Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an Italian-American Christian … Read Full Bio ↴Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an Italian-American Christian musician from New York City, New York. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008. According to the Free To Be Me Songfacts, "Free To Be Me" was released as the second single from the album and it shattered records in becoming the most added song by a female artist in Christian radio history and holding the #1 slot for ten consecutive weeks. Battistelli received her first Grammy Award 2009 nomination for "Best Gospel Performance" for the single.
Between the release of her debut album My Paper Heart and its follow-up Hundred More Years, Battistelli married Christian band percussionist Matthew Goodwin and gave birth to her first child, Matthew Elijah. According to the Hundred More Years songfacts Battistelli chose to title her sophomore record after the track "Hundred More Years" because the tune's subject matter of a couple falling in love and having their first child mimiced her own life. Hundred More Years was released on March 1, 2011.
Francesca Battistelli is no stranger to the stage. Raised by parents immersed in the arts and Broadway, she developed a love of music, theatre, and performance at a young age. But instead of using these talents for applause and accolades, Francesca prefers to point people to something beyond herself --towards hope in Christ. Her soulful piano-pop sound resembles a blend of her music interests -- jazz, rock, gospel and R&B -- woven beautifully together with themes of trust and risk-taking. In a noisy world filled with sounds and images, we cry out for an authentic voice--one who is not afraid to speak truth and purpose to a generation. In singer/songwriter Francesca Battistelli, we have found that voice.
Between the release of her debut album My Paper Heart and its follow-up Hundred More Years, Battistelli married Christian band percussionist Matthew Goodwin and gave birth to her first child, Matthew Elijah. According to the Hundred More Years songfacts Battistelli chose to title her sophomore record after the track "Hundred More Years" because the tune's subject matter of a couple falling in love and having their first child mimiced her own life. Hundred More Years was released on March 1, 2011.
Francesca Battistelli is no stranger to the stage. Raised by parents immersed in the arts and Broadway, she developed a love of music, theatre, and performance at a young age. But instead of using these talents for applause and accolades, Francesca prefers to point people to something beyond herself --towards hope in Christ. Her soulful piano-pop sound resembles a blend of her music interests -- jazz, rock, gospel and R&B -- woven beautifully together with themes of trust and risk-taking. In a noisy world filled with sounds and images, we cry out for an authentic voice--one who is not afraid to speak truth and purpose to a generation. In singer/songwriter Francesca Battistelli, we have found that voice.
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Francesca Battistelli Lyrics
Acquainted I've never been to Hong Kong in mid-July, I've never played…
Angel By Your Side I can't say that everything's okay 'Cause I can see the…
As Good As It Gets Remember the joy that would come without warning Opened your…
Be Born in Me Everything inside me cries for order/everything inside me wa…
Beautiful Don't know how it is You looked at me And saw…
Behind The Scenes You may think I'm just fine How could anything Ever be out o…
Blue Sky When you're down and you're out And you don't think you…
Choose to Love I locked up my heart and I put on a…
Christmas Is Christmas is music and family in town Christmas is snoopy an…
Constant I'm just a little bit afraid of where I'm going And…
Cover Some Ground When was the last time you stopped to watch the…
December 25 Look at all of the lights You can feel the air…
Defender You go before I know That You've even gone to win…
Don Burn up the interstate Got somewhere you need to be, you're…
Don't Miss It Burn up the interstate Got somewhere you need to be, you're …
Emily Emily, I know you think it won't get any better Life…
Find Rest He never sleeps, He never slumbers He's been awake at every…
Forever Love You are my forever love You are my forever love You are…
Free To Be Me At twenty years of age I'm still looking for a dream A…
Freedom Tangled, tied up Twisted in so many ways I don't know how…
Giants Fall Everyone's telling you To let go of what you're holding to I…
