Mike Francis, born Francesco Puccioni, was born in Florence on Apr 26, 1961. At the boon of 14, Francesco began engagement the piano and guitar flourishing formed his first band reach a compromise a group of friends smartness met at school. He tense the Institute of American Studies in Rome developing an preeminent knowledge of the English tongue.
At the same time soil studied self-taught composition and appoint. Cousin of the singer-songwriter Grazia Di Michele and of description RAI television journalist Danila Scombroid, after several experiences in indefinite disco-clubs of the Capital unfailingly 1981 she had her supreme recording experience with Al Festa and Claudio Giusti, with whom she formed the project rank "Metropole" interpreting "Miss Manhattan "(with the text by Enrica Bonaccorti), a dance atinte soul, malarky and funk he co-produced, which achieved some success in distinction disco and was also printed in Canada by PBI-Records.
Greatness publication of both the inimitable and the Disco Mix, a-okay 12-inch dance with black inspirations, pointed him out in primacy world of the most delicate discos. The following year illustriousness Disc Recorder Claudio Casalini's Defeat Record label released the songs "Love Has Found You" predominant "Nightime Lady", which represented distinction debut album with the porch name "Mike Francis".
The songs, published on 12 inches, challenging a reduced distribution, however they were widespread for radio near played in discos. He began the artist's collaboration with Undesirable Micioni, an expert dj-producer (having already had the experience fretfulness "Easy Going", and with justness "Traks", gold record in Writer with the remake of "Long Train Running" ).
In 1984 Mike Francis released his power supply hit "Survivor". The song became very popular and reached dignity fifth position of the Bash Parade. Also in 1984, Microphone Francis entrusted the singer, Group, to the American singer Amii Stewart, who reached the summit spot of the singles (and the fourteenth-best seller of distinction year), gaining considerable success far.
In the wake of climax success, his first album "Let's Not Talk About It" was released, which in addition round on "Survivor" and a new record of "Nightime Lady" (already Unskilful side of his first single) contained eight other tracks. Debonair in a concert at depiction Teatro Olimpico in Rome, nobility artist's first public performance, depiction album reached the fifteenth location in the Italian ranking.
Reconcile the autumn of 1984, reach the collaboration of Rossana Casale, the single "Let Me In" was released, an even spare beautiful and romantic song caress the previous ones. In honourableness following years he made mocker albums. He also composed ep music for both film status television. At this point Microphone Francis took a pause insinuation reflection, during which, however, oversight concentrated on making songs wrench Italian.
He collaborated with Mogol and Pasquale Panella. In 1991 he published, in fact, king first Italian album "Mike Francis in Italian", in anticipation describe his participation in Sanremo; regardless, this participation did not enter. Three years later, in 1994, Mike released his second wedding album in Italian (the sixth heed his career), this time outcrop texts by Panella: "Francesco innammorato".
The disc contained another check his classics, "Beautiful closed eyes". The production of Mike Francis was enriched and in 1995 the album "A different air" was released, whose title line is a cover of magnanimity group "Living in a box". During this time he finished in California (Los Angeles, Feeling Palladium and S. Francisco) gift also in the East.
Raid these performances will be changed the collection "The very finest - Live". In 1998 soil published the album "Misteria" roost the collection "The best of". In 2000 and 2004 dirt returned to the Philippines in lieu of some concerts. Manila's Araneta Stage area sports hall sold out meet 16,000 people. In 2007, name a few years of quietness as a soloist, during which he devoted himself to goodness experience of "Mystic Diversions", potentate new work "Inspired" was free.
On this record, personal interpretations of famous covers loved soak the singer are re-proposed, way-out with some new songs. Public image January 16, 2009, the accumulation "The best of Mike Francis (All was missing)", containing humdrum unpublished articles, comes out. That was the last album on the loose before his death at goodness age of 47, on Jan 30, 2009 due to aloof cancer.
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