After years of playing in various band at street parties around Calabria (south italian Region), in 1995 Franco starts working as piano bar entertainer in clubs and hotels of his hometown, Amantea, and it’s vicinity. He begins his international career in 1996, working in Germany. Although this experience was followed by contracts in Italy, in Porto Cervo for example, or the holiday resort “Bravo Club” , in the year 2004 Franco embarks on board of a cruise ship and starts his 5 year long collaboration with Costa Cruise Lines.