Francesco Renga

Pierfrancesco Renga (born 12 June 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival 2005 with the song "Angelo".^[1] In 2001 he won the Mia Martini critics award at Sanremo Festival. He also took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2009 with "Uomo senza età"^[2] and in 2012 with "La tua bellezza";^[3] he competed again in 2024 alongside Nek with "Pazzo di te".^[4][5]

Francesco Renga
Ambra Angiolini and Francesco Renga in 2009
Background information
Born	(1968-06-12) 12 June 1968 (age 56) Udine, Italy
Origin	Brescia, Italy
Genres	Pop rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	1986–present
Website	www.francescorenga.it

In 2010 he dedicated to his ex-longtime girlfriend Ambra Angiolini (2004–2015), the song "Stai con me" written by Emilio Munda.^[6]

Discography

Albums

• 2001 Francesco Renga (ITA #46)
• 2002 Tracce (ITA #6 - Platinum 100,000+)
• 2004 Camere con vista (ITA #4 - 2× Platinum 200,000+)
• 2007 Ferro e cartone (ITA #1 - Platinum 120,000+)
• 2009 Orchestraevoce (ITA #7 - Platinum - 100,000+)
• 2010 Un giorno bellissimo (ITA #7 - Gold - 30,000+)
• 2012 Fermoimmagine (ITA #15)
• 2014 Tempo Reale (ITA #1)
• 2016 Scriverò il tuo nome (ITA #1)
• 2019 L'altra metà (ITA #2^[7])