Francesco Yates

Francesco Yates
Yates in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Francesco David Yates
Born	(1995-09-11) September 11, 1995 (age 29) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Atlantic FY
Website	francescoyates.com

Francesco David Yates (born September 11, 1995) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his featurette in the 2015 hit single "Sugar" by German DJ Robin Schulz.

Life and career

Yates was born in Toronto, Ontario, and started writing music at the age of 11. He signed to Atlantic Records when he was 16. His self-titled debut EP, released on September 11, 2015, was co-produced by Robin Hannibal and Pharrell Williams.[1][2][3]

In 2015, Yates received the Heatseeker Award at the Canadian Radio Music Awards[4] and performed at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa.[5] He provides the vocals on the Robin Schulz song "Sugar".[6][7] He also performed at We Day events across Canada that same year. In 2016, he was an opening act for Canadian pop rock band Hedley on their Hello World Tour with Carly Rae Jepsen.

On February 2, 2018, his single "Come Over", was released, alongside the announcement that Francesco was going to be the opening act on the Canadian leg of Justin Timberlake's The Man of the Woods Tour.[8] His next song, "Do You Think About Me", was released on April 6.[9] This is the first song which Yates wrote, produced, and performed entirely by himself. He released his single "Somebody Like You", on July 20.

Yates performing in 2016

At the end of August, it was announced that he was opening for Justin Timberlake again on the remaining North American part of his tour.[10] The tour ended on April 13, 2019, after being postponed due to Timberlake suffering from bruised vocal cords.[11]

On December 27, 2019, Yates officially released his single "I Got You", having previously uploaded it on SoundCloud at the beginning of the year.

On April 10, 2020, Yates released his single "Superbad" along with an official video. On May 29, 2020, he released a second single called "Bad Decisions". On June 26, 2020, Yates released his second EP Superbad. It features the two previously released singles, as well as the songs "Angel", "Dirty Little Secrets", and "Queen St. Blues". The EP is accompanied by a short film, which contains parts of the songs.

On September 18, 2020, his single "Late Night Love" was released. On February 14, 2021, Yates released his song "Dive".

After performing it on an episode of The Recording Academy's "Press Play at Home" series,[12] on June 10, 2022, he released his single "Jimi", which is inspired by the famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix.[13] In July, he announced on Instagram that he's opening for Backstreet Boys on the American and Canadian leg of their DNA World Tour.[14]

Yates released his songs "Thunderbomb" and "Chanel" on April 14, 2023, and May 5, 2023, respectively.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Francesco Yates[15]	Release date: September 11, 2015 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Superbad[16]	Release date: June 26, 2020 Label: FY Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As main artist

Title	Year	Peak positions		Album
		CAN [17]	FRA [18]
"When I Found You"[19]	2014	—	—	Francesco Yates EP
"Better to Be Loved"[20]	2015	37	196
"Nobody Like You"[21]		—	—	Non-album single
"Call"[22]		77	—	Francesco Yates EP
"Come Over"[23]	2018	—	—	Non-album singles
"Do You Think About Me"[24]		—	—
"Somebody Like You"[25]		—	—
"I Got You"[26]	2019	—	—
"Superbad"[27]	2020	—	—	Superbad
"Bad Decisions"[28]		—	—
"Late Night Love"[29]		—	—	Non-album singles
"Dive"[30]	2021	—	—
"Jimi"[31]	2022	—	—	TBA
"Thunderbomb"[32]	2023	—	—
"Chanel"[33]		—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak positions									Certifications	Album
		CAN [34]	AUT [35]	FRA [18]	GER [36]	NLD [37]	SWE [38]	SWI [39]	UK	US
"Sugar" (Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates)	2015	42	1	2	1	6	9	1	21	44	ARIA: 6× Platinum[40] BVMI: 2× Platinum[41] RMNZ: Gold[42] FIMI: Platinum[43]	Sugar
"Hurts to Love You"[44] (ATCK featuring AJ McLean, Francesco Yates and Kelsie Watts)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Don't Call Me Back"[45] (ATCK featuring Francesco Yates, DJ Lux and AJ McLean)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References

1. Cho, Diane (October 22, 2014). "Who The Hell Is… Francesco Yates". VH1 Music News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014.
2. Friend, David (October 9, 2014). "International Star You Should Know: Singer Francesco Yates". Variety.
3. Patch, Nick (July 8, 2015). "Pharrell-endorsed Canadian teen Francesco Yates ready to drop debut EP". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
4. Bliss, Karen (May 9, 2015). "Magic! Win Big at 2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards". Billboard.
5. Snider, Kelly (July 7, 2015). "Ottawa celebrates Canada Day, rain or shine - Local - Orléans Star". Orléans Star. Transcontinental Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
6. Renck, Lizzie (July 19, 2015). "Robin Schulz unveils 'Sugar' ahead of his fall LP release". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
7. Gupta, Pranav (July 20, 2015). "ROBIN SCHULZ FT. FRANCESCO YATES – SUGAR (ORIGINAL MIX)". Bangin Beats. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
8. "Francesco Yates Launches New Music With Timberlake Dates". February 3, 2018.
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10. "Francesco Yates Is Continuing His Tour With Justin Timberlake". August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019.
11. "Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' Tour On Hold Due to Bruised Vocal Cords". Billboard. December 5, 2018.
12. "Francesco Yates Performs Jimi Hendrix-Inspired Single "Jimi"". Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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20. "Better To Be Loved - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. February 17, 2015.
21. "Nobody Like You - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. February 26, 2015.
22. "Call - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. June 24, 2014.
23. "Come Over - Single by Francesco Yates on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. February 2, 2018.
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31. "Jimi - Single by Francesco Yates". music.apple.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
32. "THUNDERBOMB - Single by Francesco Yates". music.apple.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
33. "Chanel - Single by Francesco Yates". music.apple.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
34. "Robin Schulz discography". www.billboard.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
35. "Francesco Yates discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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37. "Top 40-lijst van week 43, 2015". Top40.nl. Mediamarkt. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
38. "Francesco Yates discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
39. "Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates - Sugar". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
40. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
41. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Schulz; 'Sugar')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
42. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Official New Zealand Music Chart (Recorded Music NZ). November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
43. "Italian single certifications – Robin Schulz – Sugar" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Sugar" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
44. "Hurts to Love You - Single by ATCK". music.apple.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
45. "Don't Call Me Back - Single by ATCK". music.apple.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

External links

• Official website