Madame
Madame in 2021
Madame in 2021
Background information
Birth nameFrancesca Calearo
Born (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002
Vicenza, Italy
OriginCreazzo, Italy
Genres
Occupations
Years active2018–present
LabelsSugar

Francesca Calearo (born 16 January 2002), known professionally as Madame, is an Italian singer, songwriter and rapper.

After signing a recording contract with Sugar Music at age 16, she gained popularity in August 2019, when her single "Sciccherie" was shared by Cristiano Ronaldo on his Instagram profile. Between 2019 and 2020, she released several singles as lead artist and collaborations with, among others, Marracash, Negramaro, DRD, Ghali, Ensi and producer Chris Nolan. In March 2021 she competed in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival. Her entry "Voce", which earned her one of the most streams artist in Amazon Music Italy in 2021 alongside Cos Mass, Mahmood and Alessandra Amoroso as well as the single "Il mio amico" recorded with Fabri Fibra, were included in her debut album Madame, released on 19 March 2021.

Biography

Francesca Calearo was born in Vicenza on 16 January 2002 and grew up in the town of Creazzo.[1][2] As a child, she developed an interest in music thanks to her father, an amateur musician with an interest in Italian singer-songwriters.[3][4] Being influenced by artists like Ludovico Einaudi, Calearo started taking piano lessons in middle school, and later continued to study music as an autodidact.[5] She studied Human Sciences at the liceo Don Giuseppe Fogazzaro in Vicenza.[6] She chose the pseudonym "Madame" after trying a random generator for drag queen names, which yielded the result "Madame Wild" for Calearo.[7] She found it represented the idea of "elegance and sophistication" she wanted to pursue, as well as her will to be "a Woman with capital W".[3]

Madame's debut single, "Anna", was produced by rapper Eiemgei and released in September 2018 by Arcade Army Records.[8][9] At the age of 16, she signed a recording contract with Sugar Music, whom released her second single "Sciccherie" on 14 December 2018.[10][11][3] The song received airplay from Italian radio networks including Radio DeeJay.[12] 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.[6][13][14][15]

The singles "17", "La promessa dell'anno", "Baby", "Sentimi" and "Clito" were also released between 2019 and 2020.[16][17][18][19][20] 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.[21] In the summer of 2020, producer DRD released the single "Defuera", with vocals by Ghali, Marracash and Madame.[22] She also recorded the song "Non è vero niente" with Italian rock band Negramaro, which was included in their album Contatto in late 2020.[23]

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".[24]

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.[25] The following week, on 10 December, she was again a guest of the show, performing "Non è vero niente" with Negramaro.[26]

In March 2021, Madame competed in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Voce".[27] 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.[7][28] During the festival she came out as bisexual.[29] Her entry "Voce" was included in her self-titled debut album, released on 19 March 2021.[30] The album was preceded by the single "Il mio amico", featuring Italian rapper Fabri Fibra and released in January 2021.[31] The album and the song "Voce" were respectively awarded a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album and Best Song.[32] 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.[33][34]

On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced Madame participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[35] "Il bene nel male" was later announced as her entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[36] At Sanremo Musical Festival she also performed a duet with Izi of Fabrizio De André's "Via del Campo".[37]

Musical style

Among her influences, Madame cites singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André, trap music and, despite not having southern Italian origins, Sicilian neomelodic music.[38][9] Instrumental music also played an important role in her artistic development, with artists such as Ludovico Einaudi and Van Halen.[9]

In 2019, her musical style was described by la Repubblica as "urban, a very wide container in which trap and rap can merge, together with several other contemporary sounds".[6] Claudio Cabona wrote for Rockol.it that Madame's lyrical style is sometimes "visceral", and "sometimes very explicit, without being banal".[39] He added that all her songs are characterized by very particular voice sounds.[39] On Klamour, Gabriele Zangarini compared her voice in "Sciccherie" to La Rappresentante di Lista, describing it as "sometimes enraged, then whispered, often theatrical".[8]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[40][41]		 SWI
[42]
Madame
  • Released: 19 March 2021
  • Label: Sugar Music
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 138
L'amore
  • Released: 31 March 2023
  • Label: Sugar Music
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 1—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
ITA
[45]
"Anna" 2018 — Non-album singles
"Sciccherie" —
"17" 2019 —
"La promessa dell'anno" —
"Baby" 2020 36 Madame
"Sentimi" 25 Non-album single
"Clito" 47 Madame
"Il mio amico"[47]
(Madame featuring Fabri Fibra)		 11
"Voce"[48] 2021 2
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[40]
"Marea" 7
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[40]
"Tu mi hai capito" / "Tu m'as compris"
(featuring Sfera Ebbasta or Hatik)		 2
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[40]
"L'eccezione" 2022 28 Bang Bang Baby
"Il bene nel male" 2023 4
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[40]
 L'amore
"Aranciata" 39
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.
List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[40]
"Mira"[49]
(Ensi featuring Madame)		 2019 — Clash Again
"Spaccato"[50]
(Don Joe featuring Madame and Dani Faiv)		 2020 38 Non-album single
"Fck U"[51]
(Psicologi featuring Madame)		 89 Millennium Bug
"Defuera"[52]
(Dardust featuring Ghali, Madame and Marracash)		 33 Non-album singles
"Nuove strade"[54]
(Ernia, Rkomi, Gaia, Madame, Samurai Jay and Andry the Hitmaker)		 51
"Euforia"
(Chris Nolan featuring Tedua, Madame, Aiello and Birthh)		 89
"La strega del frutteto"
(Sick Luke featuring Chiello and Madame)		 2021 18
  • FIMI: Gold
 X2
"Perso nel buio"
(Sangiovanni featuring Madame)		 9
  • FIMI: Platinum
 Sangiovanni
"Mi fiderò"
(Marco Mengoni featuring Madame)		 12
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
 Materia (Terra)
"Pare"
(Ghali featuring Madame)		 2022 29
  • FIMI: Platinum
 Sensazione ultra
"Caos"
(Fabri Fibra featuring Lazza and Madame)		 2
  • FIMI: Platinum
 Caos
"Too Late"
(Nitro featuring Madame)		 2023 29
[55]		 Outsider
"Io ti conosco"
(Gianmaria featuring Madame)		 75
[56]		 TBA
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Other album appearances

