Anitta - Songwriters, Timeline and Childhood
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Larissa de Macedo Machado, more famous as Anitta, is a Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, actor, dancer, and entrepreneur
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | March 30, 1993 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Famous | Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Songwriters |
| Boy Friends | Mr. Thug of ‘Bonde da Stronda (ex) |
| Spouses | Thiago Magalhães (m. 2017) |
| Siblings | Renan Machado |
| Known as | Larissa de Macedo Machado |
| Birth Place | Rio de Janeiro |
| Height | 162 |
| Gender | Female |
| Father | Mauro Machado |
| Mother | Miriam Macedo |
| Sun Sign | Aries |
| Born in | Rio de Janeiro |
| Famous as | Singer |
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Who is Anitta?
Larissa de Macedo Machado, more famous as Anitta, is a Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, actor, dancer, and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she began singing in a church choir at a young age. She borrowed her stage name, ‘Anitta,’ from the central character in a popular TV miniseries, ‘Presença de Anita.’ When she was 17, her YouTube video was appreciated by a producer at ‘Furacão 2000’ and she was offered a recording contract. After a few singles and her hit song, ‘Meiga e Abusada,’ she signed with ‘Warner Music Group.’ Her debut single for this label, ‘Show das Poderosas,’ became Brazil’s most watched video with over 130 million views on YouTube. Her three studio albums, ‘Anitta,’ ‘Reitmo Pefeito’ and ‘Bang,’ were released in three successive years, two of which achieved platinum certification and made her one of Brazil’s biggest stars. Anitta received the honor of performing at ‘Latin Grammy Awards’ (2014) and at the opening ceremony of ‘2016Summer Olympics.’ She has earned a number of prestigious awards, including the ‘MTV Europe Music Awards.’ She was named by ‘Billboard’ as 15th most influential artist in world in social networks. She is married to businessman Thiago Magalhães.
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Childhood & Early Life
Anitta was born on March 30, 1993, in Rio de Janeiro, to Mauro Machado and Miriam Macedo. She is younger of the two children with elder brother Renan Machado, who is her artistic producer. She is of African- Brazilian-European mix descent. Anitta grew up in the impoverished neighborhood of Honório Gurgel in Rio de Janeiro and her mother raised the two children as single parent.
At the age of 8, she began singing in the ‘Santa Luzia Church Choir.’ She took lessons in English as well as dancing when she was 11. Anitta joined a technical school and completed an administration course by the age of 16. The next year she was named as ‘Revelation of the Year in Music’ by APCA (Associação Paulista de Criticos de Arte) [In the Source reference, there is discrepancy over the year] and turned towards a career in music.
Career
In 2011, one of her singing video was liked by ‘Funk Carioca’ producer DJ Batutinha and asked her to take some tests. She was signed to the record label ‘Furacão 2000,’ and released her first single ‘Eu Vou Ficar’ on radio in 2011.
In 2012, her ‘Quadradinho’ choreography became popular with the Funk groups. Producer Kamila Fialho saw her stage show in June 2012 and paid (256,000 reals) to release her from her ‘Furacão 2000’ contract. Anitta signed with Kamila’s company ‘K2L’ and appointed Kamila as her manager.
Her song ‘Meiga e Abusada’ was first released on July 6, 2012 on radio by ‘Furacâo 2000.’ It became a hit and one of the most requested songs on the Brazilian radio. This success led to her signing a recording contract with ‘Warner Music Group.’ The same song was then re-released by ‘Warner Group’ on digital download in February 2013. The music album of this song was recorded in Las Vegas.
Her self-titled debut album, ‘Anitta,’ was released in June 2013 and the hit song ‘Meiga e Abusada’ was included in it. The album sold over 40,000 copies within 10 days of its release and it received triple gold and platinum certificate by ABPD. Before the release of this album, she had brought out 4 singles, which included her most popular number, ‘Show das Poderosas.’ It became the biggest hit of 2013 in Brazil and with over 130 million views, its music video was the most watched YouTube video in Brazil. It was the third most played song on the Brazil radio stations. Anitta became the highest paid show singer during that period.
She released her first live album ‘Meu Lugar’ and her second studio album, ‘Ritmo Perfeito,’ by ‘Warner Music Group,’ around same time in June 2014. The live album ‘Meu Lugar’ included the lead single ‘Blá Blá Blá’ which was released on March 23, 2014 and another song, ‘Quem Sabe’ which was released on iTune. The studio album ‘Ritmo Perfeito’ featured the single ‘Na Batida’ which reached number 4 on ‘Hot 100 Airplay’ and its video recorded 1 million views in the first 24 hours. Apart from the title track ‘Ritmo Perfeito,’ the other single from the album, ‘No Meu Talento’ featured MC Guimê.
