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 artists such as Daddy Yankee, Lil' Flip, Pitbull, Ivy Queen, Don Omar, Lil Jon, Kevin Lyttle, Vico C, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Wisin & Yandel, Sasha, Baby Bash and Juvenile among others.
She also made high-profile cameo appearances with Ciara and Missy Elliott on "1, 2 Step" (Don Candiani Reggaetón Remix), with Pitbull 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 "Bounce" (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 Disney animated feature Encanto as the voice of Dolores Madrigal.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- 2004: On the Floor
- 2005: Kamasutra
- 2007: Adassa
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin Rhythm |
[US Tropical | |||
| "On the Floor" | 2004 | — | — | On the Floor |
| "De Tra" (feat. Taino) |
2005 | 36 | 40 | Kamasutra |
| "Dejare de Quererte" | — | — | ||
| "Kamasutra" (feat. Pitbull) |
2006 | 29 | — | |
| "La Manera" | 2007 | 31 | — | Adassa |
| "No Me Compares" | — | — | ||
| "All I Wanna Do" | 2008 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sexy (Dance Remix)" | — | — | ||
| "Backfire" | 2014 | — | — | |
| "Loca!" (feat. Pitbull) |
2017 | — | — | |
Other charted songs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | IRE | NLD | NZ | SWE | UK | WW | |||
| "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (with Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz) |
2021 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 2 | Encanto |
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)