Titica is an Angolan

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musician and dancer. She was named "the new face" of kuduro by the

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Career

Titica was born in

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. Her stage name is Portuguese for "worthless" or "useless"; she chose the name to reclaim the hateful words that have been directed at her as a

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. Titica began her career as a back-up dancer with acts such as Noite & Dia, Propria Lixa, and Puto Portugues. Her first recording of a

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was unplanned. While helping Noite & Dia develop a chorus for a track, Titica's voice was recorded for the track, beginning her music-recording career. In October 2011, Titica released her first album, ''Chão...'', launching her to international success. The album's single "Olha o Boneco," featuring the African-Portuguese singer Ary, charted at number one for 3 weeks on the

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music program ''TOP +'' and for 7 weeks on the

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show ''Rolando Música''.

Influences

Titica is very public about her Congolese background and the influence that this has on her music. In her 2018

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lecture, she explained that she listens to "lots of music from

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." She discussed how her music combines kuduro with the Congolese genres of kallé and n’dombolo and specifically cited

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and

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as inspirations. She also named the kuduro artist Fofandó as "one of the most important female artists in the kuduro scene" and stated that "kuduro has a queen who inspired us and I looked up to."

Activism and Advocacy

In 2013, Titica was named a

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for

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. Through this role and her international popularity, Titica has increased awareness of

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risks and treatment, sexual health, and issues affecting the international

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. In a statement released during her time at UNAIDS, Titica stated: "I have been beaten and stoned for who I am. I have suffered so much humiliation, but I am ready to lead by example and help overcome stigma and discrimination in my country and beyond."

Discography

* ''Chão...'' (2011) * ''De Última à Primeira'' (2014) * ''Pra Quê Julgar?'' (2018)

References

External links

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