Francesca Battistelli Lyrics

Between the release of her debut album My Paper Heart and its follow-up

Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an Italian-American Christian musician from New York City, New York. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008. According to the Free To Be Me Songfacts, "Free To Be Me" was released as the second single from the album and it shattered records in becoming the most added song by a female artist in Christian radio history and holding the #1 slot for ten consecutive weeks. Battistelli received her first Grammy Award 2009 nomination for "Best Gospel Performance" for the single.

Between the release of her debut album My Paper Heart and its follow-up Hundred More Years, Battistelli married Christian band percussionist Matthew Goodwin and gave birth to her first child, Matthew Elijah. According to the Hundred More Years songfacts Battistelli chose to title her sophomore record after the track "Hundred More Years" because the tune's subject matter of a couple falling in love and having their first child mimiced her own life. Hundred More Years was released on March 1, 2011.

Francesca Battistelli is no stranger to the stage. Raised by parents immersed in the arts and Broadway, she developed a love of music, theatre, and performance at a young age. But instead of using these talents for applause and accolades, Francesca prefers to point people to something beyond herself –towards hope in Christ. Her soulful piano-pop sound resembles a blend of her music interests – jazz, rock, gospel and R&B – woven beautifully together with themes of trust and risk-taking. In a noisy world filled with sounds and images, we cry out for an authentic voice–one who is not afraid to speak truth and purpose to a generation. In singer/songwriter Francesca Battistelli, we have found that voice.

FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI LYRICS

album: "My Paper Heart" (2008)

Free To Be Me

I'm Letting Go

Unpredictable

My Paper Heart

Beautiful, Beautiful

Blue Sky

Forever Love

Someday Soon

Behind The Scenes

It's Your Life

Time In Between

album: "Hundred More Years" (2011)

This Is The Stuff

Constant

You Never Are

Angel By Your Side

Motion Of Mercy

Emily (It's Love)

Good To Know

So Long

Don't Miss It

Worth It

Hundred More Years

Hold Out For Love[Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

Something More[Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

album: "Christmas" (2012)

The Christmas Song

Heaven Everywhere

Christmas Is

What Child Is This? (First Noël Prelude)

Marshmallow World

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

You're Here

Joy To The World

Christmas Dreams

Go Tell It On The Mountain

December 25[iTunes Bonus Track]

album: "If We're Honest" (2014)

Write Your Story

When The Crazy Kicks In

He Knows My Name

Unusual

Choose To Love

Run To Jesus

Find Rest

If We're Honest

Giants Fall

Hands Of God

We Are The Kingdom

Holy Spirit[Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

Keeping Score[Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

I Am Home[Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

Tonight[Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

Just The Same[Family Christian Bonus Track]

other songs:

Be Born In Me

Future

Lead Me To The Cross

Middle Of A Miracle

Oh, Son Of God[from "Son of God" soundtrack]

Strangely Dim