Madame says she's getting all necessary vaccines

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 4 - Italian rapper and singer-songwriter Madame said Wednesday she is getting all the necessary vaccines after her involvement in a fake COVID-19 jab case jeopardized her participation in next month's Sanremo Song Festival.
    Madame, whose real name is Francesca Calearo, said she had grown up in a family suspicious of traditional medicine and had not previously got her shots, but would now do so.
    Madame, who will be 21 on January 16, and 30-year-old tennis player Camila Giorgi have been implicated in an investigation in her native Vicenza into allegedly bogus shots against the COVID-19 virus.
    Her alleged involvement led to calls for her to be knocked off the roster for this year's Sanremo Song Festival as well as Rome's traditional New Year's Eve concert.
    Sanremo organiser and TV host Amadus said last Tuesday Madame was "as of today still in Sanremo, there's an ongoing probe and you're innocent until proven guilty".
    Rome's tourism, fashion, sport and events councillor Alessandro Onorato confirmed Madame's presence at the end of year concert at the Circus Maximus adding "we hope the artist can clear up her position".
    The rap, trap and urban singer signed a recording contract with Sugar Music at age 16 and 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", as well as the single "Il mio amico" recorded with Fabri Fibra, were included in her debut album Madame, released on 19 March 2021. (ANSA).