Francesca Battistelli ( born May 18 , 1985 ) is an American Christian singer and songwriter from New York City . She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album , '' Just a Breath '' , in 2004 . Her first studio album on Fervent Records , '' My Paper Heart '' , was released on July 22 , 2008 . Her first single , " I 'm Letting Go " , was released to radio stations in spring of 2008 and has charted on national Christian CHR charts since then . The song was the 16th most played song of 2008 on Christian radio stations according to R&R magazine . Battistelli received her first Grammy Award nomination in 2009 , for Best Gospel Performance with her single , " Free to Be Me " . She later received her first Grammy Award in 2016 at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with her single , " Holy Spirit " from her album '' If We 're Honest ''
58th Annual Grammy Awards
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Francesca Battistelli