J Balvin is one of the most popular and richest Reggaeton Singer who was born on May 7, 1985 in Medellin, Medellín, Colombia. Worldwide reggaeton, urban music and Latin pop phenomenon who rose to fame with his multi-platinum sophomore album La Familia, which includes his mega-hits “Ay Vamos” and “6 AM” featuring Farruko. His chart-topping single “Mi Gente” featuring Willy William and Beyoncé went 68x-platinum in the US.
He has collaborated musically with chart-topping Latin artists such as Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny, Maluma, Ozuna, Rosalía, Cardi B and Anitta.
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born May 7, 1985) is a Colombian reggaeton singer. He has won five Billboard Latin Music Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards and four Latin American Music Awards and received two Grammy Award nominations. In 2017 the BMI Latin Awards named him the Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year for his contribution in Latin music industry. He became the first Latino artist to be a Lollapalooza headliner. Balvin was born in Medellín, Colombia. At age 17, he moved to the United States to learn English, where he lived in both Oklahoma and New York. He then returned to Medellín and gained popularity performing at clubs in the city.
He met his DJ and business partner David Rivera Mazo in a freestyle battle on the street in Medellín. The two became fast friends and started producing and promoting their own music without a record label. J Balvin’s early songs were described as “basically poor imitations of commercial reggaeton from Puerto Rico,” but he soon adopted a more relaxed, minimalist style in his music. He signed to EMI Colombia in 2009 and soon after released the single “Ella Me Cautivó,” which charted at number 35 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. He released his debut album, Real, in 2009. In 2012, J Balvin released a mixtape featuring many of his early hits in Colombia, including “En Lo Oscuro” and “Como un Animal.” His first international hit was the one-night-stand-themed “Yo Te Lo Dije”, and signed with Universal subsidiary Capitol Latin a year later.
His full name is José Álvaro Osorio Balvín. His parents’ names are José Álvaro and Alba Mery. He has a younger sister named Carolina who’s a model. He’s been in an on-and-off relationship with Valentina Ferrer since 2018. He was previously in a relationship with TV presenter María “Mona” Osorio from 2002 to 2012.
