  Marc Anthony was born Marco
Antonio Muniz in New York's Spanish Harlem.
As a child, Anthony's interest in music was
helped along by his dad teaching him about
music and composition. This led to some work
in his teens doing background vocals as he
also began writing his own songs. As an
adult, Anthony found an interest with Salsa
music allowing him to honor his Puerto Rican
roots and incorporate the club music he grew
up listening to. Anthony went on to become
the world's biggest-selling salsa singer.
Anthony
begin professional singing by singing
background with the "Latin Rascals"
and a producer named Little Louis Vega.
Anthony was asked by Vega to be his singer
when Vega signed a contract with Atlantic
Records and they had a club hit with a track
called "Rebel" and hit #1 on
Billboard's dance charts with "Ride On
The Rhythm."
Anthony and Vega opened for Tito
Puente at Madison Square Garden in
New York.
 Anthony released Otra
Nota.
Anthony won a Premio Lo Nuestro
Award (Billboard Award) for New Artist of the
Year.
 Anthony released Todo
A Su Tiempo and appeared in the film, Hackers.
Anthony topped the Billboard
Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top
Tropical/Salsa Tracks Artist and Top
Tropical/Salsa Track ("Te Conozco
Bien").
Anthony was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Tropical
Latin Performance (Todo
A Su Tiempo).
Anthony appeared in the films Big
Night and The
Substitute.
Todo
A Su Tiempo was certified gold.
 Anthony released Contra
La Corriente and became the first salsa
performer to sell out Madison Square Garden
in New York City.
Anthony topped the Billboard
Latin Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "Y
Hubo Alguien."
Contra
La Corriente topped the Billboard Latin 50
Albums chart for 3 weeks.
Anthony starred onstage in Paul
Simon's musical The Capeman.
Contra
La Corriente was certified gold.
Anthony topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top
Tropical/Salsa Tracks Artist.
 # 49
Singles Artist of the Year
 Anthony appeared in Martin
Scorsese's film Bringing
Out The Dead.
Anthony won a Grammy Award for Best Tropical
Latin Performance (Contra
La Corriente).
"No Me Ames" (with Jennifer Lopez) topped the Billboard
Latin Tracks chart for 7 weeks.
Anthony hit the Top 40 for the
first time with "I
Need To Know."
 Anthony released his first
English-speaking LP, Marc
Anthony.
Anthony won a Ritmo Latino Award
for Best Salsa Artist (Contra
La Corriente).
The single "I
Need To Know" was certified gold.
Anthony hit the Top
10
with with "I
Need To Know" which also topped the
Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a
week.
"Dimelo" topped the
Billboard Latin Tracks chart for 5 weeks.
 Marc
Anthony was certified platinum.
Anthony released Desde
Un Principio - From The Beginning.
Desde
Un Principio - From The Beginning topped the Billboard
Latin 50 Albums chart for 13 weeks.
 # 33
Singles Artist of the Year
Anthony was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("I
Need To Know") and performed at the
ceremony.
 Anthony hit the Top 40 with
"You
Sang To Me."
Anthony hit the Top
10
with with "You
Sang To Me."
At the Billboard Latin Awards,
Marc won for Hot Latin Track of the Year,
Vocal Duo ("No Me Ames" with Jennifer Lopez).
Marc
Anthony was certified 2x platinum.
Anthony married former Miss
Universe Dayanara Torres.
Anthony embarked on a U.S.
concert tour.
"You
Sang To Me" topped the Billboard
Adult Contemporary chart for 7 weeks.
Anthony topped the Billboard
Latin Tracks chart with "Muy Dentro De
Mi" for 3 weeks.
Anthony won a Latin Grammy Award
for Song of the Year ("Dimelo (I Need To
Know)") and was nominated for Record of
the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
("Dimelo (I Need To Know)"), Best
Tropical Song ("Da La Vuelta"), and
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with
Vocal and Best Music Video ("No Me
Ames" with Jennifer Lopez). Anthony was
scheduled to perform at the ceremony with
Lopez, but had to pull out when his wife
experienced complications with her pregnancy.
Anthony hit the Top 40 with
"My
Baby You" - a song he wrote for is
daughter, Arianna: "It's a daddy
professing his love."
Billboard's
Year-End Chart-Toppers included Anthony for
Top Billboard Latin 50 Album and Top
Tropical/Salsa Album (Desde
Un Principio - From The Beginning), and Top
Tropical/Salsa Album Artist.
Anthony was nominated for 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite
Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Adult
Contemporary Artist, and Favorite Latin
Artist.
Anthony was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("You
Sang To Me").
Anthony became a dad again
during the month.
Anthony helped induct Paul Simon into the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame at the ceremony.
