Biography
Larissa de Macedo Machado (born March 30, 1993) is a talented Brazilian singer, songwriter and television presenter known by her stage name Anitta. She signed a recording contract with Warner Music Brazil in January 2013 after achieving national commercial success with her professional debut single, Meiga e Abusada, in 2012. With the release of the single Show das Poderosas in 2013, she gained national popularity.
Anitta released her self-titled debut album in July of the same year, which spawned four hit singles on local charts and was certified platinum.
Ritmo Perfeito (2014), her second studio album, was also a minor commercial success domestically, and was released on the same day as her debut live album, Meu Lugar. In 2015, she released her third studio album, Bang, which went platinum and spawned four hit singles: Deixa Ele Sofrer, Essa Mina é Louca, Cravo e Canela and Cravo e Canela. The album played a major role in establishing her near-dominance on the Brazilian music charts.
From 2016 to 2018, Anitta collaborated with several international artists, including Nile Rodgers, Maluma, Iggy Azalea, Major Lazer, Alesso, and J Balvin. In 2017, Anitta released Paradinha, her Spanish-language debut, which placed her in a seminal crossover with Latin pop and Spanish-language reggaeton.
Downtown, her collaboration with Colombian singer J Balvin that same year, became her breakthrough song in many Spanish-speaking markets. In 2019, she collaborated with Madonna, Sofia Reyes, Rita Ora, Luis Fonsi, Ozuna and the Black Eyed Peas. Kisses (2019), her fourth studio visual album in three languages, won critical acclaim and earned her a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Urban Album.
Three months later, Anitta’s Spanish-language single Envolver, from her fifth studio album Versions of Me (2022), topped Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart, making Anitta the first Brazilian and Latin American artist to achieve this feat with a solo song. She remains the only Brazilian artist to dominate the global music charts, topping the Billboard Global Excl. US chart and second on Billboard Global.
Brazilian singer
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| Full name: | Larissa de Macedo Machado |
| Stage name: | Anitta |
| Born: | September 25, 1995 (age 28) |
| Place of birth: | Honório Gurgel, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Height: | 1.62 meters |
| Parents: | Miriam Macedo, Mauro Machado |
| Siblings: | Felipe Terra, Renan Machado |
| Husband • Spouse: | Thiago Magalhães (m. 2017–2018) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Gui Araújo (2020), Gabriel David (2020), Pedro Scooby (2019), Pablo Morais (2016), André Marques (2015), Daniel Trovejani (2014-2015), Arthur De Carvalho Mattos (2014), Nilo Faria (2013 ), Diego Raphael Villanueva (2011-2012), Maluma (2016), Eduardo Sterblitch (2013), Murda Beatz (2022) |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | Singer • Musician |
| Net worth: | 50 million dollars |
Early life
Anitta was born and raised in the Honório Gurgel neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, an area with one of the lowest HDI in the city; she is the youngest daughter of Miriam Macedo and Mauro Machado. Her other siblings are Felipe Terra and Renan Machado.
She grew up in a poor family with divorced parents, with her mother having custody of her children. She began her singing career at the age of eight, when, at the request of her grandparents, Anitta joined the choir of the Santa Luzia Parish in her neighborhood. She began learning English at the age of 11 and showed interest in pursuing an academic career and excelled.
After graduating from one of the country’s most prestigious public schools, Dom Pedro II School, Anitta completed a technical course in public administration while still in high school. Her mother’s teacher later provided her with free dance lessons. Her brother, Renan Machado, is currently one of her song producers and oversees her career.
Anitta took her stage name from the character Anita in the book Presença de Anita, which was adapted into a television series by Rede Globo in 2001. She decided to pursue an artistic career a year later. That same year, she received the Best New Artist award from the Associaço Paulista de Criticos de Arte, Brazil’s leading cultural agency.
Career
Anitta’s professional singing career began by chance in 2010 when she was introduced to funk carioca producer Renato Azevedo (aka Batutinha). He saw some of her home videos on YouTube and invited her to record some demos for him. After being cleared, she was offered a contract with Furaco 2000, an independent and professional funk record label.
Anitta then released her first single, Eu Vou Ficar, which was played to exhaustion on local radio stations in Rio de Janeiro, and the song was included in the series Armagedom, which also featured other musicians in the music industry. Her first television performance was on SBT’s Cante se Puder on May 16, 2012, when she sang the single Extravasa, a song recorded by axé singer Claudia Leitte, inside a beer mug. She chose not to renew her Furaco 2000 contract in June 2012 and instead signed with the K2L Entertainment agency.
Anitta signed a major record deal with Warner Music Group in January 2013 and released the song Meiga e Abusada. After being included in the soundtrack of the telenovela Amor à Vida, the song became one of the most requested songs on Brazilian radio stations in early 2013. The song’s music video was filmed in Las Vegas and directed by American Blake Farber. The song was chosen as the lead single from her debut album, which was released in June 2013.
On October 18, 2021, Anitta will appear alongside Billie Eilish, BLACKPINK, Barack Obama, Pope Francis, Jaden Smith, and others in the YouTube Originals Dear Earth, which aims to raise awareness about global climate change. The singer played the role of Girl from Rio, and she sang the song. Anitta joined Charli XCX as a mentor on Billboard NXT, a singing competition produced by Billboard and Samsung Galaxy, in September.
Anitta made a surprise appearance at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 14, chatting with host Saweetie. She will open the Latin Grammy Awards in November 2021 alongside Gloria Estefan and Carlinhos Brown. She attended the amfAR charity gala in November alongside Jeremy Scott, wearing Moschino.
Anitta was one of the guests at actor Sean Penn’s Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) charity event, where she performed several songs and auctioned off an experience to accompany her during her Brazilian Carnival performances, with a winning bid of $110,000. She appeared on the single NO CHÃO NOVINHA with Pedro Sampaio on December 9.
Anitta attended the Variety 2021 Music Hitmakers Brunch in December and presented the Crossover Award to Kali Uchis. The song debuted in the top 10 on the Brazilian charts, the top 30 on the Portuguese charts, and the top 170 on the global charts. On December 31, 2021, Anitta, Saweetie, Jack Harlow, and 24kGoldn were among the performers at Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, presented by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson.
Personal life
Brazilian pop star Anitta has had a colorful love life. Her romantic endeavors have been a hot topic among fans and tabloids. In a previous chapter of her life, she was married to Thiago Magalhães from 2017 to 2018.
In the years that followed, Anitta was romantically linked to a series of suitors, including the dashing Gui Araújo in 2020, the elegant Gabriel David also in 2020 and the adventurous Pedro Scooby in 2019. She also dated the handsome Pablo Morais in 2016, the charming André Marques in 2015 and the dashing Daniel Trovejani from 2014 to 2015. Other brief romances included Arthur De Carvalho Mattos in 2014, Nilo Faria in 2013 and Diego Raphael Villanueva from 2011 to 2012.
Notably, Anitta also had a brief encounter with Colombian actor Maluma in 2016 and Brazilian comedian Eduardo Sterblitch in 2013. As of June 2022, Anitta has been in a relationship with talented musician Murda Beatz.
Discography
- Anitta (2013)
- Ritmo Perfecto (2014)
- Boom! (2015)
- Kisses (2019)
- My Version (2022)
- Tours
- Turnê Show das Poderosas (2013–14)
- Turnê Meu Lugar (2014–16)
- State Tour (2016–17)
- Kisses Tour (2019-2020)
- European Summer (2022)
Net worth
Anitta is a Brazilian musician, singer, actress, and dancer with a net worth of $50 million. She has made her fortune from her music career.
