Ana Tijoux
Ana Tijoux Background information Birth name Anamaría Merino Tijoux Born (1977-06-12) 12 June 1977 (age 37) Lille, France Genres Hip hop, Pop, Trip hop, Urban, R&B Years active 1997–present Website www.anitatijoux.cl Ana María Merino Tijoux (born June, 1977 in Lille, France), commonly known by her stage name Ana Tijoux or Anita Tijoux, is a French-Chilean musician. She became famous in Latin America as the female MC of hip-hop group Makiza during the late 1990s. In 2006, she crossed over to the mainstream of Latin pop after her collaboration with Mexican songstress Julieta Venegas in the radio hit "Eres para mí". Tijoux has often been praised for "exploring sensitive matters devoid of violence." She gained more widespread recognition following her second solo album, 1977. Tijoux is the daughter of Chilean parents living in political exile in France during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship of Chile.