Anitta made her film debut in 2014, and appeared in 2 movies, a comedy film, ‘Copa de Elite’ and a TV film, ‘Didi e o Segredo dos Anjos.’ She launched her own management company, ‘Rodamoinho Produçõs Artisticas.’ In November 2014, she became the youngest Brazilian singer to perform at the ‘Latin Grammy Awards.’
In October 2015, she came out with her 3rd studio album ‘Bang,’ which featured 14 new songs. It entered the Brazilian albums charts at number 3 and with sales crossing over 300,000 copies, received platinum certification by ABPD. The singles ‘Deixa Ele Sofrer’ (released on July 16, 2015) and the title track, ‘Bang’ (released on October 9, 2015) made to the top of the ‘iTunes Brazil Chart’ and also on ‘Spotify Brazil.’ The music video of ‘Bang’ registered 320 million views on the ‘YouTube.’
Anitta hosted the third season of the TV multi-show program, ‘Música Boa Ao Vivo’ in 2016. Over the years, she also appeared on various TV shows including, ‘Amor á Vida,’ ‘Vai Que Cola,’ ‘TVZ,’ ‘Adnight Show,’ ‘Vai Anitta,’ among others. She was a part of the remix of ‘Ginza’ by singer J. Balvin. Her single ‘Sim Ou Não,’ with Columbian singer Maluma was brought out in August 2016.
On August 5, 2016, Anitta (with singers Caetano Velosa and Gilberto Gil) performed at the opening ceremony of ‘2016 Summer Olympics’ at ‘Maracanã Stadium,’ Rio de Janeiro.
In 2017, Anitta featured on the singles by such artists as ‘Simone & Simaria,’ Nego do Borel. Her first English single, ‘Switch,’ (May 2017), was produced in collaboration with Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea. On May 31, 2017, she released the single, ‘Paradinha,’ a bilingual in Portuguese and Spanish. This was first single from her forthcoming 4th album. She, along with singer Pabllo Vittar, featured in ‘Sua Cara,’ by American group ‘Major Lazer.’ The song and its video fetched considerable popularity.
Anitta initiated a project, ‘CheckMate,’ through which she released a new song every month; this included ‘Will I See U,’ ‘Is That For Me,’ ‘Downtown,’ with the last one entering ‘Top 50 Global,’ making her first Brazilian singer to feature in that position.
Awards & Achievements
In October 2015, she became the first Brazilian artist to win ‘EMA Worldwide Act Latin America.’ Anitta was named as the ‘Artist of the Year (2013)’ by ‘iTunes Brazil’ as the artist who remained most at the top of the ‘iTune Charts’ through the year. She is 4 time (from 2014 to 2017) winner of the ‘Best Brazilian Act’ on ‘MTV Europe Music Awards’ and was first Brazilian singer to win the ‘Best Latin American Act Award.’ In 2018, she received ‘MTV Millennial Award’ for ‘Hit del Año’ for her single, ‘Downtown.’
Personal Life
During 2011 – 2012, Anitta was in a relationship with Mr. Thug of ‘Bonde da Stronda.’ Later, she dated actor-model Pablo Morais.
She married businessman Thiago Magalhães on November 17, 2017.
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Anitta biography timelines
- // 30th Mar 1993Anitta was born on March 30, 1993, in Rio de Janeiro, to Mauro Machado and Miriam Macedo. She is younger of the two children with elder brother Renan Machado, who is her artistic producer. She is of African- Brazilian-European mix descent. Anitta grew up in the impoverished neighborhood of Honório Gurgel in Rio de Janeiro and her mother raised the two children as single parent.
- // 2011In 2011, one of her singing video was liked by ‘Funk Carioca’ producer DJ Batutinha and asked her to take some tests. She was signed to the record label ‘Furacão 2000,’ and released her first single ‘Eu Vou Ficar’ on radio in 2011.
- // 2011During 2011 – 2012, Anitta was in a relationship with Mr. Thug of ‘Bonde da Stronda.’ Later, she dated actor-model Pablo Morais.
- // 2012In 2012, her ‘Quadradinho’ choreography became popular with the Funk groups. Producer Kamila Fialho saw her stage show in June 2012 and paid (256,000 reals) to release her from her ‘Furacão 2000’ contract. Anitta signed with Kamila’s company ‘K2L’ and appointed Kamila as her manager.
