After years of playing in various band at street parties around Calabria, 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 (2000) for example, or the holiday resort “Bravo Club” (2003), in the year 2004 Franco embarks on board of a cruise ship and starts his 5 year long collaboration with Costa Cruise Lines, on 7 different ships of the fleet. During one of his 10 contracts with the company , in 2006 he meets Viktória , a charming singer from Hungary, with great versatility and excellent technique, and, also with international working experience (Croatia, Germany, Slovakia). In 2007 they create the musical duo "Casanova" and continue working on board of Costa cruise ships, as Costa Victoria, or the flagships "Costa Concordia" and " Costa Serena", etc..