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Birth name | Marianna Mammone |
Born | San Michele di Serino, Avellino, Italy | 10 March 2000
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Marianna Mammone (born 10 March 2000), known professionally as BigMama, is an Italian rapper, singer, and songwriter. She was a contestant on the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 and co-commentated the Italian broadcasts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Marianna Mammone was born in San Michele di Serino, Avellino. [1] She has three brothers. [2] She graduated from a liceo scientifico and moved to Milan in 2018 to study urban planning at the Polytechnic University. [3] [4]
Mammone began rapping at the age of 13. [5] In 2016, at the age of 16, she began publishing her songs at the encouragement of her friends. [6] She duetted with Elodie at the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, performing "American Woman" by The Guess Who. [6] [7]
In February 2024, she was a contestant at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "La rabbia non ti basta". [8] The following month, she released her second studio album, Sangue. [9] In April 2024, she announced the publication of her first autobiography, Cento occhi, which was released on 14 May 2024. [10] Later that month, she performed at the Una Nessuna Centomila charity concert at the Verona Arena with Alessandra Amoroso. [11] Following the concert, Amoroso asked BigMama to collaborate on a song together, and the two eventually released the single "Mezzo rotto", which peaked at number 10 on the Italian singles chart. [12] In September 2024, she was honored with the Breakthrough Award at the Billboard Italia Women in Music event. [13] [14]
She was a special guest on the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025. [15] [16] She co-commentated the Italian broadcasts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with Gabriele Corsi. [17]
As a child, Mammone struggled with bullying due to her weight. [18] [19] She was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2020 but completed chemotherapy by February 2021 and eventually recovered. [20] [21]
She is openly bisexual. [22] She is in a relationship with singer Lodovica Lazzerini. [23] [24]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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ITA [25] | ||
Next Big Thing |
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Sangue |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [26] | ||||
"77" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Amsa" | — | |||
"Mayday" (with Lester Nowhere) | 2020 | — | ||
"Formato XXL" (with Real Talk) | 2021 | — | ||
"TooMuch" (with Crookers) | — | |||
"Così leggera" (with Crookers and No Label) | — | |||
"Ma che hit" | 2023 | — | ||
"Bloody Mary" | — | |||
"La rabbia non ti basta" | 2024 | 25 | Sangue | |
"Cento occhi" [28] | — | |||
"San Junipero" | 2025 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Bubble gum" | — | |||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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ITA [29] | POL [30] | ||||
"Mezzo rotto" (Alessandra Amoroso featuring BigMama) | 2024 | 6 | 51 | Io non sarei | |
"Il linguaggio del corpo" (Paola & Chiara featuring BigMama) | — | — | Non-album single | ||