Don Omar (born William Omar Landrón Rivera ; February 10, 1978) is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy winner reggaeton singer, songwriter, recording artist and actor. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname El Rey (Spanish: "The King"). Although his base genre is reggaeton, he also took other roots in latin pop and electropop since 2008.
Rivera was born and raised in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the oldest son of William Landrón and Luz Antonia Rivera. From an early age, he showed interest in the music of Vico C and Brewley MC. During his youth, he became an active member of a Protestant church, Iglesia Evangélica Restauración en Cristo in Bayamón where he occasionally offered sermons . However, after four years, he left the church to dedicate himself to singing.[1]
He released 7 studio albums between 2003 and 2018, including the Latin Billboard Award winner King of Kings (2006) for the Reggaeton Album of the Year. Rivera was also responsible for the production of his 4 collaboration albums, including the Latin Grammy Award winner Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation (2012) for Best Urban Music Album. His fifth studio album, The Last Don II was released in June 2015.[2] [3]
Latin Grammy Awards [ ]
Latin Billboard Music Awards [ ]
Year
Recipient
Award
Result
Ref.
2006
Da Hitman Presents Reggaeton Latino
Reggaeton Album of the Year
Nominated
[12]
Songwriter of the Year
Nominated
2007
King of Kings
Reggaeton Album of the Year
Won
[13]
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year
Nominated
2008
Ayer La Vi
Reggaeton Song of the Year
Nominated
[14]
2010
Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Male
Nominated
[15]
2011
Danza Kuduro (featuring Lucenzo)
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event
Nominated
[16]
Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year
Won
Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Solo
Nominated
Meet The Orphans
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
Nominated
Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo
Nominated
Latin Social Artist of the Year
Nominated
2012
Danza Kuduro
Hot Latin Song of the Year
Won
[17]
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event
Won
Digital Song of the Year
Won
Taboo
Hot Latin Song of the Year
Nominated
Airplay Song of the Year
Won
Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year
Won
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male
Nominated
Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Solo
Won
2013
Latin Artist of the Year
Nominated
[18]
Dutty Love (featuring Natti Natasha)
Hot Latin Song of the Year
Won
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event
Won
Airplay Song of the Year
Won
Digital Song of the Year
Won
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male
Won
Danza Kuduro (featuring Lucenzo)
Digital Song of the Year
Nominated
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male
Nominated
Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation
Digital Album of the Year
Nominated
2014
Zumba
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year
Nominated
[19]
Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo
Won
Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
Nominated
Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo
Nominated
2015
Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo
Nominated
[20]
Billboard Music Awards [ ]
Year
Recipient
Award
Result
Ref.
2012
Danza Kuduro (featuring Lucenzo)
Latin Song of the Year
Won
[21]
Taboo
Nominated
2013
Top Latin Artist
Nominated
[22]
Dutty Love (featuring Natti Natasha)
Top Latin Song
Nominated
Hasta Que Salga El Sol
Nominated
Premios Lo Nuestro [ ]
Year
Recipient
Award
Result
Ref.
2005
Urban Artist of the Year
Won
[23]
The Last Don Live
Urban Album of the Year
Nominated
2006
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
[24]
Reggaeton Latino
Urban Song of the Year
Nominated
2007
Angelito
Best Latin Music Video
Won
[25]
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
2008
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
[26]
2009
King of Kings Live
Urban Album of the Year
Nominated
[27]
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
2010
Nominated
[28]
2011
Hasta Abajo
Urban Song of the Year
Nominated
[29]
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
2012
Taboo
Urban Song of the Year
Won
[30]
Meet The Orphans
Urban Album of the Year
Nominated
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
2013
Dutty Love (featuring Natti Natasha)
Urban Song of the Year
Nominated
[31]
Collaboration of the Year
Nominated
Hasta Que Salga El Sol
Urban Song of the Year
Nominated
Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation
Urban Album of the Year
Nominated
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
2014
Zumba
Urban Song of the Year
Nominated
[32]
2015
Urban Artist of the Year
Nominated
[33]
International Dance Music Awards [ ]
Year
Recipient
Award
Result
Ref.
2007
Dale Don Dale
Best Latin/Reggaeton Track
Nominated
[34]
2011
Danza Kuduro (featuring Lucenzo)
Nominated
2013
Dutty Love (featuring Natti Natasha)
Best Latin Dance Track
Nominated
2015
Pura Vida
Nominated
American Music Awards [ ]
Premios People En Español [ ]
Year
Recipient
Award
Result
Ref.
2012
Dutty Love (featuring Natti Natasha)
Song of the Year
Nominated
[37]
Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation
Album of the Year
Nominated
Premios MTV Latinoamérica [ ]
References [ ]
^ Biografías , Prpop.org. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
^ Rivera, Zayda (16 June 2015). "Don Omar returns with 'The Last Don II' featuring collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Yandel, more" . New York Daily News. Retrieved 28 September 2016 .
^ Cobo, Leila (25 June 2015). "Don Omar on No. 1 Album, Recording With J.Lo and Getting Wisin & Yandel Back Together: Exclusive" . Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2016 .
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^ XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Urban , latingrammy.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
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^ Nominados a los Premios Lo Nuestro 2009 , terra.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Don Omar no asistirá a los Premios Lo Nuestro (2010) , flowhot.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Nominados Premio Lo Nuestro 2011 , musikislife.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 , musica.univision.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Romeo Santos y Prince Royce, los más nominados al Premio Lo Nuestro 2013 , diariolibre.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Premio Lo Nuestro 2014: La lista completa de nominados , peopleenespanol.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Lista completa de nominados de Premio Lo Nuestro 2015 , univision.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ International Dance Music Awards , wintermusicconference.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-04.
^ Nominaciones a los American Music Awards 2006 , lahiguera.net. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ American Music Awards 2012: Lista completa de nominados , terra.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Lista de nominados a los Premios People en Español 2012 Archived 2015-06-09 at the Wayback Machine , entretenimiento.starmedia.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
^ Nominados a los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 , besame.fm. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
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