List of non-single appearances on compilation albums or other artists' albums, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Song Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or Extended Play
ITA
[40]
"Farabutto"[57]
(Tredici Pietro featuring Madame)		 2019 — Assurdo
".Rosso"
(Night Skinny featuring Madame and Rkomi)		 26 Mattoni
"Madame – L'anima"[58]
(Marracash featuring Madame)		 7
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[59]
 Persona
"Andromeda"[60]
(Elodie featuring Madame – Merk & Kremont X BB Team Remix)		 2020 — This Is Elodie
"Fuoriluogo"[61]
(Ernia featuring Madame)		 — Gemelli
"Weekend"
(Bloody Vinyl, Slait & Young Miles featuring Lazza, Madame & Massimo Pericolo)		 6 BV3
"Alibi"
(Mecna featuring Madame)		 76 Mentre nessuno guarda
"Non è vero niente"
(Negramaro featuring Madame)		 74 Contatto
"Acqua"[64]
(Mace featuring Rkomi and Madame)		 2021 24
[65]		 Obe
"Airforce"[66]
(Massimo Pericolo featuring Madame)		 19 Solo tutto
"Poi poi poi"
(Leon Faun and Duffy featuring Madame)		 — C'era una volta
"Partire da te"
(Rkomi featuring Madame)		 — Taxi Driver (MTV Unplugged)
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written by Madame for other artists
Title Year Artist Album
"Scatola"
(Madame, Laura Pausini, Shablo, Luca Faraone)		 2022 Laura Pausini TBA

Music videos

SongReleaseDirectorYouTube views[68]Ref.(s)
Anna13 September 2018Dimitri Bertetto2,170,805[69]
Sciccherie21 December 2018Dalilù18,280,587[70]
1726 June 2019Dalilù10,975,293[71]
Baby12 March 2020Martina Pastori7,843,998[72]
Sentimi[73]30 April 2020Thaevil3,791,288[74]
Voce3 March 2021Attilio Cusani35,430,878[75]
Marea28 June 2021Attilio Cusani32,771,119[76]
Perso nel buio18 November 2021Attilio Cusani6,274,989[77]
Tu m'as compris28 January 2022Jeunes Joueurs2,268,996[78]
Il bene nel male9 February 2023Martina Pastori32,198,384[79]
Aranciata15 June 2023Martina Pastori5,865,901[80]

Television programs

Year Title Role Notes
2020 X Factor Musical guest Season 14, episodes 6 and 7
2021 Sanremo Music Festival 2021 Contestant 8th place, Best Lyrics Award
Le Iene Guest host Season 25
2023 Sanremo Music Festival 2023 Contestant 7th place

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  2. ↑ Francesco Verni (14 July 2020). "Madame, la rap queen di Vicenza". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  4. ↑ "Rapper e Beatmaker". Boh Magazine.
  5. ↑ Paolo Giordano (6 August 2019). "Arriva la Madame pop. La liceale di Vicenza che Ronaldo ha lanciato". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  63. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Bloody Vinyl, Slait & Young Miles feat. Lazza, Madame & Massimo Pericolo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 December 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Bloody Vinyl, Slait & Young Miles feat. Lazza, Madame & Massimo Pericolo" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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  68. ↑ As of 15 January 2024
  69. ↑ Madame – Anna (Prod. Eiemgei) on YouTube
  70. ↑ Madame – Sciccherie (prod. Eiemgei) on YouTube
  71. ↑ Madame – 17 on YouTube
  72. ↑ Madame – Baby on YouTube
  73. ↑ Lyric video.
  74. ↑ Madame – Sentimi (lyric video) on YouTube
  75. ↑ Madame – Voce (Sanremo 2021) on YouTube
  76. ↑ Madame – Marea on YouTube
  77. ↑ Sangiovanni, Madame – Perso nel buio on YouTube
  78. ↑ Madame, Hatik – Tu m'as compris on YouTube
  79. ↑ Madame – Il bene nel male (Sanremo 2023) on YouTube
  80. ↑ Madame – Aranciata on YouTube
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