Franca Masu
Franca Masu (born 23 May 1962) is a singer songwriter often working in the Catalan Algherese dialect. At her debut Tony Scott declared her "one of Italy's top vocal talents". She is an occasional actress and poet, and her songs often incorporate the work of Algherese poets.
Franca Masu
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- Name
- Franca Masu
- Born
- 23 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Nationality
- Italy
- Fields
- music composing
- Honours
- Saint George's Cross
- Languages
- Catalan · Sardinian · Italian
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Franca Masu (born 23 May 1962) is a singer songwriter often working in the Catalan Algherese dialect. At her debut Tony Scott declared her "one of Italy's top vocal talents". She is an occasional actress and poet, and her songs often incorporate the work of Algherese poets.
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She also sings in Portuguese and is a fine exponent of fado. She has released several CDs and has performed concerts in Italy and across Europe.
The recorded working language is Catalan, Sardinian and Italian. The field of work recorded is music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are world music, folk, world and country, music of Mediterranea and jazz. Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross.
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• Name — Franca Masu • Born — 23 May 1962 • Birthplace — Alghero, Sardinia, Italy • Instruments — Vocals • Genre — World, jazz, fado • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1990–present • Label — Aramúsica • Website — www.francamasu.com
Discography
• El meu viatge, Saint Rock, 2000 • Alguímia, Aramusica, 2003 • Aquamare, Aramusica-Felmay 2006 • Hoy como ayer, Aramusica, 2008 • 10 Anys, Aramusica, 2011 • Almablava, Aramusica, 2013 • Cordemar, WMusic, 2021
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