Kat DeLuna
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| Birth name | Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna |
| Born | November 17, 1987 [1][2] |
| Origin | Dominican Republic |
| Genre(s) | R&B, hip hop, pop, dancehall, Latin pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, dancer |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Label(s) | Epic |
| Website | www.katdeluna.com |
Kathleen Emperatriz "Kat" DeLuna (born November 17,[1] 1987[2] in The Bronx, New York) is an American R&B singer, of Dominican descent, who is signed to Epic Records/GMB.
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[edit] Biography
At the age of 12, Kat was invited by the 'Queen of Merengue', Milly Quezada, to sing with her on stage in front of a big crowd of over thousands of people. In April 2004, she opened for J Records musician Cassidy as part of the all Latino girl group CoqueThe Bronx, US to the Dominican Republic, where she spent her time listening to Aretha Franklin and realized her potential as a singer. Kat was accepted to the Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey under the vocal instruction of Dr. Jerry Forderhase. Kat is said to have a 5 octave vocal range. In her freshman year, she responded to an audition in The Village Voice and was accepted into an all-Latina, Hip Hop/R&B group called Coquette.[citation needed] Kat continued to pursue her dream of becoming a solo artist and at age of 15, she entered a Coca-Cola sponsored karaoke competition. Her version of "I Will Always Love You" won the competition.[citation needed] After the competition, Cuban salsa singer Rey Ruiz advised Kat to start writing her own music.[citation needed] Kat DeLuna signed a contract with the production label, Get Money Brothers (GMB) Music Group owned by Haitian male supermodel Tyrone Edmond. According to a brief interview she granted on HaitiXchange.com, she stated that she first met Tyrone when she was only 14 years old, who was then scouting for talent. Kat and Tyrone have become good friends ever since. Kat was finally picked up by Epic Records and is currently under both labels. She is managed by Cape Town Management. Her debut album, 9 Lives, produced by hitmaker RedOne, and written by grammy nominated songwriter Jane't Sewell-Ulepic, was released on August 7, 2007, as confirmed by Billboard and will be re-released this Spring.[3]
Actor Saville appears with DeLuna in the music video "In The End".
[edit] "Whine Up"
Epic Records launched a promotional campaign for her worldwide first single "Whine Up". The song features Elephant Man. On the official website, a video of DeLuna doing a choreography to the song with Elephant Man is shown on the front page. The music video premiered on MySpace on June 20. The song was released to radios in the United States on May 15, 2007.[4] The song has debuted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equal to a #124 position on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It has since peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. [6] She also had an appearance in Yung Berg's video for the single "Sexy Lady". "Whine Up" has also been released in Australia because of heavy airplay and heavy rotation on Australian TV. A tracklisting has also been revealed, it is slated for an early January release. In Australia the single debuted in the top 20, debuting at #18 on the 11/2/08.[citation needed] The song peaked at #9 on French charts by December 2007.[citation needed]
"Whine Up" was used as the theme song for WWE's SummerSlam 2007 pay-per-view wrestling event.[citation needed]
DeLuna recorded a version of "Whine Up" for the 2007 New York Mets. The song was called "Rise Up (Mets!)" and was written by David Brody of the New York City radio station Z100.[citation needed] The song was also used in the commercial for So You Think You Can Dance: Canada, which premiered in 2008.[citation needed]
Epic Records has scheduled a summer 2008 U.S. release of a revamped version of DeLuna's first album, 9 Lives; this new version was released internationally on April 29, 2008.[citation needed] The new version of the album features new songs produced by R&B singer Akon. The release date was confirmed on MTV News and in the issue of Latina Magazine that featured Deluna. DeLuna will also be a guest in Elephant Man's new album "Let's Get Physical" and is featured in Jason Fox's new song "Coffee Girl".[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Album
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. | U.S. Dance | U.S. Pop | U.S. Latin | UK | CAN | FR | PT | AUS | BEL | FIN | ROM | EUR | Album |
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| 2007 | "Whine Up" (feat. Elephant Man) | 29 | 1 | 17 | 43 | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | 4 | 38 | 9 Lives |
| 2008 | "Run the Show" (feat. Busta Rhymes) | 103 | 2 | 65 | 38 | 41 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 | |
| "In The End" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
[edit] Single appearances
| Year | Title | U.S. | U.S. Dance | U.S. Pop | U.S. Latin | UK | CAN | FR | PT | Album |
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| 2007 | "Cut Off Time" (Omarion feat. Kat DeLuna) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Feel the Noise O.S.T. |
[edit] Guest appearances
- 2007: "Cut Off Time" (Omarion featuring Kat DeLuna)
- 2008: "Tek Weh Yuhself Again (Remix)" (Mr. Vegas featuring Kat DeLuna & Lil' Kim)
- 2008: "Body Talk" (Elephant Man featuring Kat DeLuna & Jha Jha)
[edit] Live performances
On May 2, 2008, Kat was a featured artist, along with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Lifehouse, At the University of New Haven spring concert.
On August 24, 2007, Kat was a featured artist at the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant. She performed her first single, Whine Up, along with two back-up dancers.[7]
On August 26, 2007, Kat was a featured artist at Arthur Ashe Kids Day. She performed her first single, Whine Up, along with four back-up dancers. The dancers are represented by CESD (Cunningham) they are: Mark Jimenez, Joey Negron, Leboo Nuega, and Carlos Martinez.
On March 19, 2008, Kat performed at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut during the intermission at a Hartford Wolf Pack game.
On April 13, 2008, Kat performed at Gay Pride in Phoenix, Arizona.
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
[edit] References
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ a b Johnson, Gregory. "Vixen: Sweet Thing" VIBE, October 2007 "Twenty-two-year-old Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (her name means "Pure Empress of the Moon") might be as super-sweet as a Hershey's Kiss..."
- ^ Discography - Kat DeLuna. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Release to radios
- ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (26/05/2007)
- ^ Billboard.com - Discography - Kat DeLuna - Whine Up
- ^ NBC.com -Miss Teen USA
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Official MySpace
- Kat DeLuna at the Internet Movie Database
- MTV Tr3s Kat DeLuna Artist Page
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