Francesco Yates

Francesco Yates
Born (1995-09-11) September 11, 1995
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Pop, R&B, Soul
Occupation(s) Musician, Singer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 2014–present
Labels Atlantic
Associated acts Robin Schulz, Pharrell Williams, Hedley, Carly Rae Jepsen
Website francescoyates.com

Francesco Yates (born 11 September 1995) is a Canadian singer.

Yates was born in Toronto 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.[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 Days 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.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
[8]		 FRA
[9]
2015 "Better to Be Loved" 37 196 TBA
"Call" 77 —
As featured artist
Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album
CAN
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 FRA
[9]		 GER
[12]		 SWE
[13]		 SWI
[14]		 NLD
[15]		 US
2015 "Sugar"
(Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates)		 42 1 2 1 9 1 6 44 Sugar

References

  1. ↑ Cho, Diane (October 22, 2014). "Who The Hell Is… Francesco Yates". VH1 Music News.
  2. ↑ Friend, David (October 9, 2014). "International Star You Should Know: Singer Francesco Yates". Variety.
  3. ↑ Patch, Nick (July 8, 2015). "Pharrell-endorsed Canadian teen Francesco Yates ready to drop debut EP". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bliss, Karen (May 9, 2015). "Magic! Win Big at 2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards". Billboard.
  5. ↑ Snider, Kelly (7 July 2015). "Ottawa celebrates Canada Day, rain or shine - Local - Orléans Star". Orléans Star. Transcontinental Media. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  6. ↑ Renck, Lizzie (19 July 2015). "Robin Schulz unveils 'Sugar' ahead of his fall LP release". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Gupta, Pranav (20 July 2015). "ROBIN SCHULZ FT. FRANCESCO YATES – SUGAR (ORIGINAL MIX)". Bangin Beats. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Francesco Yates - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Francesco Yates discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Robin Schulz discography". www.billboard.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Francesco Yates discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates – Sugar". offiziellecharts.de. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Francesco Yates discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates - Sugar". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Top 40-lijst van week 43, 2015". Top40.nl. Mediamarkt. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (24 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise11. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Schulz; 'Sugar')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Official New Zealand Music Chart (Recorded Music NZ). November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Robin Schulz – Sugar" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Robin Schulz in the field Filtra. Select 2015 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically

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