Ivy Queen Biography

Ivy Queen born Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Queen of Reggaeton.

She began her career as a member of the all-male collective The Noise in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, she performed her first song “Somos Raperos Pero No Delincuentes” (We are Rappers, Not Delinquents). She went solo in 1996, and released her debut studio album En Mi Imperio (In My Empire) which was quickly picked up by Sony Discos for distribution in 1997.

10 Quick Facts About Ivy Queen

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• Name: Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez
• Age: 50 years old as of 2022
• Birthday: March 4th
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces
• Height: 5 feet 4 inches
• Nationality: Puerto Rican
• Occupation: Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, and Actress
• Marital Status: Married
• Salary: To be Updated
• Net worth: $10 million

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Ivy Queen Age

Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez is 50 years old as of 2022. She was born on March 4th, 1972 in Añasco, Puerto Rico. She also celebrates her birthday on March 4th every year. Moreover, her birth sign is Pisces.

Ivy Queen Height and Weight

Queen measures an average standing height. She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches tall which is equivalent to 1.63 meters tall. However, her weight as well as her other body measurements are currently under review and will be updated as soon as it has been made publicly available.

Ivy Queen Education

When she was young, Queen’s parents moved to New York, where she was raised. She did not finish high school, reaching eleventh grade in the mainland United States,[6] and studied music at the New Jersey School of Performing Arts.

Ivy Queen Family, Parents, and Siblings

Ivy was born and raised by her parents in Añasco, Puerto Rico. Our efforts to find out more about her family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Queen’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if she has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.

Ivy Queen Dating, Husband and Children

Queen was married to fellow reggaeton singer Omar Navarro, known by his stage name Gran Omar. They were divorced in 2005. Queen said she never found Omar in the act of adultery, and said that if she had, she would be in La Vega Alta—a women’s prison in Puerto Rico.

She also said she had not physically assaulted Omar’s alleged mistress. She stated they had not lived together for two months, citing the “extensive travels of her husband and his workload of being a producer” as causes of the end of the nine-year marriage.

A year after their separation, Omar said that Queen had tricked him, and that she owed him money from the sales and production of the album Cosa Nostra: Hip-Hop, which they presented together because of their obligations and contract with Univision.

Jorge Guadalupe—Ivy Queen’s manager—invited Omar to take legal action. Guadalupe called Omar “someone who misses the money and the high-life” he had while he was married to Queen. No legal action was taken, however. Omar appeared on television station Telefutura’s program Escándalo TV and accused Queen of being unfaithful in their marriage. Queen however, denied the claims.

Queen was in a relationship with DJ Urba from mid-2006 to the end of 2007. In 2010, after Queen invited American actor Vin Diesel to attend 2010 Premios Juventud, it was rumored they were in a relationship together. She told Escándalo TV that there was no romance between them and that they were just good friends.

Ivy has said she identifies with “Menor Que Yo”—a song where she was “talking about reality when she wrote it”—in her personal life. She said the song is about what happens to a lot of women. “I was talking about reality when I wrote it.

About what happens to a lot of women. I think that there’s no age requirement for two people who love each other. It’s mostly about how people react when they see a mature woman who’s with a younger man … They think it’s for money. They never think that there might be a connection, chemistry.

She later said “Sentimientos” was the song that best represented her at that time, saying, ” … if you think you can only conquer me if you’re famous, rich and have an expensive car, you’re wrong, because I’m a woman who needs affection, someone to open the door for me, to bring me flowers and sing to me.”

Queen does not drink alcohol. She said that although she quit high school after fourth year (eleventh grade), she graduated from the Academy “Street” with a Bachelor of Life and honors. She said her vocabulary is “that of the street”, and that if she could do something other than singing she would go to college.

Queen married Puerto Rican choreographer Xavier Sánchez in late 2012. She announced in June 2013 that the couple were expecting their first child. Before becoming naturally pregnant, Queen adopted two Latino children.

She revealed her baby bump at the Calibash 2013 concert which was headlined by R&B singer Chris Brown. The baby was born in November 2013. In June 2016, Queen’s father died of pulmonary cancer.

Ivy Queen Salary

Details about Queen’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much she makes will be updated as soon as it is available.

Ivy Queen Net Worth

Ivy has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars as of 2022. This includes her assets, money and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Through her various sources of income, Queen has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Ivy Queen Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Ivy.

Ivy Queen Wiki

• Full Names: Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez
• Popular As: Ivy Queen
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, and Actress
• Nationality: Puerto Rican
• Race / Ethnicity: Latin
• Religion: Not Available
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Ivy Queen Birthday

• Age: 50 years old as of 2022
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces
• Date of Birth: March 4th, 1972
• Place of Birth: Añasco, Puerto Rico
• Birthday: March 4th

Ivy Queen Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 4 inches
• Weight: To be Updated
• Eye Color: To be Updated
• Hair Color: To be Updated
• Shoe Size: To be Updated
• Dress Size: To be Updated
• Chest Size: To be Updated
• Waist Size: To be Updated
• Hip Size: To be Updated

Ivy Queen Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not Available
• Mother: Not Available
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Available
• Marital Status: Married
• Dating / Girlfriend: Married to Xavier Sánchez
• Children: 3

Ivy Queen Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $10 million
• Salary: Under review
• Source of Income: Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, and Actress

Ivy Queen Career

When she was 18, Ivy Queen moved to San Juan, where she met rapper and producer DJ Negro. In 1995, Queen joined an all-male Puerto Rican group called the Noise, at the invitation of DJ Negro. The group became part of the emerging reggaeton scene.