Give Me Faith Give me wings let me fly I don't know where…
Go While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by n…
Go Tell It On the Mountain While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by ni…
God Is Good Third grade I drew my dreams on a blank page My own…
Good To Know Hello, old friend I know it's been a while I'm here again An…
Hands of God On my own I've been falling to the pressure There's a weight…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be l…
He Knows My Name Spent today in a conversation In the mirror face to face…
Heaven Everywhere I hear the bells, they're ringing loud and clear You can't…
Holy Spirit There's nothing worth more That could ever come close No thi…
Hundred More Years A diamond ring and twelve red roses Everything she ever want…
I My heart beats, standing on the edge But my feet have…
I Am Home I was born in New York City Raised in the Sunshine…
I'm Here Here I am today, Another broken heart in disarray. But I sta…
I'm Letting Go My heart beats, standing on the edge But my feet have…
If We're Honest Truth is harder than a lie The dark seems safer than…
If We’re Honest Truth is harder than a lie The dark seems safer than…
Im HERE Here I am today, Another broken heart in disarray. But I sta…
In Your Eyes Love I get so lost, sometimes Days pass and this emptiness…
It This is the moment It's on the line Which way you gonna…
Ivan's Song Gazing into a rain-filled night, Praying he could run instea…
Joy to the World Joy to the World, the Lord is come! Let earth receive…
Just A Breath I'm never afraid to be the person I'm made to…
Just The Same In the daylight, in the blue sky When my world is…
Keeping Me Guessing Coffee cup waking me up I've got to board a plane And…
Keeping Score Dear heartbreak Why do you feel so bad Why do you hurt…
Kings Out Of Fools Here I sit by my window and I see, Every breeze…
Lead Me To The Cross Saviour I come Quiet my soul remember Redemption's hill Wher…
Let The Light In Last night I laid awake in bed Can't shake the lies…
Like A Sparrow She misinterprets my intentions time and time again, Locked …
Love Somebody Life's been unkind to her, she feels alone Her world keeps…
Marshmallow World It's a marshmallow world in the winter When the snow comes…
Messiah Long awaited precious promise Son of God and son of man Heav…
Motion Of Mercy I was poor I was weak I was the definition of…
My Paper Heart Well, I've been treated like a valentine That's been ripped …
O Come O Come Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mour…
Royalty From rejected to accepted From forgotten to remembered From …
Run To Jesus Hey, lonely Hey, sad eyes Hey, you who needs some…
So Long I used to daydream that I could be free And far…
Someday Soon I wanna be the one who knows everything about you I…
Strangely Dim I've had all these plans piled up sky high A thousand…
Symphony The first time I saw his face I knew I would…
The Breakup Song Sick and tired of being sick and tired Had as much…
The Christmas Song Hold on now, I gotta take a deep breath I don’t…
The Very Best The very best Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh Ooh ooh, ooh…
There's No Other Name Your singing moves and shakes the ground Your beckon brings …
This Could Change Everything There's a fire inside, you can feel it burning It's a…
This Is the Stuff I lost my keys in the great unknown And call me…
Time In Between You were there when your Father said Let there be light You…
Tonight Jesus Christ Will You guide me through this life Wake me wit…
Uncertain Everything is all brand new like a rose open, With it's…
Unpredictable Got my thoughts, I got my words Got this head full…
Unusual Everybody laughed at you For doing what you're supposed to d…
Video: Beautiful Beautiful Don't know how it is You looked at me And saw…
Video: Free To Be Me At twenty years of age I'm still looking for a dream A…
We Are The Kingdom If only we could see Who we're made to be Beyond the…
What Child Is This The first Noël The angel did say Was to certain…
When the Crazy Kicks In Here I go tiptoeing to the kitchen And don't you know,…
Where Were You Calling and calling, nobody home It feels like I'm falling a…
Worth It Love's not a feeling Love's not convenient But I know love w…
Write Your Story They say You're the King of everything The One who taught th…
You Belong Just a little unseen Always on the outside looking in Just a…
You Never Are Lost your way and you don't know how it happened So…
You're Here Hold on now, I gotta take a deep breath I don't…