Anitta

Anitta is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producer. Anitta is managed by John Shahidi of Shots Studios, a US based company backed by Justin Bieber. Anitta began singing at age 8 in a choir from a Catholic church in the Honório Gurgel neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of 16, she attended a technical school and was called to work at Vale.

Anitta was born Larissa de Macedo Machado on March 30, 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the youngest daughter of Míriam Macedo and Mauro Machado; her brother Renan Machado serves as her artistic producer. Her mother raised the two children by herself.

She began her career at 8 years old singing in the choir of Santa Luzia Church in Rio de Janeiro by the intervention of her maternal grandparents. At 11 years old, with the allowance she got, she decided to take English classes. She later received dance lessons provided by her mother's teacher. At 16, she finished a course in administration at a technical school in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, she decided to pursue an artistic career. That same year, she was the winner of the "Revelation of Music" award.

Anitta's stage name was inspired by the character Anita, from Rede Globo TV series Presença de Anita. She thought the character "amazing" because she could be sexy without looking vulgar, girl and woman at the same time

On 18 December 2017, Anitta released a new single, titled "Vai Malandra", featuring MC Zaac, Maejor, Tropkillaz and DJ Yuri Martins; this was the last song from the CheckMate project.