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Francesco Taskayali (Rome, July 4, 1991) is an Italian pianist and composer.
Biography
Born in Rome, he spent his childhood in Istanbul's Cihangir district until the age of five years. In 1996 his parents moved to Latina a city near Rome, where Taskayali remained until 2008, then he returned to live in Istanbul to finish school. He currently lives in Milan. He began composing music in 2004 at age 13 with the song “E’ Sera". In 2010 he released his first album "Emre", a collection of all the songs composed up to 18 years old, including single "Addio al Terminal".
He represented Italy on several occasions: in 2012, performing in Caracas with The Orchestra of El Sistema, 2 June in Berlin for the celebrations of the Republic Day Of Italian, and in 2016 in Los Angeles for the day of the Music Festival. On December 28, 2016 he performed at a charity concert which was hosted in Tbilisi with Nino Surgulazde broadcast live on Georgian television. In his solo career he has performed in more than 15 countries worldwide.
On May 19th 2017 Wayfaring was entering the top 100 most selled cds in Italy.
On August 12 2017 Spotify has listed Taksim in "The Most Beautiful Songs in The World".
Discography
- 2010 – Emre (INRI Classic/Warner Music)
- 2012 – Levent (INRI Classic/Warner Music)
- 2014 – Flying (INRI Classic/Warner Music)
- 2017 – Wayfaring (INRI Classic/Warner Music)