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Armando Christian Pérez, (born January 15, 1981) better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American
rapper. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from Lil Jon's 2002 album Kings of Crunk,

which featured Pitbull rapping over Jon's production. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album titled M.I.A.M.I. (back-

ronym for Money Is A Major Issue), under TVT Records; the album included production from high-profile producers

Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin. Pitbull later released his second album El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift, in 2007.[4]

His fourth album, Rebelution (2009), included the hit single "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)", which was his first

internationally popular song, and ultimately peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Pitbull's 2011 album Planet Pit, featured the

single "Give Me Everything", which was his

first number-one single on the Billboard Hot

100. The song reached number one worldwide

and featured fellow artists Ne-Yo, Nayer and
Afrojack. Pitbull also released "Timber" in Oc-

tober 2013 from his EP album Meltdown and
was a global hit, reaching number one in many

countries and making it to number one on the
Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart for

a total of 20 number-one positions worldwide.

The song has charted worldwide making it his

second one to do so. He performed the song in

different award show including the 2013

American Music Awards, in which he was the

host. Pitbull has performed as a featured artist

on the remixes of other hit singles. He was cho-

sen by FIFA and Sony Music to write and
record "We Are One (Ole Ola)" along with Jen-

nifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, which served

as the official song of the 2014 FIFA World

Cup.

On April 21, 2015, Pitbull released his sixth single on the Globalization album titled "Fun" featuring Chris Brown and peaked at number 40
on the Hot 100. On May 8, 2015, Pitbull released a teaser video on Twitter of his upcoming second Spanish studio album and ninth
studio album overall titled Dale. The album
was officially released on July 17, 2015 and included the singles "Como Yo Le Doy", "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)", and "Baddest Girl in Town". The album led to Pitbull
winning his Grammy Award in the category of Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.

On October 26, 2015, Pitbull released a new single titled "FREE.K", which samples Adina Howard's "Freak like Me" in
the chorus. The song is set to be the first single off his tenth studio album titled Climate Change, scheduled to be
released in early 2016. On January 7, 2016, Pitbull premiered the second single from his new album titled "Freedom",
which also samples The Rolling Stones song "I'm Free" in the chorus. To coincide with the release of the single, the
artist also teased a 2017 Norwegian party cruise. There is a campaign that launched in January 2016 in support of the
cruise that is expected to last until later in the year.
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