Margherita Vicario

Margherita Vicario (born 13 February 1988) is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.

Biography She is the daughter of Italian director and the granddaughter of Marco Vicario and Rossana Podestà. She grew up in Grazzano Visconti, a small village in the province of Piacenza, before moving to Rome aged 13 with her family. She graduated from the Link Campus University in Performing Arts in Rome. She debuted with a minor role in Woody Allen's To Rome with Love (2012) and appeared in several Italian TV series such as I Cesaroni, R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfetti, Caccia al Re – La narcotici and Carlo & Malik.

As a singer-songwriter, she released her debut single "Nota bene" in 2013. Her first studio album Minimal Musical was released independently in 2014. Bingo peaked at 21 in the Italian album charts. She released collaborations with numerous artists, including Elodie, Francesca Michielin, Gaia, Rancore, Raphael Gualazzi, and Vinicio Capossela.

In February 2022, she participated in Sanremo Music Festival accompanying La Rappresentante di Lista, Cosmo, and Ginevra during the covers night, singing the song "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes.

In 2024, Vicario made her directorial debut with the film Gloria!, which premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was released in Italy on 11 April 2024. The original soundtrack for the film, also written by Vicario, won the Soundtrack Stars Award at the 81st Venice Film Festival.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, on 22 February in Verona, Vicario sang with Davide Shorty to the music of Calibro 35.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITAMinimal MusicalReleased: 6 December 2014 Label: Fiorirari Format: CD, digital download—BingoReleased: 14 May 2021 Label: Universal, Island Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming21

Soundtracks + List of soundtrack albums Title Album detailsGloria!Released: 12 April 2024 Label: Universal Format: LP, digital download

Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Album detailsEsercizi preparatoriReleased: 20 May 2014 Label: Fiorirari Format: CD, digital downloadShowtimeReleased: 19 January 2024 Label: Universal, Island Format: Digital download

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist + List of singles as supporting artist, with date and album name Single Year Album"Equatore"(Rancore featuring Margherita Vicario)2021Xenoverso"Karma Sutra"(Selton featuring Margherita Vicario)Benvenuti"Natale per te"(DeeJay All Stars featuring Margherita Vicario & Elodie)

Guest appearances

Filmography Films

Television

Awards and nominations