=2023-12-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/sanremo/sanremo-2024-cantanti-canzoni-ospiti-conduttori-serate-giurie/|title=Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival|trans-title=Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival|language=it|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|date=2023-12-20|access-date=2023-12-20}}

In 2010 he dedicated to his ex-longtime girlfriend Ambra Angiolini (2004–2015), the song "Stai con me" written by Emilio Munda.{{cite web|url=http://festival.blogosfere.it/2011/03/ambra-e-renga-li-sciacalli-lui-le-dedica-in-concerto-stai-con-me.html|title=Cineblog - Film e cinema: recensioni e trailer dei film da vedere|website=Cineblog.it}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}