"Dinero" is a song by American singer

Trinidad Cardona Trinidad Cardona (born May 23, 1999) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and social media personality from Phoenix, Arizona. He is of mixed Mexican and African-American ancestry. Some of his most famous songs include: * " Dinero" * "Hay ...

, originally released on June 21, 2017, by Citi U.S., before being edited and reissued on February 2, 2018, by

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. It was produced by D'Mile and Willstrumentals. The song did not gain significant attention until 2021, when it went

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on video sharing app

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, subsequently charting across Europe.

Background

Cardona initially recorded several songs in 2017, including "Dinero" and the viral hit "Jennifer", before he was signed to

. After his first two albums failed to gain any substantial success, Island dropped Cardona in 2018, after which he began working odd jobs while "remaining hopeful about his music career". While working as a food delivery driver in early 2021, Cardona wrote down on a vision board that he wanted to go viral on TikTok: "Don't know how, don't know what. And boom, manifestations." Two months later, his family alerted him that "Dinero" was going viral on TikTok, appearing in several dance challenges. Dinero later re-signed with Island based on the success of the track.

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