Deevani
{{short description|Dominican reggaeton singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Deevani
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| birth_name = Adalgisa Inés Saldaña
| alias = A. Ines Rooney
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}}
| birth_place = Dajabón, Dominican Republic
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| genre = Reggaetón
| occupation = Singer, Songwriter, Executive Professional
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = Mas Flow Inc., Machete Music, Universal Music
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Adalgisa Inés Rooney, 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.
Early life
Deevani was born in Catalina Island, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120083454/http://www.theculturalconnect.com/new/2007/06/03/ines-rooney-latin/|archivedate=20 November 2008|last=Gutierrez|first=Marcela|url=http://www.theculturalconnect.com/new/2007/06/03/ines-rooney-latin/|title=On the Crescendo of Success, Ines Rooney|work=The LatinConnect|date=3 June 2007|accessdate=25 April 2021|url-status=dead}} She grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico and graduated from Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities in New York City in 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/dominican-delhi-article-1.214187|title=Dominican Delhi |last=Calvi|first=Pablo|work=New York Daily News|date=23 March 2007|accessdate=21 April 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211061631/http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2007/03/14/2007-03-14_dominican_delhi_.html|archivedate=11 December 2007|url-status=live}}{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115175927/http://www.reggaetonline.net/deevani-07192006_dentro-reggaeton|archivedate=15 November 2007|last=Butler|first=Quinee|url=http://www.reggaetonline.net/deevani-07192006_dentro-reggaeton|title=Exclusiva para Reggaetonline: Quién es Deevani?|date=19 July 2006|work=Reggaetonline.net|accessdate=21 April 2021|url-status=dead|quote= La cantante, cuyo nombre real es A Inés Rooney, nació en la República Dominicana y se crió en Carolina, Puerto Rico.|language=Spanish}} After high school, Rooney 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. Deevani is a poliglot with over 11 languages under her belt. She has three sons. Her last name "Rooney" is from her 2nd husband. As of 2015 Deevani is single.
Music career
Rooney became CEO of Mas Flow, the record label owned by her younger brother, Francisco Saldaña (Luny) of Luny Tunes, in 2002. But helped her little brother behind the scenes, since 1996.{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813120040/http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1225203_4_0_,00.html|archivedate=13 August 2006|title= Language Art|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/11/introducing-reggaetons-secret-star/ |last=Vozick-Levenson|first=Simon|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=11 August 2006|accessdate=21 April 2021|url-status=dead}}
Her 1st 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. She likes Bhangra music. Her stage name "Deevani" is Hindi for "crazy girl".
In 2005, Deevani made her recording debut on the Daddy Yankee song "Mírame" from the Luny Tunes compilation album Mas Flow 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mas-flow-2-mw0000141144|title=Mas Flow 2|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=23 April 2021}} In the U.S., "Flow Natural" peaked at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in September 2006.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Tito+el+bambino%22+%22Flow+natural%22&pg=PA60|title=Hot Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|page=60|date=30 September 2006|volume=118|issue=39|via=Google Books|accessdate=22 April 2021}} Later in her career, Deevani appeared on albums by El Roockie in 2007 and Fuego in 2010.{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/deevani-mn0000941588/credits | title=Deevani | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=5 May 2021 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011032524/https://myspace.com/deevani Deevani's MySpace page]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Dominican Republic emigrants to Puerto Rico
Category:21st-century Dominican Republic women singers
Category:Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians
Category:People from Carolina, Puerto Rico