Latest Release
- 26 JAN 2024
- 1 Song
- La Voce Del Padrone (Remastered 2021) · 1981
- Orizzonti perduti (Remastered) · 1983
- La Voce Del Padrone (Remastered 2021) · 1981
- Collezione Italiana · 1977
- Fisiognomica (2008 Remastered Edition) · 1977
- L'arca di Noè (Remastered) · 1982
- La Voce Del Padrone (Remastered 2021) · 1981
- L'arca di Noè (Remastered) · 1982
- Fleurs 3 · 2002
- Fleurs 2 (Remastered) · 2007
Essential Albums
- 1996
- 2019
- 2013
- 2011
- 2007
- 2021
- 2019
- 2015
Artist Playlists
- Ambitious artistry meets optimistic humanism in this modern Renaissance man.
- The master composer pens signature songs for others to perform.
- The genre-bending composer sings of poignant and heartfelt love.
- Italy's contemporary Renaissance Man twists genres to his whim.
- 2024
Live Albums
Appears On
- antonio cotardo
- Giuni Russo
- Marta Sui Tubi
About Franco Battiato
Born in 1945 in the village of Jonio, Italian superstar Franco Battiato's initial stabs into musical work in the '60s didn't go anywhere beyond a single or two, leaving his first real break to occur in the early '70s when he began recording a series of albums for the underground label Bla Bla. Avant-rocker Jim O'Rourke has named him as one of his favorites, Simple Minds' Jim Kerr has collaborated with him, while an ever-expanding series of reissues brought his early work to the attention of prog-psych fanatics around the globe in the late '90s, even as he pursues his current recording interests in other spheres. ~ Ned Raggett
- HOMETOWN
- Ionia, Sicily, Italy
- BORN
- 23 March 1945
- GENRE
- Pop