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J Balvin

April 22, 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osorio and the second or maternal family name is Balvín.

José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has been referred to as the "Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reguetón"),[2][3] and is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with over 35 million records.[4] 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.

J Balvin
Balvin in 2018
Born
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín

(1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 37)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2004–present[1]
PartnerValentina Ferrer (2018–present)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitejbalvin.com

Throughout his career, Balvin has won eleven Billboard Latin Music Awards, six Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards and seven Latin American Music Awards and received four Grammy Award nominations. In 2017, the BMI Latin Awards named him the Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year for his contribution in the Latin music industry,[5] and has won the first Global Icon Award given by Lo Nuestro Awards, in recognition of his contribution to spread Latin music worldwide.[6] He became the first Latino to headline world-musical events such as Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Lollapalooza.[6] The Guinness World Records acknowledged him as a "leader of a second-generation reggaeton revolution".[7]

His breakthrough came in 2014 with 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 "Bobo", "Safari", and "Sigo Extrañándote". In June 2017, Balvin released the single "Mi Gente" with Willy William. On 1 August 2017, "Mi Gente" topped the Global Top 50 on Spotify, and later reached one billion views on YouTube. 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", which was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Balvin released his most recent album José in March 2021.

Though his music is primarily reggaeton, Balvin has experimented with a variety of musical genres in his work, including electronica, house music, Latin trap, and R&B. His original musical inspirations included rock groups such as Metallica and Nirvana, and reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee. He has collaborated with Latin American artists such as Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Alejandro Sanz, Bad Bunny and Pitbull. Despite working with many English-speaking artists such as Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Black Eyed Peas, Cardi B, Dua Lipa and Major Lazer, Balvin continues to sing almost exclusively in Spanish, and hopes to introduce Spanish-language music to a global audience. He is also noted for his eclectic and colorful fashion sense.

Balvin received the Vision Award from the Latin heritage Awards in 2016, and in 2019 he won the Golden Artist of Latin Urban Music at the Premios Heat. In 2020 he was included on Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people of the world, and was called one of the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time by Billboard.[8][9] Balvin is the artist with the most number one songs on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart.[10] He is also the only Latin artist to reach number one on the Billboard charts 174 times.

Life and career

1985–2013: Early life and career beginnings

Balvin was born in Medellín on 7 May 1985 into a middle-class family.[11][12] His father was an economist and business owner, and he grew up in a large home in the hills outside the city.[13] He grew up listening to rock groups such as Metallica and Nirvana, and states that he incorporates the grunge aesthetic into his personal style, having a Nirvana tattoo on his knee.[14] He developed an interest in reggaeton after listening to Daddy Yankee. He recalls that "I was such a fan that I was copying his style, the way he moved onstage, his flows, his raps," comparing him to the reggaeton equivalent of Jay-Z.[12] His father's business went bankrupt, and the family lost their home and car, requiring the family to move to a poorer neighborhood. During this period of his life, Balvin notes, "When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a rich person, but when I'm around rich people they see me as someone from the ghetto. It's all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. I feel equally comfortable in both."[13]

When Balvin was 16, he participated in an English-exchange program in Oklahoma, but was disappointed by the experience, saying, "I was expecting the U.S. that everyone knows from Hollywood."[12] Soon after the program, he moved to New York City to further study English and music, living with an aunt on Staten Island and working as a dog walker.[13] During his time in New York, he became fascinated by the business savvy of New York rappers 50 Cent and P. Diddy.[12] Balvin worked various jobs in New York, Miami, and Medellín, including working illegally in the United States as a roofer and house painter.[12] He ultimately decided to return to Colombia and began performing at various urban clubs in Medellín and increasing his social media following. He enrolled at the prestigious EAFIT University in Medellín for seven semesters, studying international business.[15] At age 19, he began to seriously pursue a career in music and adopted the stage name J Balvin "El Negocio", meaning "The Business" in English.[13]

He met his DJ and business partner David Rivera Mazo in a freestyle battle on the street in Medellín.[13] The two became fast friends and started producing and promoting their own music without a record label. 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.[13] In 2004, he released his first song titled "Panas".[1] 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.[16] He released his reissue of his mixtape, Real, in 2009.[17] In 2012, 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.[13]

2014–2016: "6 AM" success and La Familia

 
Balvin in 2014

In February 2014, Balvin released a new track entitled "6 AM," featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko. Balvin described the lyrical content of the song as the "Latin version of The Hangover," where the two singers attempt to remember what happened during a night of partying.[18] The song debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart in February and reached number one in May.[18] His album La Familia reached number ten on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, spending 122 weeks on the chart in total.[19]

Shortly after, Balvin released his second track in the United States, "Ay Vamos," which solidified his mark in the Latin urban market.[20] It won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song.[16] This was a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Balvin's album La Familia B-Sides The music video is one of the most watched Latin music videos of all time, at over one billion views. and the song became the first 1 billion views in history by a reggaeton artist. Currently having 1.8 billion views on YouTube, the song is the most watched solo Latin urban artist video. The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in 2015. The remix, featuring Nicky Jam and French Montana was used in the soundtrack to the film Furious 7. Balvin performed the track at the 2015 Premios Lo Nuestro and the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Balvin has been featured on remixes of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, "The Way" and "Problem" by Ariana Grande, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, "Maps" by Maroon 5, and "Stuck on a Feeling" by Prince Royce.[20] Balvin was the first Colombian singer to record with "The Prince of Bachata" and establishing itself as an international artist.[20]

Balvin swept the urban category at the 2015 Premios Lo Nuestro, including Urban Artist of the Year, Urban Album of the Year, Urban Song of the Year, and Urban Collaboration of the Year. On 12 February, the nominees for the Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced, and Balvin was nominated 13 times, of these nominations, eight were in the same category twice "Ay Vamos" and "6 AM," being the most nominated Colombian and the first urban artist from Colombia. Balvin won New Artist, Latin Rhythm Song of the Year, and Latin Rhythm Song Artist of the Year, where he dedicated the award to his home country of Colombia.[20]

In June 2015, it was announced that Balvin had cancelled his performance on Miss USA 2015 to protest Donald Trump's inflammatory comments insulting illegal immigrants,[21][20][22] saying, "During [Trump's] presidential campaign kickoff speech last week [June 2015], Trump accused illegal immigrants of bringing drugs, crime and rapists to the U.S."[23][24] His live performance had been scheduled for 12 July 2015 in Louisiana, which would have been Balvin's first performance on national mainstream television.[25]

2016–2017: Energia

 
Balvin performing "Sigo Extrañándote" in Chile in March 2017

On 16 January 2016, Balvin premiered his new single "Ginza" from his upcoming album, at the Premios Juventud. Later that week, he premiered the music video on Vevo. The music video broke the record for the most views for a Latin music video in the first 24 hours, at over two million views. Since then, the video has racked up over 807 million views.[26] The song reached number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart for the week of 17 October 2015.[27] The song also set a new Guinness World Record for the longest stay at number one on the chart.[14] Balvin became the first artist to receive a diamond certification in the Latin field from the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting digital sales of 600,000 units for his songs "6 AM" and "Ay Vamos".[28] Andrew Casillas of Rolling Stone wrote that "with its deliciously liquid beat, ["Ginza"] among the finest three minutes in reggaetón history."[29]

On 24 June 2016, Balvin released his third studio album Energia. Energia debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, signifying his first time topping that chart.[30] It had the third-best debut sales of any Latin artist in 2016, after Juan Gabriel's Los Duo 2 and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga's Que Bendicion. It also debuted at number 38 on the all-genre Billboard 200.[30] The album features collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Juanes, Pharrell, and Yandel.[31] He launched 3 hit singles from the album, "Bobo," "Safari," and "Sigo Extranandote," which all reached the top 10 of the Latin charts. "Bobo" spent a week at the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[30] Mario Prunes of AllMusic described Energia as "an album that knew it was going to be an international blockbuster almost a year before its release," due to the success of "Ginza".[32] Rolling Stone ranked the album number four on the magazine's list of the 10 Best Latin Albums of 2016.[29]

