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FEMUSINDO.com - Jose Osorio Alvaro Balvin, with his famous name J Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer and rapper.
Balvin was born in Medellín, Colombia, May 7, 1985. At the age of 17, he moved to Oklahoma and New York, United States, to learn English and was influenced by the music he heard there.
He later returned to Medellín and gained popularity performing in clubs in the city. He was the first Latino artist to headline Lolapalooza.
Make a Breakthrough to Top the Charts
J Balvin's breakthrough came in 2014 with "Ginza" and the single "6 AM" featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart followed by "Ay Vamos" and "Ginza".
In 2016, he released Energia, which included the hit singles "Ginza", "Bobo", "Safari", and "Sigo Extrañándote". In June 2017, J Balvin released the single "Mi Gente" featuring Willy William.
On August 1, 2017, "Mi Gente" topped the Global Top 50 on Spotify, and later reached one billion views on YouTube.
In 2017, the BMI Latin Awards named him Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year for his contributions to the Latin music industry.
One of the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time
In January 2018, he released the hit single "Machika" featuring Jeon and Anitta. He collaborated with Cardi B and Bad Bunny on the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "I Like It".
The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. In March 2020, J Balvin released his latest album Colores.
In 2020, J Balvin was named to Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and as one of the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time by Billboard.
Nominations and Awards
Throughout his career, Balvin has won five Billboard Latin Music Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, four Latin American Music Awards and received two Grammy Award nominations.
He has won the first Global Icon Award given by Lo Nuestro Awards, in recognition of his contribution to spreading Latin music around the world.
Balvin is the first Latino to headline major global music events such as Coachella, Tomorrowland and Lollapalooza. Guinness World Records recognized him as a second-generation reggaeton leader. (*)
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