Kid Francescoli

Kid Francescoli is an electropop project by French musician Mathieu Hocine. The project was founded by Hocine in 2002 in Marseille. The name is a tribute to Olympique de Marseille Uruguayan football player Enzo Francescoli. In 2009, Hocine began working with musician Julia Minkin, with whom he co-wrote songs, and drummer Mathieu Chrétien, who plays drums in live shows.

History

In 2006, Hocine released a self-titled debut album, under the name "Kid Francescoli." In 2016, Kid Francescoli released With Julia, featuring both Hocine and Minkin.
In 2017, Francescoli released an album entitled Play Me Again, which was the group's most successful album, as of 2025. Francescoli's song, Moon , on which Minkin hums and recorded a line via a voice memo, went "viral" on social media, especially on Instagram Reels and TikTok with shares by musicians Jennifer Lopez and Lizzo. The song was particularly popular on TikTok in 2020, and was also featured on season one of American romantic comedy-drama Netflix series Emily in Paris. As of March 2020, the song had garnered 18 million Spotify streams.
In 2020, Francescoli released an album called Lovers. In 2023, Francescoli released a new album, entitled Sunset Blue, which was mastered by French DJ Alex Gopher.
In October 2025, Mikin released a solo single, co-produced and co-written by her husband, called Daisy.