SHAKIRA / DIZZEE RASCAL/ EL CATA - LOCA

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer. Born and raised in Barranquilla, She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international success of her singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist. Broadcast Music, Inc., described Shakira as a "pioneer" who extended the global reach of Latino singers. Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010) and El Dorado (2017), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamond (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America. Meanwhile, her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide. She served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014). With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 80 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Forbes Colombia reported that as of 2018, she is the top-selling female Latin artist of all time. She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists. She has received numerous awards, including Four Grammy Awards, twelve Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, thirty-nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, twenty-one Guinness World Records and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard twice (2000s and 2010s). For her philanthropic work with her Barefoot Foundation and her contributions to music she received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011. She was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the US in 2011, and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born September 18th, 1984), is a grime solo artist, formerly a Roll Deep crew member, who emerged from the UK Garage music scene. His music was a blend of garage MCing, conventional rap, grime and ragga, with some more eclectic samples. Dizzee began MCing on pirate radio and at raves at fifteen, but since his mainstream success he has distanced himself from the fledgling scene. Rascal grew up in the East End of London in south Bow in a council estate, raised by his single mother, a Ghanaian immigrant. Little is known about his father, though it is thought that he died when Mills was two. He attributes his musical development to a school teacher who allowed him to skip regular classes and spend time working on music on the school computers. His music is an eclectic mixture of garage and hip-hop beats with an extremely broad palette of influences, ranging from metal guitars to found sounds, drill and bass synth lines, eclectic samples and even Japanese court music. His vocal performance is also distinctive, he uses a fast version of rapping (known as 'spitting') which blends elements from garage MCing, conventional rap, grime and ragga. Dizzee Rascal has numerous rivals within the Grime scene, mainly from the Bow, East London area. A notable rival of Dizzee Rascal is Crazy Titch who produced and recorded a diss called "Just An Arsehole" which used the backing track of Dizzee's record of "Jus A Rascal". Dizzee Rascal has had international endorsements deals with urban brand Ecko and designed his own shoe with Nike. He has also worked with cross genre artist, Beck, on a remix of the song Hell Yes. He released his debut album in 2003, which was called Boy In Da Corner, winning him the 2003 Mercury Prize. His second album Showtime was released in 2004. His third effort, Maths and English was released in 2007. All three albums received critical acclaim. He experienced commercial success in 2008 when Dance Wiv Me reached the number one spot in the UK charts. His fourth album, Tongue n' Cheek was released in 2009, going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units in the UK. Dizzee Rascal's album The Fifth was released in 2013, the same year he received an honorary Doctorate of the Arts from the University of East London. In 2017, Rascal released Raskit, which as well as building on his sound heralded a return on some songs to the grime sound of his earlier albums. Discography: Studio albums: 2003: Boy in da Corner 2004: Showtime 2007: Maths + English 2009: Tongue n' Cheek 2013: The Fifth 2017: Raskit 2020: E3 AF 2024: Don't Take It Personal Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

International music sensation El Cata impacted the world with his electronic music fusion known as “ElectroLatinPop” or “MamboPopElectronico.” El Cata has produced and has been featured on tracks by such pop-chart mainstays as Shakira “Loca” “Rabiosa” “Addicted To You.” Pitbull “I Know You Want Me.” Juan Magan “Bailando Por El Mundo.” Lil Jon, Pit, Black Point, Sensato “Whatagatapitusberry.” Dylan y Lenny “Quiere Pa Que Te Quieran.” Kat De Luna “Sobredosis.” Gloria Estefan “Got My Heart Going.” Carlos Baute, Frankie J, Jencarlos Canelas, La Interprete Mexicana Eiza, Ambar, Dizzee Rascal, PW, Luis Enrriquez, Norka, Nayel, Elvis Crespo, Cristian, Ñejo, Dalmata, Julio Voltio, Lucenzo, Mr Hit, Ken Y, Banda X, Pochy Familia Sergio Vargas among others. El Cata also participated in the most important music awards including the Latin Billboard, Latin Grammys, Premios Juventud, ASCAP Awards and recognized in the Cassandra Awards as “El Representante Del Genero” El Cata appeared in television series “Con la Muerte en los Talones” “La Vuelta” y “Soy de Barrio” and in the stories of ex-producer (EPD) Miki Breton. Currently he is filming a movie that will be coming out in 2013 entitled “Deportados.” El Cata- El Padrino “The Godfather,” brings us his line of clothing “El Padrino” together with designer Martin Polanco. Along with his line of watches “El Cata” for men and “Ambar” for women. To top it all, El Cata announced his new album release produced with international music producer Emilio Estefan. This album which will come out at the beginning of 2013 includes Colesterol De De Amor, Princesita, Esa Baina No es Pa Mi, Crazy sexy Fun, manos Arriba, Kirrinkinkin, Abandonado, Villete Pa Gastar, among others. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.