Adassa is an American reggaetón

Reggaeton

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 also known as the "Reggaetón Princess".

Early life

Adassa was born in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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 but raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

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 to Afro-Colombian

Afro-Colombian

Afro Colombians refers to Colombians of African ancestry, and the great impact they have had on Colombian culture. Notable Afro-Colombians include Colombian scientists like Raul Cuero, writers like Manuel Zapata Olivella and politicians:...

 parents.

Career

She has toured with artists such as Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee

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, Lil' Flip

Lil' Flip

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, Pitbull, Ivy Queen

Ivy Queen

Ivy Queen is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" . She is also known as the Queen of Rivalries.-Early years:...

, Don Omar

Don Omar

Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...

, Lil' Jon, Kevin Lyttle

Kevin Lyttle

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, Vico C

Vico C

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, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Wisin & Yandel

Wisin & Yandel

Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....

, Sasha

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, Baby Bash

Baby Bash

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 and Juvenile

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 among others.

She also made high-profile cameo appearances with Ciara

Ciara

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 and Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott

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

Pitbull (rapper)

Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...

 on the title track record off of her second album Kamasutra

Kamasutra (Adassa album)

Kamasutra is the second studio album by Colombian-American reggaeton singer-songwriter Adassa, released on March 15, 2005, by Universal Music Latino. It is her first commercially successful album.- Album details :...

, and alongside Tego Calderón

Tego Calderón

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 and Roselyn Sánchez

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sánchez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, model, actress, producer and writer of film and television.-Early life:...

.

She was also successful in Europe with the song "Bounce" (duet with the Turkish pop star Tarkan).

Her 2005 single "De Tra" reached #40 on Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay

Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...

 chart.

Albums

• 2004: On the Floor
• 2005: Kamasutra
  Kamasutra (Adassa album)
  Kamasutra is the second studio album by Colombian-American reggaeton singer-songwriter Adassa, released on March 15, 2005, by Universal Music Latino. It is her first commercially successful album.- Album details :...
  
  
• 2007: Adassa
  Adassa (album)
  Adassa is the self-titled third studio album by Colombian-American reggaeton singer-songwriter Adassa. It was released on April 24, 2007.-Track listing:...
  
  

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album(s)
		U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	U.S. Hot Latin	U.S. Tropical Latin Tropical Airplay The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...	U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	U.S. Dance
2004	"On the Floor"	—	—	—	—	—	On the Floor
2005	"De Tra" (feat. Taino)	—	—	40	—	—	Kamasutra
	"Dejare de Quererte"	—	—	—	—	—
2006	"Kamasutra" (feat, Pitbull Pitbull (rapper) Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records... )	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"La Manera"	—	—	—	—	—	Adassa
	"No Me Compares"	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"All I Wanna Do"	—	—	—	—	—	non-album songs
	"Sexy (Dance Remix)"	—	—	—	—	—

Music videos

• "On the Floor" (2004)
• "De Tra" (2005)
• "Dejare de Quererte" (2005)
• "Kamasutra ft.(Pitbull)" (2006)
• "La Manera" (2007)
• "No Me Compares" (2007)
• "All I Wanna Do" (2008)
• "Sexy (Dance Remix)" (2008)

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