In promotion of the album, Balvin embarked on the Energia Tour, traveling with several special guests including French Montana, Zion & Lennox, Bad Bunny, and Steve Aoki, the latter of whom appeared as a surprise for fans during the last stop of the tour in Miami.[33] That same year, Balvin featured on "Cuando Seas Grande" by Spanish musician Alejandro Sanz and American singer Sofia Carson´s "Love is the Name".[16] He launched a partnership with SoundCloud and Buchanan's Whiskey in a project called Es Nuestro Momento, where fans can access Balvin's previously unreleased a capella vocals and create personalized remixes of his songs.[34] Buchanan's Whisky also served as a sponsor for the Energia Tour in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.[33]

2017–2018: International success: "Mi Gente" and Vibras

On 30 June 2017, 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 one song in the world according to Global Top 50 on Spotify. It soon reached 1 billion views on YouTube. In September 2017, the song was remixed with American artist Beyoncé.[35] The remix reached number three in the United States, giving Balvin his first US top-ten single. Balvin and Willy William released six more "Mi Gente" remixes with Steve Aoki, Alesso, Cedric Gervais, Dillon Francis, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Henry Fong.[36] Despite the song's success, "Mi Gente" did not win any awards at the 2017 Latin Grammy Awards, with many awards going to Luis Fonsi's hit "Despacito".[37] At the ceremony, he performed "Mi Gente" as well as "Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola" alongside Bad Bunny and his remix of "Unforgettable" with French Montana.[37]

 
The cover of Balvin's 2018 album Vibras

On 19 January 2018, Balvin released his new single along with the official music video "Machika" featuring Jeon and Anitta.[38] His collaboration with Nicky Jam, "X," was released on 1 March 2018, and the music video received 288 million views on YouTube in less than a month.[39] Nicky Jam stated that he attributes the success of "X" to Balvin's contribution.[39] He also appeared on Cardi B´s Invasion of Privacy album, with Bad Bunny on the song "I Like It".[16] It became Balvin's first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100,[40] and first Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[41]

Balvin released the album Vibras on 25 May 2018.[42] The two lead singles from the album were "Machika" and "Ahora".[42] On 23 April 2018, Balvin announced the dates for his Vibras tour revealing the 27 cities where he will be performing.[43] Vibras claimed the record for the most-streamed Latin album in 24 hours on the streaming platform for 2018.[44] In the United States, it debuted at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart for the issue dated 9 June 2018. According to Nielsen Music, the record sold 22,000 album-equivalent units and became Balvin's second number-one album on the chart, following Energia in 2016. Additionally, Vibras scored the largest streaming week ever for a Latin album by an artist; its songs were streamed 16.1 million times.[45] Subsequently, it debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 and became his highest-charting album on the chart.[46]

In an interview with Ebro Darden for Beats 1 Radio on Apple Music in April 2018, Balvin described the sound of the record as 33% dancehall, 33% R&B, and 33% reggaeton. Balvin further elaborated that much love was put into the album's work and that contains different vibes, hence the name, Vibras, "The real meaning of this album was what's going on with Spanish music that's going so global, the fact that we did an album that the beats are so amazing that you don't have to understand what we say, you just have to love the songs."[47]

2019–present: Oasis and Colores

On 27 June 2019, Balvin released his new album in collaboration with Bad Bunny titled Oasis.[48] The record was released overnight and was deemed a "surprise" release.[49] The two artists first met at a Balvin concert in Puerto Rico, when Bad Bunny was working on releasing music on SoundCloud, and then collaborated on the 2017 track "Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola". The chemistry between the two was so strong that they came up with the idea to release a joint album.[49] Oasis peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200,[50] and topped the Billboard US Latin Albums chart.[51] The album was nominated for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards and was named one of Rolling Stone's Best Latin Albums of 2019.[52]

In August 2019, Balvin and Bad Bunny headlined the Uforia Latino Mix Live concert series to raise money for victims of the shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.[53] The concert series consisted of two performances in Texas, one in Dallas and one in Houston, and featured openers Wisin & Yandel, Reik, Sech, Ozuna, Natti Natasha, Pedro Capó, Sebastián Yatra, Tito El Bambino.[53] Balvin's collaboration with Spanish singer Rosalía "Con altura" won Best Urban Song at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards.[54] The song received positive reviews from critics and Billboard ranked it 5th on their list of 100 Best Songs of 2019.[55] Balvin was a guest performer in the Super Bowl LIV halftime show headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.[56] He also collaborated with Major Lazer and Dominican dembow singer El Alfa on the single "Que Calor" in September 2019.[54]

In November 2019, Balvin released the music video for the single "Blanco", which introduced a "futuristic, all-white environment filled with hypnotic dancers and flying cats".[54] On 20 March 2020, Balvin released the album Colores, in which every song is named after a color except the song "Arcoíris" (the Spanish word for rainbow).[57][58] The album contains influences from dancehall, R&B, and electronica, and features Nigerian afrobeats artist Mr Eazi on the song "Arcoíris".[57][58] Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone called the album "sophisticated show of Balvin's sonic palette".[59] The album artwork was created by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.[58] Balvin collaborated with Murakami for the music videos and album and single artwork, which notably feature Murakami's flowers, as well as American clothing brand Guess on a capsule collection inspired by the album.[60]

In 2021, Balvin released José, his sixth studio album.[61] Later that year Balvin released a new song in collaboration with Pokémon for their 25th anniversary.[62] Balvin also contributed a remix of the Metallica song "Wherever I May Roam" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021.[63] In December 2021, Balvin earned his 33rd No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay Chart with "Una Nota", breaking the record for the most No. 1s on the chart.[64]

Artistry

Musical style and influences

 
Balvin cites Daddy Yankee (pictured) as his biggest musical influence.

In an interview with Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, Balvin stated that he felt encouraged to pursue a career as a reggaeton artist after seeing that Daddy Yankee was of a lighter complexion and not Black, as he had assumed while listening to his music.[65]

Critics have contrasted Balvin's musical style from the first internationally popular wave of reggaeton led by Daddy Yankee. Marlon Bishop of The Fader described his vocal delivery as a "gentle drawl", differing greatly from the rapid-fire, aggressive delivery of earlier reggaeton acts.[13] He generally sings over his beats as opposed to rapping, and favors a more melodic, pop-influenced style.[66] Describing his music's production, Bishop writes, "Instead of the hard-edged, maximalist beats of the first wave, Balvin's tracks are moody and spaced out".[13] He frequently works with Medellín-based writer/producers Alejandro "Sky" Ramírez and Carlo Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño, whom he often name-drops in his songs.[67] He has been credited with popularizing a new style of reggaeton based in Medellín, along with Maluma and Puerto Ricans who have relocated to the city to become involved in the reggaeton scene, such as Nicky Jam and Farruko.[66]

Though he cites Daddy Yankee as his biggest musical inspiration, Balvin's earliest influences were rock bands such as Metallica and Nirvana, as well as salsa legend Hector Lavoe.[14] He has covered Nirvana's hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in live performances.[14] As a teenager, he listened to hip-hop artists such as 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Onyx.[17] He also cites albums by Canadian R&B singer the Weeknd and Puerto Rican reggae band Cultura Profética as his "desert island albums".[68] He has also described Ricky Martin as a "teacher" and credited him as an artist who "opened the doors" for him.[69] In 2018, he referenced Martin's hit "Livin' la Vida Loca" on the song "Reggaetón" since Martin "gave as clear a depiction of his actualized artistic dreams".[70]