DJ Negro began producing a series of CDs centered around the Noise. Ivy Queen made her first appearance on the fifth installment of the CD series on a track called “Somos Raperos Pero No Delincuentes”. She became tired of the violent and sexual themes often used in reggaeton, and wished to write about a wider variety of subjects.

DJ Negro convinced Queen to go solo, and in 1997 she recorded her first solo album, En Mi Imperio—which featured the hit single “Como Mujer”—for Sony Discos. In 1998, Queen launched her second album, The Original Rude Girl—which featured Don Chezina, Alex D’Castro, and Domingo Quiñones—and worked with Wyclef Jean on her debut single “In the Zone”.

The album is bilingual and features hip hop music, a departure from the reggaeton featured on her debut album. The Original Rude Girl was commercially unsuccessful but “In The Zone” charted at number 38 on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40.

In 1999, after a lack of commercial success with her first two studio albums, Sony dropped Queen and she took a break from her musical career. In 2001 and 2002, Queen’s music began appearing on reggaeton compilation albums, spawning hits like “Quiero Bailar” from The Majestic 2 and “Quiero Saber” from Kilates.

With songs like “Quiero Bailar”, Ivy Queen represented women “In a movement that took off commercially [and dominantly was led by men] with aggressively lyrics and a “doggiestyle perreo dance”.

Queen established herself as reggaeton’s no-nonsense female conscience. (Her anthem “Quiero Baliar” warned her dance partner not to misinterpret those moves.)”. In 2003, Queen and her then-husband Gran Omar signed with independent, Miami-based label Real Music, established by Jorge Guadalupe and Anthony Pérez.

They appeared on the label’s first album Jams Vol. 1. Queen frequently appeared and performed on the reggaeton television show “The Roof”, which featured urban music and lifestyle, and was produced by Pérez.

On August 21, 2012, Queen’s eighth studio album Musa was released. It debuted and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. She said that spending two years away from the media has helped her emotionally and mentally.

She also said that the album is “very mature and complete,” because although her style is urban and reggaeton it also features fusions of rhythms and instruments with their own styles. The album managed a nomination for Best Urban Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2013.

It was announced in September 2013, that Queen had changed management and returned with Jorge “Goguito” Guadalupe, president and co-founder of Filtro Musik, to release her ninth studio album, entitled Vendetta in February 2014.

Following the birth of her first biological child, Queen then announced that she would embark on a U.S. tour entitled the “Viva Puerto Rico Tour”. The tour, launched on January 29, 2014, included performances at various gay clubs in cities of the United States and Puerto Rico, such as New York, Orlando, Miami, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Tampa, and Ponce.

Queen’s ninth studio album was released on February 3, 2015. An extended play version of the album was released on December 9, 2014. The studio album version was originally announced for a release in February 2014, and later some time in 2014.

The extended play version of the album, entitled Vendetta: First Round, includes the first four singles from the album: “Soy Libre”, “Vamos A Guerrear”, “Naci Para Amarte”, and the title track “Vendetta”, on disc one.

Disc two features a DVD with the music videos to these songs as well as a forty-five-minute documentary of the making of the album. Upon its release, it managed to debut at number thirty on the Billboard Latin Albums chart and number five on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums chart for the week of December 27, 2014.

The album is composed of four separate simultaneously released albums, in the genres of urban, hip hop, bachata and salsa. Each releases contains eight songs musically devoted to the specific genre.

The urban releases features Farruko, J Alvarez, Jowell & Randy and J King & Maximan, the hip hop release features Vico C, Fat Joe, Ñengo Flow and MC Ceja, the salsa release features Tito Rojas, Andy Montañez and Luisito Carrión, while the bachata release features Óptimo.

In February 2020, Queen embarked on the Raiz No Rama World Tour, which was forced to end due to the Covid pandemic. Following this, Queen continued to work from home, recording new music.

Ivy Queen Awards and Achievements

Studio albums

• 1997: En Mi Imperio
• 1998: The Original Rude Girl
• 2003: Diva
• 2004: Real
• 2007: Sentimiento
• 2010: Drama Queen
• 2012: Musa
• 2015: Vendetta

Film and Television

• 2004 Ivy Queen: The Original Rude Girl
• 2005 The Drop
• 2005 Pa’lante con Cristina
• 2005 Don Francisco Presenta
• 2005 Flashback (CD/DVD)
• 2005 The Best of Ivy Queen (CD/DVD)
• 2006 My Block: Puerto Rico
• 2007 2rslvj
• 2007 mun2 Vivo
• 2007 One Nation – Under Hip Hop
• 2007 Sentimiento (CD/DVD)
• 2008 Ivy Queen 2008 World Tour LIVE!
• 2008 2rslvj
• 2008 One Nation – Under Hip Hop
• 2008 mun2 Vivo
• 2010 Drama Queen (CD/DVD)
• 2012 Dub Latino
• 2012 mun2 Presents

Guest Appearances

• 2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours
• 2007 18 & Over
• 2008 mun2 Shuffle
• 2009 mun2 Shuffle
• 2009 The Look
• 2010 The Look
• 2010 mun2 Shuffle
• 2012 18 & Over

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