Anthony was nominated for 3
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite
Artist - Latino, Favorite Song from a Movie
("You
Sang To Me" from Runaway
Bride), and Favorite Male Artist -
Pop.
Marc
Anthony was certified 3x platinum.
A lawsuit was filed against
Anthony with claims that Anthony had help
writing the song "I
Need To Know."
Anthony won a Billboard Latin
Music Award for Latin Greatest Hits Album (Desde
Un Principio - From The Beginning).
Anthony took part in the benefit
concert 'Come Together: A Night For John
Lennon's Words & Music.'
 Anthony released Libre.
Libre was certified gold.
Libre topped the Billboard
Latin Albums chart for 14 weeks.
 # 74
Singles Artist of the Year
 Anthony hit the Top 40 with
"I've Got You."
Anthony released Mended which topped the
Canadian LP charts.
Mended was certified gold.
Anthony ranked #
76 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
Anthony renewed his vows to his
wife in Puerto Rico, 5 months after it was
announced the couple had separated.
Anthony topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Latin Album
Artist, Top Tropical/Salsa Albums Artist, and
Top Hot Tropical/Salsa Airplay Artist, and
with the Top Latin Album and Top
Tropical/Salsa Albums (Libre).
Anthony was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Latin Artist.
 Anthony was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album (Libre).
Anthony could be heard on the
tribute compilation - Conceptions:
Musical Tribute To Stevie Wonder - with "All In
Love Is Fair."
Anthony could be seen in the
Denzel Washington film Man On Fire.
 Anthony reportedly married Jennifer Lopez.
Anthony released Amar
Sin Mentiras.
Anthony topped the Billboard Hot
Latin Tracks chart with "Ahorah
Quien."
Anthony topped the Billboard Top
Latin Albums chart with Amar
Sin Mentiras.
Anthony released Valio
La Pena.
Anthony topped the Billboard Top
Latin Albums chart with Valio
La Pena - a collection of
salsa versions of his previous tracks.
Anthony won an American Music
Award for Favorite Latin Artist.
# 326 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Anthony won a Grammy Award for
Best Latin Pop Album (Amar
Sin Mentiras) and was nominated for Best
Salsa/Merengue Album (Valio
La Pena). Marc performed at the
ceremony with his wife, Jennifer Lopez.
 Anthony released Sigo
Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos.
Anthony topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Hot
Tropical Songs Artist and with the Top Hot
Tropical Song ("Que Precio Tiene El
Cielo").
 The soundtrack for El
Cantante (soundtrack) was
released. The movie, which stars Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, will open in August.
The soundtrack for El
Cantante (soundtrack) topped
the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
 Anthony toured with wife Jennifer Lopez in the fall.
Anthony released Iconos.
 Anthony hit the Top 40 helping
out Pitbull with "Rain Over Me."
Anthony could be heard on the Tony Bennett LP Viva
Duets with the track "For Once
In My Life."
 Anthony released 3.0.
3.0 was certified gold.
November 24: Anthony won an American Music
Award for Favorite Latin Artist.
December 31: Anthony topped the Billboard 2013
Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Tropical
Album Artist, and with the Top Latin Song,
Top Latin Airplay Song, and Top Tropical
Airplay Song ("Vivir Mi Vida") and
Top Tropical Album (3.0).
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Otra Nota
Released: January, 1993
Tracks: "Palabras De
Alma" - "Si Tu No Te
Fueras" - "Hasta Que Te
Conoci" - "Ultimo Beso" -
"Make It With You" -
"Necesito Amarte" - "Juego
O Amor" - "Si He De Morir" |
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Todo A Su Tiempo
Released: 1995
US: Gold
Tracks: "Se Me Sigue
Olvidando" - "Te Conozco
Bien" - "Hasta Ayer" -
"Nadie Como Ella" - "Te
Amare" - "Llegaste a Mi" -
"Y Sigues Siendo Tu" -
"Por Amar Se Da Todo" -
"Viega Mesa" |
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Contra La Corriente
Released: October, 1997
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 74
Tracks: "Y Hubo
Alguien" - "Contra la
Corriente" - "Si Te Vas" -
"Me Voy a Regalar" - "No
Me Conoces" - "No Sabes Como
Duele" - "Luna Sobre Nuestro
Amor" - "Suceden" -
"Mal Sueno" |
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Marc Anthony
Released: September, 1999
