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 began 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 recorded his debut studio album, Otra Nota, in 1993. This album, which was his first salsa record, 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 ranked on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
Since then, the singer has forged a prolific career spanning over 35 years, during which he continues to achieve success. He has recorded and shared stages with prominent Latin musicians while remaining dedicated to salsa, the genre in which he feels most comfortable and for which he is internationally renowned. He has recorded more than 20 albums, and many of his singles have consistently ranked high on charts worldwide. He is a winner of several Lo Nuestro Awards and was recognized in 2014 with the Excellence Award for his career as one of the most successful artists in Latin music
In 2006, he made his film debut in "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 originally 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 co-founded Magnus Media, an entertainment company based in Miami, alongside Michel Vega. The company encompasses a record label, management, publishing, marketing, and distribution divisions, as well as a talent agency. The Cuban group Gente de Zona had already been working with this record label since 2016, and in September 2021, they renewed their contract for an additional four years, a decision announced by Marc himself on his social media. In 2016, Gente de Zona revealed that it was Marc Anthony who suggested they collaborate on "La Macarena" with the original creators, leading them to record the version with Los del Río.
Not only the duo Gente de Zona, which has recorded hit songs with the singer 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. In 2019, the popular Cuban singer Erik Alejandro Iglesias, known as Cimafunk, as well as the controversial reggaeton artist Chocolate MC, who stated that he signed with the company for a CD of 10 songs produced by Motiff and Magnus, also joined.
On its part, Magnus Sport's first signing 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.
