Gran Omar

Gran Omar
Gran Omar
Birth name	Omar Jose Navarro
Also known as	El Gran Omar
Born	Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Reggaeton; hip hop;
Occupations	Rapper; singer; record producer;
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Real Music Group (2003–2004); Universal Latino (2004) ; Filtro Musik (2005–2006) ; Go! Records (2008-present)

Omar Jose Navarro,^[1] known professionally as Gran Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer.^[2] He has received production and writing on credits on various albums between 1996 and 2006 by Ivy Queen his former wife. These albums including En Mi Imperio (1996), The Original Rude Girl (1998), Diva (2003), Real (2004) and Flashback (2005). These albums have been met with commercial and critical success within the Latin community. Several singles from these albums have featured Gran Omar including "Quiero Saber" and "Guillaera" among others. They met while in the all-male hip-hop group "The Noise".^[3]

^ "BMI – Repertoire: Navarro Omar Jose". BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^ "Gran Omar – New Music And Songs – MTV". MTV Networks. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2013.^{[dead link]}
^ "La Escalera: Ivy Queen – Follow Ivy Queen from the small town of Añasco to the height of success". Tr3s. MTV Networks. December 11, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

[1] "BMI – Repertoire: Navarro Omar Jose". BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.

[2] "Gran Omar – New Music And Songs – MTV". MTV Networks. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2013.^{[dead link]}

[3] "La Escalera: Ivy Queen – Follow Ivy Queen from the small town of Añasco to the height of success". Tr3s. MTV Networks. December 11, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

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