Francesca Chiara
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Francesca Chiara Casellati is the singer and songwriter of the Italian band The LoveCrave.
The Italian name "Francesca" corresponds to "Francis" and "Chiara" means "bright" in Italian.
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[edit] Biography
Francesca Chiara's parents are teachers (English and Mathematics) and they still live in Padova, where Francesca was born. Her grandparents live in Venice, and she descends from a Venetian noble family, the Pisani. Her grandmother's name is Adriana Pisani.
Francesca Chiara spent her childwood going to Venice every weekend and this is why she has always been fascinated by dark and silent atmospheres, where her music finds inspiration.
[edit] Musical career
She wrote her first novel at the age of 10 and she wrote her first song at 13 years old. It was called "Survivor". At 17 years old she spent one year in San Francisco – California graduating at Castro Valley High and she began to sing seriously and to play guitar.
She returned to Italy and founded the band Mystery, with Simon Dredo and Mauro Lentola, producing a four song hard rock EP.
At 19 years old she moved from Padova to Milan and started studying music for three years in a music school but then she left it. She worked in a wedding agency, sold wine through the phone and worked in a concert agency to survive and pay the rent.
She met Tank Palamara in a metal club and they started to collaborate. Their first band was called The Flu and it was a new punk metal band. They played all over Italy and participated to the Sanremo Music Festival.
The first album Il Parco Dei sogni came out in Italian as a concept album with Sony Music Italy that also produced the video of the song “Streghe” (witches).
After various experiences into electronic and alternative music Tank and Francesca created in year 2003 the new gothic metal band The LoveCrave with Iakk on drums and Simon Dredo on bass.
[edit] Discography
1992 Mystery - EP
1997 Sony Music Francesca Chiara - L’onda – single
1998 Sony Music Francesca Chiara – Streghe – single
1999 Sony Music Francesca Chiara – Ti Amo Che Strano – single
