Marc Anthony, born Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera on September 16, 1968, in New YorkCity to Puerto Rican parents, is one of the most successful and influentialLatin music artists of all time. Known for his powerful voice, emotionaldelivery, and unmatched charisma on stage, he has become the face of modernsalsa while also achieving crossover success in pop and ballads.
He began his music career in the late ‘80s as a sessionvocalist and freestyle singer in New York’s dance music scene. In the early‘90s, he shifted toward Latin tropical music and released his breakthroughsalsa album Otra Nota in 1993. Thatalbum featured “Hasta Que Te Conocí”and marked the start of his rise as a salsa icon.
Marc Anthony’s unique ability to blendsalsa, bolero, pop, and Latin ballads has produced hits like “Vivir Lo Nuestro,” “Te Conozco Bien,” “YHubo Alguien,” “Valió la Pena,” “Flor Pálida,” and “Tu Amor Me Hace Bien.” Hisself-titled English-language album, released in 1999, featured the crossoverhit “I Need to Know,” earning himinternational fame in the mainstream pop world.
He has won four Grammy Awards, nine Latin Grammy Awards, andholds the record for the most No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Tropical Songs chart.Throughout his career, he has sold over 12 million albums worldwide and remainsone of the top-selling tropical salsa artists of all time.
With a career spanning more than 30 years, Marc Anthonycontinues to fill arenas worldwide and release chart-topping music. Beyond hisartistry, he’s also a philanthropist, actor, and cultural ambassador, proudlyrepresenting Puerto Rican heritage worldwide.