Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an American Christian singer and songwriter. 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. Her first single, "I'm Letting Go", was released to on june bugs radio stations on July 15, 2008, and charted on national Christian CHR charts. The song was the 16th most played song of 2008 on Christian radio stations according to R&R magazine. Battistelli received her first Grammy Award nomination in 2009, for Best Gospel Performance with her single, "Free to Be Me". She later received her first Grammy Award in 2016 at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with her single "Holy Spirit" written by the worship band Jesus Culture from her album If We're Honest.
Genre: ccm, christian-alternative-rock, worship, christian-pop
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Top Tracks
- Holy Spirit
- He Knows My Name
- Defender
- The Breakup Song
- Write Your Story
- Giants Fall
- Defender (Single Version)
- If We're Honest
- Won't Let Me Go
- This Could Change Everything
- The Very Best
- Defender (Neon Feather Remix)
- Run To Jesus
- Let The Light In
- Royalty
- Thy Kingdom Come
- When the Crazy Kicks In
- Love Somebody
- You're Here
- Find Rest
Albums (40)
- All Joy (2025)
- Long Expected (2025)
- Won't Let Me Go (2022)
- God Is Good (2021)
- This Christmas (2020)
- Behold Him (2020)
- Merry Christmas To You (Great Big Family Edition) (2019)
- Defender (Neon Feather Remix) (2019)
- Defender (Single Version) (2019)
- Greatest Hits (2018)
- Own It (2018)
- The Breakup Song (AC.jR & BradyJames Remix) (2018)
- Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years (2017)
- My Utmost For His Highest (2017)
- Starlight (Live) (2017)
- The Shack: Music From and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture (2017)
- Bethlehem Skies (2015)
- New & #1 Radio Hits of 2015 (2015)
- A.D. The Bible Continues: Music Inspired By the Epic NBC Television Event (2015)
- Ring the Bells (2014)
- Classic Christmas Carols (2014)
- If We're Honest (Commentary) (2014)
- If We're Honest (Deluxe Version) (2014)
- Christmas Is...Jesus (2013)
- Christmas Live In Nashville (2013)
- Merry Christmas To You (2013)
- Hundred More Years (Deluxe Edition) (2013)
- SON OF GOD: Music Inspired By The Epic Motion Picture (1970)
- Christmas (Deluxe Version) (2012)
- Christmas (2012)
- A Very Special Christmas - Bringing Peace On Earth (2012)
- Ultimate Christmas (2012)
- Ultimate Worship (2012)
- Hundred More Years (2011)
- Kiss Me - Songs of Love & Romance (2011)
- Music Inspired By The Story (2011)
- My Paper Heart: Dented Fender Sessions (Standard Edition) (2010)
- Lead Me to the Cross (2010)
- You're Here (2009)
- My Paper Heart (2008)
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