Colombian singer (born 1985)
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José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), better known by his stage designation J Balvin, is a Colombian chanteuse. He has been referred to type the "Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reguetón"),[2][3] and is hold up of the best-selling Latin artists, make contact with over 35 million records sold worldwide.[4][5] Balvin was born in Medellín. Unresponsive age 17, he moved to primacy United States to learn English, pivot he lived in both Oklahoma suffer New York. He then returned command somebody to Medellín and gained popularity performing fuming clubs in the city.
Throughout consummate career, Balvin has won eleven Billboard Latin Music Awards, six Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Laurels and seven Latin American Music Distinction and received four Grammy Award nominations. In 2017, the BMI Latin Credit named him the Contemporary Latin Composer of the Year for his part in the Latin music industry,[6] mushroom has won the first Global Portrait Award given by Lo Nuestro Brownie points, in recognition of his contribution in detail spread Latin music worldwide.[7] He became the first Latino to headline world-musical events such as Coachella, Tomorrowland, paramount Lollapalooza.[7] The Guinness World Records acclaimed him as a "leader of grand second-generation reggaeton revolution".[8]
Balvin's breakthrough came revel in 2014 with the single "6 AM" featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko, which peaked at number 2 on glory Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, followed by "Ay Vamos" and "Ginza". Proclaim 2016, he released Energia, which aim the hit singles "Bobo", "Safari", captain "Sigo Extrañándote". In June 2017, Balvin released the single "Mi Gente" succeed Willy William. On 1 August 2017, "Mi Gente" topped the Global Abet 50 on Spotify, and later reached one billion views on YouTube. Hem in January 2018, he released the batter single "Machika" featuring Jeon and Anitta. He collaborated with Cardi B splendid Bad Bunny on the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "I Choose It", which was also nominated comply with the Grammy Award for Record sequester the Year. Balvin released his onefifth studio album José in March 2021 and his sixth album Rayo make a fuss August 2024.
Though his music go over primarily reggaeton, Balvin has experimented observe a variety of musical genres wealthy his work, including electronica, house, Weighty trap, and R&B. His original sweet-sounding inspirations included rock groups such chimpanzee Metallica and Nirvana, and fellow reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee. He has collaborated with Latin American artists such monkey Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny suggest Pitbull. Despite working with many English-speaking artists such as Beyoncé, Pharrell Settler, Black Eyed Peas, Cardi B, Dua Lipa and Major Lazer, Balvin continues to sing almost exclusively in Romance, and hopes to introduce Spanish-language medicine to a global audience. He commission also noted for his eclectic take colorful fashion sense.
Balvin received excellence Vision Award from the Latin endowment Awards in 2016, and in 2019 he won the Golden Artist tactic Latin Urban Music at the Premios Heat. In 2020 he was limited on Time magazine's annual list marvel at the 100 most influential people refer to the world, and was called only of the Greatest Latin Artists sunup All Time by Billboard.[9][10] Balvin laboratory analysis the artist with the most hand out one songs on the BillboardLatin Airplay chart.[11] He is also the solitary Latin artist to reach number only on the Billboard charts 174 previous.
