Anitta Biography

Brazilian singer, considered the greatest exponent of carioca funk. Let’s read about Anitta family, education, career and relationships.

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Name	Larissa de Macedo Machado
Parents	Miriam Macedo, Mauro Machado
Songs	I like it, Show das Poderosas...
Genres	Pop, Latin pop, funk, reggaeton...
Spouse	Thiago Magalhães (m. 2017–2018)
Couples	Mr. Thug (2011-2012); Maluma (2016); Pedro Scooby (2019); Murda Beatz (2022); Simone Susinna (2023)
Height	5' 3" feet

Age of Anitta:

Anitta is years old as she born on March 30, 1993 in Honório Gurgel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Anitta in childhood

Family of Anitta:

Miriam Macedo and Mauro Machado are the parents of Anitta. She has an older brother Renan Machado, who is one of her music producers.

In her childhood she received dance and singing lessons in the choir of her neighborhood parish.

Anitta with her Father
Anitta with Father

Anitta Education:

After completing her school education from one of the Dom Pedro II public schools, She did a technical course in public administration at a technical school in Rio de Janeiro.

She speaks English and Spanish fluently as these are her native language. In addition, Anitta can speak an advanced level of Italian and an intermediate level of French. She has also taken Japanese classes.

Anitta Stage Name:

She picked up the name by taking inspiration from the character "Anita" from the book Presença de Anita, adapted as a television series by TV Globo in 2001.

Anitta singing song

Anitta Debut in Singing:

In the beginning of 2010 she started uploading videos on Youtube. She released her debut single, Meiga e Abusada on July 6, 2012.

Anitta is a Singer who is known for her musical versatility, covering genres such as pop, reggaeton, funk carioca and urban music.

Anitta song Meiga e Abusada

Songs of Anitta:

She signed a recording contract with Warner Music Brasil in January 2013. On April 16 of that same year, she premiered her single Show das Poderosas. This song became one of the most successful hits in Brazil. After the success of this song, Anitta rose in Brazilian pop music and, subsequently, in the international music scene.

Platinum Certification:

She released her self-titled debut album “Anitta” in July 2013, which produced four Brazilian hit singles and helped her to become certified platinum.

Anitta platinum certification

Her second studio album, Ritmo Perfeito (2014), was released on the same day as her first live album, Meu Lugar.

Popularity in Portuguese:

She released her third studio album, Bang, in 2015. It was certified platinum and has three hit singles: Deixa Ele Sofrer (the title track), Bang Essa Mina é Louca (Bang Essa Mina é Louca) and Cravo e Canela (Crack and Cane). This album united the Anitta popularity position as a major star on the Brazilian and Portuguese record charts.

In 2017, When Anitta released her first song entirely in Spanish and accelerated her transition into the Spanish-language Latin and reggaetón genres despite its Portuguese title, Paradinha.

Nomination in Latin Grammy:

She received huge acclaim for her trilingual fourth studio visual album, “Kisses (2019)”, for which she received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album.

Anitta’s Global Success:

After the release of her fifth studio album, Versions of Me (2022), contained the lead single Envolver, which topped Spotify's Global Top 50 chart, a first for a Brazilian or Latin American solo artist. She reserved herself on the number one on US Billboard Global Excl chart. Also, number two on Billboard Global, making Anitta the first Brazilian artist to top a global music chart.

Anitta song version of me

In April 2023, the singer Anitta was welcomed into the record label, Republic Records. A month later, in an interview, she shared that her next studio album would be a bilingual album themed around Carioca funk. On August 1 of that same year Anitta announced through her social media the release of the EP Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story. It contains the songs Funk Rave, Casi casi and Used to Be all of which have worked along with a music video for publicity and are part of a visual trilogy which are all geared towards the forthcoming sixth studio album Funk Generation which is scheduled for release in 2024.

Awards of Anitta:

She has received numerous awards:
Four Latin American Music Awards
Eight Latin Grammy Award nominations.
She has won eight MTV Europe Music Awards
She was the first Brazilian artist to be named Best Latin American Act.

Anitta award

Anitta was recognized in the year 2018 by the Billboard ranking as the seventh Most Influential Artist in the world together with the ‘Billboard Social 50’ that ranks the 50 most influential artists on social media.

In 2021, among the world's Most Influential Personalities, she was included in the list of ‘Time 100 Next’, which presents a selection of new leaders from around the world.

Entrance in Forbes List:

At the end of 2022, the singer was included in the list Forbes 30 Under 30 North America, as one of the new faces of latin American music and became the first Latin American to win an award at the MTV Video Music Awards and American Music Awards.

Anitta earned her first major Grammy nomination in the Best New Artist category at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Anitta on Television:

In addition to her musical career, Anitta has also worked in television and has undertaken several business projects. She also nominates the social issues of Brazil as she is a prominent figure on social media.

Relationships of Anitta:

She is a self-declared bisexual and identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

She dated Mr. Thug, the lead vocalist of Bonde da Stronda, from early 2011 to late 2012. She has since dated fellow dancer Ohana Lefundes, doctor Pamela Tosatti, and actor and model Pablo Morais.

Anitta with Mr Thug

On November 17, 2017, she married businessman Thiago Magalhães. They announced their divorce in September 2018.

Anitta with Thiago Magalhães

She has subsequently been in relationships with Pedro Scooby, Gabriel David, TV host Gui Araújo, Canadian record producer Murda Beatz, and singer Maluma.

In July 2023, she confirmed her relationship with Italian actor Simone Susinna.

Anitta with Simone Susinna

"I really like my body and I'll show it off if I feel like it."

Anitta

Summary:

Anitta is a Brazilian dancer, actress, businesswoman and singer-songwriter, known for her musical versatility. Her works include pop, reggaeton, funk carioca and also urban music. For this reason, she has gained recognition outside Brazil as she has worked with other world-known musicians. Besides her profession as a singer, Anitta has also taken a shot at the television industry and launched a number of business ventures.