Find out who is Michael Franti, as reports emerged linking the 59-year-old musician’ to Victoria Canal’s grooming and s*xual abuse revelations
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Who is Michael Franti as singer’s name is linked to Victoria Canal’s s*xual abuse and grooming revelation
Earlier, Victoria Canal opened up about her traumatic experience, as she revealed she was s*xually abused and groomed. The Spanish-American singer revealed this experience on her Instagram profile.
What Exactly Happened?
Victoria also reposted a post of a band withdrawing from Michael Franti's tour and commented with a ❤️🩹 pic.twitter.com/YMBpEcZMtY
— brie (@hellobye1024500) August 16, 2025
Victoria Canal took to her Instagram account, which goes by the name @victoriacanal, wherein she has amassed 145K followers, on her 27th birthday. The pop musician alleged that a powerful artist was the one behind the assault, but she didn’t reveal the name of the perpetrator, to avoid financial loss.
The “Slowly, It Dawns,” singer went on to write about the emotional trauma and her experience with the perpetrator. After the post went viral, Victoria dared her fans and followers in an Instagram Story to guess the name of the man behind the alleged abuser with Victoria neither agreeing to or denying the allegations of he being the accused as claimed by her fans.
What Did Victoria Canal Say?
Taking to Instagram, Victoria Canal wrote, “I can’t say his name but you can.” In her Instagram post, previously she revealed that the man behind the assault met her online when she was still 19. In addition, the singer alleged that the man invited her for her first professional opportunity.
After learning about the traumatic experience of their favorite singer, most of her followers named Michael Franti as the culprit behind her traumatic experience.
Many believe the accused to be Michael Franti as he invited Canal for a collaboration in Nashville when she was 19 and is a page on his website from March 2018, the musician had written, “A few months ago I discovered a new artist on Instagram named Victoria Canal. She’s a 19-year-old singer/songwriter, pianist, guitarist and ukulele player who lives in NYC.”
Michael Franti and Victoria Canal had collaborated on The Flower and he even invited her to open the band’s Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre show with Xavier Rudd in June 2018.
Anyone else following the allegations of Michael Franti Sexually Assaulting Victoria Canal when she was 19? https://t.co/xZZyXiqNes
— Bridge (@Bridge_Here) August 15, 2025
Let’s find more about Michael Franti.
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Who is Michael Franti?
Michael Franti, who is an American singer, songwriter, musician, poet, and activist, is widely recognized for participating in many musical projects, mainly including social and political aspects, such as ‘the Beatnigs,’ and ‘the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.’
Born on April 21, 1996, in Oakland, California, to an Irish, German, and Belgian ancestry mother, Mary Lofy, and African American descent father, Thomas Hopkins, however, he was adopted by Carole Wisti and Charles Franti.
Marital Status
Singer/Songwriter Victoria Canal details SA and grooming that happened to her when she was 19 and dares her followers to name the alleged offender
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The musician is married to an emergency room nurse, who also works as a jewelry designer, Sara Agah, and has four children. Before her marriage to Agah, the rapper was married to Tara Franti-Rye, with whom he walked down the aisle in 1998, though their relationship didn’t last long, as they went their separate ways in 2004.
The couple share a child together named Ade. Taking inspiration from one of his children, the activist became a vegan.
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Net Worth
As per a report by Celebrity Net Worth portal, Michael Franti has a whooping net worth of $2 million, in 2025.
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