The singer says his collaboration with Beyoncé on the remix of "Mi Gente" was a crucial step in his career: "I think it was a really good cultural move. People see me with Queen Bey, so they feel that if she's working with me, it's because I'm an important artist. She doesn't work with everyone. All the other collaborations are really helping me to continue to spread the Latin vibe that I want."[71]

Pop singer Camila Cabello has cited Balvin as a musical influence.[72]

Puerto Rican singer Residente has criticized Balvin's musicianship. In a viral video post, he explained: “I have to admit from my heart that you have a talent, you have the talent of not having talent and make people believe that you do.”[73] The remarks came after Balvin called for a boycott of the 2021 Latin Grammys due to the alleged lack of nominations for urban music artists. Colombian artist Lido Pimienta has also argued that Balvin is more of an entertainer than an artist.[74] Balvin has also been accused of cultural appropriation, which noted reggaeton historian Katelina Eccleston references in an interview for Paper Mag, specifically the song, "In Da Getto." According to Eccleston, "This track highlights the issue of Black Latinos being spoken for without consideration of their plight."[75]

Public image and lyrics

His public image was described by Bishop by saying, "J Balvin's not a bad boy, he's a good guy with a well-tended naughty side."[13] He often interacts with fans on social media sites such as Snapchat and Instagram, and cites these platforms as essential for his success.[13] His musical partner Mazo explained, "We wanted to make music that was clean enough for your grandma to like, but sensual enough that the streets would like it too."[13] His lyrics have been described as more vulnerable than typical reggaeton lyrics, discussing interpersonal relationships, exemplified by the single "Ay Vamos". For this reason, he has been compared to Canadian artist Drake, a comparison with which Balvin agrees.[12]

On the issue of misogyny in reggaeton, Balvin notes, "[I] have mothers, sisters, relatives. Part of what we did is change that misconception that reggaetón is machista and misogynist. On the contrary, women are our biggest fans, and they inspire us."[76] He also refrains from singing about his country's violent past, saying that doing that exacerbates stereotypes about Colombians and that the country has made vast improvements since the days of Pablo Escobar.[66] Instead, he discusses everyday life in his songs.[66] Luis Estrada of Universal Music Latino and Capitol Latin says of Balvin, "He breaks every rule of what people think reggaeton is, and they love him for that...He doesn't take himself too seriously."[66] Balvin is unique also in that his dance crew on his videos and concerts are all male.[77]

Despite being fluent in English and frequently collaborating with English-speaking artists, Balvin plans to only sing in Spanish. His goal is to make reggaeton a globally popular genre without having to sing in English to attain crossover success.[12] He explains, "I want to keep making history in Spanish. I want to invite the mainstream into my world, and to my sound, and to what I'm doing. And I want mainstream artists to respect me, and accept Latino artists as equals, without us having to sing in English. I want them to know that I can compete globally with whomever, in Spanish."[13] American artist Pharrell instead sings the hook in Spanish on "Safari", and Balvin described having more Non-Latino musicians singing in Spanish as one of his "biggest dreams".[14] However, he recorded his first all-English song with Pitbull and Camila Cabello for the 2017 soundtrack to The Fate of the Furious, known as "Hey Ma", and explained that he is open to the idea of singing in English if the opportunity presents itself.[14]

Balvin has often been criticized for his ambiguous support of mass uprisings in his native Colombia. He failed to explicitly condemn rampant police violence during the 2019 and 2021 national strikes in Colombia, leading in the latter case to a significant drop in streaming of his music within the country.[78] but later on, Balvin called for help for his country from his Instagram and Twitter accounts and shared posts about many events in his country. He tagged world-famous artists such as Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry in the photos he shared to make the voice of his country and people heard in foreign media. In this way, many European and Asian followers of Balvin learned about the events in Colombia. During the 2021 national strike, Balvin was also accused of using images from the protests to promote his autobiographical documentary film, which was set to premiere later in the summer.[79] Balvin's support for protests in Cuba via the hashtag #SOSCuba also drew criticism from Colombians who felt that Balvin had not commented on protests in Colombia in a timely fashion.[80] Balvin's 2020 interview with journalist Vicky Dávila stirred controversy when he referred to current president Ivan Duque and former president Alvaro Uribe as "cool guys" despite both men being accused of significant human rights abuses.[81] Balvin, who also gave an interview during the protests in Colombia. "I know what's going on in my country, people are right to beg for help on many issues, it's so painful but is it my fault? no it's not. I've never seen J Balvin's name on the ballot.”

In response to the widespread George Floyd protests, Balvin tweeted out #EveryLivesMatter and #LatinoLivesMatterToo. After the ensuing outrage Balvin stated, “After taking time to speak to those close with me, I am educating myself on the deep significance and horrifying history that is the root of the #blacklivesmatter movement.” However, Balvin would again face accusations of anti-black racism upon the release of the music video for his song, "Perra," which featured Balvin walking with two Black women on leashes. Balvin later made a lengthy statement in which he apologized. He apologized to all women, especially his mother, and said that this song is about sex and sexuality, and that sex slavery is a reality in the world. He deleted the song from YouTube, stating that he didn't want anyone to feel humiliated and bad because of this song.[82] In yet another incident, Balvin accepted the award for "Afro-Latino Artist of the Year" from the 2021 African Entertainment Awards USA. The news provoked strong reactions on social media, including discussion around Balvin's global success as a non-black artist profiting off a genre of music primarily created by Black artists. The name of the award was changed to "Best Latin Artist of the Year" and Balvin, who is not black, deleted his original Instagram post. also on his Instagram story, "I'm so misunderstood about this, I'm not afro Latina but I have accepted this award for my contribution to the genre thanks to my collaborations with afro Latin artists". At the same time, many Balvin fans stated that lynching Balvin on this issue was ridiculous because the problem was not with Balvin but with the awards ceremony. [83]

Fashion

 
Balvin is noted for his eccentric style, often wearing bright colors and dyeing his hair.

Balvin has called fashion "his life's passion, on the same level as music."[13] He appeared as an ambassador during the 2017 New York Fashion Week, and has called for greater representation of Latinos in the fashion world.[14] He utilizes eccentric accessories such as cowboy hats, colorful tracksuits, and ripped jeans.[66] Isabela Raygoza described his aesthetic at the 2017 Latin Grammys as a "Latin raver Eminem" due to his neon blonde hair and brightly colored athletic clothing.[37] His style often combines streetwear traditionally associated with reggaeton artists and classic luxury brands.[76] Balvin is influenced by musicians such as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams who have made forays into fashion. Discussing Pharrell's influence, Balvin explained, "I don't dress exactly like him, but I want to be like him in the cultural way. He opens the doors for a lot of new fashion designers and creates his own style. It's all about love with him and he's the culture."[17]

The musician appeared in Ovadia and Sons' Spring 2017 catalogue.[76] He debuted pieces that he designed in the Colombiamoda Fashion Week show in Medellín in July 2018, where he presented his collaboration with the clothing brand Gef France.[84] The collection was inspired by the colorful, bright aesthetic of his 2018 album, Vibras.[84] While at Coachella festival in 2018, he met avant-garde stylist, designer and techno DJ Sita Abellán, who took him on as her sole styling client.[85] In January 2019 Balvin launched another Vibras-inspired clothing campaign with the Guess x J Balvin clothing collection, becoming the first Latin man to collaborate with the brand.[86] Balvin explained that he "grew up with the Guess brand" and "always respected and identified with the Marciano brothers' history of taking influence from the country and culture of their heritage, and fusing it with the spirit of the United States".[86] In Spring 2020, Balvin co-curated 'GUESS x J Balvin Colores', with stylist Sita Abellán.[85]

He was also the first Latin artist to be awarded the best stylist of the year by the J Balvin FNAA awards. however, since 2016, Balvin has been called the "style icon of reggaetón music" in Latin America, thanks to his hairstyles, dressing and different fashion ideas in the reggaetón genre. because no reggaetón artist has ever been ambitious and fashion-conscious before balvin. Collaborating with Nike in 2020, Balvin became the first Latin artist to collaborate with Nike. however, the shoe he designed was sold out within 1 minute, breaking the sales record on the official Nike website. Balvin, who later participated in events such as the Met gala and Paris fashion week. In 2022, he collaborated with Guess again and released a new collection called Amor. This new collaboration, which appeared in countries such as the United States, Japan and Italy, was highly appreciated. Balvin will receive the international style icon award at the ACE awards in August 2022.

