Biography

Titica Contora, also known as Titica, is an Angolan singer born in Angola on 26 June 1987.

Born Teca Miguel Garcia in Luanda, Titica began her career as a back-up dancer with acts such as Noite & Dia, Propria Lixa and Puto Portugues. Her first recording of a single was unplanned. She had only been intending to help Noite & Dia with inspiration to develop a chorus for a track, and the studio session resulted in recording Titica's voice for the track. This experience began Titica's music-recording career. A year later, in October 2011, she recorded “Chão” and became an international success, particularly within Angola and the Angolan diaspora.

Titica is an Angolan singer and dancer, who is a kuduro musician. She was named "best kuduro artist of 2011. Titicia's popularity stems from the artist's ability to fuse different styles into her ability and embracing her uniqueness in the Angolan music industry.

Her stage name is Portuguese for worthless or useless; she chose that stage name to reclaim the hateful words that people have thrown at her as a trans woman.

Her success in the industry combats the homophobic and transphobic sentiments that exist in Angola and globally. She combines her training in ballet with traditional kuduro dance styles to portray a unique and personalized brand of femininity and control over her body.