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

Early life

Adassa was born in

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, and raised in

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, by her Afro-Colombian parents.

Career

She has toured and collaborated with artists such as Daddy Yankee,

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among others. She also made high-profile cameo appearances with

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on "1, 2 Step" (Don Candiani Reggaetón Remix), with

on the title track record off of her second album '' Kamasutra'', and alongside Tego Calderón and Roselyn Sánchez. She was also successful in Europe with the song "

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" (duet with the Turkish pop star Tarkan). Her 2005 single "De Tra" reached No. 40 on Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart. Adassa's singles "Dancing Alone" & "Little White Lies", held top positions on the German dance charts in early 2013. She made her acting debut in the

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'' as the voice of Dolores Madrigal.

Discography

Albums

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

Adassa 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 She has toured and collaborated with artist ...

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