Ana Tijoux

Ana Tijoux
Tijoux in 2020 in Mexico City
Background information
Birth name	Anamaría Merino Tijoux
Born	(1977-06-12) 12 June 1977 (age 47) Lille, France
Genres	Alternative hip hop Latin pop urban contemporary R&B
Occupations	Musician singer rapper
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	1997–present
Website	anatijouxoficial.com

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 (/tiˈʒuː/), is a French-born Chilean musician. 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". Tijoux has often been praised for "exploring sensitive matters devoid of violence."^[1] 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 living in political exile in France during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile.^[2]