Martina Stoessel (Spanish: [martina estoˈesel]; born 21 March 1997) is an Argentine singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and model. She began her career by appearing on the Argentine children's television series Patito Feo (2007). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for her lead role as Violetta Castillo in the Disney Channel Latin America original telenovela, Violetta (2012–2015), and reprised the character in the series' sequel film Tini: The Movie (2016).
After signing with Hollywood Records, Stoessel released her self-titled debut studio album, Tini (Martina Stoessel) (2016). The album sold over 100,000 copies worldwide in less than two months, and reached No. 1 in Argentina, as well as the top 10 in various European countries. Stoessel's sophomore studio album, Quiero Volver (2018) with the sound of Latin pop, also topped the Argentine albums chart, becoming her second No. 1 album in the country. The album's first two singles, which would be Argentine-certified platinum, "Te Quiero Más" and the subsequent song "Por Qué Te Vas", were Stoessel's first songs to enter the top 20 on the Argentine Billboard Hot 100. The album also spawned the collaboration "Princesa", with Karol G, a single which enabled her to break into the Billboard's US Latin Airplay and US Latin Pop charts.
Stoessel maintained her Latin-pop sound, but she also experimented with new sounds including reggaeton, cumbia and Latin trap on her third studio album, Tini Tini Tini (2020). The record received double diamond certification by the CAPIF for selling more than 500,000 digital copies in Argentina alone. The Tini Tini Tini album spawned her double-platinum single "Fresa", the AR platinum "Oye" and the gold "Ella Dice", which were Stoessel's first singles to debut in the top 5 of the AR Billboard Hot 100. The singles helped her to break the record for most top 5 debuts on the AR Hot 100 chart. Stoessel's fourth album Cupido (2023) was preceded by the lead single "Miénteme", which enabled her to score her first No. 1 on the Billboard AR Hot 100. This was followed by "Bar" and "La Triple T". The singles also charted on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US, marking Stoessel's first appearance on the Global 200, and making her the first female Argentine artist to achieve such success.
Stoessel's accolades include three Gardel Award, seven Quiero Awards, one Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards, one Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards, three Bravo Otto Awards, two Martín Fierro Awards, one Los 40 Music Award, three MTV Millennial Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards as well as nominations for the Heat Latin Music Awards, Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards, Latin American Music Awards, and the Urban Music Awards, among others. In 2016, Tini was included on The Hollywood Reporter's list of 25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television. From 2017 to 2021, she was named Billboard's Argentine "Artist of The Year" and the top most-streamed Argentine artist on Spotify for each year, consecutively. She became the only artist to ever completely sell out nine consecutive concerts at the Buenos Aires Estadio Luna Park, as well as selling out six consecutive concerts at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. In 2021, Stoessel was named on ¡Hola!'s list of Top 100 Latina Powerhouse women; from 2019-2022, she was also named one of the 10 most-influential women from Argentina.
