Antonio Peter de la Rosa[a] (born January 17, 1979) better known by his stage name Omega “El Fuerte” or simply Omega, is a Dominican singer and songwriter.[2] He is a modern Merengue artist based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[3] Since 2007, Omega has enjoyed increased popularity in the Dominican Republic and with Dominican-Americans across the United States.[4] He has also penetrated music markets in Spain, Italy and Latin American.
Omega has helped create and popularize[5] a new form of Merengue, called Merengue Urbano or Merengue de Calle.[6] It is a blend of merengue with Hip hop, Rap and R&B.[7][8] This new genre has been adopted by many artists from diverse backgrounds such as Cuban-American Pitbull and Colombian-born Shakira.[8]
Peter de la Rosa began developing his musical talent at a young age, by 13 years of age he formed his first rap group.[9] Afterward he began appearing on variety TV shows in the Dominican Republic and won several singing competitions as part of the group Alpha y Omega, from which he derives his stage name.[9] Later on Omega formed the band Omega y Su Mambo Violento, which in 2005 released its first album titled Omega y Su Mambo Violento on the label Allegro Music. The album spawned his break-out hit, “Alante Alante.”[1] This was followed by a Casandra Award, given in the Dominican Republic in 2009.[10] Omega then attended his first Latin Grammy Awards in 2010 and also performed at Presidente Beer’s Festival of Latin Music in 2010, both events were pivotal to his international recognition.[2][11] Also in 2010, Omega was able to tour the United States and performed in New York City’s Manhattan Armory and at Elizabeth, New Jersey’s Ritz theater, to name a few venues.[12] Omega’s continued popularity led to his being signed by Akon, through his record label Konvict Musik in 2011.[13] Akon has confessed that Omega has helped him to conquer the Dominican market.[14] Akon has also influenced Omega’s music leading to Merengue with an Electronic blend as can be heard in Omega’s 2012 hit, “Merengue Electronico.”[15]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin [17] |
US Tropical [18] |
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| 2006 | Omega y Su Mambo Violento | — | — | ||
| 2007 | El Fuerte | — | — | ||
| 2007 | En La Gran Mansion De Moca | — | — | ||
| 2009 | El Dueño del Flow |
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27 | 4 | |
| 2011 | El Dueño del Flow 2 |
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36 | 3 | |
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Solo
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US LATIN [19] |
US LATIN DIGITAL [20] |
US LATIN POP [21] |
SPAIN [22] |
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| 2009 | “Merengue Electronico” | 40 | 48 | 31 | — | El Dueño del Flow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | “Si Te Vas/Que Tengo Que Hacer“ | — | 42 | 35 | 45 | El Dueño del Flow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | “Mr. Saxobeat“ | — | 25 | — | — | Non-Album Single | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “—” denotes the single failed to chart or not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As featured performer
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin [19] |
US Latin Digital [20] |
US Latin Pop [21] |
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| 2008 | “Mi Alma Se Muere” (Fuego featuring Omega “El Fuerte” and Pitbull) |
— | — | 1 | Chosen Few III | ||
| 2011 | “Dándole” (Gocho featuring Jowell y Omega “El Fuerte”) |
22 | 14 | 21 | Mi Musica | ||
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Omega was born Antonio Peter de la Rosa[16] in the town of Bonao, Dominican Republic son of Ercilia de La Rosa and Sergio Peter.[9] He grew up in Pantoja, a neighborhood of Santo Domingo.[1] Omega is currently married to Miguelina Sanchez, they have two daughters Alejandra and Mariela Sanchez.[9]