Building on his partnership with Nike, Balvin looks to release his Air Jordan 2 collaboration sneaker in 2022 along with new apparel pieces from this forthcoming capsule. The Colombian crooner’s AJ 2 is expected to be embellished in cloud-like patterns, and its matching sweatsuit is designed to mimic the same motif.[87]

Personal life

Balvin has spoken out about the Venezuelan economic crisis and the situation occurring at the country's border with Colombia, where thousands of Venezuelans have been forcibly deported.[88] He called the situation "deplorable" and created the social media campaign #LatinosSomosFamilia (We Latinos are Family), encouraging fans to sign a petition to support the displaced victims. The petition was soon signed by other prominent Latin artists including Colombian singer Maluma.[88] Balvin's campaign was launched shortly after cancelling his performance on Miss USA 2015 in protest of Donald Trump.[88]

He supports LGBT rights, explaining "It's all about love. A lot of my closest friends are gay", and dyed his hair rainbow colors to show support for Pride 2019.[89]

In August 2016, the singer was involved in a plane crash while leaving the Bahamas.[90][91] While returning from a vacation with his family, the plane failed to take off properly and crash landed shortly after departing from the runway.[92] He posted a photo on Instagram of the small private plane after having landed in the bushes. Nobody was injured in the accident, and Balvin called it "a miracle".[90]

Balvin has experienced panic attacks and stated that "meditation saved [his] life".[89] When his anxiety was at its worst, he recalled that "I forgot about my happiness. I forgot about José (his given name)."[93] He is known for his tattoos and got his first tattoo when he was twelve years old.[94] His mother suffers from the rare genetic condition acute intermittent porphyria, which causes seizures, chronic pain, and mental health difficulties. He has the word "Familia" tattooed on his chest in her honor.[93]

Unlike many popular reggaeton singers who move to the United States upon gaining popularity, Balvin continues to live in his hometown of Medellín, explaining, "It keeps me real. I'm gonna be real everywhere I go, but I'm with my people, I'm connected to my roots – I'm in my country! I don't need to live somewhere else. I respect the ones who make it and leave their home base, but I'm good in Colombia."[14] He declared he has a home in New York, but he lives mostly in Medellín.[citation needed]

In 2020, it was revealed that Balvin contracted COVID-19, but he has since recovered.[95]

Since 2018, Balvin has been in a relationship with the Argentine model and Miss Argentina 2014 Valentina Ferrer.[96] On 27 June 2021, the couple's first child, a boy, was born in New York City.[97]

Impact

Balvin's global success with his Spanish recordings has been praised by music critics. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) "he has pioneered Latin music's explosion onto the global stage".[98] Billboard described him as "the biggest breakout act Latin music has seen in many years".[99] Nicole Acevedo of NBC News said that although Latin artists such as Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Shakira achieved crossover success by recording English-language albums, "Balvin is reinventing the way Latin music artists cross over to the U.S. music scene" with musical productions recorded entirely in Spanish.[100] Similarly, August Brown of Los Angeles Times commented that "Balvin's ideas felt like an inevitable future" and is part of a new wave of several Latin artists representing the "future of Latin and global pop where language is less a barrier than a invitation".[101]

Balvin's participation in the reggaeton scene has been noted,[102] a genre previously associated primarily with Puerto Rican and Panamanian artists.[103] He uses reggaeton as a vehicle to "expose ideas, identities" and other social messages,[104] and is "perhaps the genre's most visible star" according to American journalist Jon Caramanica.[105] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone included him along Karol G and Ozuna as "global hit-makers" with reggaeton and Latin trap songs.[106] When Joan Scutia from Mexican Vogue reviewed Balvin's career and success, noted that reggaeton is part of Simon Reynolds' theory about globalization in music: "Nothing is foreign in an internet age".[104] Evan Lamberg, UMPG's president commented: "I consider J Balvin one of the greatest global contemporary songwriters/artists in any genre".[107]

In a general perspective, Sofia Rocher from Guinness World Records stated Balvin became "leader of a second-generation reggaeton revolution propelling Urban music back to the forefront of Latin music worldwide".[7] Univision presented him as "Latin Music's most popular and influential international artist".[6] He was the first Latino to headline world-musical events such as Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Lollapalooza.[6] Iman Amrani from The Guardian felt that Balvin is "now arguably Colombia's biggest cultural export" and described him as example on "how embracing national pride can be a force for cultural good".[108]

Awards and achievements

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by J Balvin
 
Trophies received by J Balvin, photographed in 2018

Balvin has won numerous awards and achievements. He became the first recipient of the Global Icon Award given by Lo Nuestro Awards, in recognition of his contribution to spread Latin music worldwide,[109][6] and the first recipient of the inaugural Contemporary Song of the Year at the BMI Latin Awards with "Ay Vamos".[107] Additionally, he received a Guinness World Records by the most Latin Grammy nominations in a single year, with 13 in 2020.[110] They also recognized his single "Ginza" for the longest stay at number 1 on Hot Latin Songs chart ever by a single artist.[99][7] Balvin is the second artist with the most number one on Latin Rhythm Airplay, behind only Daddy Yankee as of 2019.

His music videos have billions of views,[6] and had a consecutive record-setting of 100 million views on VEVO with "Tranquila", 6 A.M.", "Ay Vamos" and "Ginza", which marked the most viewed Spanish video debut in history.[107] "Ay Vamos" became the first reggaeton song to exceed one billion views on YouTube.[99] In addition, VEVO named Balvin "most watched Latin artist of 2015"[107] and he became the "most viewed artist on YouTube Global" as of 2019.[111] Balvin has multiple streaming records. "Mi Gente" is the first Spanish-language song to be number one on Spotify's Global Top 50 Chart,[112] and he became the most streamed artist on Spotify as of 2018, overtaking Drake's previous record.[112][113] He remains in the Top 5 as of April 2020. With his album Colores set a new record with all his songs occupying the Top 10 on Spotify.[114][115] Additionally, he became the first Latin artist to reach one billion streams on Apple Music.[98] His other achievements include selling 35 million singles worldwide,[6] and having 44,2 billion streams as of 2022, YouTube and Spotify[114]

