Titica is a transsexual Angolan singer and dancer, who performs a local form of rap-techno music called "kuduro". She was named "best kuduro artist of 2011".

Born Teca Miguel Garcia in Luanda, Titica began her career as a backing dancer with acts such as Noite e Dia, Propria Lixa and Puto Portugues. She released her first track as a vocalist in October 2011, "Chão", which soon became a big hit both in Angola and the Angolan diaspora.

On 15 December 2011, Titica announced her first work called O Chão. With the gorgeous single "Olha o Boneco" featuring the African-Portuguese Ary. The song joins a few kuduro moving and'créu'. It was released for the first time on'Cultura Angolana Radio'. In Portugal and Brazil the song has stayed in first place on the music charts for 3 weeks in Portuguese program TOP + and 7 weeks in Brazilian show Rolando Música.

"Olha o Boneco", had a lot of success in discos, and TV shows in the PALOP (African countries whose official language is Portuguese) and some European countries. Titica in this song wants to give a message to the sexuality of some people in a few sentences she makes her meaning "outrora fui bailarina, agora sou à menina" and when Ary sings "venho de forma diferente, e quem quiser que comente... bem ou mal é de mim, porque estão falando assim"; that we are all different but all human, all equal, just "one love".
The second song of O Chão's album is "Ablua", recorded in Angola. The third single is known as "Chão Chão" and is included on the bonus track album.

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