Marc Anthony

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Biography

Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz; September 16, 1968) is a singer-songwriter, actor and producer. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The five-time Grammy winner has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads. Anthony was the first solo salsa act to ever sell out Madison Square Garden. In 1991 he released his first album, When The Night Is Over. His 1995 collection, “Todo A Su Tiempo”, was nominated for a Grammy with songs like “Te Conozco Bien”, “Hasta Ayer”, “Nadie Como Ella”, “Se Me Sigue Olvidando”, “Te Amare”, and “Llegaste A Mi”. Anthony was born Marco Antonio Muñiz in New York City, US, to Guillermina, a housewife, and Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker. His parents are Puerto Rican and named him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. He has a sister named Yolanda Muñiz. He also has 4 older brothers and 2 additional older sisters, 4 siblings from his mother’s and 2 siblings from his father’s prior marriages. Marc Anthony married pop superstar Jennifer Lopez on June 5, 2004. On February 22, 2007 they welcomed twins Max David and Emme Marbiel Muñiz-Lopez.

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Year Formed 1968
Number of Albums 32
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Website https://www.marcanthonyonline.com
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Trivia

Where did Marc Anthony grow up?

New York City

...xican singer who was popular in Puerto Rico. Marc Anthony grew up in New York City with his sister, Yolanda Muniz. His talent was evident early on; An...
Who was Marc Anthony's sister?

Yolanda Muniz

... Puerto Rico. Marc Anthony grew up in New York City with his sister, Yolanda Muniz . His talent was evident early on; Anthony realized that he had the ...
Anthony sang backup as a session vocalist for what types of acts?

freestyle and underground New York house music acts

...e did by singing backup as a session vocalist for freestyle and underground New York house music acts . Marc changed his name, to avoid confusion with ...
What was Marc's first release?

Rebel

...d the Latin Rascals. First Release His first release was a record called Rebel , which debuted in 1988 from Bluedog Records, based in the Bronx. In 199...
When did his first release, Rebel, debut?

1988

...st Release His first release was a record called Rebel, which debuted in 1988 from Bluedog Records, based in the Bronx. In 1992, Vega and Anthony play...
Where did Marc release Rebel?

Bluedog Records

...first release was a record called Rebel, which debuted in 1988 from Bluedog Records , based in the Bronx. In 1992, Vega and Anthony played New York Cit...
When did Vega and Anthony play as an opening act for Tito Puente?

New York City's Madison Square Garden

...ds, based in the Bronx. In 1992, Vega and Anthony played New York City's Madison Square Garden as an opening act for Tito Puente. Soon after, Anthony ...
How many siblings does Anthony have?

seven

...o Rican descent and grew up in the Spanish Harlem and El Barrio with his seven siblings. His real name is Marco Antonio Muniz; he was named after the ...
What is Anthony's real name?

Marco Antonio Muniz

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Anthony is of what ethnicity?

Puerto Rican

...Anthony is of Puerto Rican descent and grew up in the Spanish Harlem and El Barrio with his seven siblings. His real name is Marco Antonio Muniz; he w...
Anthony got smalltime gigs for what?

Menudo and Latin Rascals

...nd Underground New York house music. He got smalltime gigs for Menudo and Latin Rascals . Around same time, he wrote and produced for SaFire for his al...
Who produced AnnMarie's song With or Without You?

Little Louie Vega and Todd Terry

...nnMarie, for her With or Without You which was produced by Little Louie Vega and Todd Terry . In 1992, he provided he gave vocals for Love Change and H...
For what label did he write and produce for his album?

SaFire

...r Menudo and Latin Rascals. Around same time, he wrote and produced for SaFire for his album Boy Ive Been Told. He also did backup singing for AnnMari...
Marc Anthony has been a mainstay in what genre for years?

salsa

...United States in the late 1990s, Marc Anthony has been a mainstay in the salsa genre for years. By blending in pop and spicing up his songs with a hea...
When did Marc Anthony release his English-language salsa album?

1999

...ase of his Englishlanguage salsa album, Marc Anthony, hit the shelves in 1999 . His slightly smoky tenor is lush and expressive, and he has been known ...
What language was Marc Anthony's salsa album released in?

English

...had been a star in Spanishspeaking areas long before the release of his English language salsa album, Marc Anthony, hit the shelves in 1999. His slight...
What has Anthony been known to do on stage during love songs?

start crying

...lightly smoky tenor is lush and expressive, and he has been known to start crying on stage during love songs. Women swoon and throw undergarments on s...
Who has Anthony earned comparisons to?

