Marco Antonio Muñiz, the full name of Marc Anthony, is an American singer, actor, music producer, and television producer of Puerto Rican descent, born in New York on September 16, 1968.
He started in 1991 as a hip hop singer with the duo Little Louie & Marc Anthony. He then signed with the record label RMM Records, with whom he released his debut studio album Otra Nota in 1993. This was not only his first salsa album but also reached second place on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart and reached number 30 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album produced three singles: "Hasta que te conocí," "Palabras del alma," and "Si tú no te fueras," all of which made it onto the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
Since then, the singer has built a prolific career spanning over 35 years, which continues to reap success and has led him to record and share stages with prominent Latino musicians, all while staying true to salsa, the genre in which he feels most comfortable and for which he is internationally renowned. He has released more than 20 albums, and many of his singles have consistently ranked at the top of charts worldwide. He is a recipient of several Lo Nuestro Awards and was also honored in 2014 with the Excellence Award for his achievements as one of the most successful artists in Latin music
In 2006, he made his film debut with "El cantante," based on the life of the controversial Puerto Rican singer Héctor Lavoe, a role he portrayed.
In 2013, he covered the song "Flor pálida" by the Cuban artist Polo Montañés on his album "3.0". Polo had composed it for his second and final studio album "Guitarra mía" (2002).
Marc Anthony's version was arranged and produced by the American musician Sergio George. Héctor Avilés from Latino Music Cafe described Anthony's rendition as "a great tribute to Polo's original version with his performance."
In 2015, he launched the entertainment company Magnus Media, based in Miami, alongside Michel Vega. The company encompasses a record label, management, publishing, marketing, distribution divisions, and a talent agency. Through this record label, the Cuban group Gente de Zona had already been working since 2016, and in September 2021, they renewed their contract for an additional four years, as announced by Marc himself on his social media. In 2016, Gente de Zona revealed that it was Marc Anthony who suggested they do La Macarena with the original authors, leading them to record the version with Los del Río.
Not only the duo Gente de Zona, who have recorded successful songs with the artist such as La Gozadera in 2015 and Traidora in 2016, maintain a professional relationship with the singer. Leoni Torres, the author of Traidora, signed with Magnus in 2016, and in 2019, the popular Cuban singer Erik Alejandro Iglesias, known as Cimafunk, along with the controversial reggaeton artist Chocolate MC, also claimed to have signed with the company with a CD of 10 songs featuring Motiff and produced by Magnus.
On its part, the first signing of Magnus Sport was the Cuban player Aroldis Chapman, and their roster also includes brothers Lourdes Jr. and Yulieski Gurriel, as well as Víctor Jr. and Víctor Víctor Mesa. Recently, Cuban prospects Dyan Yamel Jorge and Yoelkis Céspedes have also joined this list.
In September 2020, Anthony confirmed through his social media that he was working on new music.
