9 LIVES - KAT DeLUNA
On her debut album, 19-year-old newcomer Kat DeLuna offers a unique blend of pop, R&B, house, hip-hop, bachata, dancehall, merengue and opera — and surprisingly pulls it off. With vocal strength reminiscent of the late, great Selena, the Dominican-bred chanteuse might just be starting a musical movement all on her own. On the Elephant Man-assisted “Whine Up,” the bilingual crooner flirtatiously sings about her desires to get close to a fellow on the dance floor. She also chants about falling in love with an island boy on the bachata-laden “Am I Dreaming.” But not all tales are of blissful teenage lust. On the conga-tinged “Love Confusion,” DeLuna sings about the perils of loving someone not worth her heart, while “Enjoy Saying Goodbye” might just empower women to walk away from a destructive relationship.
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