Francesco Andrea Wilking, born in 1974 in Lörrach, Germany, is a singer, musician, composer, and lyricist. Influenced by The Beatles and Bob Dylan, he formed his first band, Kicking Edgar Allan Poe, during his teenage years. In 1994, after graduating from high school, he moved to Freiburg to study German, Italian, and English. There, he formed the band Tele with Martin Brombacher and Patrick Reising, releasing their debut album 1001 Verdacht in 2000. Wilking's solo career began with the release of Die Zukunft liegt im Schlaf in 2011. He also co-founded Die Höchste Eisenbahn in the same year. In 2015, he initiated the children's music series Unter meinem Bett. In 2025, he released an album with Christopher Annen, the guitarist of AnnenMayKantereit.