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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Apr 17, 2020 2:04:03 GMT -5
Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is a Dominican-American singer, songwriter and dancer. DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager. After signing with Epic Records, she released her debut single "Whine Up" in 2007. The single went on to become a commercial success, entering the Top 40 in numerous countries and topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Her debut studio album, 9 Lives (2007), failed to see the success of its lead single. The album's third single, "Run the Show", became a hit in various territories, and reached number two on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Following the commercial performance of her first album, DeLuna was dropped from Epic Records. DeLuna continued to record both collaborations and soundtrack singles. DeLuna later began working on her second studio album, Inside Out (2010), which received a limited release through Universal Music Belgium. The album spawned a number of singles, notably "Unstoppable", "Push Push", and "Dancing Tonight" featuring Lil Wayne, Akon, and Fo Onassis respectively. Viva, the North American edition of the album, was slated to be released later that year; however, this never materialized. DeLuna released the compilation album "Loading" in 2016. Wanna See U Dance was released as the first single back in 2012.
From: Imdb.com
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Apr 17, 2020 2:07:09 GMT -5
These are her latest releases:
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Post by gbaby on Apr 21, 2020 13:17:47 GMT -5
I've always liked her and enjoyed her music. She is super talented. It is a shame she hasn't seen the success her talent deserves.
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Post by beach1 on Apr 21, 2020 22:49:50 GMT -5
I'm still just getting into her but I like her voice. Her collab with Darin is great.
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Post by Ty on Apr 27, 2020 23:35:54 GMT -5
She makes basic pop music that I enjoy.
"Last Night in Miami" and "Only One" are still high on my gym playlist.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2020 23:38:58 GMT -5
Whine Up and Run The Show were pretty often played back in the day around me, so i always remembered her
Still shocked Whine Up wasn't a huge hit on the Hot 100
Still sad Push Push never happened either
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Nov 26, 2020 17:44:58 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on May 15, 2021 13:42:00 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jun 5, 2021 20:46:49 GMT -5
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Post by George on Aug 24, 2021 1:05:29 GMT -5
She recovered from COVID back in February:
Also, new music is on the way!
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Post by Ty on Aug 24, 2021 15:15:28 GMT -5
I like all of her most recent singles ("Nueva Actitude", "Last Night in Miami", "Only One"). It's a shame the world wasn't ready for Latin-dancepop when she first came out.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Aug 24, 2021 15:19:52 GMT -5
Agreed. She should be having the same success as the current Latin girls are. Same thing with Paula DeAnda.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Nov 27, 2021 1:32:17 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Aug 9, 2022 7:45:06 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Aug 23, 2023 10:42:38 GMT -5
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Post by Mike on Aug 23, 2023 14:02:29 GMT -5
I am genuinely curious and don't mean this in a shady way, but who is funding this girl's career? She had one hit and a couple other minor splashes... nearly two decades ago. Does she have brand partnerships in Latin America? Does she tour at all? I'm all for going after what you want to do, but it seems crazy to me that she's still chasing this with virtually zero to show for it beyond what I listed above.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 1, 2023 22:47:13 GMT -5
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Post by Ty on Sept 4, 2023 0:32:29 GMT -5
C'mon budget! I am genuinely curious and don't mean this in a shady way, but who is funding this girl's career? She had one hit and a couple other minor splashes... nearly two decades ago. Does she have brand partnerships in Latin America? Does she tour at all? I'm all for going after what you want to do, but it seems crazy to me that she's still chasing this with virtually zero to show for it beyond what I listed above. So I actually did some digging because I'm also intrigued by this question, and here are my speculations. First of all, she was not signed to a major label in the last decade. Universal Motown was supposed to release her sophomore album Inside Out, but it got scrapped in the US and she was dropped in 2011. The album's release in Europe and Australia was handled by Universal Belgium - surprise surprise, she had eight Top 40 hits in Belgium - and a Japanese edition was released by Manhattan Recordings, which is what appears on streaming platforms these days. She signed a deal with eOne in 2012 for her third album, Loading, which came out 4 years later. Once again, Manhattan Recordings distributed the album in Japan. The 5 bonus tracks from the Japanese edition was then released as an EP in the US under her own imprint Cape Town. After Loading, she next came back in 2019 with three singles, and then last week with a fourth. All of them are released via Cape Town. But interestingly, YouTube and Spotify both show that this recent single is marketed and distributed by a company called "VENGABU" based in UAE. The company's website currently lists her as the only artist. Again, I still don't know who funded her music career. But I think as a long-time indie artist, she knows how to strike deals with labels of international markets. Music fans here treat her as a flop because we're used to thinking along the Billboard Hot 100. But the fact that she is an American artist with some concrete achievements (3 studio albums plus several moderately successful international singles) probably makes her a quite marketable act in the eyes of investors outside the US. Plus, it looks like she's not cheap to book. |
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