Deevani

Adalgisa Inés Rooney Saldaña, better known by her stage name Deevani, is a Dominican Republic reggaeton singer. She is best known for her Hindi vocals on the songs "Mírame" with Daddy Yankee, and "Flow Natural" with Tito El Bambino and Beenie Man.

Deevani
Birth nameAdalgisa Inés Rooney Saldaña
Born1975 (age 46–47)
Dajabón, Dajabón Province, Dominican Republic
GenresReggaetón
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsMas Flow Inc.
Associated acts

Early life

Deevani was born in Dajabón, Dajabón Province, Dominican Republic.[1] She grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico and graduated from Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities in New York City in 1994.[2][3] After high school, Rooney Saldaña returned to Puerto Rico to attend the Instituto de Banca y Comercio to study for an associate's degree, then transferred to Concordia College in New York, where she completed her undergraduate degree in business administration in 1998.[1]

Music career

Rooney Saldaña became CEO of Mas Flow, the record label run by her younger brother, Francisco Saldaña of Luny Tunes, in 2003.[3][1][4]

Her husband is from Bangladesh, and through him she discovered the world of Bollywood movies and music. She also studied Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, and Urdu.[3] She likes Bhangra music. Her stage name "Deevani" is Hindi for "crazy girl".[2]

In 2005, Deevani made her recording debut on the Daddy Yankee song "Mírame" from the Luny Tunes compilation album Mas Flow 2.[4][5] In the U.S., "Flow Natural" peaked at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in September 2006.[6] Later in her career, Deevani appeared on albums by El Roockie in 2007 and Fuego in 2010.[7]

References
  1. Gutierrez, Marcela (3 June 2007). "On the Crescendo of Success, Ines Rooney". The LatinConnect. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. Calvi, Pablo (23 March 2007). "Dominican Delhi". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. Butler, Quinee (19 July 2006). "Exclusiva para Reggaetonline: Quién es Deevani?". Reggaetonline.net (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2021. La cantante, cuyo nombre real es Adalgisa Inés Rooney-Saldaña, nació en la República Dominicana y se crió en Carolina, Puerto Rico.
  4. Vozick-Levenson, Simon (11 August 2006). "Language Art". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. "Mas Flow 2". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. "Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 39. 30 September 2006. p. 60. Retrieved 22 April 2021 – via Google Books.
  7. "Deevani". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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