Community hub
Recent from talks
Contribute something
Nothing was collected or created yet.
BigMama
View on Wikipedia
Key Information
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.
Early life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]
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]
Personal life
[edit]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]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA [25] | ||
| Next Big Thing |
|
— |
| Sangue |
|
22 |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | — |
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Valicenti, Greta (11 October 2023). "BigMama, la sostenibile leggerezza della libertà. L'intervista". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Orlando, Simona (22 November 2023). "BigMama: "Le donne non muoiono perché i compagni ascoltano la trap. Chi accusa la musica vede il buco nel muro mentre è la casa che cade a pezzi"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Moro, Elisabetta (23 June 2023). "BigMama, mi fido di me". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Colzi, Arianna (5 February 2024). "BigMama ieri e oggi: com'era la cantante prima del successo". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Oliva, Raffaella (2 July 2021). "BigMama, la rapper italiana che lotta per la body positivity". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b Faccani, Francesca (10 February 2023). "Chi è BigMama, l'artista che duetterà con Elodie stasera a Sanremo". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Tripodi, Marta Blumi (3 December 2023). "BigMama: "Io, una rapper libera ma niente etichette"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Ascione, Arianna (2 February 2024). "«La rabbia non ti basta» di BigMama, il significato del testo a Sanremo 2024". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Delli Paoli, Giuliano (7 March 2024). "BigMama, esce il nuovo disco: si chiama "Sangue" ed è il primo Lp". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Dondi, Beatrice (29 April 2024). "BigMama: "La libertà è sempre una questione di educazione. Quella che manca al nostro Paese"". L'Espresso (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Mozzati, Marina (5 June 2024). "Alessandra Amoroso e BigMama, la nostra dichiarazione d'amore". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Alicandri, Alessandro (30 May 2024). ""Mezzo rotto" di Alessandra Amoroso e BigMama: divertimento e calore umano". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Lai, Rebecca (23 September 2024). "Billboard Women in Music 2024: per la prima volta in Europa". Harper's Bazaar Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Bolognini, Luigi (16 September 2024). "Maurizio Lastrico: "Le battute sulle donne? Se ora facessi metà del mio repertorio passato sarei in imbarazzo. Adesso le faccio su di me"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Rossini, Matteo (13 February 2025). "Scaletta Sanremo 2025, il programma completo per serata". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Aversa, Andrea (12 February 2025). "Qual è il vero nome di Big Mama, la malattia e il significato dei tatuaggi: la rapper ospite al Festival di Sanremo 2025". L'Unità (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Fumarola, Silvia (9 March 2025). "BigMama: "Ho creduto in me stessa e mi sono salvata. Ora voglio tutto"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Taviani, Giulia (17 May 2023). "BigMama: "Mi hanno bullizzata per il mio peso, con la musica ho imparato ad accettarmi. Il rapper italiano? Troppo maschilista"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Mercuri, Roberta (22 April 2024). "BigMama, il cancro, gli abusi e l'amore con Ludovica: "Prima nascondevo la mia sessualità"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Cesarale, Sandra (9 May 2024). "BigMama: "Il tumore, gli abusi e gli insulti del prof. Ora mi sento una dea e sposerò la mia fidanzata Lodovica"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Costabile, Ilaria (10 March 2024). "BigMama: "Quando ho avuto il tumore non ho mai avuto paura di morire, desideravo tornare a cantare"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Peggion, Sara (8 February 2024). "Cosa significa la parola "queer"? Lanciata sul palco dell'Ariston dalla cantante BigMama, la parola queer è tra le prime ricerche su Google". iO Donna (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Mrruku, Dajana (12 March 2024). "BigMama è fidanzata con Lodovica Lazzerini: «Lei è innamoratissima»". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Manzoli, Debora (19 May 2024). "BigMama, chi è la fidanzata Lodovica Lazzerini". Libero (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 11 (dal 08.03.2024 al 14.03.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Italian certifications – BigMama" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "BigMama - Cento Occhi (Radio Date: 29-03-2024)". EarOne (in Italian). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 33" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Mezzo rotto": "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 11.10.2024–17.10.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 December 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter BigMama in the search box.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
