Anitta Becomes SNL’s First Brazilian Performer With ‘Choka Choka’

Overview

• Anitta took the Saturday Night Live stage on Saturday, performing “Choka Choka” in a milestone turn as the show’s first Brazilian act.
• “Choka Choka,” her bilingual duet with Shakira released Thursday, serves as a lead preview of the album Equilibrivm due April 16.
• The single drew about 1.9 million social interactions by Friday morning and ranked among trending topics in Brazil and globally, according to Nexus data cited by O Globo.
• Anitta told fans that Shakira is not in the released visuals because they were shot before the feature was confirmed, as she shifts this era’s spend from one big video to TV performances and multiple visualizers.
• Shakira promoted the collaboration by posting herself singing parts in Portuguese, while talk of a joint stage moment in Rio on May 2 remains speculation without confirmation.