Adassa

Adassa in November 2021

Background information
Born|  (1981-02-05) February 5, 1981 (age 44)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres|

* Reggaeton
* urban
* pop

Occupation(s)| Singer, songwriter
Years active| 2004-present
Labels| Universal Music Latino
Website| adassa-official.com

Musical artist

Hadassa Nohemi Candiani[1] (born February 5, 1981),[2] known professionally as Adassa, is an American urban reggaeton singer and songwriter. She is known for her Latin-infused dance-pop music and has released several albums throughout her career, including "Kamasutra" and "Adassa." Her music career spans from urban reggaeton to Christian music.

Adassa has also worked in the entertainment industry as a voice actress, including her role as the character Dolores in the Disney movie Encanto. She received nominations for Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Pop Song at the 2022 American Music Awards for her work on the viral hit song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the movie's soundtrack.[3]

Adassa also performed the National Anthem at the Homestead Miami Speedway for the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR.[4]

## Early life

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Adassa was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, by her Colombian parents.[5]

## Career

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She has toured and collaborated with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Lil' Flip, Pitbull, Taino, Ivy Queen, Don Omar, Lil Jon, Kevin Lyttle, Vico C, Baby Rasta & Gringo, R.K.M & Ken-Y, Wisin & Yandel, Sasha, Baby Bash and Juvenile among others.[6][7]

She also made high-profile cameo appearances with Ciara and Missy Elliott on "1, 2 Step" (Don Candiani Reggaetón Remix), with Pitbull on the title track record off of her second album Kamasutra, and alongside Tego Calderón and Roselyn Sánchez.

She was also successful in Europe with the song "Bounce" (duet with the Turkish pop star Tarkan).

Her 2005 single "De Tra" reached No. 40 on Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart. Adassa's singles "Dancing Alone" & "Little White Lies", held top positions on the German dance charts in early 2013.

She made her acting debut in the Disney animated feature film Encanto as the voice of Dolores Madrigal.[8] The following year, she acted in season 2 of Around the Sun, an episodic audio drama.[9]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* 2004: On the Floor
* 2005: Kamasutra
* 2007: Adassa

### Singles

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List of other charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

|
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Latin
Rhythm
[10] | US
Tropical
[11]
"On the Floor"  | 2004  | — | —  | On the Floor
"De Tra"
(feat. Taino) | 2005  | 36 | 40  | Kamasutra
"Dejare de Quererte"  | — | —
"Kamasutra"
(feat. Pitbull) | 2006  | 29 | —
"La Manera"  | 2007  | 31 | —  | Adassa
"No Me Compares"  | — | —
"All I Wanna Do"  | 2008  | — | —  | Non-album singles
"Sexy (Dance Remix)"  | — | —
"Backfire"  | 2014  | — | —
"Loca!"
(feat. Pitbull) | 2017  | — | —
"Blanca Navidad"
(Hilda Lamas feat. Adassa) | 2021  | — | —
"Ni Un Beso"
| 2021  | — | —
"—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart.

### Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

|
|
|
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[12] | AUS
[13] | CAN
[14] | GER
[15] | IRE
[16] | NLD
[17] | NZ
[18] | SWE
[19] | UK
[20] | WW
[21]
"We Don't Talk About Bruno"
(with Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, and Stephanie Beatriz | 2021  | 1 | 5
[22] | 3 | 71 | 1 | 41 | 4
[23] | 40
[24] | 1 | 1  |

* RIAA: 2× Platinum[25]
* ARIA: Platinum[26]
* BPI: 2× Platinum[27]
* MC: Gold[28]

| Encanto
"All of You"
(with Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, John Leguizamo, Maluma, and Encanto cast) | 71 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111  |
"—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart.

### Music videos

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* "On the Floor" (2004)
* "De Tra" (2005)
* "Dejare de Quererte" (2005)
* "Kamasutra" (feat. Pitbull) (2006)
* "La Manera" (2007)
* "No Me Compares" (2007)
* "All I Wanna Do" (2008)
* "Sexy (Dance Remix)" (2008)
* "Brindemos Por El Amor" (2012)
* "La Gata" (2013)
* "BOOM (He Won't Get Away)" (David May Mix Cue feat. Snoop Dogg & Adassa) (2014)
* "I Wanna Feel Real" (Code Beat feat. Flo Rida, Teairra Marie, Adassa) (2014)
* "Loca" (feat. Pitbull) (2016)
* "Razor Blade" (Eyes Of Providence feat. Adassa) (2016)
* "Tu Traicion" (2017)
* "Porque Ella Y No Yo" (2018)
* "M.B.S" (2018)
* "Bello Y Eterno" (2021)
* We Don't Talk About Bruno (BYU Vocal Point feat. Adassa and One Voice Children's Choir) (2022)
* "Turn it Down" (ft. OR3O, Kathy Chan, CG5, Chi-Chi, DJSmell, Nenorama, Cami-cat, Jordan Fries) (2022)[29]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2021  | Encanto | Dolores Madrigal (voice)  | Core cast.

#### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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TBA  | Unnamed Pet Resort Project | Ten (voice)  | Animated series, Main role.[30]

## References

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1. ^ "DE TRA". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
2. ^ IMDb. "Adassa Biography". IMDB.
3. ^ Medina, John (2022-10-15). "Adassa receives American Music Awards nominations for 'Encanto' song". Tejanonation.net.
4. ^ Speedway. "Singer Songwriter Adassa to Perform National Anthem ahead of Dixie Vodka 400 at homestead Miami speedway on Sunday, Oct 23". Speedwaydigest.com.
5. ^ Lundberg, Haley (2023-06-03). "Adassa surprises RootsTech attendees with performance and family history stories". LDSLiving.
6. ^ Valo. "ADASSA". Valo Artist.
7. ^ Gutierrez, Evan. "Adassa Biography". Iheart Radio.
8. ^ Arvedon, Jon (July 8, 2021). "Disney Drops a Magical First Trailer for Encanto". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
9. ^ "Beyond the Mouse speaks to Brad Forenza and Adassa about "Around the Sun"". NPR Illinois. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
10. ^ "Adassa Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
11. ^ "Adassa Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
12. ^ "Adassa Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
* "All of You": "Hot 100: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
13. ^ "Discography Adassa". australian-charts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
14. ^ "Adassa Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
* "All of You": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
15. ^ "Discographie von Adassa" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
16. ^ "Discography Adassa". irishcharts.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
17. ^ "Discografie Adassa - dutchcharts.nl". Dutch Charts. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
18. ^ "Discography Adassa". charts.nz. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
19. ^ "Discography Adassa". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
20. ^ Discography - singles peaks in the UK (Official Charts):
* "We Don't Talk About Bruno": Ainsley, Helen (January 21, 2022). "We Don't Talk About Bruno from Disney's Encanto becomes the first ever original Disney song to land the UK Official Chart Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. ^ "Adassa Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
22. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
23. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
24. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 6". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
25. ^ "American certifications – Adassa – We Don't Talk About Bruno". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
26. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
27. ^ "British certifications – We Don't Talk About Bruno". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
28. ^ "Canadian certifications – Encanto Cast – We Don't Talk About Bruno". Music Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
29. ^ 【Original Song in the style of Encanto】 Turn It Down, retrieved 2022-03-05
30. ^ "WebVoyage Record View 1". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adassa.

* Official website
* Adassa at IMDb

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