US: 3x platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "When I
Dream At Night" - "Am I The
Only One" - "I Need To Know" - "You Sang To Me" - "My Baby You" - "No
One" - "How Could I" -
"That's Okay" - "Don't
Leave Me" - "Remember Me"
- "She's Been Good To Me" -
"Love Is All" - "Dimelo (I
Need To Know)" - "She's Been
Good To Me" (Spanish) - "Da La
Vuelta" |
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Desde Un Principio -
From The Beginning
Released: November, 1999
Billboard
peak:
# 151
Tracks: "No Me
Ames" - "Si To No Te
Fueras" - "Necesito
Amarte" - "Hasta Que Te
Conoci" - "Ultimo Beso" -
"Te Conozco Bien" - "Nadie
Como Ella" - "Te Amare" -
"Hasta Ayer" - "Y Hubo
Alguien" - "Contra la
Corriente" - "No Me
Conoces" - "No Sabes Como
Duele" - "Preciosa" -
"Vivir Lo Nuestro" |
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Libre
Released: November, 2001
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 57
Tracks: "Celos"
- "Este Loco Que Te Mira" -
"Viviendo" - "Hasta Que
Vuelvas Conmigo" - "Barco A La
Deriva" - "De Que Depende"
- "Yo Te Quiero" - "Amore
Aventuero" - "Caminare" |
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Mended
Released: May, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Love Won't
Get Any Better" - "She Mends
Me" - "I've Got You" - "I
Need You" - "Tragedy" -
"I Reach For You" - "I
Swear" - "Don't Tell Me It's
Love" - "Do You Believe In
Loneliness" - "Give Me A
Reason" - "Believe Me This
Time" - "Everything You
Do" - "Me Haces Falta" |
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Amar Sin Mentiras
Released: June, 2004
Billboard
peak:
# 26
Tracks: "Ahora
Quien" - "Escapimonos" -
"Se Esfuma Tu Amor" -
"Valis la Pena" - "Tu Amor
Me Hace Bien" - "Tan Solo
Palabras" - "Volando Entre Tus
Brazos" - "Nada Personal"
- "Amigo" - "Amar Sin
Mentiras" |
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Valio La Pena
Released: July, 2004
Billboard
peak:
# 122
Tracks: "Valio la
Pena" - "Escapemonos" -
"Ahora Quien" - "Tu Amor
Me Hace Bien" - "Volando Entre
Tus Brazos" - "Amigo" -
"Se Esfuma Tu Amor" -
"Lamento Borincano" |
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Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes
Exitos
Released: July, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 110
Tracks:
"Dímelo" - "No Me
Ames" - "Muy Dentro De Mí (You
Sang To Me)" - "Celos" -
"Tragedia" - "Barco A La
Deriva" - "Ahora Quien" -
"Valio La Pena" - "Se
Esfuma Tu Amor" - "Tu Amor Me
Hace Bien" - "Lamento
Borincano" - "Lo Que No
Di" - "Que Precio Tiene El
Cielo" |
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El Cantante (soundtrack)
Released: July, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 33
Tracks: "El
Cante" - "Mi Gente" -
"Escandalo" -
"Aguanile" - "Che Che
Cole" - "El Dia De Mi
Suerte" - "Que Lio" -
"Quitate" - "Todo Tiene Su
Final" - "Toma De Mi" |
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Iconos
Released: May, 2010
Tracks:
"Almohada" - "El
Triste" - "Y Como Es El" -
"Abrazame Muy Fuerte" -
"Te Lo Pido Por Favor" -
"Amada Amante" -
"Vida" - "Ya Lo Se Que Tu
Te Vas" - "A Quien Quiero
Mentirle" - "Maldita Sea Mi
Suerte" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
3.0
Released: July 23, 2013
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Tracks: "Vivir Mi
Vida" - "Volver a
Comenzar" - "Flor Palida"
- "Cambio de Piel" -
"Espera" - "La Copa
Rota" - "Dime Si No es
Verdad" - "Hipcresia" -
"Cautivo de Este Amor" -
"Vivir Mi Vida" (Version Pop) |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Opus
Released: May 10, 2019
US: Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Tropical
Latin Album
Tracks: "Parecen
Viernes" - "Tu Vida en la
Mia" - "Un Amor Eterno" -
"Si Me Creyeras" - "Soy
Yo" - "Lo Que Te Di" -
"Usame" - "Si
Pudiera" - "Lo Peor de Mi"
- "Reconozco" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Pa'lla Voy
Released: March 4, 2022
Tracks: "Pa'lla
Voy" - "Yo Le Menti" -
"No Se Quita" - "Nada de
Nada" - "Amor No Tiene
Sexo" - "Mala" -
"Gimme Some More" - "El
Que Te Amaba" - "Si Fuera
Facil" |
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Muevense
Released: April 26, 2024
Tracks:
"Muevense" - "Punta
Cana" - "Si Te Enamoro" -
"Malos" - "Ojala Te
Duela" - "En la Distancia"
- "Ale Ale" - "A Donde
Vamos a Parar" - "Pasemos a los
Besos" - "Amarte a la
Antigua" |
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