Francesco Taskayali
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Francesco Taskayali (Rome, July 4, 1991) is an Italian pianist and composer.{{cite web | last=Post | first=L'Huffington | title="A scuola in musica mi misero 'buono', oggi compongo e suono in tutto il mondo" | website=L'Huffington Post | date=March 30, 2016 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.it/2016/03/30/francesco-taskayali_n_9576316.html | language=it | accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
Biography
Born in Rome to an Italian mother and a Turkish father, he spent his childhood in Istanbul's Cihangir district until the age of five years. In 1996 his parents moved to Latina, a city near Rome, where Taskayali remained until 2008, then he returned to live in Istanbul to finish school. He currently lives in Milan. He began composing music in 2004 at age 13 with the song "È Sera".{{cite web | last=Team | first=WTG Global | title=Francesco Taskayali is literally "Flying" | website=Where To Go | date=March 23, 2016 | url=http://www.wtg-global.net/2016/03/23/francesco-taskayali-is-literally-flying/ | accessdate=February 4, 2017}} In 2010 he released his first album Emre, a collection of all the songs composed up to 18 years old, including single "Addio al Terminal".
At the age of 20, Francesco enrolled at Luiss Guido Carli university, studying for a bachelor’s degree in political science. However, unable to successfully pass the sociology exam in the first term,{{cite web | title= Post | website= Facebook.com| date=January 10, 2012 | url=https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=322297304467923&id=100000629696393&set=a.154084757955846| accessdate= February 1, 2020}} he decided to drop out.
He has represented Italy on various occasions. In 2012, he performed in Caracas with The Orchestra of El Sistema. On 2 June in Berlin, he participated in the celebrations of the Republic Day of Italy. In 2016, he performed in Los Angeles during the Day of the Music Festival. Furthermore, on December 28, 2016, he took part in a charity concert in Tbilisi alongside Nino Surgulazde, which was broadcast live on Georgian television. Throughout his solo career, he has performed in over 15 countries.{{cite web | title=Global artists join singer Nino Surguladze in children's charity concert | website=Agenda.ge | date=February 4, 2017 | url=http://agenda.ge/news/72272/eng | accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
On May 19, 2017, Wayfaring was entering the top 100 most sold cds in Italy.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
On August 12, 2017 Spotify has listed "Taksim" in "The Most Beautiful Songs in The World".
Discography
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| Year
! Title ! Track Listing ! Record Label |
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| 2010
| Emre | 1. "Addio al Terminal" | rowspan=4| INRI Classic |
| 2012
| LeVent | 1. "Iris" |
| 2014
| Flying | 1. "Falling Water" |
| 2017
| Wayfaring | 1. "Introitus" |
References
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External links
- [http://www.francescotaskayali.com/ Official website]
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Category:Italian male pianists
Category:Italian male composers
Category:Italian people of Turkish descent