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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [29] |
POL [30] | ||||
| "Mezzo rotto" (Alessandra Amoroso featuring BigMama) |
2024 | 6 | 51 | Io non sarei | |
| "Il linguaggio del corpo" (Paola & Chiara featuring BigMama) |
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