Discography

Main article: J Balvin discography

Solo studio albums

Collaborative studio albums

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Osorio and the second or maternal family name is Balvin Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin born 7 May 1985 known professionally as J Balvin is a Colombian singer songwriter and record producer He has been referred to as the Prince of Reggaeton from Spanish Principe del Regueton 2 3 and is one of the best selling Latin artists with over 35 million records 4 Balvin was born in Medellin 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 Medellin and gained popularity performing at clubs in the city J BalvinBalvin in 2018BornJose Alvaro Osorio Balvin 1985 05 07 7 May 1985 age 37 Medellin Antioquia ColombiaOccupationsSingersongwriterrecord producerYears active2004 present 1 PartnerValentina Ferrer 2018 present Children1Musical careerGenresReggaetonurbanLatin trapLabelsCapitol LatinRoc NationUniversal LatinoInfinityWebsitejbalvin wbr comThroughout his career Balvin has won eleven Billboard Latin Music Awards six Latin Grammy Awards five MTV Video Music Awards and seven Latin American Music Awards and received four Grammy Award nominations In 2017 the BMI Latin Awards named him the Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year for his contribution in the Latin music industry 5 and has won the first Global Icon Award given by Lo Nuestro Awards in recognition of his contribution to spread Latin music worldwide 6 He became the first Latino to headline world musical events such as Coachella Tomorrowland and Lollapalooza 6 The Guinness World Records acknowledged him as a leader of a second generation reggaeton revolution 7 His breakthrough came in 2014 with 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 Bobo Safari and Sigo Extranandote In June 2017 Balvin released the single Mi Gente with Willy William On 1 August 2017 Mi Gente topped the Global Top 50 on Spotify and later reached one billion views on YouTube 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 which was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year Balvin released his most recent album Jose in March 2021 Though his music is primarily reggaeton Balvin has experimented with a variety of musical genres in his work including electronica house music Latin trap and R amp B His original musical inspirations included rock groups such as Metallica and Nirvana and reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee He has collaborated with Latin American artists such as Ozuna Nicky Jam Alejandro Sanz Bad Bunny and Pitbull Despite working with many English speaking artists such as Beyonce Pharrell Williams Black Eyed Peas Cardi B Dua Lipa and Major Lazer Balvin continues to sing almost exclusively in Spanish and hopes to introduce Spanish language music to a global audience He is also noted for his eclectic and colorful fashion sense Balvin received the Vision Award from the Latin heritage Awards in 2016 and in 2019 he won the Golden Artist of Latin Urban Music at the Premios Heat In 2020 he was included on Time magazine s annual list of the 100 most influential people of the world and was called one of the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time by Billboard 8 9 Balvin is the artist with the most number one songs on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart 10 He is also the only Latin artist to reach number one on the Billboard charts 174 times Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 1985 2013 Early life and career beginnings 1 2 2014 2016 6 AM success and La Familia 1 3 2016 2017 Energia 1 4 2017 2018 International success Mi Gente and Vibras 1 5 2019 present Oasis and Colores 2 Artistry 2 1 Musical style and influences 2 2 Public image and lyrics 2 3 Fashion 3 Personal life 4 Impact 5 Awards and achievements 6 Discography 7 Tours 7 1 Headlining 7 2 Supporting 8 References 9 External linksLife and career Edit1985 2013 Early life and career beginnings Edit Balvin was born in Medellin on 7 May 1985 into a middle class family 11 12 His father was an economist and business owner and he grew up in a large home in the hills outside the city 13 He grew up listening to rock groups such as Metallica and Nirvana and states that he incorporates the grunge aesthetic into his personal style having a Nirvana tattoo on his knee 14 He developed an interest in reggaeton after listening to Daddy Yankee He recalls that I was such a fan that I was copying his style the way he moved onstage his flows his raps comparing him to the reggaeton equivalent of Jay Z 12 His father s business went bankrupt and the family lost their home and car requiring the family to move to a poorer neighborhood During this period of his life Balvin notes When I would go to the barrio people saw me as a rich person but when I m around rich people they see me as someone from the ghetto It s all perceptions I like moving between worlds I feel equally comfortable in both 13 When Balvin was 16 he participated in an English exchange program in Oklahoma but was disappointed by the experience saying I was expecting the U S that everyone knows from Hollywood 12 Soon after the program he moved to New York City to further study English and music living with an aunt on Staten Island and working as a dog walker 13 During his time in New York he became fascinated by the business savvy of New York rappers 50 Cent and P Diddy 12 Balvin worked various jobs in New York Miami and Medellin including working illegally in the United States as a roofer and house painter 12 He ultimately decided to return to Colombia and began performing at various urban clubs in Medellin and increasing his social media following He enrolled at the prestigious EAFIT University in Medellin for seven semesters studying international business 15 At age 19 he began to seriously pursue a career in music and adopted the stage name J Balvin El Negocio meaning The Business in English 13 He met his DJ and business partner David Rivera Mazo in a freestyle battle on the street in Medellin 13 The two became fast friends and started producing and promoting their own music without a record label 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 13 In 2004 he released his first song titled Panas 1 He signed to EMI Colombia in 2009 and soon after released the single Ella Me Cautivo which charted at number 35 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart 16 He released his reissue of his mixtape Real in 2009 17 In 2012 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 13 2014 2016 6 AM success and La Familia Edit Balvin in 2014 In February 2014 Balvin released a new track entitled 6 AM featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko Balvin described the lyrical content of the song as the Latin version of The Hangover where the two singers attempt to remember what happened during a night of partying 18 The song debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart in February and reached number one in May 18 His album La Familia reached number ten on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart spending 122 weeks on the chart in total 19 Shortly after Balvin released his second track in the United States Ay Vamos which solidified his mark in the Latin urban market 20 It won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song 16 This was a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Balvin s album La Familia B Sides The music video is one of the most watched Latin music videos of all time at over one billion views and the song became the first 1 billion views in history by a reggaeton artist Currently having 1 8 billion views on YouTube the song is the most watched solo Latin urban artist video The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in 2015 The remix featuring Nicky Jam and French Montana was used in the soundtrack to the film Furious 7 Balvin performed the track at the 2015 Premios Lo Nuestro and the Billboard Latin Music Awards Balvin has been featured on remixes of Sorry by Justin Bieber The Way and Problem by Ariana Grande Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke Maps by Maroon 5 and Stuck on a Feeling by Prince Royce 20 Balvin was the first Colombian singer to record with The Prince of Bachata and establishing itself as an international artist 20 Balvin swept the urban category at the 2015 Premios Lo Nuestro including Urban Artist of the Year Urban Album of the Year Urban Song of the Year and Urban Collaboration of the Year On 12 February the nominees for the Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced and Balvin was nominated 13 times of these nominations eight were in the same category twice Ay Vamos and 6 AM being the most nominated Colombian and the first urban artist from Colombia Balvin won New Artist Latin Rhythm Song of the Year and Latin Rhythm Song Artist of the Year where he dedicated the award to his home country of Colombia 20 In June 2015 it was announced that Balvin had cancelled his performance on Miss USA 2015 to protest Donald Trump s inflammatory comments insulting illegal immigrants 21 20 22 saying During Trump s presidential campaign kickoff speech last week June 2015 Trump accused illegal immigrants of bringing drugs crime and rapists to the U S 23 24 His live performance had been scheduled for 12 July 2015 in Louisiana which would have been Balvin s first performance on national mainstream television 25 2016 2017 Energia Edit Balvin performing Sigo Extranandote in Chile in March 2017 On 16 January 2016 Balvin premiered his new single Ginza from his upcoming album at the Premios Juventud Later that week he premiered the