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Born William Omar Landrón Rivera, Omar was a musical child from the very beginning. Soaking up the sounds of Vico C among many others, to the extent that he left behind what could have been a promising career in the protestant church to take up singing full time. He hit the ground running after deciding to pursue a singing career, appearing on a variety of underground compilation CD’s before truly finding his feet as a backup singer for Latin Pop sensations Héctor and Tito. He hit it off with them to the extent that the duos very own Héctor Delgado produced Omar’s first album, 2003’s “The Last Don”, and his life changed dramatically.
“The Last Don” was a pretty astonishing hit for a reggaeton artist releasing his debut album. It went on to sell 300’000 copies in Latin America and, to this day, has sold over four million copies all over the world. Don Omar had arrived with style, and he was only going up from there. His second album, the aptly titled “King Of Kings”, broke him in America by reaching number seven on the Billboard 200, at the time the highest charting Reggaeton album in history.
Since then, Omar’s had absolutely nothing to prove, and it’s allowed him to release albums at whatever pace he’d like with whatever new talent he finds. He shows the same kind of adventurous spirit that Héctor and Tito showed when working with him, passing that kind of opportunity down to a new generation of artist. He’s an artist with one eye constantly on the future, and he’s a true talent for that reason. Highly recommended.
Avis
William Omar Landron Rivera’s name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, so it’s a good job that his success in the world of reggaeton has afforded a couple of nicknames; he’s best known as Don Omar, but his fans often like to take that particular line of hero worship just a little bit further, christening him ‘El Rey’ - Spanish for ‘The King’. Whether or not that makes him the Puerto Rican answer to Elvis Presley is something that’s open for debate, but either way, he certainly has the commercial success to back up his status amongst his supporters, with his first two records, The Last Don and King of Kings, both going platinum in the U.S. He’s a prolific live performer, too, playing huge shows across Latin America and the U.S., with visits to Europe pretty frequent, too. He brings with him a huge array of dancers and a massive backing band, with diverse instrumentation ranging from an impressive drummer to a man on keytar. He’s not likely to visit the UK any time soon, with reggaeton hardly a roaring success on these shores, but his success on the continent is testament to his importance to his genre - there’s no question he’s a global star.
Joeg_67
William Omar Landrón Rivera, better known by his stage name Don Omar is one of Puerto Rico's most well known latino pop stars. Although he has an appearance and stage show that you may associate more with hip hop, Omar really knows how to work his crowds and builds rapport between gaps in his large setlist.
His self-assured debut album title 'The Last Don' caused a sense of controversy in 2003 and since then the artist's name has often been discussed. This has not hindered Don's reputation as his fan base has grown dramatically since the release of his first album. Now with a strong collection of reggaeton/electro pop, he knows how to keep the pace of a live show at a high pace and his audience dance continuously.
Armed with dancers of his own onstage, Omar confidently struts around the stage and encourages the audience to cheer louder before he unleashes 'Angelito'. Finishing on his most internationally successful track 'Danza Kuduro' Don Omar has silenced critics this evening and put on a perfect latino show.
sean-ward
The show was awesome. I think Don Omar should have performed first but that's just my opinion. Also the show could have been a little longer. Both Don Omar and Daddy Yankee did a great job.
lillian-rosado
My boo was great....
traveled 700 miles just to come see his show....
He is as cute as ever.
Loved how at the end him and Daddy Yankee sang together.
kuzzuka
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