Josh Franceschi

Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi (born 7 August 1990) is an English singer and songwriter. He is lead vocalist of rock band You Me at Six.

Josh Franceschi
Background information
Birth name	Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi
Born	7 August 1990 Weybridge, Surrey, England
Genres	Alternative rock pop rock pop punk post-hardcore
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Years active	2004–present
Associated acts	You Me at Six
Website	youmeatsix.co.uk

Early life

Josh was born to parents Anne Franceschi and Christian Franceschi in Weybridge, Surrey. He is of Corsican-French (paternal) and Scottish and Welsh (maternal) descent. He has one sister, Elissa Franceschi who is also a vocalist.[1] He lived in Cyprus in his early childhood, but later moved to Twickenham to live with his grandmother. At the age of 9, he moved back to Weybridge, Surrey.[2] He attended Heathside School until he was 16, and then moved to Esher College, where he studied A-Levels in politics, history and film studies. He now lives in north London.[3]

Public image

Ticket touts

In 2016, Josh Franceschi began to criticise the way that tickets are re-sold for extortionate prices as there were consequences for both musicians and fans. He, along with a variety of other musicians came together under the Fan Fair Alliance to tackle the touts. Franceschi spoke against the rising issue along with Ian McAndrew and Annabella Coldrick in Parliament; many MPs backed the argument, agreeing that something must be done.

Personal life

Josh Franceschi is vegan. The band all organised a pop-up vegan kebab shop at the release of their album VI.[4] He is an Arsenal fan.[5]

Discography

Guest appearances

• "Salt" (with Elissa Franceschi)
• "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (I Don't Care)" (with The Blackout)
• "Fuck" (with Bring Me the Horizon)
• "A Decade Drifting" (with Your Demise)
• "Not Alone" (with Kid Arkade)
• "24" (with Hellions)
• "Outlines" (with All Time Low on Straight to DVD II: Past, Present and Future Hearts)

References

1. Franceschi, Elissa. "Devoid of Rue EP". Pledge Music. PledgeMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
2. "You Me At Six- Biography". Hcc-webhead.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
3. "Josh Franceschi lead singer of You Me At Six – talks about the new album, playing Reading and Leeds, and more on Monday 6 October 2008". eGigs.co.uk. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
4. Anna Fair (26 September 2018). "YOU ME AT SIX ANNOUNCE VEGAN POP-UP YOU ME AT SHISH BECAUSE WHY NOT". Altpress. Alternative Press, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
5. "Lawro's Premier League predictions v You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi". BBC Sport. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.