Young Franco
Birth nameJoseph Da Rin De Barbera
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 29)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • musician
Instrument(s)
Years active2014–present
LabelsOf Leisure[1]
Websiteyoungfranco.com.au Edit this at Wikidata

Joseph Da Rin de Barbera (born 1994), who performs as Young Franco, is an Australian DJ and record producer from Brisbane, Queensland. He is based in Sydney, New South Wales.

Career

Barbera has performed at many Australian festivals including Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival.[2][3] [4][5][6][7][8]

On 19 November 2021, Young Franco released "Real Nice (H.C.T.F.)" with Tkay Maidza featuring Nerve which served as the theme song for the A-League, the Australian and New Zealand professional soccer league.[9]

On Friday July 29, 2022 Young Franco was the opening act on the Solana X Perry's stage at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Illinois.

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS NZ
[10]
"Close 2 U"
(featuring Joy) 		2014 — — Non-album singles
"Anywhere" 2015 — —
"Talkin' Bout It"
(featuring KLP) 		— —
"Don't U Want Me"
(featuring Blair de Milo)[11] 		2015 — —
"Drop Your Love"
(featuring Dirty Radio)[12][13] 		2016 — —
"Miss You" — —
"About This Thing
(featuring Scrufizzer)[14] 		2017 — —
"Girls Don't Cry"
(featuring Maribelle)[16] 		2018 — —
"Otherside"
(featuring Reva DeVito and Golden Vessel)[17] 		2019 — —
"Angel"
(featuring Abhi the Nomad)[18] 		— —
"Juice"
(featuring Pell)[19] 		2020 — —
"Fallin' Apart"
(featuring Denzel Curry and Pell)[20] 		— —[A]
"Come Thru"
(featuring Sonreal and Jalmar)[21] 		2021 — —
"Complicated"
(featuring Winston Surfshirt)[22] 		— —
"Real Nice (H.C.T.F.)"
(with Tkay Maidza featuring Nerve)[9] 		— —

Notes

  1. ^ "Fallin' Apart" did not enter the Official New Zealand Music Chart, but did peak at number twenty-two on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[10]

Awards and nominations

Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 "Juice" (featuring Pell) Electronic / Dance Award Won [24]

References

  1. ^ "Roster – Of Leisure". Of Leisure. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Here's Who's Playing On Each Day Of Splendour In The Grass 2017". Music Feeds. 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Falls Festival Lorne | #fallsfestival. Presented by Secret Sounds & triple j". fallsfestival.com.
  4. ^ "Grapevine Gathering 2019". www.grapevinegathering.com.au.
  5. ^ "Young Franco turns up the heat with exclusive mix". Red Bull.
  6. ^ "Interview Young Frano". Purple Sneakers.
  7. ^ "Young Franco | Interview". The Weekend Edition | What's on in Brisbane. 14 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Young Franco in The Lab SYD". Mixmag.
  9. ^ a b "Listen to Young Franco, Tkay Maidza and Nerve team up for new single "Real Nice (H.C.T.F.)"". NME Australia. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b Peak chart positions in New Zealand:
  11. ^ "Young Franco: music to... roll the windows down". Vice. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ^ Davies, Hayden (16 March 2016). "Young Franco gets funky on Drop Your Love". Pilerats. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Exclusive: Young Franco is living his best life in video clip for 'Drop Your Love on Me' [sic]". MTV Australia. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ^ Pardalis, Dan (16 October 2017). "Get Familiar: The Best New Australian & NZ Music in October 2017 Pt. 1". Complex Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  16. ^ Clark, Simon (14 September 2018). "Track of the Day: Young Franco feat. Maribelle "Girls Don't Cry" (2018)". The AU Review. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  17. ^ Crandell, Evan (22 May 2019). "Young Franco enlists Two Another for groovy remix of Otherside". Earmilk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Angel (feat. Abhi The Nomad) – Single by Young Franco on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Young Franco and Pell spill the Juice". Acclaim Mag. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  20. ^ Langford, Jackson (27 November 2020). "Listen to Young Franco and Denzel Curry link up on new track 'Fallin' Apart'". NME Australia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Young Franco – Come Thru ft. Sonreal and Jalmar". Astralwerks Records. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ "Winston Surfshirt team up with Young Franco on "Complicated"". NME Australia. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  23. ^ "About the Queensland Music Awards". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  24. ^ "2021 Queensland Music Awards winners". Scenestr. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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