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 his career in 1991 as a hip hop artist 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 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 landed on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
Since then, the singer has built a prolific career spanning over 35 years that continues to reap success, leading him to record and share stages with prominent Latin musicians without abandoning salsa, the genre in which he feels most comfortable and for which he is internationally recognized. He has recorded over 20 albums, and many of his singles have consistently topped charts around the world. He is a winner of several Lo Nuestro awards and was also honored 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 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 in his album "3.0". Polo composed it for his second and final studio album "Guitarra mía" (2002).
Marc Anthony's version was arranged and produced by 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 includes a record label, management, publishing, marketing, and distribution divisions, as well as a talent agency. The Cuban group Gente de Zona has been working with this label since 2016, and in September 2021, they renewed their contract for an additional four years, a fact announced by Marc himself on his social media. In 2016, Gente de Zona revealed that it was Marc Anthony who suggested they collaborate on a version of La Macarena with the original authors, leading to the recording of the version with Los del Río.
Not only the duo Gente de Zona, who have recorded successful songs with the singer such as La Gozadera in 2015 and Traidora in 2016, maintain a professional relationship with the artist; Leoni Torres, the author of Traidora, signed with Magnus in 2016. In 2019, the popular Cuban singer Erik Alejandro Iglesias, known as Cimafunk, and the controversial reggaeton artist Chocolate MC, who claimed to have signed with the company for a CD of 10 songs with Motiff and produced by Magnus, also joined.
On its part, the first signing of Magnus Sport was the Cuban player Aroldis Chapman, and its 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 preparing new music.
