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Pop music spotlight: Marc Anthony

August 28, 2011 at 5:04AM
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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These days, he's probably better known as the soon-to-be ex-Mr. Jennifer Lopez or as the love interest of Jada Pinkett Smith on TNT's "HawthoRNe." But he's actually been the world's top-selling tropical salsa star for years. The New Yorker began his salsa career in the early 1990s and then crossed over to the pop world with his English hit "I Need to Know" in 1999. He's since had both salsa and pop/dance hits. His latest album is "Iconos," and he can be heard on Pitbull's latest single, "Rain Over Me." Anthony is a magnetic performer, with an emotional, elastic tenor and an irresistible stage manner.

about the writer

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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