Francesca deValence
Brisbane, Australia-based singer-songwriter, Francesca de Valence has been picking up lots of steam. Her shimmering and accessible blend of pop, rock and folk has earned her praise and recognition across the globe. Francesca first came to the attention of the industry after being honoured with a Los Angeles Music Award in November 2008 for her debut EP From The Outside In.
“Francesca de Valence is a musician to keep an ear out for” (Faster Louder). Her shimmering and accessible blend of pop, rock and folk has earned her praise and recognition across the globe, which began with a Los Angeles Music Award for International Songwriter of the Year in November 2008 for her debut EP "From The Outside In". With two award-winning EP’s and numerous Australian and US tours under her belt the Brisbane songstress released “Something New”, the first single and music video from the "Oh it’s Simple" EP in February 2010.
Since then it has snapped up a semi-finalist gong in the International Songwriting Competition and was a finalist in both the QSong Awards and the MusicOz Awards. Francesca’s music ‘apprenticeship’ started with a childhood dedicated to classical music studies and later a degree in Jazz from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. But it was the influence of her song writing idols Carole King, Stevie Wonder and Neil Finn that put a teenage Francesca on the road to writing her own songs.
Having performed with some of the world’s best including Michael Buble and Keith Urban, Francesca’s decision to make her mark on the music industry is one that she’s not looked back on.