Age | 31 |
Birthday | 30 March, 1993 |
Birthplace | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Height | 5' 3¾" (162 cm) |
Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation | Singer |
Claim to Fame | releasing the single "Show das Poderosas", which reached the top of the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay chart in 2013 |
Larissa de Macedo Machado (born 30 March 1993), known professionally as Anitta (), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and occasional television host. She has received numerous accolades, including four Latin American Music Awards and eight Latin Grammy Award nominations. She has won eight MTV Europe Music Awards and was the first Brazilian artist to be named Best Latin American Act.
Personal life Anitta is bisexual and identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. She dated Mr. Thug, the lead vocalist of Bonde da Stronda, from early 2011 until the end of 2012. The singer also had a relationship with her dancer Ohana Lefundes, with the doctor Pamela Tosatti and with the actor and model Pablo Morais. On November 17, 2017, she married businessman Thiago Magalhães, with whom she had been in contact since May of the same year. The couple married under separation of property. They announced their divorce in September 2018. She has had brief relationships with Pedro Scooby, Gabriel David, television host Gui Araújo, and Canadian record producer Murda Beatz. Maluma stated in an interview that he and Anitta had a romance and loved each other very much, but because they were in the same career, the relationship didn't move forward. "[...] It doesn't work for me to be in relationships with people from the industry. When it happened, with Anitta actually, she was just starting her (international) career. I met her and we really liked each other and all that. I thought to myself: 'I can't be with her, because she does the same thing as me.' [...]". In July 2023, the Italian actor Simone Susinna appeared alongside the singer in Europe, confirming their romantic relationship.
In an interview for Trip magazine in 2017, she stated that if she did not pursue her artistic career, she would "be a happy psychologist".
In January 2019, after watching the documentary Cowspiracy (2014), she started transitioning to veganism. but in May 2019, she said was not vegan anymore. PETA named her one of the Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities of 2022, along with singer/songwriter Lenny Kravitz.