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Don Omar
Puerto Rican rapper (born 1978)
Musical artist
William Omar Landrón Rivera[a] (born February 10, 1978),[5] known professionally as Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is also known as the "King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike.[6] The artist was recognized by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one reggaeton legend.[7][8] He is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers.[9]
Landrón was born in Santurce, a neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[5] He is one of the artists credited with presenting reggaeton to audiences around the world and having turned the musical genre into a global phenomenon.[10][2] He jumped to stardom with the release of his first studio album, The Last Don, released in 2003. The album sold 411,000 units in the US[11] and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[12] Since then, he has sold around 15 million records
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Don Omar
William Omar Landrón Altagracia Riviera (born February 10, 1964),[5] known professionally as Don Omar, is a Dominican rapper, singer, songwriter, record and television producer, comedian and actor. He is also known as the "King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike.
Biography
[change | change source]His musical debut began in the evangelical church Parroquia Cristo Rey del Universo en Santo Domingo, where he became the pastor for four years but he left because of a sentimental disappointment. At this time he continues to take part in several groups that sing during religious celebrations.
He began singing and composing at age 27, feeling very close to the dembow style, which began to develop in Dominican Republic in the early 1990s. He started in reggaeton with Yaga duo Yaga and Mackie Ranks in 1990 with the song Tha Cream in the album of the same name.
He started his career after many obstacles when Héctor Delgado (from the Puerto Rican duo Héctor & Tito) gave him an opportunity to be a backup singer for them. After that, he sang in
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William Omar Landrón (born February 10, 1978 in Puerto Rico), better known as Don Omar, is a reggaeton singer. He is one of the most well known reggaeton artists in Latin America. His cross over success in the U.S. has given him more exposure to English speaking Reggaeton fans, making him one of the more recognizable faces of Reggaeton along with Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón. Don Omar's popularity is currently rising and he recently appeared on MTV. Omar is best known for his songs "Dile" and "Dale Don Dale" from his first album The Last Don and "Reggaeton Latino". His songs center around life and love; some examples of these would be "La Recompenza" (The Reward), "Pobre Diabla" (Poor Devil (fem.)) and "Aunque te Fuiste" (Even Though You Left).
His debut album, The Last Don, sold over 350,000 units in South America. Both "The Last Don" as the live edition of it have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Worldwide, The Last Don: Live sold over one million copies, accord
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