Francesco Yates Explained

Francesco Yates
Birth Name:Francesco David Yates
Birth Date:11 September 1995
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:2012–present

Francesco David Yates (born September 11, 1995) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his featurette in the 2015 hit single "Sugar" by German DJ Robin Schulz.

Life and career

Yates was born in Toronto, Ontario, and started writing music at the age of 11. He signed to Atlantic Records when he was 16. His self-titled debut EP, released on September 11, 2015, was co-produced by Robin Hannibal and Pharrell Williams.[1] [2] [3]

In 2015, Yates received the Heatseeker Award at the Canadian Radio Music Awards[4] and performed at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa.[5] He provides the vocals on the Robin Schulz song "Sugar".[6] [7] He also performed at We Day events across Canada that same year. In 2016, he was an opening act for Canadian pop rock band Hedley on their Hello World Tour with Carly Rae Jepsen.

On February 2, 2018, his single "Come Over", was released, alongside the announcement that Francesco was going to be the opening act on the Canadian leg of Justin Timberlake's The Man of the Woods Tour.[8] His next song, "Do You Think About Me", was released on April 6.[9] This is the first song which Yates wrote, produced, and performed entirely by himself. He released his single "Somebody Like You", on July 20.At the end of August, it was announced that he was opening for Justin Timberlake again on the remaining North American part of his tour.[10] The tour ended on April 13, 2019, after being postponed due to Timberlake suffering from bruised vocal cords.[11]

On December 27, 2019, Yates officially released his single "I Got You", having previously uploaded it on SoundCloud at the beginning of the year.

On April 10, 2020, Yates released his single "Superbad" along with an official video. On May 29, 2020, he released a second single called "Bad Decisions". On June 26, 2020, Yates released his second EP Superbad. It features the two previously released singles, as well as the songs "Angel", "Dirty Little Secrets", and "Queen St. Blues". The EP is accompanied by a short film, which contains parts of the songs.

On September 18, 2020, his single "Late Night Love" was released. On February 14, 2021, Yates released his song "Dive".

After performing it on an episode of The Recording Academy's "Press Play at Home" series,[12] on June 10, 2022, he released his single "Jimi", which is inspired by the famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix.[13] In July, he announced on Instagram that he's opening for Backstreet Boys on the American and Canadian leg of their DNA World Tour.[14]

Yates released his songs "Thunderbomb" and "Chanel" on April 14, 2023, and May 5, 2023, respectively.

Discography

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Francesco Yates[15]
Superbad[16]
  • Release date: June 26, 2020
  • Label: FY
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As main artist

