Ana Malhoa
Portuguese pop icon and best-selling artist in lusophone countries.
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Ana Malhoa, born Ana Sofia Lopes Malhoa Moreira on 6 August 1979, is a Portuguese singer-songwriter, TV host, actress and businesswoman. She started her career in 1985 performing with her father, popular singer José Malhoa, and released seven extended plays with him between 1986 and 1995. At 15, she became the host of the children's variety show Buéréré, releasing platinum-status albums and turning into a pop icon across lusophone countries. Her first studio album came out in 2000, and she has since sold over 635,000 copies, making her the best-selling pop artist in Portugal.
Early life
Ana Malhoa was born in Lisbon on 6 August 1979 to singer José Malhoa and Angelina Lopes. She has four half brothers from different mothers and two brothers from a different father. Raised by her stepmother Rosa, who died in 2012 at age 73, Ana completed secondary education while already a pop star. Her biological mother Angelina Lopes became pregnant with Ana while José was married to Rosa, and died three months after giving birth.
At age 12, Ana found a photo album of Angelina and learned Rosa was not her biological mother. In 1998 she married her teenage boyfriend Jorge Moreira, born in 1976, and they stayed married until 2016. Their daughter Índia Malhoa was born in 1999 and is also a singer in Portugal.
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