1. Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists.
29 Facts About Flo Rida
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Flo Rida represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, together with Senhit.
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Flo Rida was born as Tramar Lacel Dillard on September 16,1979, in the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Flo Rida has seven sisters, the youngest of whom is his twin.
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Flo Rida's brother-in-law was a hype man for local rap group 2 Live Crew, and while in ninth grade, Flo Rida joined an amateur rap group called the GroundHoggz.
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Flo Rida returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment.
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Flo Rida made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm From Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best, which features Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre.
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In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One.
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On June 28,2010, Flo Rida released the song "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta, which was stated to be the official first single for the album.
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Flo Rida made guest appearances on "iYiYi", a song by Australian teen singer Cody Simpson, and on the song "Out My Video" by Bulgarian singer LiLana.
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Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays, recording a new version of their single, "Higher".
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In December 2010, Flo Rida created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj's signing with Lil Wayne's.
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Flo Rida has signed an 18-year-old rapper, Brianna and Git Fresh to International.
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Flo Rida was a well-known high school basketball coach in Carol City, Florida prior to his rise to fame as a rapper in North America.
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Flo Rida stated in an interview with TMZ that he wrote the No 1 billboard hit "Whistle" about his love for basketball and his time as a coach.
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In June 2013, Flo Rida collaborated with Marc Mysterio on the song "Booty on the Floor" to benefit the families and victims of the Boston Marathon bombing via One Fund Boston.
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In January 2014, Flo Rida was featured in the song "One Night Stand" by Slovak duo TWiiNS.
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On June 19,2015, Flo Rida released the second single called "I Don't Like It, I Love It" featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White.
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On February 20,2016, Flo Rida released "Who Did You Love", a collaboration with Arianna.
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On February 26,2016, Flo Rida released a standalone single "Hello Friday" featuring Jason Derulo, that peaked at number 79 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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On July 29,2016, Flo Rida released "Zillionaire", that was featured in the trailer for Masterminds.
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Flo Rida was featured on Liz Elias' single "At Night" as well as on Pitbull's single "Greenlight", included on Pitbull's tenth album Climate Change.
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On March 2,2018, Flo Rida released a new single titled "Dancer" followed shortly afterwards by the Just Dance 2019 track "Sweet Sensation".
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On multiple occasions, Flo Rida has addressed his progress on a fifth studio album.
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Flo Rida was featured on the song "Adrenalina" by Italian singer Senhit who represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
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Two days before the second semi-final of the contest, it was confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage.
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In 2022, Flo Rida released country rap singles "High Heels" featuring Walker Hayes and "No Bad Days" featuring Jimmie Allen.
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On January 18,2023, Flo Rida was awarded $82.6 million by a Florida jury in his lawsuit against Celsius, the maker of energy drinks with whom Flo Rida had an endorsement deal, serving as a brand ambassador from 2014 to 2018.