Francesco De Gregori

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Francesco De Gregori
De Gregori in concert in 2008
Background information
Born	(1951-04-04) 4 April 1951 (age 73) Rome, Italy
Genres	Folk rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Years active	1972–present
Labels	RCA Italy, CBS
Website	www.francescodegregori.net

Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. Although often referred as singer-songwriter and poet, he prefers to be identified simply as "artist".^[1]