- // 2012Her song ‘Meiga e Abusada’ was first released on July 6, 2012 on radio by ‘Furacâo 2000.’ It became a hit and one of the most requested songs on the Brazilian radio. This success led to her signing a recording contract with ‘Warner Music Group.’ The same song was then re-released by ‘Warner Group’ on digital download in February 2013. The music album of this song was recorded in Las Vegas.
- // 2014Anitta made her film debut in 2014, and appeared in 2 movies, a comedy film, ‘Copa de Elite’ and a TV film, ‘Didi e o Segredo dos Anjos.’ She launched her own management company, ‘Rodamoinho Produçõs Artisticas.’ In November 2014, she became the youngest Brazilian singer to perform at the ‘Latin Grammy Awards.’
- // 2015In October 2015, she came out with her 3rd studio album ‘Bang,’ which featured 14 new songs. It entered the Brazilian albums charts at number 3 and with sales crossing over 300,000 copies, received platinum certification by ABPD. The singles ‘Deixa Ele Sofrer’ (released on July 16, 2015) and the title track, ‘Bang’ (released on October 9, 2015) made to the top of the ‘iTunes Brazil Chart’ and also on ‘Spotify Brazil.’ The music video of ‘Bang’ registered 320 million views on the ‘YouTube.’
- // 2015In October 2015, she became the first Brazilian artist to win ‘EMA Worldwide Act Latin America.’ Anitta was named as the ‘Artist of the Year (2013)’ by ‘iTunes Brazil’ as the artist who remained most at the top of the ‘iTune Charts’ through the year. She is 4 time (from 2014 to 2017) winner of the ‘Best Brazilian Act’ on ‘MTV Europe Music Awards’ and was first Brazilian singer to win the ‘Best Latin American Act Award.’ In 2018, she received ‘MTV Millennial Award’ for ‘Hit del Año’ for her single, ‘Downtown.’
- // 2016Anitta hosted the third season of the TV multi-show program, ‘Música Boa Ao Vivo’ in 2016. Over the years, she also appeared on various TV shows including, ‘Amor á Vida,’ ‘Vai Que Cola,’ ‘TVZ,’ ‘Adnight Show,’ ‘Vai Anitta,’ among others. She was a part of the remix of ‘Ginza’ by singer J. Balvin. Her single ‘Sim Ou Não,’ with Columbian singer Maluma was brought out in August 2016.
- // 2016On August 5, 2016, Anitta (with singers Caetano Velosa and Gilberto Gil) performed at the opening ceremony of ‘2016 Summer Olympics’ at ‘Maracanã Stadium,’ Rio de Janeiro.
- // 2017In 2017, Anitta featured on the singles by such artists as ‘Simone & Simaria,’ Nego do Borel. Her first English single, ‘Switch,’ (May 2017), was produced in collaboration with Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea. On May 31, 2017, she released the single, ‘Paradinha,’ a bilingual in Portuguese and Spanish. This was first single from her forthcoming 4th album. She, along with singer Pabllo Vittar, featured in ‘Sua Cara,’ by American group ‘Major Lazer.’ The song and its video fetched considerable popularity.
- // 2017She married businessman Thiago Magalhães on November 17, 2017.
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Anitta's FAQ
What is Anitta birthday?
Anitta was born at 1993-03-30
Where is Anitta's birth place?
Anitta was born in Rio de Janeiro
What is Anitta nationalities?
Anitta's nationalities is Brazilian
Who is Anitta boy friends?
Anitta's boy friends is Mr. Thug of ‘Bonde da Stronda (ex)
Who is Anitta spouses?
Anitta's spouses is Thiago Magalhães (m. 2017)
Who is Anitta siblings?
Anitta's siblings is Renan Machado
How tall is Anitta?
Anitta's height is 162
Who is Anitta's father?
Anitta's father is Mauro Machado
Who is Anitta's mother?
Anitta's mother is Miriam Macedo
What is Anitta's sun sign?
Anitta is Aries
How famous is Anitta?
Anitta is famouse as Singer
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Anitta's facebook is https://www.facebook.com/AnittaOficial
What is Anitta's twitter?
Anitta's twitter is https://twitter.com/anitta
What is Anitta's youtube?
Anitta's youtube is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjjyPUghDSSKFBABM_CXMw
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Anitta's instagram is https://www.instagram.com/anitta/