music video on Vevo The music video broke the record for the most views for a Latin music video in the first 24 hours at over two million views Since then the video has racked up over 807 million views 26 The song reached number one on Billboard s Hot Latin Songs chart for the week of 17 October 2015 27 The song also set a new Guinness World Record for the longest stay at number one on the chart 14 Balvin became the first artist to receive a diamond certification in the Latin field from the Recording Industry Association of America denoting digital sales of 600 000 units for his songs 6 AM and Ay Vamos 28 Andrew Casillas of Rolling Stone wrote that with its deliciously liquid beat Ginza among the finest three minutes in reggaeton history 29 On 24 June 2016 Balvin released his third studio album Energia Energia debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart signifying his first time topping that chart 30 It had the third best debut sales of any Latin artist in 2016 after Juan Gabriel s Los Duo 2 and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga s Que Bendicion It also debuted at number 38 on the all genre Billboard 200 30 The album features collaborations with Daddy Yankee Juanes Pharrell and Yandel 31 He launched 3 hit singles from the album Bobo Safari and Sigo Extranandote which all reached the top 10 of the Latin charts Bobo spent a week at the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart 30 Mario Prunes of AllMusic described Energia as an album that knew it was going to be an international blockbuster almost a year before its release due to the success of Ginza 32 Rolling Stone ranked the album number four on the magazine s list of the 10 Best Latin Albums of 2016 29 In promotion of the album Balvin embarked on the Energia Tour traveling with several special guests including French Montana Zion amp Lennox Bad Bunny and Steve Aoki the latter of whom appeared as a surprise for fans during the last stop of the tour in Miami 33 That same year Balvin featured on Cuando Seas Grande by Spanish musician Alejandro Sanz and American singer Sofia Carson s Love is the Name 16 He launched a partnership with SoundCloud and Buchanan s Whiskey in a project called Es Nuestro Momento where fans can access Balvin s previously unreleased a capella vocals and create personalized remixes of his songs 34 Buchanan s Whisky also served as a sponsor for the Energia Tour in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 33 2017 2018 International success Mi Gente and Vibras Edit On 30 June 2017 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 one song in the world according to Global Top 50 on Spotify It soon reached 1 billion views on YouTube In September 2017 the song was remixed with American artist Beyonce 35 The remix reached number three in the United States giving Balvin his first US top ten single Balvin and Willy William released six more Mi Gente remixes with Steve Aoki Alesso Cedric Gervais Dillon Francis Sunnery James amp Ryan Marciano and Henry Fong 36 Despite the song s success Mi Gente did not win any awards at the 2017 Latin Grammy Awards with many awards going to Luis Fonsi s hit Despacito 37 At the ceremony he performed Mi Gente as well as Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola alongside Bad Bunny and his remix of Unforgettable with French Montana 37 The cover of Balvin s 2018 album Vibras On 19 January 2018 Balvin released his new single along with the official music video Machika featuring Jeon and Anitta 38 His collaboration with Nicky Jam X was released on 1 March 2018 and the music video received 288 million views on YouTube in less than a month 39 Nicky Jam stated that he attributes the success of X to Balvin s contribution 39 He also appeared on Cardi B s Invasion of Privacy album with Bad Bunny on the song I Like It 16 It became Balvin s first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 40 and first Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 41 Balvin released the album Vibras on 25 May 2018 42 The two lead singles from the album were Machika and Ahora 42 On 23 April 2018 Balvin announced the dates for his Vibras tour revealing the 27 cities where he will be performing 43 Vibras claimed the record for the most streamed Latin album in 24 hours on the streaming platform for 2018 44 In the United States it debuted at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart for the issue dated 9 June 2018 According to Nielsen Music the record sold 22 000 album equivalent units and became Balvin s second number one album on the chart following Energia in 2016 Additionally Vibras scored the largest streaming week ever for a Latin album by an artist its songs were streamed 16 1 million times 45 Subsequently it debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 and became his highest charting album on the chart 46 In an interview with Ebro Darden for Beats 1 Radio on Apple Music in April 2018 Balvin described the sound of the record as 33 dancehall 33 R amp B and 33 reggaeton Balvin further elaborated that much love was put into the album s work and that contains different vibes hence the name Vibras The real meaning of this album was what s going on with Spanish music that s going so global the fact that we did an album that the beats are so amazing that you don t have to understand what we say you just have to love the songs 47 2019 present Oasis and Colores Edit On 27 June 2019 Balvin released his new album in collaboration with Bad Bunny titled Oasis 48 The record was released overnight and was deemed a surprise release 49 The two artists first met at a Balvin concert in Puerto Rico when Bad Bunny was working on releasing music on SoundCloud and then collaborated on the 2017 track Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola The chemistry between the two was so strong that they came up with the idea to release a joint album 49 Oasis peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 50 and topped the Billboard US Latin Albums chart 51 The album was nominated for Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards and was named one of Rolling Stone s Best Latin Albums of 2019 52 In August 2019 Balvin and Bad Bunny headlined the Uforia Latino Mix Live concert series to raise money for victims of the shootings in Dayton Ohio and El Paso Texas 53 The concert series consisted of two performances in Texas one in Dallas and one in Houston and featured openers Wisin amp Yandel Reik Sech Ozuna Natti Natasha Pedro Capo Sebastian Yatra Tito El Bambino 53 Balvin s collaboration with Spanish singer Rosalia Con altura won Best Urban Song at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards 54 The song received positive reviews from critics and Billboard ranked it 5th on their list of 100 Best Songs of 2019 55 Balvin was a guest performer in the Super Bowl LIV halftime show headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira 56 He also collaborated with Major Lazer and Dominican dembow singer El Alfa on the single Que Calor in September 2019 54 In November 2019 Balvin released the music video for the single Blanco which introduced a futuristic all white environment filled with hypnotic dancers and flying cats 54 On 20 March 2020 Balvin released the album Colores in which every song is named after a color except the song Arcoiris the Spanish word for rainbow 57 58 The album contains influences from dancehall R amp B and electronica and features Nigerian afrobeats artist Mr Eazi on the song Arcoiris 57 58 Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone called the album sophisticated show of Balvin s sonic palette 59 The album artwork was created by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami 58 Balvin collaborated with Murakami for the music videos and album and single artwork which notably feature Murakami s flowers as well as American clothing brand Guess on a capsule collection inspired by the album 60 In 2021 Balvin released Jose his sixth studio album 61 Later that year Balvin released a new song in collaboration with Pokemon for their 25th anniversary 62 Balvin also contributed a remix of the Metallica song Wherever I May Roam to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist released in September 2021 63 In December 2021 Balvin earned his 33rd No 1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay Chart with Una Nota breaking the record for the most No 1s on the chart 64 Artistry EditMusical style and influences Edit Balvin cites Daddy Yankee pictured as his biggest musical influence In an interview with Colombian newspaper El Tiempo Balvin stated that he felt encouraged to pursue a career as a reggaeton artist after seeing that Daddy Yankee was of a lighter complexion and not Black as he had assumed while listening to his music 65 Critics have contrasted Balvin s musical style from the first internationally popular wave of reggaeton led by Daddy Yankee Marlon Bishop of The Fader described his vocal delivery as a gentle drawl differing greatly from the rapid fire aggressive delivery of earlier reggaeton acts 13 He generally sings over his beats as opposed to rapping and favors a more melodic pop influenced style 66 Describing his music s production Bishop writes Instead of the hard edged maximalist beats of the first wave Balvin s tracks are moody and spaced out 13 He frequently works with Medellin based writer producers Alejandro Sky Ramirez and Carlo Alejandro Mosty Patino whom he often name drops in his songs 67 He has been credited with popularizing a new style of reggaeton based in Medellin along with Maluma and Puerto Ricans who have relocated to the city to become involved in the reggaeton