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Francesco Motta, also known simply as Motta (Pisa, Italy, October 10, 1986), is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Biography
Born in Pisa,[1] his first band is Criminal Jokers, a busker-punk band with new wave influences, where he writes the lyrics, sings, and plays the drum. The band's first album is This Was Supposed to Be the Future (2010),[2] produced by Andrea Appino, the Zen Circus' leader. The second album of Criminal Jokers, Bestie (2012),[3] is the first written in italian. Meanwhile, Motta also plays live with Nada, Zen Circus, Il Pan del Diavolo, and Giovanni Truppi. In 2013 he moves to Rome where he starts to study soundtrack composition at the "Centro sperimentale di cinematografia di Roma". His first solo album is La fine dei vent'anni (2016), produced and co-authored by Riccardo Sinigallia. Besides Motta and Sinigallia, in the album also play Cesare Petulicchio (Bud Spencer Blues Explosion), Giorgio Canali, Andrea Ruggiero, Alessandro Alosi (Il Pan del Diavolo) and more. On September 20, 2016, he wins the prestigious Targa Tenco, "Opera prima" category.[4] He also won the Special PIMI Award and the MEI Special Prize as an independent Italian artist.
Discography
2016 - La fine dei vent'anni
References
- ^ "Francesco Motta, pisano legato a Livorno e baciato dal successo - Regione - Il Tirreno". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Recensione: Criminal Jokers - This Was Supposed To Be The Future - storiadellamusica.it". www.storiadellamusica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Criminal Jokers - Bestie :: Le recensioni di OndaRock". OndaRock. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "I FINALISTI DELLE TARGHE TENCO 2016: IL MEGLIO DELLA CANZONE D'AUTORE ITALIANA PER OLTRE 200 GIORNALISTI - PREMIO TENCO SANREMO". PREMIO TENCO SANREMO. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-05-26.