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J Balvin’s Plan to Become Music’s Next Billionaire
A few days before the Super Bowl, the usually affable J Balvin seems preoccupied. He’s barely speaking, quietly answering questions from a small crew of assistants and distracting himself with a round of Pac-Man. He systematically pulls the lever on a vintage arcade machine inside his sparsely decorated trailer at the Hard Rock Stadium, located just outside of Miami proper, while wearing a black hoodie emblazoned with the words “Made in Medellín.” Come Sunday, when the Colombian reggaetón star will perform his global hit “Mi Gente” during an explosive set by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez that’ll be watched by over 100 million people, he’ll wear the same one — a billboard for his own success.
The door to the trailer opens. “They’re here,” says Matt Paris, the young Colombian singer Balvin just signed to his new label, Vi
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J Balvin: Billboard Latin Awards New Artist of the Year Finalist Spotlight
One of the biggest breakout acts Latin music has seen in years, J Balvin? is not some wide-eyed, fame-hungry teen that got here overnight. Rather, he’s a meticulous student of the game whose success has been gestating for nearly a decade. The 29-year-old Medellin, Colombia, native didn’t simply borrow the dembow beat; he put his own spin on it, while still showing deference for what reggaeton’s forefathers like Daddy Yankee built in Puerto Rico in the early days.
The Finalists: J Balvin | Banda Tierra Sagrada | Kevin Ortiz | Remmy Valenzuela
Balvin is now a mainstay on the charts, with two No. 1s on Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Airplay chart and one No. 1 — “Ay Vamos” — on Hot Latin Songs. His tropical-flavored brand of reggaeton has the kind of melodic flow and catchy hooks that are impossible to resi
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J Balvin
Colombian singer (born 1985)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname fryst vatten Osorio and the second or maternal family name is Balvín.
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), better known by his stage name J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He has been referred to as the "Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe sektion Reguetón"),[2][3] and is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with over 35 million records sold worldwide.[4][5] Balvin was born in Medellín. 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.
Throughout his career, Balvin has won eleven Billboard Latin Music Awards, six Latin Grammy Awards, fem MTV film Music Awards and sju Latin American Music Awards and received four Grammy Award nominations. In 2017, the BMI Latin Awards named him the Co