Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi (born 7 August 1990) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of rock band You Me at Six.
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 Franceschi performing with You Me at Six at Rock im Park in 2022. | |
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| Birth name | Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi |
| Born | 7 August 1990 Weybridge, Surrey, England |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | youmeatsix |
Early life
editFranceschi was born to parents Anne Franceschi and Christian Franceschi in Weybridge, Surrey.[citation needed] He is of Corsican-French (paternal) descent. He has one sister, Elissa Franceschi, who is also a vocalist.[1] He lived in Cyprus in his early childhood, but later moved to Twickenham to live with his grandmother. At the age of 9, he moved back to Weybridge, Surrey.[2] He attended Heathside School until he was 16, and then moved to Esher College, where he studied A-Levels in politics, history and film studies. He now lives in north London.[3]
Public image
editTicket touts
editIn 2016, Franceschi criticised the reselling of tickets for extortionate prices, claiming there are consequences for both musicians and fans.[4] He and several other musicians and figures in the music industry united under the Fanfair Alliance to tackle the touts.[5] Franceschi spoke against the rising issue along with Ian McAndrew and Annabella Coldrick in Parliament.[6] Many MPs backed the argument, agreeing the importance of addressing the issue.[6]
Personal life
editFranceschi is vegan. The band all organised a pop-up vegan kebab shop at the release of their album VI.[7] He is an Arsenal fan.[8] In 2021, Franceschi tweeted that he is the cousin of McFly bassist, Dougie Poynter.[9]
Discography
editGuest appearances
edit- "Salt" (with Elissa Franceschi)
- "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (I Don't Care)" (with The Blackout)
- "Fuck" (with Bring Me the Horizon)
- "A Decade Drifting" (with Your Demise)
- "Not Alone" (with Kid Arkade)
- "24" (with Hellions)
- "Outlines" (with All Time Low on Straight to DVD II: Past, Present and Future Hearts)
- "Lose My Mind" (with James Arthur)
- "Hallucinate" (with Yours Truly)
References
edit- ^ Franceschi, Elissa. "Devoid of Rue EP". Pledge Music. PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "You Me At Six- Biography". Hcc-webhead.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Josh Franceschi lead singer of You Me At Six – talks about the new album, playing Reading and Leeds, and more on Monday 6 October 2008". eGigs.co.uk. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "You Me At Six singer Josh Franceschi wants online ticket-buying bots banned". BBC News. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Matthew (13 January 2017). "INTERVIEW: Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b IQ (15 November 2016). "UK MPS WARM TO TICKET RESALE REGULATION".
- ^ Anna Fair (26 September 2018). "YOU ME AT SIX ANNOUNCE VEGAN POP-UP YOU ME AT SHISH BECAUSE WHY NOT". Altpress. Alternative Press, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Lawro's Premier League predictions v You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi". BBC Sport. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Franceschi, Josh [@joshmeatsix] (5 July 2021). "Found out @DougiePoynter is my cousin. How mad is that https://t.co/nJIARyphHc" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.