Titica, born and raised in Luanda, was trained in ballet. However she was rejected by her family, mocked on the street and beaten by strangers. She had breast implants in Brazil in 2008.
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She was first involved in kudora music as a backing dancer. In October 2011 she released her first single, O Chão. , which has become one of the most played kudora tracks in Angola and its diaspora. She has since done a tour of Europe and the Americas. She is frequently on radio and television, and played at the annual Divas concert before President dos Santos.
She was first involved in kudora music as a backing dancer. In October 2011 she released her first single, O Chão. , which has become one of the most played kudora tracks in Angola and its diaspora. She has since done a tour of Europe and the Americas. She is frequently on radio and television, and played at the annual Divas concert before President dos Santos.
- "Titica – Kuduro’s Dance Queen". Masalacism, December 14th, 2011. www.masalacism.com/2011/12/titica-kuduros-dance-queen.
- Louise Redvers. "Transsexual artist Titica takes Angola by storm". BBC News Africa, 12 April 2012. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17628726.
- Estelle maussion. "Titica, la transsexuelle qui brise les tabous en Angola: La jeune chanteuse transsexuelle angolaise Titica veut aider, à travers son art, à lutter contre l'homophobie et la transphobie dans son pays". Slate Afrique, 28/06/2012. www.slateafrique.com/89907/titica-la-chanteuse-transsexuelle-qui-brise-les-tabous-en-angola.