Short Biography
J Balvin was born on 07-05-1985 in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. He is a Colombian Singer, Songwriter, Rapper & Record Producer.
J Balvin Complete Bio & Career
José Álvaro Osorio Balvin is one of the biggest reggaeton artists in the world and famous with his stage name of J Balvin. He, hailing from Colombia, is a top-tier Latin Pop artist. From an early age, he developed a keen interest in the field of music and listened to various forms of songs like champeta, reggae, rap and bachata on the radio, which made him an excellent singer with the superb quality of polishing urban singles and best-selling albums.
His debut song was Ella Me Cautivó, which was a single. It was ranked 35 on the U.S. tropical chart. After this, he launched full-length Real in the year 2010. Recently, his fourth studio album Energia was released, which helped him win Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album and several others.
He has bagged numerous awards. Some of which are as follows: In 2017 he was nominated for the Latin Artist of the Year, in 2016 he won Urban Album of the Year and the artist of the year, then in 2015 he had won Urban Artist of the Year in 2015, etc. He has dedicated most of his accolades towards his home country, Colombia. J Balvin released his new single along with the official music video Mi Gente featuring Willy William. On 1 August 2017, 'Mi Gente' became the number 1 song in the world according to Global Top 50 on Spotify. In September 2017, the song was remixed with American artist Beyoncé. The remix reached the top ten in the United States, giving Balvin his first top ten single there.
Taking a look into his personal life, his greatest fears are being alone and failure. His dog, Enzo is his most prized possession that he cannot share it with anyone. And his favorite Christmas gift was a guitar gifted by his father when he was a kid.
He aspires to achieve great respect and success on a worldwide level and wants to spread awareness around the world. He knew the aspects of music but realized it much later what power, potential and magic it contains when it is taken to a different level altogether. He wants to change the thinking and broaden the knowledge with respect to Latinos on a global scale.