The 46-year-old Puerto Rican star made the announcement Tuesday morning, just one day after he shared for the first time that he was receiving treatment at Orlando Health in Orlando, Florida.
‘Today I woke up cancer-free and grateful,’ Omar’s caption read in Spanish with a photo of him flashing a peace sign.
Thank you for your good wishes, prayers and thousands of messages,’ he added. ‘My operation was a success and now I have to recover.’
Omar, whose real name is William Omar Landrón Rivera, has not revealed details of his diagnosis.
Puerto Rican reggaeton icon Don Omar posted a photo of himself on Instagram on Tuesday morning with a caption informing music industry friends and fans that he is cancer-free, a day after he revealed for the first time that had been diagnosed
The shocking news comes as he is set to resume the second leg of his ‘Back to Reggaeton’ concert tour on August 7 in Oakland, California, the first of 18 shows, before ending in Belmont Park, New York, on September 15. He is also set to hold several concerts in Puerto Rico later this year.
Omar, one of the genre’s pioneers, was showered with support by the music industry and fans.
‘Let’s go champ! God is good!’ wrote Tito El Bambino, who had Omar as a backup singer at the beginning of his career while forming a duo with Hector El Father.
‘Amen my bro (.) I hope you recover soon,’ reggaeton producers Luny Tunes added.