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
CAN
[17]
FRA
[18]
"When I Found You"[19] 2014Francesco Yates EP
"Better to Be Loved"[20] 201537 196
"Nobody Like You"[21]
"Call"[22] 77 Francesco Yates EP
"Come Over"[23] 2018rowspan="4"
"Do You Think About Me"[24]
"Somebody Like You"[25]
"I Got You"[26] 2019
"Superbad"[27] 2020Superbad
"Bad Decisions"[28]
"Late Night Love"[29] rowspan="2"
"Dive"[30] 2021
"Jimi"[31] 2022rowspan="3"
"Thunderbomb"[32] 2023
"Chanel"[33]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[34]
AUT
[35]
FRA
GER
[36]
NLD
[37]
SWE
[38]
SWI
[39]
UKUS
"Sugar"
(Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates)
201542 1 2 1 6 9 1 21 44 Sugar
"Hurts to Love You"[42]
(ATCK featuring AJ McLean, Francesco Yates and Kelsie Watts)
2020rowspan="2"
"Don't Call Me Back"[43]
(ATCK featuring Francesco Yates, DJ Lux and AJ McLean)
2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Cho. Diane. Who The Hell Is… Francesco Yates. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023192852/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-10-22/who-is-francesco-yates/. dead. October 23, 2014. VH1 Music News. October 22, 2014.
  2. News: Friend. David. International Star You Should Know: Singer Francesco Yates. Variety. October 9, 2014.
  3. News: Nick . Patch . . . Pharrell-endorsed Canadian teen Francesco Yates ready to drop debut EP . July 8, 2015 . July 11, 2015.
  4. Bliss. Karen. Magic! Win Big at 2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Billboard. May 9, 2015.
  5. News: Ottawa celebrates Canada Day, rain or shine - Local - Orléans Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712133224/http://www.orleansstar.ca/News/Local/2015-07-07/article-4206421/Ottawa-celebrates-Canada-Day%252C-rain-or-shine/1. dead. July 12, 2015. Orléans Star. July 11, 2015. Snider. Kelly. July 7, 2015. Transcontinental Media.
  6. Web site: Robin Schulz unveils 'Sugar' ahead of his fall LP release. Lizzie. Renck. Dancing Astronaut. July 19, 2015. July 20, 2015.
  7. Web site: ROBIN SCHULZ FT. FRANCESCO YATES – SUGAR (ORIGINAL MIX). Pranav. Gupta. Bangin Beats. July 20, 2015. July 20, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720194753/http://thebanginbeats.com/2015/07/20/robin-schulz-ft-francesco-yates-sugar-original-mix/. July 20, 2015.
  8. Web site: Francesco Yates Launches New Music With Timberlake Dates . February 3, 2018.
  9. Web site: Francesco Yates releases "Do You Think About Me". April 8, 2018.
  10. Web site: Francesco Yates Is Continuing His Tour With Justin Timberlake. https://web.archive.org/web/20190820104635/https://etcanada.com/video/1306847811602/francesco-yates-is-continuing-his-tour-with-justin-timberlake/. dead. August 20, 2019. August 28, 2018.
  11. Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' Tour On Hold Due to Bruised Vocal Cords. . December 5, 2018.
  12. Web site: Francesco Yates Performs Jimi Hendrix-Inspired Single "Jimi". July 28, 2022.
  13. Web site: Francesco Yates unveils video for "JIMI". June 10, 2022.
  14. Web site: Francesco Yates Tour Announcement. July 28, 2022.
  15. Web site: Francesco Yates - EP by Francesco Yates. itunes.apple.com. June 28, 2020.
  16. Web site: Superbad - EP by Francesco Yates. itunes.apple.com. June 28, 2020.
  17. Francesco Yates - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100). Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. November 6, 2015.
  18. Web site: Francesco Yates discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . August 1, 2015.
  19. Web site: When I Found You - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music. itunes.apple.com. October 14, 2014 .
  20. Web site: Better To Be Loved - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music. itunes.apple.com. February 17, 2015 .
  21. Web site: Nobody Like You - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music. itunes.apple.com. February 26, 2015 .
  22. Web site: Call - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music. itunes.apple.com. June 24, 2014 .
  23. Web site: Come Over - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music. itunes.apple.com. February 2, 2018 .
  24. Web site: Do You Think About Me – Single by Francesco Yates. iTunes Store (AU). April 6, 2018 . April 6, 2018.
  25. Web site: Somebody Like You – Single by Francesco Yates. itunes.apple.com. July 20, 2018 . July 20, 2018.
  26. Web site: I Got You - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. January 9, 2020.
  27. Web site: Superbad - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. April 11, 2020.
  28. Web site: Bad Decisions - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. June 8, 2020.
  29. Web site: Late Night Love - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. September 18, 2020.
  30. Web site: Dive - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. February 16, 2021.
  31. Web site: Jimi - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. July 28, 2022.
  32. Web site: THUNDERBOMB - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. May 19, 2023.
  33. Web site: Chanel - Single by Francesco Yates. music.apple.com. May 19, 2023.
  34. Web site: Robin Schulz discography . Hung Medien . www.billboard.com . September 1, 2015.
  35. Web site: Francesco Yates discography . Hung Medien . austriancharts.at . August 1, 2015.
  36. Web site: Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates – Sugar . Hung Medien . offiziellecharts.de . August 22, 2015.
  37. Web site: Top 40-lijst van week 43, 2015 . Mediamarkt . Top40.nl . October 24, 2015.
  38. Web site: Francesco Yates discography . Hung Medien . swedishcharts.com . August 1, 2015.
  39. Web site: Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates - Sugar . Hung Medien . hitparade.ch . August 31, 2015.
  40. Australia. 2023. single. July 9, 2023.
  41. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart . November 2, 2015 . Official New Zealand Music Chart (Recorded Music NZ) . November 6, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030754/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4158 . November 17, 2015 .
  42. Web site: Hurts to Love You - Single by ATCK. music.apple.com. July 28, 2022.
  43. Web site: Don't Call Me Back - Single by ATCK. music.apple.com. July 28, 2022. July 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220728185045/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-call-me-back-feat-francesco-yates-dj-lux-aj-mclean/1549464892?i=1549464894. dead.