| Intro | Canadian musician |
| A.K.A. | Francesco Yates |
| Is |
Musician Singer |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 September 1995, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Star sign | Virgo |
Francesco Yates (born 11 September 1995) is a Canadian singer.
Yates was born in Toronto 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.
In 2015 Yates received the Heatseeker award at the Canadian Radio Music Awards and performed at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa. He provides the vocals on the Robin Schulz song “Sugar”. He also performed at We Days 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.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | FRA | |||
| 2015 | “Better to Be Loved” | 37 | 196 | TBA |
| “Call” | 77 | — | ||
- As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | AUT | FRA | GER | SWE | SWI | NLD | US | ||||
| 2015 | “Sugar” (Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates) |
42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 44 |
|
Sugar |