Margherita Vicario (born 13 February 1988) is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.
She is the daughter of Italian director Francesco Vicario and the granddaughter of Marco Vicario and Rossana PodestÃÂ. 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 â Delitti imperfetti, Caccia al Re â 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. She released her second studio album Bingo with the label Island Records in 2021. 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.