Kat DeLuna

Raised in the Bronx and the Dominican Republic, pop vocalist Kat DeLuna grew up with a love for singing and, at the age of 14, began attending the New Jersey School of the Performing Arts. She formed a group called Coquette, which once opened for rapper Cassidy, but it wasn't long before she signed with GMB Music Group through the Sony-distributed Epic label. Her debut album, 9 Lives, released in August 2007, featured "Whine Up," a number one club and Top 30 pop hit featuring Elephant Man. Dropped from Epic after the album failed to crack the Top 50, DeLuna later signed with U...