Kat DeLuna

Kat DeLuna, an American pop and R&B singer of Dominican heritage, first rose to fame in 2007, when she released her debut single "Whine Up". The single became one of the most played songs on pop radio that summer, and achieved major success worldwide, reaching the top ten in countries such as Belgium and France. The single also became a modest hit in the US, peaking inside the top forty of the Hot 100 single chart, as well as topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

The single led to the release of DeLuna's debut album, 9 Lives in the Fall of 2007. The album was met to generally positive critical reception, as well as commercial. The album debuted at number 58 in the US, and charted within the top twenty of countries such as Belgium and Poland. The album's success led to a re-release the following year.

In 2008, DeLuna began work on her second studio album. The album spawned several official and promotional singles. The first of these was "Unstoppable", which became a minor hit in Canada. The song was featured in the film Confessions of a Shopaholic, as well as its accompanying soundtrack. It was followed by the second promotional single "Dance Bailalo", which became a major hit on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart.

DeLuna's sophomore album, titled Inside Out later spawned the official singles "Push Push", "Party O'Clock" and "Dancing Tonight". After much delay, Inside Out was released in Belgium on November 5, 2010. It received commercial success, reaching the top twenty of the Belgium album chart. The album is currently unreleased in any other country.

DeLuna has won several awards for her musical work. In 2007, she won the "Best New Artist" award at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 awards. In 2008, she won not only the "Best New Artist" award, but also the "Best Urban Artist" award at the TMF Awards, which took place in Belgium. Later that year, at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards, DeLuna's debut single, "Whine Up" won the award for "Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year". She also won a Casandra Award the same year for "Best International Artist".

The single, "Dancing Tonight" impacts Top 40 on May 3rd.

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