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Francisco Rabet, aka Royal Frenz (Santiago de Chile, 14 December 1984), is a Chilean singer, songwriter and musician naturalised Swiss.

Biography
Born in Santiago del Cile, at the age of five he emigrated with his family to Switzerland (his mother's country of origin), more precisely to Lugano (Ticino). His first musical influences came from his parents, who weaned him with Soul, R&B, Pop and Rock to traditional Latin music, which soon led him to appreciate the great classics of music. He began to learn about writing, and the use of rhymes fascinated him to such an extent that he wrote his first songs in all the languages he knew (Italian, English, Spanish and French), a path that was fundamental in shaping his dual role as MC e singer.

In 2002 he met Claudio Passera (aka DJ S.I.D.) with whom he founded the project Tsunami, where he tried his hand at the first recording sessions coordinated by his colleague. Having archived his experience as a lyricist, he devoted himself almost entirely to his career as a singer, trying to refine his vocal timbre as much as possible. In 2004 he met Havana Clab, with whom he collaborated on the single Loro sono qui, tribute to the deceased. He participated as a guest at the group's various concerts, giving him the opportunity to perform live for the first time. Increasingly involved in projects and collaborations, in the summer of 2005 he learned the fundamentals of music production from DJ S.I.D.

Between the end of 2006 and 2007, he and his colleague produced four singles: Take me home, Wannabe (Your everything), Innocents and Rewind. Particular in their writing, as they were made in four hours each. Between 2008 and 2010 he continued to collaborate with emerging and non-emerging artists as producer, MC, singer e ghostwriter. In the meantime, FoolCircle was born, a musical duo that debuted with an acoustic cover version of the song Billie Jean of Michael Jackson. They then produced the unreleased I'm gonna save us, a track that allowed them to appear on the official record of the IGSU environmental protection event promoted by the MX3 portal, ranking them among the best 20 participants out of more than 200 registered.

The first official album, Ultimatum is released in 2011. Purely Rap in nature, it is anticipated by the release of the single Irina  and features LexiKO, Manu D (Karma Krew), Ciemme and Michel (Metro*Stars). Recorded at Ciemme Studio in Lugano by DJ Mardoch in the summer of 2011, it was mixed and mastered in Rome by Negrè (BlueNox). In 2012, thanks to the musical collaboration with Giuseppe Pugliese (MammutProject), SoUltimatum was born, the second official project that deviates from the sounds of the previous one, embracing the Nu-Soul and R&B genre. The first single, Cielo, is published on 28 May 2012 onYouTube and on the most important Swiss and Italian radio stations.

In 2013, thanks to meeting the Mack Daddy's, he decided to consolidate his live experience, with a repertoire ranging from his discography to covers of national and international artists. In May, he performed on the Piazza Grande in Locarno in front of 15,000 people, thanks to victory in Music Club on Radio Ticino. In August, he participated in the second edition of The Voice of Switzerland, singing format aired on the TV channel SRF reaching the Blind Auditions , qualifying among the top 80 competitors out of more than 1200 participants.

At the beginning of 2014, the anthology entitled Rewind: '06 – '13, which covers the first seven years of his career. Inside you can find singles from previous albums, collaborations and some previously unreleased tracks.In May, he collaborated with Ricardo Ricci, a DJ/producer from Geneva, with whom he produced Ora più che mai, a summer track released for Universal France / Future Play.

Parallel to the Royal Frenz project, due to the conspicuous Disco-Funk influence, he decided to create a project under the pseudonym ofFrançois Le Roi, an alter ego linked to French House at the turn of the millennium such as Daft Punk, Cassius e Modjo. The first single released in July 2013 is entitled Rainbow , whose video summarises a stay in Ibiza. Down the rabbit hole Down the rabbit hole is the second single released exactly one year later distributed on BMINT Records. In the wake of the tracks released during the Francois Le Roi period, the singleThe Party never ends, funky-sounding track released on 5 March 2015. On 17 June, the single was released Independent girls, in cooperation with Chippy WorldWide Racing, a female-led team consisting of Lizzy Mae and Valentina, with whom he wrote the lyrics of the song and the concept of the video.

During 2016-17, he completely committed himself to the production of his new album entitled Through My Kingdom, with moods increasingly French Touch, Soul and Electro-Pop. The first singles You Bring The Sun Out and Queen of the Night are released concurrently in November 2018 on main Swiss radio stations, while the LP is released on the digital platforms on 14 December 2018. The third single, Heartport is presented during the Notte Bianca in Locarno at the end of May 2019 in front of 17'000 persone. The fourth and final single of the project, Sweet Music is released on 31 December 2019 followed by a two-year hiatus.

After a personal journey to rediscover his own artistic and creative stimulus, Francisco decided to return to using the pseudonym Royal Frenz again, and thanks to his colleague Dox Morgan, the foundations were laid for a new project that would lead to the duo's first single entitled Sliding Doors and the second single Uno,Dos,Tres with singer Voce Rosa and producer SuperApe. Meanwhile, under the pseudonym of Melky Sad Æk, inspired by the biblical name of Melchisedec, releases the single Thoughts together with producer ORUZ.

Since 2022, he has held the position of Executive Director at The Enterpreneurs, an independent label based in Lugano.

Other Activities
He had a radio parenthesis at Radio Ticino, presenting Pop Corn together with Salvatore Scalia. He also created the song RFTimbro, anthem for the Rabadan 2014 carnival, and the Christmas RFTree featuring the station's speakers.

Together with Claudio Passera, Manuel Mullis e Domenico Cusano, he founded the independent label The Enterpreneurs (a neologism combining the terms Entertainers e Entrepreneurs) with the intention of promoting quality music in a local/global context in a sustainable and effective manner.

Nicknames
Among the things that most characterise him are the various nicknames/monikers that have accompanied him over the years in musical projects or as simple AKA (Also know as):


 * François Le Roi
 * Melky Sad Æk
 * N E O L V G A
 * Punky The Funky Monkey
 * Rawyal
 * RF el Jefe
 * Frenz Kaczynski
 * Royal Frenzerer
 * El Sol de Suiza

Studio Albums

 * 2011 - Ultimatum
 * 2012 - SoUltimatum
 * 2014 - Rewind: '06-'13
 * 2018 - Through My Kingdom

Singles

 * 2011 - Irina
 * 2011 - I R I N A (vs. Ryan Leslie)
 * 2012 - Cielo
 * 2012 - Appuntamento
 * 2013 - Sex ain't love
 * 2013 - Resto qui
 * 2013 - Rainbow
 * 2015 - The Party Never Ends
 * 2015 - Independent Girls (feat. Chippy WorldWide Racing)
 * 2018 - You Bring The Sun Out
 * 2018 - Queen Of The Night
 * 2019 - Heartport
 * 2020 - Sweet Music
 * 2022 - Sliding Doors (con Dox Morgan)
 * 2022 - Uno,Dos,Tres (con Dox Morgan, Voce Rosa e SuperApe)

Studio Albums

 * 2006 - Là fuori, qua fuori (con Naesh)

Singles

 * 2022 - Thoughts (con ORUZ)

Studio Albums

 * 2014 - King of my Castle (Mixtape)

Singles

 * 2014 - Down the Rabbit hole