Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985 in New York ) is an American singer of Christian Pop .
Life
Battistelli's parents came from the theater and so she became interested in musicals at an early age and took theater and dance lessons. At 15 she belonged to the band Bella , then came to religious topics through the service and developed into a singer and writer of Christian pop music. In 2004 she tried her first independent release of the album Just a Breath . But it wasn't until 2008 that her breakthrough came with the album My Paper Heart , which was released on Fervent Records . It reached number 4 on the Christian album charts and was on the Billboard 200 for over half a year . The song Free to Be Me was a number one hit on the Christian Songs and was nominated for a Gospel Grammy . She also had a hit in the official song charts with the song It's Your Life .
With her third album Hundred More Years , Francesca Battistelli entered the Christian album charts at number 1 in March 2011.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Christian
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| 2004 | Just a breath | - | - |
First published: August 27, 2004
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| 2008 | My paper heart |
US35  (54 weeks)US |
Christian1 (103 weeks) Christian |
First published: July 22, 2008
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2011 | Hundred More Years |
US16 (17 weeks) US |
Christian1 (71 weeks) Christian |
First published: March 1, 2011
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| 2014 | If we're honest |
US13 (8 weeks) US |
Christian2 (181 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 22, 2014
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| 2018 | Own It |
US126 (1 week) US |
Christian5 (23 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 26, 2018
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2017 | Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years |
Christian35 (17 weeks) Christian |
First published: November 3, 2017
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Christmas albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Christian
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| 2012 | Christmas |
US69 (15 weeks) US |
Christian3 (21 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 16, 2012
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Extended plays
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2009 | It's your life |
Christian47 (1 week) Christian |
First published: November 23, 2009
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More EPs
- 2008: I'm Letting Go
- 2010: My Paper Heart (Dented Fender Sessions)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Christian
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| 2008 | I'm Letting Go My Paper Heart |
- |
Christian3 (22 weeks) Christian |
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| You're Here Christmas |
- |
Christian6 (4 weeks) Christian |
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| 2009 | Free to Be Me My Paper Heart |
US- |
Christian1 (30 weeks) Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| It's Your Life, My Paper Heart |
US95 (1 week) US |
Christian12 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| 2010 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Christmas |
- |
Christian22 (2 weeks) Christian |
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| Beautiful, Beautiful My Paper Heart |
- |
Christian6 (27 weeks) Christian |
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| 2011 | This Is the Stuff Hundred More Years |
- |
Christian3 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| Motion of Mercy Hundred More Years |
- |
Christian17 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| 2012 | Angel By Your Side Hundred More Years |
- |
Christian19 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| 2013 | Strangely Dim Hundred More Years (Deluxe Edition) |
- |
Christian9 (28 weeks) Christian |
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| 2014 | Write Your Story If We're Honest |
- |
Christian4 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| He Knows My Name If We're Honest |
US- |
Christian3 (36 weeks) Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| Hope Can Change Everything |
- |
Christian14 (7 weeks) Christian |
with Jeremy Camp , Jamie Grace, Bart Millard & Sidewalk Prophets
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| 2015 | Holy Spirit If We're Honest |
US- |
Christian2 (34 weeks) Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| 2016 | If We're Honest If We're Honest |
- |
Christian9 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| 2017 | Messiah Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years |
- |
Christian13 (7 weeks) Christian |
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| Giants Fall If We're Honest |
- |
Christian16 (25 weeks) Christian |
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| 2018 | The Breakup Song Own It |
- |
Christian6 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| 2019 | Defender Own It |
- |
Christian13 (30 weeks) Christian |
feat. Steffany Gretzinger
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| 2020 | This Could Change Everything Own It |
- |
Christian33 (... weeks) Christian |
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
| 2011 | Be Born in Me Music Inspired by The Story |
- |
Christian20 (5 weeks) Christian |
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| 2012 | Go, Tell It on the Mountain Christmas |
- |
Christian43 (1 week) Christian |
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| Heaven Everywhere Christmas |
- |
Christian17 (6 weeks) Christian |
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| Joy to the World Christmas |
- |
Christian41 (1 week) Christian |
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| The Christmas Song Christmas |
- |
Christian33 (5 weeks) Christian |
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| 2013 | Christmas is Christmas |
- |
Christian13 (6 weeks) Christian |
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| Marshmallow World Christmas |
- |
Christian41 (3 weeks) Christian |
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| What Child is This? (First Noel Prelude) Christmas |
- |
Christian40 (4 weeks) Christian |
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| When the Crazy Kicks In If We're Honest |
- |
Christian46 (1 week) Christian |
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| 2017 | Where Were You Die Hütte - Soundtrack |
- |
Christian48 (1 week) Christian |
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More singles
- 2010: Lead Me to the Cross
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Web links
- official website (English)
- official MySpace page (English)
- Francesca Battistelli at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Battistelli, Francesca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer of Christian Pop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |