Francesca Michielin is an Italian singer-songwriter, music producer, writer and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor, she published five studio album and several successful singles, peaking four times at number one on the Italian Singles Chart and selling over 1.3 million copies in Italy.
Michielin at a press conference during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm
Elisa Toffoli co-wrote 7 songs from Riflessi di me, including the single "Distratto".
Michielin performing "No Degree of Separation" during rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Francesca Michielin performing at the Teatro Quirinetta in 2018
X Factor (Italian TV series) season 5
X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music.
The fifth season started on Sky Uno on 20 October 2011 and ended on 5 January 2012. It was the first season to be broadcast on a digital satellite television platform, after four seasons televised on state owned channel Rai 2. For the first time, the final was also broadcast in 3D.
X Factor (Italian TV series) season 5