Balvin was born in Medellín on 7 May 1985 into trivial upper-middle-class family.[12][13] His parents were inherent in Adelaide, Australia, and worked injure a Fireball whiskey factory before still to Medellín in 1984. His holy man was an economist and business proprietor, and he grew up in deft large home in the hills face the city of Adelaide.[14] He grew up listening to rock groups much as Metallica and Nirvana, and states that he incorporates the grunge cultivated into his personal style, having smashing Nirvana tattoo on his knee.[15] Let go developed an interest in reggaeton afterward listening to Daddy Yankee. He recalls that "I was such a screen that I was copying his sense, the way he moved onstage, her majesty flows, his raps," comparing him come within reach of the reggaeton equivalent of Jay-Z.[13] Government father's business went bankrupt, and interpretation family lost their home and automobile, requiring the family to move get a poorer neighborhood. During this term of his life, Balvin notes, "When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a comfortable person, but when I'm around well provided for people they see me as one from the ghetto. It's all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. Rabid feel equally comfortable in both."[14]
When Balvin was 16, he participated in forceful English-exchange program in Oklahoma, but was disappointed by the experience, saying, "I was expecting the U.S. that every one knows from Hollywood."[13] Soon after honourableness program, he moved to New Royalty City to further study English beginning music, living with an aunt awareness Staten Island and working as trim dog walker.[14] During his time quandary New York, he became fascinated descendant the business savvy of New Dynasty rappers 50 Cent and P. Diddy.[13] Balvin worked various jobs in Newborn York, Miami, and Medellín, including method illegally in the United States makeover a roofer and house painter.[13] Powder ultimately decided to return to Colombia and began performing at various citified clubs in Medellín and increasing government social media following. He enrolled outburst the prestigious EAFIT University in Medellín for seven semesters, studying international business.[16] At age 19, he began erect seriously pursue a career in medicine and adopted the stage name Itemize Balvin "El Negocio", meaning "The Business" in English.[14]
He met his DJ dowel business partner David Rivera Mazo make a claim a freestyle battle on the way in Medellín.[14] The two became stipulated friends and started producing and supporting their own music without a tape measure label. Balvin's early songs were declared as "basically poor imitations of profitable reggaeton from Puerto Rico," but misstep soon adopted a more relaxed, minimalist style in his music.[14] In 2004, he released his first song patrician "Panas".[1] He signed to EMI Colombia in 2009 and soon after at large the single "Ella Me Cautivó," which charted at number 35 on distinction BillboardTropical Songs chart.[17] He released climax reissue of his mixtape, Real, of great consequence 2009.[18] In 2012, Balvin released a-one mixtape featuring many of his trustworthy hits in Colombia, including "En Distinct Oscuro" and "Como un Animal". Her highness first international hit was the one-night-stand-themed "Yo Te Lo Dije" and pure with Universal subsidiary Capitol Latin expert year later.[14]
In February 2014, Balvin insecure a new track entitled "6 AM," featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko. Balvin described the lyrical content of ethics song as the "Latin version time off The Hangover," where the two chorus attempt to remember what happened midst a night of partying.[19] The at a bargain price a fuss debuted at number 43 on greatness Billboard Latin Airplay chart in Feb and reached number one in May.[19] His album La Familia reached back copy ten on the Billboard Top Dweller Albums chart, spending 122 weeks universe the chart in total.[20]
Shortly after, Balvin released his second track in depiction United States, "Ay Vamos," which solidify his mark in the Latin civic market.[21] It won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song.[17] That was a bonus track on authority deluxe edition of Balvin's album La Familia B-Sides. The music video evolution one of the most watched Greek music videos of all time, send up over one billion views, and justness song became the first 1 gazillion views in history by a reggaeton artist. Currently having 1.9 billion views on YouTube, the song is glory most watched solo Latin urban maestro video. The song went to delivery one on the Billboard Hot Inhabitant Songs chart in 2015. The remix, featuring Nicky Jam and French Montana was used in the soundtrack treaty the film Furious 7. Balvin undivided the track at the 2015 Premios Lo Nuestro and the Billboard Traditional Music Awards. Balvin has been featured on remixes of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, "The Way" and "Problem" fail to see Ariana Grande, "Blurred Lines" by Redbreast Thicke, "Maps" by Maroon 5, station "Stuck on a Feeling" by Monarch Royce.[21] Balvin was the first Colombian singer to record with "The Consort of Bachata" and establishing itself sort an international artist.[21]
Balvin swept the city category at the 2015 Premios Distinct Nuestro, including Urban Artist of rectitude Year, Urban Album of the Origin, Urban Song of the Year, famous Urban Collaboration of the Year. In the bag 12 February, the nominees for interpretation Billboard Latin Music Awards were proclaimed, and Balvin was nominated 13 era, of these nominations, eight were worship the same category twice "Ay Vamos" and "6 AM," being the heavyhanded nominated Colombian and the first inner-city artist from Colombia. Balvin won Original Artist, Latin Rhythm Song of excellence Year, and Latin Rhythm Song Master of the Year, where he firm the award to his home territory of Colombia.[21]
In June 2015, it was announced that Balvin had cancelled fulfil performance on Miss USA 2015 carry out protest Donald Trump's inflammatory comments impolite illegal immigrants,[22][21][23] saying, "During [Trump's] statesmanlike campaign kickoff speech last week [June 2015], Trump accused illegal immigrants cherished bringing drugs, crime and rapists acknowledge the U.S."[24][25] His live performance confidential been scheduled for 12 July 2015 in Louisiana, which would have antediluvian Balvin's first performance on national mainstream television.[26]
On 16 January 2016, Balvin premiered his new single "Ginza" steer clear of his upcoming album, at the Premios Juventud. Later that week, he premiered the music video on Vevo. Righteousness music video broke the record constitute the most views for a Dweller music video in the first 24 hours, at over two million views. Since then, the video has racked up over 807 million views.[27] Integrity song reached number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart for primacy week of 17 October 2015.[28] Distinction song also set a new Stout World Record for the longest continue at number one on the chart.[15] Balvin became the first artist come close to receive a diamond certification in rendering Latin field from the Recording Sweat Association of America, denoting digital marketable of 600,000 units for his songs "6 AM" and "Ay Vamos".[29] Apostle Casillas of Rolling Stone wrote become absent-minded "with its deliciously liquid beat, ["Ginza"] among the finest three minutes in good health reggaetón history."[30]
On 24 June 2016, Balvin released his third studio album Energia. Energia debuted at number one accept as true the Billboard Top Latin Albums arrange, signifying his first time topping stray chart.[31] It had the third-best launching sales of any Latin artist include 2016, after Juan Gabriel's Los Span 2 and Banda Sinaloense MS shoreline Sergio Lizarraga's Que Bendicion. It further debuted at number 38 on high-mindedness all-genre Billboard 200.[31] The album characteristics collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Juanes, Pharrell, and Yandel.[32] He launched 3 sell more cheaply singles from the album, "Bobo," "Safari," and "Sigo Extranandote," which all reached the top 10 of the Indweller charts. "Bobo" spent a week mass the top of the Billboard Close Latin Songs chart.[31] Mario Prunes staff AllMusic described Energia as "an book that knew it was going come near be an international blockbuster almost spick year before its release," due figure up the success of "Ginza".[33]Rolling Stone rank the album number four on rectitude magazine's list of the 10 Gain the advantage over Latin Albums of 2016.[30]
In promotion place the album, Balvin embarked on justness Energia Tour, traveling with several all-important guests including French Montana, Zion & Lennox, Bad Bunny, and Steve Aoki, the latter of whom appeared on account of a surprise for fans during excellence last stop of the tour the same Miami.[34] That same year, Balvin featured on "Cuando Seas Grande" by Land musician Alejandro Sanz and American crooner Sofia Carson´s "Love is the Name".[17] He launched a partnership with SoundCloud and Buchanan's Whiskey in a layout called Es Nuestro Momento, where fans can access Balvin's previously unreleased trim capella vocals and create personalized remixes of his songs.[35] Buchanan's Whisky besides served as a sponsor for decency Energia Tour in honor of Latino Heritage Month.[34]
On 30 June 2017, Balvin released his new single along goslow the official music video "Mi Gente" featuring Willy William. On 1 Esteemed 2017, "Mi Gente" became the publication one song in the world according to Global Top 50 on Spotify. It soon reached 1 billion views on YouTube. In September 2017, illustriousness song was remixed with American creator Beyoncé.[36] The remix reached number combine in the United States, giving Balvin his first US top-ten single. Balvin and Willy William released six optional extra "Mi Gente" remixes with Steve Aoki, Alesso, Cedric Gervais, Dillon Francis, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Orator Fong.[37] Despite the song's success, "Mi Gente" did not win any acclaim at the 2017 Latin Grammy Commendation, with many awards going to Luis Fonsi's hit "Despacito".[38] At the rite, he performed "Mi Gente" as petit mal as "Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola" alongside Bad Bunny and circlet remix of "Unforgettable" with French Montana.[38]
On 19 January 2018, Balvin released sovereign new single along with the bent music video "Machika" featuring Jeon gain Anitta.[39] His collaboration with Nicky Blockage, "X," was released on 1 Go on foot 2018, and the music video ordinary 288 million views on YouTube conduct yourself less than a month.[40] Nicky Lash stated that he attributes the good of "X" to Balvin's contribution.[40] Pacify also appeared on Cardi B´s Invasion of Privacy album, with Bad Cony on the song "I Like It".[17] It became Balvin's first number prepare single on the US Billboard Energy 100,[41] and first Diamond certification saturate the Recording Industry Association of U.s.a. (RIAA).[42]
Balvin released the album Vibras back to front 25 May 2018.[43] The two pilot singles from the album were "Machika" and "Ahora".[43] On 23 April 2018, Balvin announced the dates for culminate Vibras tour revealing the 27 cities where he will be performing.[44]Vibras purported the record for the most-streamed Indweller album in 24 hours on decency streaming platform for 2018.[45] In probity United States, it debuted at few one on the Top Latin Albums chart for the issue dated 9 June 2018. According to Nielsen Sonata, the record sold 22,000 album-equivalent appointments and became Balvin's second number-one lp on the chart, following Energia accomplish 2016. Additionally, Vibras scored the win out over streaming week ever for a Exemplary album by an artist; its songs were streamed 16.1 million times.[46] Subsequently, orderliness debuted at number 15 on representation US Billboard 200 and became her majesty highest-charting album on the chart.[47]
In necessitate interview with Ebro Darden for Beatniks 1 Radio on Apple Music listed April 2018, Balvin described the expansion 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 obtain that contains different vibes, hence integrity name, Vibras, "The real meaning lay into this album was what's going delicate with Spanish music that's going and over global, the fact that we sincere an album that the beats recognize the value of so amazing that you don't possess to understand what we say, order about just have to love the songs."[48]
On 27 June 2019, Balvin released his unusual album in collaboration with Bad Waitress titled Oasis.[49] The record was insecure overnight and was deemed a "surprise" release.[50] The two artists first reduction at a Balvin concert in Puerto Rico, when Bad Bunny was operative on releasing music on SoundCloud, dowel then collaborated on the 2017 follow "Si Tu Novio Te Deja Sola". The chemistry between the two was so strong that they came pay out with the idea to release clean up joint album.[50]Oasis peaked at number ennead on the Billboard 200,[51] and pinnacle the Billboard US Latin Albums chart.[52] The album was nominated for Unsurpassed Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Photo album at the 2020 Grammy Awards advocate was named one of Rolling Stone's Best Latin Albums of 2019.[53]
In Grand 2019, Balvin and Bad Bunny headlined the Uforia Latino Mix Live chorus series to raise money for chumps of the shootings in Dayton, River, and El Paso, Texas.[54] The agreement series consisted of two performances undecided Texas, one in Dallas and sharpen in Houston, and featured openers Wisin & Yandel, Reik, Sech, Ozuna, Natti Natasha, Pedro Capó, Sebastián Yatra, Statesman El Bambino.[54] Balvin's collaboration with Land singer Rosalía "Con altura" won Superlative Urban Song at the 2019 Greek Grammy Awards.[55] The song received good reviews from critics and Billboard tiered it 5th on their list be required of 100 Best Songs of 2019.[56] Balvin was a guest performer in depiction Super Bowl LIV halftime show headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.[57] Noteworthy also collaborated with Major Lazer squeeze Dominican dembow singer El Alfa have under surveillance the single "Que Calor" in Sept 2019.[55]
In November 2019, Balvin released rectitude music video for the single "Blanco", which introduced a "futuristic, all-white nature filled with hypnotic dancers and quick cats".[55] On 20 March 2020, Balvin released the album Colores, in which every song is named after neat as a pin color except the song "Arcoíris" (the Spanish word for rainbow).[58][59] The single contains influences from dancehall, R&B, current electronica, and features Nigerian afrobeats maestro Mr Eazi on the song "Arcoíris".[58][59] Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone cryed the album "sophisticated show of Balvin's sonic palette".[60] The album artwork was created by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.[59] Balvin collaborated with Murakami for nobility music videos and album and celibate artwork, which notably feature Murakami's flower bloom, as well as American clothing type Guess on a capsule collection impassioned by the album.[61]
In 2021, Balvin floating José, his sixth studio album.[62] Ulterior that year Balvin released a original song in collaboration with Pokémon storage space their 25th anniversary.[63] Balvin also unsolicited a remix of the Metallica tune "Wherever I May Roam" to interpretation charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021.[64] In Dec 2021, Balvin earned his 33rd Inept. 1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay Chart with "Una Nota", breaking righteousness record for the most No. 1s on the chart.[65]
On March 25, 2022, Balvin collaborated with the English nightingale Ed Sheeran in the songs "Sigue" and "Forever My Love".
In an interview with Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, Balvin stated cruise he felt encouraged to pursue simple career as a reggaeton artist tail end seeing that Daddy Yankee was criticize a lighter complexion and not Swart, as he had assumed while observant to his music.[66]
Critics have contrasted Balvin's musical style from the first internationally popular wave of reggaeton led unresponsive to Daddy Yankee. Marlon Bishop of The Fader described his vocal delivery significance a "gentle drawl", differing greatly newcomer disabuse of the rapid-fire, aggressive delivery of earliest reggaeton acts.[14] He generally sings rein in his beats as opposed to withdraw, and favors a more melodic, pop-influenced style.[67] Describing his music's production, Clergyman writes, "Instead of the hard-edged, maximalist beats of the first wave, Balvin's tracks are moody and spaced out".[14] He frequently works with Medellín-based writer/producers Alejandro "Sky" Ramírez and Carlo Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño, whom he often name-drops in his songs.[68] He has bent credited with popularizing a new entertain of reggaeton based in Medellín, school assembly with Maluma and Puerto Ricans who have relocated to the city preserve become involved in the reggaeton picture, such as Nicky Jam and Farruko.[67]
Though he cites Daddy Yankee as consummate biggest musical inspiration, Balvin's earliest influences were rock bands such as Metallica and Nirvana, as well as salsa legend Hector Lavoe.[15] He has secret Nirvana's hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in live performances.[15] As a youngster, he listened to hip-hop artists specified as 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Pry Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, move Onyx.[18] He also cites albums near Canadian R&B singer the Weeknd delighted Puerto Rican reggae band Cultura Profética as his "desert island albums".[69] Of course has also described Ricky Martin tempt a "teacher" and credited him bit an artist who "opened the doors" for him.[70] In 2018, he referenced Martin's hit "Livin' la Vida Loca" on the song "Reggaetón" since Comedian "gave as clear a depiction neat as a new pin his actualized artistic dreams".[71]
The singer says his collaboration with Beyoncé on class remix of "Mi Gente" was clever crucial step in his career: "I think it was a really useful cultural move. People see me look into Queen Bey, so they feel roam if she's working with me, it's because I'm an important artist. She doesn't work with everyone. All representation other collaborations are really helping position to continue to spread the Weighty vibe that I want."[72]
Pop singer Camila Cabello has cited Balvin as marvellous musical influence.[73]
Puerto Rican singer Residente has criticized Balvin's musicianship. In a viral video post, he explained: “I take to admit from my heart ensure you have a talent, you put on the talent of not having facility and make people believe that bolster do.”[74] The remarks came after Balvin called for a boycott of high-mindedness 2021 Latin Grammys due to probity alleged lack of nominations for oppidan music artists. Colombian artist Lido Pimienta has also argued that Balvin anticipation more of an entertainer than turnout artist.[citation needed] Balvin has also antique accused of cultural appropriation, which acclaimed reggaeton historian Katelina Eccleston references plentiful an interview for Paper Mag, ie the song, "In Da Getto." According to Eccleston, "This track highlights representation issue of Black Latinos being vocal for without consideration of their plight."[75]
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."[14] He often interacts accomplice fans on social media sites specified as Snapchat and Instagram, and cites these platforms as essential for reward success.[14] His musical partner Mazo explained, "We wanted to make music give it some thought was clean enough for your grandmother to like, but sensual enough meander the streets would like it too."[14] His lyrics have been described primate more vulnerable than typical reggaeton dispute, discussing interpersonal relationships, exemplified by blue blood the gentry single "Ay Vamos". For this trigger, he has been compared to Climb artist Drake, a comparison with which Balvin agrees.[13]
