Francesco Gabbani (born 9 September 1982) is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He won the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 2016 with the song "Amen" and the main section in 2017 with "Occidentali's Karma". That same year he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing sixth.
Early career
Gabbani first appeared as a featured artist on Mira Leon's single "Filodoro" in 2009. He released his debut singles in 2011 and 2013, and his debut album, Greitist Iz, followed in May 2014. He was then signed to BMG Rights Management in 2015, and his second album, Eternamente ora, appeared in early 2016, anchored by the Sanremo-winning song "Amen".
Sanremo and Eurovision
Gabbani returned to Sanremo in 2017 and won the Big Artists section with "Occidentali's Karma", becoming the first performer to win both sections in consecutive years. As Italy is a member of the Big Five, he qualified automatically for the Eurovision final in Kyiv, where he was widely expected to win but placed sixth with 334 points. His third album, Magellano, which includes that song, reached number one on the Italian Albums Chart.
Later work
Gabbani released his fourth album, Viceversa, in 2020, after placing second at the Sanremo Music Festival with its title track. In 2025 he placed eighth at Sanremo with "Viva la vita" and became a mentor on the nineteenth season of X Factor Italy.