Francesco Gabbani
Francesco Gabbani is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Carrara, known for “Amen,” “Occidentali’s Karma” and “Viceversa,” and a judge on X Factor Italia.
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Overview
- From
- Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
- Born
- September 9, 1982
- Work
- Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Breakout
- “Amen,” winner of Sanremo’s Nuove Proposte section in 2016
- On television
- X Factor Italia judge since 2025
Mini bio
A childhood surrounded by instruments.
Francesco grew up in Carrara, where his parents ran a musical instrument shop. He played with Trikobalto before leaving in 2010 to pursue a solo career. In 2015, as he considered concentrating on composing, BMG encouraged him to enter Sanremo’s newcomers competition.
Two Sanremo wins in a row.
“Amen” won the Nuove Proposte section in 2016. A year later, “Occidentali’s Karma” won the main competition, making him the first artist to win those two categories in consecutive years. He took the song to Eurovision in Kyiv and finished sixth.
Songs, stages and television.
He returned to Sanremo in 2020 with “Viceversa,” finishing second. His work also includes songs for Mina, Adriano Celentano and Ornella Vanoni, the Un professore theme “Spazio tempo,” and presenting Rai 1’s environmental variety show Ci vuole un fiore. In 2025 he released Dalla tua parte and joined X Factor Italia as a judge.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Viva la vita (con Francesco Gabbani)Duet performer with Ornella Vanoni
- 2026Summer FunkSinger
- 2025Dalla tua parteSinger-songwriter; sixth studio album
- 2021Spazio tempoSinger; theme for Un professore
- 2017Occidentali’s KarmaPerformer, co-composer and co-lyricist
Television
- 2025–2026X Factor ItaliaJudge
- 2022–2023Ci vuole un fiorePresenter
Awards
Quotes
Le canzoni sono tue quando le scrivi e diventano degli altri quando escono.Francesco Gabbani, 105 Friends, Radio 105
Speaking on May 19, 2026 about Summer Funk and his relationship with listeners. In English: Songs are yours when you write them and become other people’s when they come out.
Trivia
- His brother Filippo plays drums in his live band and shares a music-writing credit on “Occidentali’s Karma.”
- At his September 9, 2023 hometown concert in Carrara, Andrea Bocelli appeared as a surprise guest; Francesco accompanied him on piano for “Nessun dorma.”
- He made the self-portrait chosen as the cover for his self-titled single, announced in November 2026.
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