scene such as Nicky Jam and Farruko 66 Though he cites Daddy Yankee as his biggest musical inspiration Balvin s earliest influences were rock bands such as Metallica and Nirvana as well as salsa legend Hector Lavoe 14 He has covered Nirvana s hit Smells Like Teen Spirit in live performances 14 As a teenager he listened to hip hop artists such as 2Pac The Notorious B I G Snoop Dogg Wu Tang Clan Bone Thugs n Harmony and Onyx 17 He also cites albums by Canadian R amp B singer the Weeknd and Puerto Rican reggae band Cultura Profetica as his desert island albums 68 He has also described Ricky Martin as a teacher and credited him as an artist who opened the doors for him 69 In 2018 he referenced Martin s hit Livin la Vida Loca on the song Reggaeton since Martin gave as clear a depiction of his actualized artistic dreams 70 The singer says his collaboration with Beyonce on the remix of Mi Gente was a crucial step in his career I think it was a really good cultural move People see me with Queen Bey so they feel that if she s working with me it s because I m an important artist She doesn t work with everyone All the other collaborations are really helping me to continue to spread the Latin vibe that I want 71 Pop singer Camila Cabello has cited Balvin as a musical influence 72 Puerto Rican singer Residente has criticized Balvin s musicianship In a viral video post he explained I have to admit from my heart that you have a talent you have the talent of not having talent and make people believe that you do 73 The remarks came after Balvin called for a boycott of the 2021 Latin Grammys due to the alleged lack of nominations for urban music artists Colombian artist Lido Pimienta has also argued that Balvin is more of an entertainer than an artist 74 Balvin has also been accused of cultural appropriation which noted reggaeton historian Katelina Eccleston references in an interview for Paper Mag specifically the song In Da Getto According to Eccleston This track highlights the issue of Black Latinos being spoken for without consideration of their plight 75 Public image and lyrics Edit His public image was described by Bishop by saying J Balvin s not a bad boy he s a good guy with a well tended naughty side 13 He often interacts with fans on social media sites such as Snapchat and Instagram and cites these platforms as essential for his success 13 His musical partner Mazo explained We wanted to make music that was clean enough for your grandma to like but sensual enough that the streets would like it too 13 His lyrics have been described as more vulnerable than typical reggaeton lyrics discussing interpersonal relationships exemplified by the single Ay Vamos For this reason he has been compared to Canadian artist Drake a comparison with which Balvin agrees 12 On the issue of misogyny in reggaeton Balvin notes I have mothers sisters relatives Part of what we did is change that misconception that reggaeton is machista and misogynist On the contrary women are our biggest fans and they inspire us 76 He also refrains from singing about his country s violent past saying that doing that exacerbates stereotypes about Colombians and that the country has made vast improvements since the days of Pablo Escobar 66 Instead he discusses everyday life in his songs 66 Luis Estrada of Universal Music Latino and Capitol Latin says of Balvin He breaks every rule of what people think reggaeton is and they love him for that He doesn t take himself too seriously 66 Balvin is unique also in that his dance crew on his videos and concerts are all male 77 Despite being fluent in English and frequently collaborating with English speaking artists Balvin plans to only sing in Spanish His goal is to make reggaeton a globally popular genre without having to sing in English to attain crossover success 12 He explains I want to keep making history in Spanish I want to invite the mainstream into my world and to my sound and to what I m doing And I want mainstream artists to respect me and accept Latino artists as equals without us having to sing in English I want them to know that I can compete globally with whomever in Spanish 13 American artist Pharrell instead sings the hook in Spanish on Safari and Balvin described having more Non Latino musicians singing in Spanish as one of his biggest dreams 14 However he recorded his first all English song with Pitbull and Camila Cabello for the 2017 soundtrack to The Fate of the Furious known as Hey Ma and explained that he is open to the idea of singing in English if the opportunity presents itself 14 Balvin has often been criticized for his ambiguous support of mass uprisings in his native Colombia He failed to explicitly condemn rampant police violence during the 2019 and 2021 national strikes in Colombia leading in the latter case to a significant drop in streaming of his music within the country 78 but later on Balvin called for help for his country from his Instagram and Twitter accounts and shared posts about many events in his country He tagged world famous artists such as Selena Gomez Justin Bieber and Katy Perry in the photos he shared to make the voice of his country and people heard in foreign media In this way many European and Asian followers of Balvin learned about the events in Colombia During the 2021 national strike Balvin was also accused of using images from the protests to promote his autobiographical documentary film which was set to premiere later in the summer 79 Balvin s support for protests in Cuba via the hashtag SOSCuba also drew criticism from Colombians who felt that Balvin had not commented on protests in Colombia in a timely fashion 80 Balvin s 2020 interview with journalist Vicky Davila stirred controversy when he referred to current president Ivan Duque and former president Alvaro Uribe as cool guys despite both men being accused of significant human rights abuses 81 Balvin who also gave an interview during the protests in Colombia I know what s going on in my country people are right to beg for help on many issues it s so painful but is it my fault no it s not I ve never seen J Balvin s name on the ballot In response to the widespread George Floyd protests Balvin tweeted out EveryLivesMatter and LatinoLivesMatterToo After the ensuing outrage Balvin stated After taking time to speak to those close with me I am educating myself on the deep significance and horrifying history that is the root of the blacklivesmatter movement However Balvin would again face accusations of anti black racism upon the release of the music video for his song Perra which featured Balvin walking with two Black women on leashes Balvin later made a lengthy statement in which he apologized He apologized to all women especially his mother and said that this song is about sex and sexuality and that sex slavery is a reality in the world He deleted the song from YouTube stating that he didn t want anyone to feel humiliated and bad because of this song 82 In yet another incident Balvin accepted the award for Afro Latino Artist of the Year from the 2021 African Entertainment Awards USA The news provoked strong reactions on social media including discussion around Balvin s global success as a non black artist profiting off a genre of music primarily created by Black artists The name of the award was changed to Best Latin Artist of the Year and Balvin who is not black deleted his original Instagram post also on his Instagram story I m so misunderstood about this I m not afro Latina but I have accepted this award for my contribution to the genre thanks to my collaborations with afro Latin artists At the same time many Balvin fans stated that lynching Balvin on this issue was ridiculous because the problem was not with Balvin but with the awards ceremony 83 Fashion Edit Balvin is noted for his eccentric style often wearing bright colors and dyeing his hair Balvin has called fashion his life s passion on the same level as music 13 He appeared as an ambassador during the 2017 New York Fashion Week and has called for greater representation of Latinos in the fashion world 14 He utilizes eccentric accessories such as cowboy hats colorful tracksuits and ripped jeans 66 Isabela Raygoza described his aesthetic at the 2017 Latin Grammys as a Latin raver Eminem due to his neon blonde hair and brightly colored athletic clothing 37 His style often combines streetwear traditionally associated with reggaeton artists and classic luxury brands 76 Balvin is influenced by musicians such as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams who have made forays into fashion Discussing Pharrell s influence Balvin explained I don t dress exactly like him but I want to be like him in the cultural way He opens the doors for a lot of new fashion designers and creates his own style It s all about love with him and he s the culture 17 The musician appeared in Ovadia and Sons Spring 2017 catalogue 76 He debuted pieces that he designed in the Colombiamoda Fashion Week show in Medellin in July 2018 where he presented his collaboration with the clothing brand Gef France 84 The collection was inspired by the colorful bright aesthetic of his 2018 album Vibras 84 While at Coachella festival in 2018 he met avant garde stylist designer and techno DJ Sita Abellan who took him on as her sole styling client 85 In January 2019 Balvin launched another Vibras inspired clothing campaign with the Guess x J Balvin clothing collection becoming the first Latin man to collaborate with the brand 86 Balvin explained that he grew up with the Guess brand and always respected and identified with the Marciano brothers history of taking influence from the country and culture of their heritage and fusing it