Birth Name : Marco Antonio Muniz; He later changed his name to Marc Anthony so as to not be confused with the famous Mexican singer he was named after.
Birth date : September 16, 1968
Birthplace : New York, NY
Family : Father Felipe Muniz, Mother Guillermina. Children; Arianna, Cristian and Ryan.
Marc's career began as a child when he use to sing with his Father Felipe, a musician, for family and friends. He also performed in an after school program. As a youngster Marc had little professional interest in Salsa music and started writing and singing background vocals for artists such as Safire,The Latin Rascals, and Menudo. His first professional break came when he collaborated with Little Louie Vega on the 1991 album "When The Night Is Over" which produced the hit single "Ride On The Rhythm". This single made it to #1 on the Billboard charts.
Shortly thereafter, Marc heard a song called “Hasta Que te Conoci” by Juan Gabriel and immediately fell in love with the song. He recorded this song on his first Salsa CD, which was released in 1993, titled "Otra Notra”. In 1995 Marc second Salsa CD was released; "Todo A Su Tiempo”. This was followed up by the release of “Contra La Corriente” in 1997 which earned Marc a Grammy Award for “Best Tropical Latin Performance”. In 1999 he released an English-language Pop CD self titled, “Marc Anthony”. As of May 15, 2000 this CD was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA . A compilation CD titled” Desde Un Principio” was released in 2000 and features some of Marc's Greatest Hits, including “Preciosa”. On September 13, 2000 Marc was awarded a Grammy's at the first Latin Grammy Awards for Song Of The Year; “Dimelo”(I Need To Know). He was also nominated for : Record Of The Year for “Dimelo”(I Need To Know), Best Male Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal for “No Me Ames” (duet with Jennifer Lopez, appears on her CD, “On The 6”), Best Tropical Song for “Da La Vuelta”, and Best Music Video for the “No Me Ames” video.
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