Q:Facts: - name: omega - image: omega y su mambo violento.jpg - landscape: and planet records europe Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of omega -lrb- singer -rrb- .
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antonio peter de la rosa -lrb- born january 17 , 1978 -rrb- better known by his stage name omega '' el fuerte '' or simply omega , is a dominican singer and songwriter .he is a modern merengue artist based in santo domingo , dominican republic .since 2007 , omega has enjoyed increased popularity in the dominican republic and with dominican-americans across the united states .he has also penetrated music markets in spain , italy and latin american .omega has helped create and popularize a new form of merengue , called merengue urbano or merengue de calle .it is a blend of merengue with hip hop , rap and r&b .this new genre has been adopted by many artists from diverse backgrounds such as cuban-american pitbull and colombian-born shakira .