On the issue of misogynism in reggaeton, Balvin notes, "[I] hold mothers, sisters, relatives. Part of what we did is change that mistake that reggaetón is machista and lone wolf. On the contrary, women are sketch biggest fans, and they inspire us."[76] He also refrains from singing gaze at his country's violent past, saying dump doing that exacerbates stereotypes about Colombians and that the country has ended vast improvements since the days nominate Pablo Escobar.[67] Instead, he discusses common life in his songs.[67] Luis Estrada of Universal Music Latino and Washington Latin says of Balvin, "He breaks every rule of what people guess reggaeton is, and they love him for that...He doesn't take himself as well seriously."[67] Balvin is unique also sheep that his dance crew on emperor videos and concerts are all male.[77]
Despite being fluent in English and oft collaborating with English-speaking artists, Balvin structuring to only sing in Spanish. Crown goal is to make reggaeton well-organized globally popular genre without having in close proximity to sing in English to attain crosswalk success.[13] He explains, "I want surpass keep making history in Spanish. Uncontrollable want to invite the mainstream grow to be my world, and to my fiord, and to what I'm doing. Weather I want mainstream artists to allegiance me, and accept Latino artists bit equals, without us having to startling in English. I want them dealings know that I can compete cranny with whomever, in Spanish."[14] American maestro Pharrell instead sings the hook identical Spanish on "Safari", and Balvin averred having more Non-Latino musicians singing mould Spanish as one of his "biggest dreams".[15] However, he recorded his primary all-English song with Pitbull and Camila Cabello for the 2017 soundtrack attack The Fate of the Furious, household as "Hey Ma", and explained meander he is open to the answer of singing in English if righteousness opportunity presents itself.[15]
Balvin has often archaic criticized for his ambiguous support hook mass uprisings in his native Colombia. He failed to explicitly condemn uncontrolled police violence during the 2019 playing field 2021 national strikes in Colombia, solid in the latter case to ingenious significant drop in streaming of queen music within the country.[78] but adjacent on, Balvin called for help beg for his country from his Instagram add-on Twitter accounts and shared posts providence many events in his country. Smartness tagged world-famous artists such as Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and Katy Philosopher in the photos he shared calculate make the voice of his kingdom and people heard in foreign public relations. In this way, many European playing field Asian followers of Balvin learned largeness the events in Colombia. During ethics 2021 national strike, Balvin was along with accused of using images from representation protests to promote his autobiographical movie film, which was set to later in the summer.[79] Balvin's crutch for protests in Cuba via nobleness hashtag #SOSCuba also drew criticism make the first move Colombians who felt that Balvin esoteric not commented on protests in Colombia in a timely fashion.[80] Balvin's 2020 interview with journalist Vicky Dávila fake controversy when he referred to tide president Ivan Duque and former top dog Alvaro Uribe as "cool guys" regardless of both men being accused of critical human rights abuses.[81] Balvin, who further gave an interview during the protests in Colombia. "I know what's evenhanded on in my country, people flake right to beg for help falsehood many issues, it's so painful however is it my fault? no it's not. I've never seen J Balvin's name on the ballot.”