Frank Sinatra

...s concerts, and his balladeering style has earned him comparisons to Frank Sinatra . In 1998, before Ricky Martin had burst on the scene, Anthony took ...
What award did Marc Anthony win for his 1997 album Contra la Corriente?

Grammy Award for best tropical Latin performance

...rtin had burst on the scene, Anthony took home the Grammy Award for best tropical Latin performance , for his 1997 album Contra la Corriente. A second ...
Where was Marc Anthony raised?

Spanish Harlem

...ged transient man in 1999's Bringing Out the Dead. He was raised in Spanish Harlem , the youngest of five boys and three girls. His father, Felipe, wor...
What was Anthony's father's occupation?

hospital lunchroom

...est of five boys and three girls. His father, Felipe, worked in a hospital lunchroom , and Guillermina (Jenny), was a homemaker. Anthony was exposed to...
How many albums has Anthony sold?

tens of millions

...Anthony has sold tens of millions of recordings, won multiple Grammys, Latin Grammys, and dozens of other awards. Since releasing 1997's Contra La Cor...
When did Anthony release Contra La Corriente?

1997

...iple Grammys, Latin Grammys, and dozens of other awards. Since releasing 1997 's Contra La Corriente, he's regularly scored Top 200 albums and Top Ten ...
In what year was Anthony born?

1968

... in music theory and composition by his father, Anthony (who was born in 1968 in New York City) grew up listening to Latin musicians including Rubén B...
Who discovered Anthony and his sister at age 12?

David Harris

...José Feliciano. At age 12, Anthony and his sister were discovered by David Harris , a producer of demos and commercials; Anthony was hired to sing back...
Boy, I've Been Told became a Top 40 hiphop hit for what school friend?

Safire

...tion, Boy, I've Been Told, became a Top 40 hiphop hit for school friend Safire . Teaming with producer and disc jockey Little Louie Vega, Anthony recor...
Who did Anthony team up with to record When the Night Is Over?

Little Louie Vega

...it for school friend Safire. Teaming with producer and disc jockey Little Louie Vega , Anthony recorded his debut album, When the Night Is Over, in 199...
What was the name of Anthony's second album?

Otra Nota

...he top slot on Billboard's dance music charts. Anthony's second album, Otra Nota (produced and arranged by Sergio George), was a better representation...
What song was included on Otra Nota?

Juego o Amor

...presentation of Anthony's salsa roots and included the original tune Juego o Amor . A selftitled Englishlanguage album released in 1999 was an overt at...
How many albums has Marc Anthony sold worldwide?

12 million

...Grammy Award and sixtime Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. Known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads, Anth...
Where did Anthony grow up?

East Harlem

...amed him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. Anthony grew up in East Harlem , also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and is the youngest of e...
What is another name for East Harlem?

El Barrio

...Muñiz. Anthony grew up in East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio , and is the youngest of eight children. His musical education began a...
Where did his musical education begin?

at home

...rio, and is the youngest of eight children. His musical education began at home , where he learned to sing in both Spanish and English under the guidan...
Who was a renowned Puerto Rican percussionist?

Tito Puente

...ording to Anthony, renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente in particular wielded a profound personal and professional influence...
Who called Marc Anthony one of the finest male vocalists recording today?

Time magazine

...Called one of the finest male vocalists recording today, by Time magazine , Marc Anthony has pulled himself from a youth of singing with his father, st...
Marc Anthony has pulled himself from a youth of singing with his father to playing sold out concerts at what?

Madison Square Gardens

... standing on the kitchen table, to playing sold out concerts at Madison Square Gardens . He started out with great success in the Latin music market, a...
Tommy has become an artist who is not afraid of his emotions and the truth that they tell through what?

music

...t who is not afraid of his emotions and the truth that they tell through music . According to Billboard magazine, Tommy Mottola, chairman and CEO of So...
Who is the chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment?

Tommy Mottola

...truth that they tell through music. According to Billboard magazine, Tommy Mottola , chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, said of Anthony that...
How many girls did Anthony have?

three

...w up in Spanish Harlem and was the youngest in a family of five boys and three girls. The pair later divorced. Anthony often sang with his dad when he...
What did Felipe put Anthony on the kitchen table to perform?

an old Puerto Rican favorite

...ined that Felipe put Anthony on the kitchen table to perform an old Puerto Rican favorite for all his friends. He told Time magazine, he also sang in ...
Who put Anthony on the kitchen table to perform an old Puerto Rican favorite for all his friends?

Felipe

...his dad when he had his musician friends over. One story explained that Felipe put Anthony on the kitchen table to perform an old Puerto Rican favorit...