Ana Malhoa

Portuguese singer, TV Host and actress
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPortuguese singer, TV Host and actress
PlacesPortugal
isSinger
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Female
Birth6 August 1979, Lisbon
Age45 years
The details

Biography

Ana Sofia Lopes Malhoa Moreira known as Ana Malhoa (born August 6, 1979) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter, TV host, actress and businesswoman. She started her career performing with her father José Malhoa, a popular Portuguese singer, in 1985. With her father, she released seven extended plays between 1986 and 1995. At age of 15 she was cast the host of the children's variety show Buéréré, releasing albums with platinum status and becoming a pop icon in the lusophone countries. In 2000, she released her first studio album, and since then she is the best selling pop artist in Portugal, with sales of over 630,000 copies.

Early life

Ana Malhoa was born in Lisbon on August 6, 1979, daughter of popular singer José Malhoa and Angelina Lopes. She has four half brothers of different mothers and two brothers of different father. She was raised by her stepmother Rosa, who died in 2012, at age of 73. She completed the secondary education as a pop star. The biological mother of Ana, Angelina Lopes, became pregnant of Jose Malhoa when he was already married to Rosa Malhoa. Three months after giving birth to Ana Malhoa, Angelina Lopes died. At age of 12, Ana found a photo album of Angelina and find out that Rosa was not her biological mother.

In 1998 she married her teenage boyfriend Jorge Moreira (b. 1976) She was married till 2016. She gave birth to their first child, Índia Malhoa, in 1999.

Índia is also a singer in Portugal, known as Portugal's Pop Princess.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Ana Malhoa (2000)
  • Por Amor (2001)
  • Eu (2003)
  • Eu Sou Latina (2004)
  • Nada Me Pára (2007)
  • Exótica (2008)
  • Sexy (2009)
  • Caliente (2011)
  • Azucar (2013)
  • Superlatina (2015)
Ana Malhoa performing at Peter González Festival in Vila do Porto, Azores, 2010

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988O Grande PagodeHost
1989Natal dos Hospitais 1989Host
1994Parabéns (RTP)HerselfEpisódio: "1º de janeiro de 1994"
1994-98BuéréréHost
1995Big Show SICHost
1995Globos de Ouro 1995Host
1996-99Super BuéréréHost
1996Globos de Ouro 1996Host
1997Globos de Ouro 1997Host
1998Globos de Ouro 1998Host
1999Globos de Ouro 1999Host
2002Domingo FantásticoHost
2008LuarHerselfEpisódio: "9 de maio de 2008"
2008VIP ManicureHerselfEpisódio: #4
2013Destinos CruzadosHerselfEpisódios: #12 e #13

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