Anitta, born Larissa de Macedo Machado on March 30, 1993, is a Brazilian singer and dancer who is best known for her singles “Downtown” and “Machika”.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Anitta began signing when she was just 8-years-old. When she was a young girl, she took English lessons and dancing lessons.
Anitta’s career kicked off in 2013 when her debut studio, the self-titled Anitta, was released. Anitta is now certified Platinum.
The following year, Anitta released her second studio album, Ritmo Perfeito, and in 2015, she released her third studio album, Bang. All three of Anitta’s studio albums have been sung in entirely Portuguese.
While Anitta has yet to break through to the mainstream in the United States, she is plenty successful elsewhere, as she has been nominated at foreign award shows such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the Heat Latin Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and the Latin Grammy Awards.
In 2019, Anitta was featured on the Sofia Reyes single “R.I.P.” alongside British pop star Rita Ora.
Carnaval is a huge one-week party that happens on the streets of the whole country. Every day I'm performing for thousands of people and the tradition of this moment is to dress costumed for it. The theme of my Carnaval this year is to remember iconic looks from the 90's and 2000's. Today I dressed like a huge iconic sex symbol in the Brazilian television more than 10 years ago. Enjoy this crazy/amazing Brazilian tradition on my stories. / Amei encarnar a Tiazinha na minha fantasia de carnaval de hoje. Aliás, que carnaval sensacional na cidade de Aracati. Levei minha família inteira que agora não quer mais voltar pra casa. O que eu faço? Haha. Muito obrigada! Show lindo. (Aguardem que eu não esqueci da ícone Feiticeira. Já tá chegando.)
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