Francesco Renga
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Born
12 June 1968
Pierfrancesco Renga
12 June 1968
Udine, Italy
OriginBrescia, Italy
GenresPop rock
Occupations
- Singer
- songwriter
Francesco Renga | |
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Francesco Renga in February 2026 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Pierfrancesco Renga 12 June 1968 Udine, Italy |
| Origin | Brescia, Italy |
| Genres | Pop rock |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | www |
Pierfrancesco "Francesco" Renga (born 12 June 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 2005 with the song "Angelo",[1] after winning the Mia Martini critics award at the 2001 Festival. He took part again in Sanremo in 2009 with "Uomo senza età",[2] in 2012 with "La tua bellezza",[3] in 2019 with "Aspetto che torni", in 2021 with "Quando trovo te", in 2024 (alongside Nek) with "Pazzo di te",[4][5] and took part once more in the 2026 edition with "Il meglio di me",[6] placing 23rd.
In 2010 he dedicated to his then longtime girlfriend Ambra Angiolini (2004–2015) the song "Stai con me", written by Emilio Munda.[7]