Madame

Madame's debut single, "Anna", was produced by rapper Eiemgei and released in September 2018 by Arcade Army Records. At the age of 16, she signed a recording contract with Sugar Music, whom released her second single "Sciccherie" on 14 December 2018. The song received airplay from Italian radio networks including Radio DeeJay. In August 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo posted an Instagram story on his account with a video of himself listeing to "Sciccherie" on his home's terrace. Ronaldo's story attracted media attention to the song, leading several outlets to talk about Madame's music for the first time. The singles "17", "La promessa dell'anno", "Baby", "Sentimi" and "Clito" were also released between 2019 and 2020. In late 2019, Madame appeared on the album Persona by Italian rapper Marracash, performing as a featured artist in the track named after her pseudonym. In the summer of 2020, producer DRD released the single "Defuera", with vocals by Ghali, Marracash and Madame. She also recorded the song "Non è vero niente" with Italian rock band Negramaro, which was included in their album Contatto in late 2020. According to D: La repubblica delle donne (lit. 'D: The republic of women'), a magazine attached to the newspaper la Repubblica, in 2020 Madame was among the fifty candidates for the title of "Italian Woman of the Year". Madame made her first appearance on Italian television on 3 December 2020, when she opened the semi-final of the fourteenth season of The X Factor on Sky TV, singing her song "Baby" in a duet with contestant Blind. The following week, on 10 December, she was again a guest of the show, performing "Non è vero niente" with Negramaro. In March 2021, Madame competed in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Voce". She became the first female rapper to compete in the contest's main section, and the youngest singer among the established artists competing in the 2021 contest. During the festival she came out as bisexual. Her entry "Voce" was included in her self-titled debut album, released on 19 March 2021. The album was preceded by the single "Il mio amico", featuring Italian rapper Fabri Fibra and released in January 2021. The album and the song "Voce" were respectively awarded a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album and Best Song. Two new songs, entitled "Marea" and "Tu mi hai capito", were released as singles on 4 July and 3 September 2021 respectively, and later added to the digital version of her debut album.