with the spirit of the United States 86 In Spring 2020 Balvin co curated GUESS x J Balvin Colores with stylist Sita Abellan 85 He was also the first Latin artist to be awarded the best stylist of the year by the J Balvin FNAA awards however since 2016 Balvin has been called the style icon of reggaeton music in Latin America thanks to his hairstyles dressing and different fashion ideas in the reggaeton genre because no reggaeton artist has ever been ambitious and fashion conscious before balvin Collaborating with Nike in 2020 Balvin became the first Latin artist to collaborate with Nike however the shoe he designed was sold out within 1 minute breaking the sales record on the official Nike website Balvin who later participated in events such as the Met gala and Paris fashion week In 2022 he collaborated with Guess again and released a new collection called Amor This new collaboration which appeared in countries such as the United States Japan and Italy was highly appreciated Balvin will receive the international style icon award at the ACE awards in August 2022 Building on his partnership with Nike Balvin looks to release his Air Jordan 2 collaboration sneaker in 2022 along with new apparel pieces from this forthcoming capsule The Colombian crooner s AJ 2 is expected to be embellished in cloud like patterns and its matching sweatsuit is designed to mimic the same motif 87 Personal life EditBalvin has spoken out about the Venezuelan economic crisis and the situation occurring at the country s border with Colombia where thousands of Venezuelans have been forcibly deported 88 He called the situation deplorable and created the social media campaign LatinosSomosFamilia We Latinos are Family encouraging fans to sign a petition to support the displaced victims The petition was soon signed by other prominent Latin artists including Colombian singer Maluma 88 Balvin s campaign was launched shortly after cancelling his performance on Miss USA 2015 in protest of Donald Trump 88 He supports LGBT rights explaining It s all about love A lot of my closest friends are gay and dyed his hair rainbow colors to show support for Pride 2019 89 In August 2016 the singer was involved in a plane crash while leaving the Bahamas 90 91 While returning from a vacation with his family the plane failed to take off properly and crash landed shortly after departing from the runway 92 He posted a photo on Instagram of the small private plane after having landed in the bushes Nobody was injured in the accident and Balvin called it a miracle 90 Balvin has experienced panic attacks and stated that meditation saved his life 89 When his anxiety was at its worst he recalled that I forgot about my happiness I forgot about Jose his given name 93 He is known for his tattoos and got his first tattoo when he was twelve years old 94 His mother suffers from the rare genetic condition acute intermittent porphyria which causes seizures chronic pain and mental health difficulties He has the word Familia tattooed on his chest in her honor 93 Unlike many popular reggaeton singers who move to the United States upon gaining popularity Balvin continues to live in his hometown of Medellin explaining It keeps me real I m gonna be real everywhere I go but I m with my people I m connected to my roots I m in my country I don t need to live somewhere else I respect the ones who make it and leave their home base but I m good in Colombia 14 He declared he has a home in New York but he lives mostly in Medellin citation needed In 2020 it was revealed that Balvin contracted COVID 19 but he has since recovered 95 Since 2018 Balvin has been in a relationship with the Argentine model and Miss Argentina 2014 Valentina Ferrer 96 On 27 June 2021 the couple s first child a boy was born in New York City 97 Impact EditBalvin s global success with his Spanish recordings has been praised by music critics According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI he has pioneered Latin music s explosion onto the global stage 98 Billboard described him as the biggest breakout act Latin music has seen in many years 99 Nicole Acevedo of NBC News said that although Latin artists such as Ricky Martin Enrique Iglesias and Shakira achieved crossover success by recording English language albums Balvin is reinventing the way Latin music artists cross over to the U S music scene with musical productions recorded entirely in Spanish 100 Similarly August Brown of Los Angeles Times commented that Balvin s ideas felt like an inevitable future and is part of a new wave of several Latin artists representing the future of Latin and global pop where language is less a barrier than a invitation 101 Balvin s participation in the reggaeton scene has been noted 102 a genre previously associated primarily with Puerto Rican and Panamanian artists 103 He uses reggaeton as a vehicle to expose ideas identities and other social messages 104 and is perhaps the genre s most visible star according to American journalist Jon Caramanica 105 Elias Leight of Rolling Stone included him along Karol G and Ozuna as global hit makers with reggaeton and Latin trap songs 106 When Joan Scutia from Mexican Vogue reviewed Balvin s career and success noted that reggaeton is part of Simon Reynolds theory about globalization in music Nothing is foreign in an internet age 104 Evan Lamberg UMPG s president commented I consider J Balvin one of the greatest global contemporary songwriters artists in any genre 107 In a general perspective Sofia Rocher from Guinness World Records stated Balvin became leader of a second generation reggaeton revolution propelling Urban music back to the forefront of Latin music worldwide 7 Univision presented him as Latin Music s most popular and influential international artist 6 He was the first Latino to headline world musical events such as Coachella Tomorrowland and Lollapalooza 6 Iman Amrani from The Guardian felt that Balvin is now arguably Colombia s biggest cultural export and described him as example on how embracing national pride can be a force for cultural good 108 Awards and achievements EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by J Balvin Trophies received by J Balvin photographed in 2018 Balvin has won numerous awards and achievements He became the first recipient of the Global Icon Award given by Lo Nuestro Awards in recognition of his contribution to spread Latin music worldwide 109 6 and the first recipient of the inaugural Contemporary Song of the Year at the BMI Latin Awards with Ay Vamos 107 Additionally he received a Guinness World Records by the most Latin Grammy nominations in a single year with 13 in 2020 110 They also recognized his single Ginza for the longest stay at number 1 on Hot Latin Songs chart ever by a single artist 99 7 Balvin is the second artist with the most number one on Latin Rhythm Airplay behind only Daddy Yankee as of 2019 His music videos have billions of views 6 and had a consecutive record setting of 100 million views on VEVO with Tranquila 6 A M Ay Vamos and Ginza which marked the most viewed Spanish video debut in history 107 Ay Vamos became the first reggaeton song to exceed one billion views on YouTube 99 In addition VEVO named Balvin most watched Latin artist of 2015 107 and he became the most viewed artist on YouTube Global as of 2019 111 Balvin has multiple streaming records Mi Gente is the first Spanish language song to be number one on Spotify s Global Top 50 Chart 112 and he became the most streamed artist on Spotify as of 2018 overtaking Drake s previous record 112 113 He remains in the Top 5 as of April 2020 With his album Colores set a new record with all his songs occupying the Top 10 on Spotify 114 115 Additionally he became the first Latin artist to reach one billion streams on Apple Music 98 His other achievements include selling 35 million singles worldwide 6 and having 44 2 billion streams as of 2022 YouTube and Spotify 114 Discography EditMain article J Balvin discography Solo studio albums La Familia 2013 Energia 2016 Vibras 2018 Colores 2020 Jose 2021 Collaborative studio albums Oasis with Bad Bunny 2019 Tours EditHeadlining Edit La Familia Tour with Becky G 2015 Energia Tour 2016 2018 Vibras Tour 2018 Arcoiris Tour 2019 Supporting Edit The Sun Comes Out World Tour 2011 Sex and Love Tour 2014 References Edit a b J Balvin Panas Primera Cancion Amino Apps Amino Apps 24 November 2020 Retrieved 30 March 2018 Vlessing Etan 31 August 2020 Amazon Studios Acquires J Balvin Doc The Boy From Medellin Billboard Archived from the original on 12 September 2020 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14 October 2017 J Balvin Brings Out Steve Aoki for Energia Tour Finale in Miami Billboard Retrieved 27 April 2018 McIntyre Hugh 13 March 2017 J Balvin Explains Why His Spanish Language Music Does So Well In America Forbes Retrieved 30 March 2018 Estevez Marjua 8 November 2017 J Balvin Lives His Moment With Chart And Touring Success Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved 19 April 2018 J Balvin Drops Six New Mi Gente Remixes With Steve Aoki Cedric Gervais Dillon Francis amp More Billboard Retrieved 25 October 2017 a b c Raygoza Isabela 17 November 2017 J Balvin brings global starpower to the stage Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 31 March 2018 Retrieved 30 March 2018 Marjua Estevez J Balvin Anitta amp Jeon Are War Ready in Machika Premiere Watch Billboard Retrieved 19 January 2018 a b Nicky Jam s Friendship With J Balvin Produces a New Hit X The New York Times 26 March 2018 Retrieved 30 March 2018 Trust Gary 2 July 2018 Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two 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