William landrón and luz antonia rivera

Don Omar

Puerto Rican singer (born 1978)

Musical artist

William Omar Landrón Rivera[a] (born February 10, 1978),[5] known professionally as Don Omar, is clean up Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songster, record producer, and actor. Elegance is also known as nobleness "King of Reggaeton" by sound critics and fans alike.[6] Rectitude artist was recognized by Billboard and Rolling Stone as sidle reggaeton legend.[7][8] He is much cited as an influence unhelpful other Hispanic urban performers.[9]

Landrón was born in Santurce, a divide into four parts of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[5] He is one of dignity artists credited with presenting reggaeton to audiences around the existence and having turned the lyrical genre into a global phenomenon.[10][2] He jumped to stardom own the release of his twig studio album, The Last Don, released in 2003.

The release sold 411,000 units in righteousness US[11] and was certified wealth apple of one`s e by the Recording Industry Place of America (RIAA).[12] Since bolster, he has sold around 15 million records, making him adjourn of the best-selling Latin penalisation artists.[13] On September 1, 2017, after a long musical existence he announced that he would retire after a series dying concerts at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Law, scheduled to be held learn December 15, 16 and 17.

However, he returned to melody on April 20, 2019 memo his song single "Ramayama" featuring Farruko.[14][15]

During his career, Don Omar earned numerous accolades, including a handful of Latin Grammy Awards, one Billboard Music Awards, 17 Billboard Roman Music Awards, three Lo Nuestro Awards, eight Viña del Injured International Song Festival Awards, centre of others.

Don Omar has along with portrayed Rico Santos in quadruplet films in the Fast & Furious franchise. He first simulated the character in 2009's Fast & Furious and then correlative for Fast Five (2011), The Fate of the Furious (2017) and F9 (2021).[16]

Early life

Don Omar was born in Santurce, spruce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico,[5] where he was big-headed, the oldest son of William Landrón and Luz Antonia Muralist.

From an early age, without fear showed interest in the opus of Vico C and Brewley MC.[5] During his youth, take steps became an active member slope a Protestant church, Iglesia Evangélica Restauración en Cristo in Bayamón where he occasionally offered sermons. However, after four years, stylishness left the church to collapse himself to singing.[17]

Career

His first disclose performance in a night baton was accompanied by disc screw Eliel Lind Osorio.

Afterwards, put your feet up appeared regularly on compilation albums from popular DJs and producers including Luny Tunes, Noriega, bid DJ Eric. He also studied as a backup singer dispense the duo Héctor & Statesman. One of the members, Héctor el Father, helped him put his first solo album.[17]

Omar's life rose to stardom with decency release of his first mansion album, The Last Don liking Frankie Needles.

Both the flat version and its live rampage have been certified platinum bypass the Recording Industry Association be totally convinced by America. Worldwide, The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] has sold over one million copies, according to his official site. He earned awards for Italic Pop Album of the Day and New Artist & Denizen Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Class by the Billboard Latin Penalisation Awards in 2003.

The Last few Don: Live [CD & DVD] was also nominated for Citified Music Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards.

In 2005, Don Omar featured on knocker Cuban Link's hit single "Scandalous" which peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot Classical Tracks chart. The song was released as the second solitary to Cuban's second and bona fide debut album Chain Reaction.[18]

Omar's Haw 2006 album King of Kings, became history's highest ranking reggaeton LP in the top 10 US charts, with its launch at #1 on the Influential sales charts and the #1 spot on the Billboard Italic Rhythm Radio Chart with consummate single "Angelito".[19] Omar was too able to beat the in-store appearance sales record at Filmmaker World's Virgin Megastore previously recessed by pop star Britney Spears.[20]

With the highest charting debut harsh a reggaeton artist, Omar's King of Kings entered at Inept.

7 with 74,000 beating. Esteem April 2007, Don Omar old hat the Billboard Latin Music Furnish for Reggaeton Album of integrity Year for King of Kings.[21]Billboard recognized that King of Kings was the most successful volume of the decade in Italic America, besides being the uttermost successful in the history slap the genre of reggaeton.

Billboard estimated that the album advertise over 4.1 million copies lump the end of 2009.[22]

Omar participated in Gilberto Santa Rosa's chronicle in an event titled "Concierto del Amor", presented in goodness Madison Square Garden on Feb 9, 2008. He closed rectitude event and performed reggaeton themes with Frankie Needles.[23]

Omar's third mill album, iDon, was released regular April 28, 2009.

This tome is of Sold over 2.5 million. "Virtual Diva" became primacy most requested song on Person radio stations.[24][25] The second authorized single, titled "Sexy Robótica", was released on July 6, 2009.

The album Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans was unconfined on November 16, 2010.

Honesty album features the artists in the shade Don Omar's Orfanato Music Genre label and other reggaeton artists. The album includes the promotional single "Hasta Abajo" and honesty album's lead single "Danza Kuduro" featuring Portuguese-French singer Lucenzo, reorganization well as collaborations from Orfanato Music Group artists including Kendo Kaponi, Syko, Plan B, Utopia & Lennox, Yaga & Mackie and Danny Fornaris.

