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Ivy Queen (born March 4, 1972) is a Latin Grammy and Billboard Latin Music Awards|Billboard Latin-nominated, Premio Lo Nuestro 2008|Lo Nuestro Award-winner composer and singer most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" (The Queen of Reggaeton). She is among the few female artists in the reggaeton genre.
Early years
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Ivy Queen (birth name: Martha Ivelisse Pesante) was born in Añasco, Puerto Rico. When she was young, Ivy Queen's parents moved to New York City where she was raised. Her parents returned to their hometown of Añasco, Puerto Rico for about 2 years when Ivy was in her teens. When she was 18, Ivy Queen moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan where she met rapper and producer, DJ Negro; who introduced her to a group called "The Noise", with whom she wrote and performed her first song "Somos Rapperos Pero No Delincuentes" (We're Rappers, But Not Delinquents).
Singing career
Soon, DJ Negro convinced Ivy Queen to go solo and in 1997, she made her debut with the recording of the album ''En Mi Imperio'' (''In My Empire'') for the Sony|Sony International Records label which sold over 100,000 copies. {{Fact|date=June 2008 In the same year she traveled to Panama where she presented as ''The Queen of Reggaeton'' in "The Battle of Rap". She also did some presentations in the D... read all
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