Pitbull

Hip house, Music video performer

1981 –

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Who is Pitbull?

Armando Christian Pérez, better known by his stage name Pitbull, is a Cuban American recording artist and Latin Grammy award winning artist from Miami, Florida. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from American record producer 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., 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. In 2009, his fourth album Rebelution, spawned the hit single "I Know You Want Me". 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 #1 worldwide and featured fellow artists Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack. Pitbull has performed as a featured artist on the remixes of several other hit singles such as "Tik Tok", "Scream & Shout", "Lo Hecho Esta Hecho", "Bad", "Papi", "Diamonds", "How Low", "Tonight", "Video Phone", "Over To You Now" and "Bumpy Ride".

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Born
Jan 15, 1981
Miami
Also known as
  • Pit Bull
  • Armando Christian Pérez
  • Armando Christian Perez
  • Armando Perez
  • Armando Cristian Pérez
  • Armando Pérez
  • PitBull
Parents
Children
Ethnicity
  • Cuban American
  • Hispanic and Latino Americans
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Miami Coral Park High School
  • South Miami High School
Employment
  • Recording Artists, Luke Records
  • Recording Artists, TVT Records
Lived in
  • Miami
  • Roswell

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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