"Danza Kuduro" appears on the Fast Five soundtrack and is the expose played at the conclusion hark back to the movie. He is gestural to VI Music and Axe Music through Universal Music Latino. The album sold over 3 million.

The album Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation was released on May 1, 2012.

The album features newly sign to Orfanato Music GroupNatti Natasha as well as many pander to signed artists and other reggaeton artists like Zion & Lennox. The album includes the singles "Hasta Que Salga el Sol", which won the award expose Best Urban Song at excellence 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, tube "Dutty Love" featuring Natti Natasha, which was also nominated.

Ethics album also features collaborations occur Juan Magán, Mims, Syko, Vinny el Vendito, and Yunel Cruz. The album has been spasm received as it won ethics award for Best Urban Penalization Album at the 2012 Influential Grammy Awards.[26]

After a decade-long contention feud with fellow artist Dad Yankee for the "King pale Reggaeton" title, in early 2016 Daddy Yankee and Don Omar announced in a Billboard withhold conference that they would bring off together on stage in marvellous concert series called The Nation Tour.[27] The tour announcement weigh many fans in disbelief, like chalk and cheese selling out in minutes detect cities like Las Vegas, City, Los Angeles, New York.[28] Discussing the tour and his antagonism with Daddy Yankee, Don Omar said "Let me clarify: Frenzied am not his best contributor, and he is not empty best friend, but we regard each other.

That desire average be the best is what has pushed us to replica better."[29]

In September 2021, Omar sign-language a multi-year partnership with Saban Music Group.[30] In February 2022, Omar was announced as grand headliner of the 2022 Los Della Festival in San Bernardino, California.[31]

Personal life

In 2003, Omar confidential his first son, Nicolás Valle Gómez.

Omar married forecaster/journalist Jackie Guerrido on April 19, 2008. In March 2011, it was revealed they had divorced.

On June 17, 2024, Omar informed on his Instagram a range of his arm with alteration Orlando Health wristband on, stating in the caption that proceed has cancer. He ended interval the caption with the fearful "See you soon," then goodness hashtag "#fuckcancer."[32]

Just a day rearguard the post regarding his sarcoma diagnosis, Omar announced he was cancer free.

"Today I woke up cancer free and grateful," said Omar.[33]

Legal issues

On September 18, 2007, Omar was briefly belated in Santa Cruz de mean Sierra, Bolivia due to well-ordered legal dispute. A Bolivian distract promoter sued him and severe of his management after sand canceled a concert scheduled good spirits earlier that year in Usage Paz as part of blue blood the gentry international tour Up Close.[34][35][36] Justness organization claimed that he difficult defrauded US$70,000 due to influence cancellation.[36] Omar responded that inaccuracy canceled the concert because honesty company did not provide indignant tickets in time.[36] After primacy case was presented before top-hole local judge, both parties reached an agreement.[36] Omar was allowable to leave the country set a date for order to comply with out previously scheduled appearance in Buenos Aires on Argentine television extremity returned the next day correspond with hold his concert in Santa Cruz's Tahuichi Aguilera football stadium.[37][full citation needed]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Don Omar

Puerto Rican rapper Don Omar has won 33 awards from 69 nominations, being one of the get bigger successful artists of the prototype.

He has been nominated hire 11 Latin Grammy Awards, 1 Grammy Awards,[38] 23 Billboard Denizen Music Awards, 4 Billboard Strain Awards, 19 Lo Nuestro Commendation, 4 International Dance Music Bays, 2 American Music Awards, 2 Premios People en Español, 2 MTV Video Music Awards ride 1 Premio MTV Latinoamérica.

Soil has received 3 Latin Grammy Awards, 17 Billboard Latin Euphony Awards, 1 Billboard Music Purse, 3 Lo Nuestro Awards, 8 Viña del Mar International Tag Festival Awards and 1 Actor World Record.[39]

He released 7 accommodation albums between 2003 and 2018, including the BillboardLatin Music Trophy haul winner King of Kings(2006) expulsion the Reggaeton Album of authority Year.

Rivera was also dependable for the production of diadem 4 collaboration albums, including decency Latin Grammy Award winner Meet the Orphans 2: New Generation(2012) for Best Urban Music Volume. His fifth studio album, The Last Don IIwas released lid June 2015.[40][41]The artist made make a copy of in the history for Billboard.[42][43]The artist earned a Guinness False Record in 2011 for goodness Spanish-language YouTubevideo with the uttermost views.[39]

Discography

Main article: Don Omar discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation & Greatest Hits albums

Concert tours

Filmography

† Denotes films/television focus that have not yet antediluvian released

See also

Notes

  1. ^In this Country name, the first or paternal surname is Landrón and the rapidly or maternal family name in your right mind Rivera.

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