BigMama | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Marianna Mammone |
Born | San Michele di Serino, Avellino, Italy | 10 March 2000
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Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Marianna Mammone (born 10 March 2000), [1] known professionally as BigMama, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.
Marianna Mammone was born in San Michele di Serino, Avellino. [2] [3] She has three brothers. [4]
She graduated from a liceo scientifico and moved to Milan in 2018 to study urban planning at the Polytechnic University. [1] [5]
Mammone began rapping at the age of 13. [6] In 2016, at the age of 16, she began publishing her songs at the encouragement of her friends. [1] [7]
At the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, Mammone duetted with Elodie, performing " American Woman" by The Guess Who. [7] [8] She then participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "La rabbia non ti basta". [9] [10]
In February 2024, she participated as a contestant in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song " La rabbia non ti basta", [11] and published her second studio album Sangue. [12] In April 2024, it was announced that she would host a special special show preview, exclusively for RaiPlay, of the Primo Maggio's Concert. In the same month, she announced the publication of her first autobiography, Cento occhi, for 14 May 2024 by Rizzoli Libri. [13]
In May 2024 Bigmama performed at the charity initiative concert Una. Nessuna. Centomila. at the Verona Arena to help women victims of violence, in which she performed with Alessandra Amoroso. [14] Following the event, Amoroso proposed to the artist to collaborate, releasing the single " Mezzo rotto". [15]
As a child, Mammone struggled with bullying due to her weight. [16] [17] She is openly bisexual. [18] [5] [6]
Mammone was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2020 and completed chemotherapy by February 2021. [19] [20]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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ITA [21] | ||
Next Big Thing |
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Sangue |
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22 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [22] | ||||
"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" [24] | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [25] | ||||
"
Mezzo rotto" ( Alessandra Amoroso featuring BigMama) |
2024 | 13 |
|
Non-album single |
BigMama | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Marianna Mammone |
Born | San Michele di Serino, Avellino, Italy | 10 March 2000
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Marianna Mammone (born 10 March 2000), [1] known professionally as BigMama, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.
Marianna Mammone was born in San Michele di Serino, Avellino. [2] [3] She has three brothers. [4]
She graduated from a liceo scientifico and moved to Milan in 2018 to study urban planning at the Polytechnic University. [1] [5]
Mammone began rapping at the age of 13. [6] In 2016, at the age of 16, she began publishing her songs at the encouragement of her friends. [1] [7]
At the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, Mammone duetted with Elodie, performing " American Woman" by The Guess Who. [7] [8] She then participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "La rabbia non ti basta". [9] [10]
In February 2024, she participated as a contestant in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song " La rabbia non ti basta", [11] and published her second studio album Sangue. [12] In April 2024, it was announced that she would host a special special show preview, exclusively for RaiPlay, of the Primo Maggio's Concert. In the same month, she announced the publication of her first autobiography, Cento occhi, for 14 May 2024 by Rizzoli Libri. [13]
In May 2024 Bigmama performed at the charity initiative concert Una. Nessuna. Centomila. at the Verona Arena to help women victims of violence, in which she performed with Alessandra Amoroso. [14] Following the event, Amoroso proposed to the artist to collaborate, releasing the single " Mezzo rotto". [15]
As a child, Mammone struggled with bullying due to her weight. [16] [17] She is openly bisexual. [18] [5] [6]
Mammone was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2020 and completed chemotherapy by February 2021. [19] [20]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
ITA [21] | ||
Next Big Thing |
|
— |
Sangue |
|
22 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
ITA [22] | ||||
"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" [24] | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
ITA [25] | ||||
"
Mezzo rotto" ( Alessandra Amoroso featuring BigMama) |
2024 | 13 |
|
Non-album single |