The album's third single, "Run the Show", became a hit in various territories, and reached number two on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

DeLuna later began working on her second studio album, Inside Out (2010), which received a limited release through Universal Music Belgium.

[citation needed] DeLuna was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, to Dominican parents.

She spent her time listening to Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday records, which she imitated daily on her karaoke machine.

After being signed to Epic Records, DeLuna began working with producers such as RedOne and Jane't Sewell-Ulepic, among others.

[7] The title comes from the Caribbean English pronunciation of Wind up, meaning to move one's hips on the dance floor.

Elephant Man adds his traditional high energy approach and the song is a surefire hit."

Nineteen-year-old Dominican Kat Deluna is prepped to combust with a platinum-plated debut so certain you can practically smell the smoke emanating from its juicy one-spin hook and manic tempo.

Accompanied by reggaeton queen Ivy Queen and dancehall staple Elephant Man, aka the Energy God, the bilingual crossover beauty – who grew up in poverty in the Dominican Republic and the Bronx before studying music at the New Jersey School of Performing Arts – combines Caribbean cadence with a novel mesh of hip-hip, R&B and merengue.

Deluna's launch single offers ultimate seasonal sizzle – over the airwaves, on the beach, down the highway and across dance floors.

In the following weeks, the song would continue climbing the charts until it reached a peak of number 29, becoming her only US Top 40 hit.

She began work on her second album, and premiered a new song, "Calling You", on her MySpace page and her official website in 2008.

In September 2008 DeLuna's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Dallas Cowboys Monday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles was roundly booed.

The event garnered much media attention,[27] and landed the number one-spot on Billboard Magazine's "10 Worst National Anthem Performances Ever" in 2010.

[28] In January 2009, DeLuna released "Unstoppable", featuring Lil Wayne, as a single from the Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack.

Letssingit said of the song, "[Bailalo] demonstrates DeLuna's innovative new sound by blending tropical samba rhythms with new school dance melodies.

This infectious combination paired with her seductive lyrics lure listeners to let loose and hit the dance floor hard."

Internet blogger Perez Hilton commented on the song as well, saying "('Dance Bailalo' is) one of the most scorching dance singles we've heard all year!"

[32][33][34] In February 2010, DeLuna participated in a Spanish remake of "We Are the World" called "Somos El Mundo", alongside other Dominican singers such as Juan Luis Guerra, Milly Quezada, Eddy Herrera, Romeo (Aventura), Fernando Villalona and Latin artists such as Paulina Rubio, Thalia, Belinda, Luis Fonsi, and Chayanne, among others.

The New York Daily News wrote, "The [song] is a simple, fun and insanely catchy song with a multilayered oh-oh-oh refrain by DeLuna, a solid contribution from Akon on the bridge and a thumping beat that's sure to bring the house down at the club.

[43] "Drop it Low" first surfaced on DeLuna's international-only release 'Inside Out,' which is being re-worked for the American album that will be called 'Viva.'

In a statement issued to the New York Daily News, DeLuna said "It's cool that artists like J.Lo are inspired by my musical sound and style.

[45] Following previews of the music video for "On the Floor", DeLuna changed her mind about how she felt with the claims of copying.

"[47] On July 11, 2012, Kat DeLuna released her new Spanish single, "Sobredosis" (featuring El Cata) on her official YouTube account.

On August 21, 2012, Kat DeLuna premiered a new music video, for the single "Wanna See U Dance" on On Air with Ryan Seacrest.

On August 24, 2012, Vevo released "Wanna See U Dance" music video on artist's official account.

[48] On February 26, 2016, Kat released a new single titled "What a Night" featuring American singer Jeremih.

DeLuna returned to music with her new single "Hottie With A Body" on September 1, 2023 and confirmed via YouTube that her album is dropping in November 2023.

The tracks on 9 Lives, performed in English and Spanish, contain influences from dancehall, Latin-pop, Euro-pop, R&B, freestyle, and there are also fragments of opera.

[55] Entertainment Weekly writes that "DeLuna fills the gap between Rihanna and Shakira", and Billboard Magazine states that her performance "can initiate a musical movement by his own forces".