Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Ana Tijoux

Role / Field:

Chilean musician known for political hip hop and Latin pop crossover success.

Born:

1977-06-12

Century / Era:

1977s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Anamaría Tijoux Merino (French pronunciation: [anamaʁja tiʒu meʁino], Spanish: [meˈɾino]; born 12 June 1977), commonly known by her stage name Ana Tijoux or Anita Tijoux (), is a French-born Chilean musician. Her music contains political and popular themes. She became famous in Latin America as the MC of hip hop band Makiza during the late 1990s. In 2006, she crossed over to the mainstream of Latin pop after her collaboration with Mexican singer Julieta Venegas in the radio hit "Eres para mí".

Pivotal Works & Achievements

She gained more widespread recognition following her second solo album, 1977, and later with La bala (2011) and Vengo (2014) which brought her a Best Artist of the year award in the 2015 Pulsar Awards. Tijoux is the daughter of Chilean parents who lived in political exile in France under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile. Anamaría Tijoux Merino was born on 12 June 1977 in Lille, France. She is the daughter of two Chilean exiles who fled Chile to France after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Her mother is Chilean sociologist María Emilia Tijoux.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In 1978, her family moved to Paris, and when she was 6 years old her family traveled to Chile in 1983 and where she first met her...

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