Adassa (born February 5, 1987) is an American urban reggaeton singer.

Early life

Adassa was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, by her Afro-Colombian parents.

Career

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Discography

Albums

* 2004: ''On the Floor'' * 2005: '' Kamasutra'' * 2007: '' Adassa''

Singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

* "On the Floor" (2004) * "De Tra" (2005) * "Dejare de Quererte" (2005) * "Kamasutra" (feat. Pitbull) (2006)
"La Manera"
(2007)
"No Me Compares"
(2007) * "All I Wanna Do" (2008) * "Sexy (Dance Remix)" (2008)
"Brindemos Por El Amor"
(2012)
"La Gata"
(2013)
"BOOM (He Won't Get Away)"
(David May Mix Cue feat. Snoop Dogg & Adassa) (2014)
"I Wanna Feel Real"
(Code Beat feat. Flo Rida, Teairra Marie, Adassa) (2014) * "Loca" (feat. Pitbull) (2016)
"Razor Blade"
(Eyes Of Providence feat. Adassa) (2016)
"Tu Traicion"
(2017)
"Porque Ella Y No Yo"
(2018) * "M.B.S" (2018)
"Bello Y Eterno"
(2021)
We Don't Talk About Bruno
( BYU Vocal Point feat. Adassa and One Voice Children's Choir) (2022)
"Turn it Down"
(ft. Or3o, Kathy Chan, CG5, Chi-Chi, DJSmell, Nenorama, Cami-cat, Jordan Fries) (2022)

References

External links

* * 1987 births American people of Colombian descent American reggaeton musicians Living people Musicians from Miami Singer-songwriters from Florida 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers {{US-singer-songwriter-stub