She has used her increasingly high-profile platform to speak out on social and political issues. The pop star has also had hits in English, such as last year's "Girl From Rio." #Anitta was by far the top trending hashtag on Twitter in Brazil Friday. "Anitta is Brazil! You've written your name in the history books," said fellow pop singer Lexa. Sung in Spanish, "Envolver" first took off in Spanish-speaking Latin America, rather than Anitta's native Brazil, where Portuguese is the official language.īut a surge of Brazilian listeners helped it reach the top spot as it became a worldwide hit, streamed more than 71 million times in all on Spotify - and Anitta's home country feted her Friday.īrazilian singer Anitta's steamy smash hit "Envolver" has sent her soaring up the pop charts and sparked a viral dance phenomenon AFP / Eva Marie UZCATEGUI Viral videos of the "Envolver" dance include performances by men, women, schoolchildren and the elderly, and even some underwater. The sensual video of the reggaeton single features Anitta dropping to the floor and gyrating her mid-section - a move that has drawn a flood of imitations worldwide. "The only Brazilian in the history of my country to have a top 5 song in the world. I really don't know what to say," the 28-year-old singer wrote on Twitter.
Pop superstar Anitta became the first Brazilian to reach the number one spot on music streaming platform Spotify Friday, with a booty-grinding hit, "Envolver," that has sparked a viral dance phenomenon.
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