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Anitta

Singer and songwriter

Born 1993

Anitta is the stage name of Rio-born singer, songwriter, performer and creative director Larissa de Macedo Machado. After church-choir singing and self-recorded internet videos led to work with the funk label Furacão 2000, she broke nationally with Show das Poderosas in 2013, built a multilingual catalogue spanning Brazilian funk, pop and reggaeton, and became the first Brazilian act and first solo Latin artist to top Spotify's global daily chart with Envolver. Her recent work has deliberately returned to Brazilian sounds: Funk Generation earned a 2025 Grammy nomination, while the two-part Equilibrivm project brought funk, samba, bossa nova and Afro-Brazilian spiritual traditions into her 2026 releases.

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Full profileShakiraCollaborator on the 2026 single Choka Choka and Equilibrivm.

ConnectionMaria BethâniaFeatured on Ogum Me Rodeia from Equilibrivm II.

ConnectionMC ThaFeatured on Sem Pressa from Equilibrivm II.

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Anitta onstage at Planeta Atlântida in 2026 — Profile image · Mauricio Tonetto / Governo RS / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Equilibrivm nominated for Latin Grammy Album of the Year

The Latin Recording Academy's 2026 nominations, reported by the Associated Press, place Anitta's Equilibrivm in the Album of the Year field.

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Project
Equilibrivm II extends the Brazilian-rooted project
Universal Music Brasil released the 17-track second volume in July 2026 with collaborators including Maria Bethânia, Alceu Valença, Mart'nália and MC Tha.
24 Jul 2026Official label release
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Equilibrivm joins roots and funk
Universal Music Brasil released Anitta's album Equilibrivm in April 2026 as a personal record grounded in Brazilian rhythms.
17 Apr 2026Official label announcement
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Broadcast
Anitta brings a Brazilian-rooted set to Saturday Night Live
In an April 2026 AP interview from Studio 8H, Anitta described performing Choka Choka and Varias Quejas as her most Brazilian television moment in the United States.
15 Apr 2026Associated Press interview
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Award
Mil Veces wins Best Latin
MTV named Anitta's Mil Veces the 2024 Video Music Award winner for Best Latin.
11 Sept 2024Official winners list
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2022	Versions of MeAlbum	Lead artist
2024	Ensaios da AnittaAlbum	Lead artist
2024	Funk GenerationAlbum	Lead artist
2026	Equilibrivm IIAlbum	Lead artist
2026	EquilibrivmAlbum	Lead artist

Timeline

2010—2026

2010Self-recorded singing videos lead to her discovery by the Brazilian funk company Furacão 2000.
2013Breaks through nationally with Show das Poderosas.
2015Releases Bang, an album that becomes a major step in her national pop career.
2019Releases the trilingual album Kisses.
2022Envolver reaches No. 1 on Spotify's global daily chart, making her the first Brazilian act and first solo Latin artist to do so.
2022Releases the multilingual album Versions of Me.
2024Releases Funk Generation, a full-length project centred on Brazilian funk.
2024Wins MTV's Best Latin award for Mil Veces.
2026Releases Equilibrivm through Universal Music Brasil.
2026Releases Equilibrivm II and receives an Album of the Year nomination at the Latin Grammys for the first volume.

Equilibrivm nominated for Latin Grammy Album of the Year

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Equilibrivm II extends the Brazilian-rooted project

Equilibrivm joins roots and funk

Anitta brings a Brazilian-rooted set to Saturday Night Live

Mil Veces wins Best Latin