| "Distratto" | ||||
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| Single by Francesca Michielin | ||||
| from the album Distratto | ||||
| Released | 6 January 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Henry Stills Studio, Villesse, province of Gorizia, Italy | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Italy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Andrea Rigonat | |||
| Francesca Michielin singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Distratto" on YouTube | ||||
"Distratto" is a song recorded by Francesca Michielin, the winner of the fifth series of the Italian talent-show X Factor. The song, written by Elisa and Roberto Casalino,[1] was arranged and produced by Andrea Rigonat.[2] Michielin performed it for the first time during the semi-final of the show, on 29 December 2011.[3][4] On 5 January 2012, after performing the song for a second time, Michielin was announced the winner, beating runner-up band I Moderni.[5]
On 6 January 2012, the song was released as a digital download EP, also including three re-recorded covers previously performed during the live shows.[6][7] On 12 January 2012, the single debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart[8] and it was later certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units.[9]
- ^ Gian Maria Collicelli (30 December 2011). "La sedicenne di Bassano conquista la finalissima". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Francesca Michielin vince X Factor 5 con "Distratto"" (in Italian). www.elisatoffoli.com. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Alessandro Alicandri (29 December 2011). "X Factor: la diretta web della settima puntata commentata su Panorama.it, Nicole e Jessica le eliminate dal talent show". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "X Factor, semifinale con doppia eliminazione e Venditti come ospite". La Stampa (in Italian). 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "X Factor, Francesca vince la quinta edizione". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Distratto (X Factor 2011) - EP di Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). iTunes. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "X Factor 5, vince Francesca". Rockol.it. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Musica: classifiche, ancora in vetta 'L'amore e' una cosa semplice' di Tiziano Ferro" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Certificazione Single Digital dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 12 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 3 April 2012.