"Virtual Diva" is the first single by Puerto Rican
reggaeton
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performer
Don Omar
William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1979), known professionally as Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is also known as the " King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike. The ...
from his third studio album ''
iDon''. It was released on February 3, 2009, through
Machete Music
Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The label was once largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has also signed non-reggaeton artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The l ...
and
VI Music
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. The song was released through nationwide airplay in December 2008, and has since become the most requested song at urban radio, reaching the number-one position on the ''
Billboard
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'' Latin Rhythm Airplay chart.
[ Latin Rhythm Airplay - "Virtual Diva" ''Billboard''. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved on 3 February 2009] The song is included in the
soundtrack of ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', the
soundtrack of ''Saints Row: The Third'' as well as in the
Fast & Furious
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soundtrack.
Music video
A music video for "Virtual Diva" was produced and filmed in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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.
[ ] Around the end of January 2009, after celebrating with fellow working
bachata
Bachata may refer to:
* Bachata (music), a musical genre which originated in the Dominican Republic
** Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music
** Bachata (dance), a dance form
* Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style
* "Bach ...
group
Marcy Place while performing at the Providence Club in
New York City
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, Don Omar was finishing up on recording his new studio album. It would eventually be announced that he would be traveling down to Argentina once again to start filming the music video, which finished production on February 13, 2009.
The video feature Argentinean model Ingrid Grudke, who portrays a doctor who wants to perform a grand experiment transforming Don Omar into half-man, half-machine.
The song was also performed live for the first time on the
MTV Tr3́s
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variety series
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, ''Entertainment as a Second Language'', on February 26, 2009.
Track listings and formats
Digital download single
# "Virtual Diva" – 3:59
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
iDon.com
{{Don Omar singles
2009 singles
Don Omar songs
Record Report Top Latino number-one singles
2009 songs
Machete Music singles
Songs written by Don Omar