Francesca Battistelli

Blending elements of soul, alternative rock, gospel, and mainstream pop into her Billboard-charting songs, Grammy Award winner Francesca Battistelli began writing and performing her own material at age 15. A childhood immersed in music, dance, and theater prepared her for a future career on the stage. She was still a teen when she released her debut album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her second long-player, 2008's My Paper Heart, topped the Billboard Christian albums chart with help from the Christian number one song "Free to Be Me." By 2014, Battistelli had sung her way into the ...