Francesco Bianconi

Francesco Bianconi (born 25 May 1973) is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, novelist, and frontman of the indie rock band Baustelle.

Francesco Bianconi
Bianconi in 2016
Background information
Born	(1973-05-25) 25 May 1973 (age 52) Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer writer
Years active	1994–present
Member of	Baustelle

Life and career

Born in Montepulciano, Bianconi attended the "Antonio da Sangallo" Scientific High School and graduated in Communication Sciences from the University of Siena.^[1][2]

In the 1990s, he co-founded the band Baustelle, releasing their debut album Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza in 2000.^[1] After relocating to Milan to work as a journalist, he continued to publish albums with the band while collaborating with artists such as Virginiana Miller [it] and writing for prominent names in the Italian music scene, including Irene Grandi, Noemi, Paola Turci, and Anna Oxa.^[3][4][5]

Bianconi made his literary debut in 2011 with the novel Il regno animale.^[6]

In 2020, he launched his first solo album, Forever,^[7] followed by Accade in 2022.^[8][9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA [10]
Forever	Release date: 16 October 2020 Label: Ponderosa, BMG	11
Accade	Release date: 28 January 2022 Label: Ponderosa, BMG	―[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Workers	Poker player	Cameo role
2024	Quasi a casa	Music producer

Books

• Francesco Bianconi (2011). Il regno animale. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.
• Francesco Bianconi (2015). La resurrezione della carne. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.
• Francesco Bianconi; Rachele Bastreghi; Claudio Brasini (2019). I musicisti arrivano già stanchi negli hotel. Fotodiario intimo di Baustelle in movimento. La nave di Teseo.
• Francesco Bianconi; Paolo Bacilieri (2021). Atlante delle case maledette. Rizzoli Lizard.