Kat DeLuna - Biography

Last Editor: brand8117				Kat DeLuna Biography -   Name : Kat DeLuna Birth Name : Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna Born : November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17) (age 21) The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. Origin : Dominican Republic Genre(s) : Pop/R&B Occupation(s) : Singer, songwriter, dancer Instrument(s) : Vocals, piano Voice type(s) : Soprano Years active : 2006 - present Label(s) : Epic 2006-2008 Universal Motown 2008- Associated acts : Elephant Man, Omarion, Busta Rhymes, Don Omar, Akon, Darin, Lil Wayne

Kat DeLuna Trivia -

Her debut single, "Whine Up", hit the top 20 on the Pop charts, and made the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Is of Dominican heritage. Although she was born in the Bronx, New York, Kat was raised in the Dominican Republic, and did not return to the US until the age of 9, where she resided in Newark, New Jersey. Debut album, "9 Lives", it stores August 7th, and made Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart.

Kat DeLuna Detailed Biography -

Kat DeLuna (born Kathleen Emperatriz de Luna on November 17, 1987) is a Spanish and English speaking crossover musician signed to Epic Records. At the age of 12, she was invited by the 'Queen of Merengue', Milly Quezada, to sing with her on stage in front of a big crowd of over thousand people. In April 2004, she opened for J Records musician Cassidy as part of the all Latino girl group Coquette. Kat and her family moved from The Bronx, US to the Dominican Republic early, where she was raised in poverty. Kat spent her time listening to Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday records. At the age of 14, they moved back to the US, where Kat realized her potential as a singer. With that goal in mind, Kat was accepted to the Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey under the vocal instruction of Dr. Jerry Forderhase. As a freshman, she scoured the pages of The Village Voice for auditions. After many auditions, DeLuna received a call for an all girl group, which later became the first Latina, Hip Hop/R&B group: Coquette. While being a part of Coquette, Kat continued to search for opportunities to pursue her dream of becoming a solo artist. At age of 15, Kat entered a Coca-Cola sponsored karaoke competition. Her version of "I Will Always Love You" won the competition. The competition also resulted her into meeting the legendary Cuban salsa singer Rey Ruiz. Ruiz gave Kat advice and with it, she started writing her own music and has continued to do so since. Kat first signed with the production label, GMB (Get Money Brothers) Music Group owned by Haitian supermodel turned music executive, Tyrone Edmond and a fellow friend, Mike Jean-Baptiste. According to a brief interview she granted on HaitiXchange.com, she stated that she first met Tyrone when she was only 14 years old, who was then scouting for talent. She was introduced by a fellow friend, who had heard of the new label. The rest is history. After years of hard work, Kat was finally picked up by Epic Records and is currently under both labels. She is managed by Cape Town Management. Currently, Epic Records, her label, is in the process of launching a promotional campaign for her worldwide first single "Whine Up". The song features Elephant Man. On the official website, a video of DeLuna doing a choreography to the song is shown on the front page. Also Elephant Man is shown in the short rehearsing video. The music video premiered on Myspace on June 20.The song was released to radios in the United States on May 15, 2007. The song has debuted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equal to a #124 position on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album, 9 Lives, produced by hitmaker RedOne, is set to be released on August 7, 2007, as confirmed by Billboard. "Whine Up" is also now used as the theme song for WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event and this year's SummerSlam. "Whine Up" will be featured in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 soundtrack. Am I Dreaming has been confirmed to be her second single by Kat Deluna in a video in one of her blogs or her official myspace. Kat Deluna is said to have a 5 octave vocal range, comparable to Mariah Carey, Minnie Riperton