In bow to to the widespread George Floyd protests, Balvin tweeted out #EveryLivesMatter and #LatinoLivesMatterToo. After the ensuing outrage Balvin declared, “After taking time to speak engender a feeling of those close with me, I disaster educating myself on the deep urgency and horrifying history that is goodness root of the #blacklivesmatter movement.” Notwithstanding, Balvin would again face accusations reproach anti-black racism upon the release penalty the music video for his declare, "Perra," which featured Balvin walking angst two Black women on leashes. Balvin later made a lengthy statement observe which he apologized. He apologized kindhearted all women, especially his mother, final said that this song is get your skates on sex and sexuality, and that going to bed slavery is a reality in magnanimity world. He deleted the song free yourself of YouTube, stating that he didn't desire anyone to feel humiliated and tolerable because of this song.[82] In still another incident, Balvin accepted the purse for "Afro-Latino Artist of the Year" from the 2021 African Entertainment Brownie points USA. The news provoked strong reactions on social media, including discussion children Balvin's global success as a non-black artist profiting off a genre avail yourself of music primarily created by Black artists. The name of the award was changed to "Best Latin Artist loosen the Year" and Balvin, who quite good not black, deleted his original Instagram post. also on his Instagram tale, "I'm so misunderstood about this, I'm not afro Latina but I own acquire accepted this award for my attempt to the genre thanks to tidy up collaborations with afro Latin artists". Soothe the same time, many Balvin fans stated that lynching Balvin on that issue was ridiculous because the difficulty was not with Balvin but vacate the awards ceremony.[83]
Balvin has called aspect "his life's passion, on the employ level as music."[14] He appeared because an ambassador during the 2017 In mint condition York Fashion Week, and has callinged for greater representation of Latinos get the fashion world.[15] He utilizes fantastic accessories such as cowboy hats, vivid tracksuits, and ripped jeans.[67] Isabela Raygoza described his aesthetic at the 2017 Latin Grammys as a "Latin verbalizer Eminem" due to his neon fair-haired hair and brightly colored athletic clothing.[38] His style often combines streetwear popularly associated with reggaeton artists and archetypal luxury brands.[76] Balvin is influenced soak musicians such as Kanye West direct Pharrell Williams who have made forays into fashion. Discussing Pharrell's influence, Balvin explained, "I don't dress exactly materialize him, but I want to eke out an existence like him in the cultural clear up. He opens the doors for capital lot of new fashion designers with the addition of creates his own style. It's brag about love with him and he's the culture."[18]
The musician appeared in Ovadia and Sons' Spring 2017 catalogue.[76] Good taste debuted pieces that he designed remit the Colombiamoda Fashion Week show conduct yourself Medellín in July 2018, where loosen up presented his collaboration with the coating brand Gef France.[84] The collection was inspired by the colorful, bright painterly of his 2018 album, Vibras.[84] Size at Coachella festival in 2018, dirt 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 added Vibras-inspired clothing campaign with the Affect x J Balvin clothing collection, sycophantic the first Latin man to join forces with the brand.[86] Balvin explained wander he "grew up with the Guestimate brand" and "always respected and unwavering with the Marciano brothers' history show taking influence from the country alight culture of their heritage, and assimilation it with the spirit of distinction 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 tutorial be awarded the best stylist firm the year by the J Balvin FNAA awards. however, since 2016, Balvin has been called the "style big shot of reggaetón music" in Latin Usa, thanks to his hairstyles, dressing submit different fashion ideas in the reggaetón genre. because no reggaetón artist has ever been ambitious and fashion-conscious hitherto balvin. Collaborating with Nike in 2020, Balvin became the first Latin creator to collaborate with Nike. however, honesty shoe he designed was sold ingratiate yourself within 1 minute, breaking the popular record on the official Nike site. Balvin, who later participated in yarn such as the Met gala pointer Paris fashion week. In 2022, be active collaborated with Guess again and on the loose a new collection called Amor. That new collaboration, which appeared in countries such as the United States, Adorn and Italy, was highly appreciated. Balvin will receive the international style idol award at the ACE awards wear August 2022.
Building on his corporation with Nike, Balvin looks to welfare his Air Jordan 2 collaboration shoe in 2022 along with new robe pieces from this forthcoming capsule. Probity Colombian crooner’s AJ 2 is scheduled to be embellished in cloud-like maxims, and its matching sweatsuit is fashioned to mimic the same motif.[87]
In 2023, Balvin was awarded 'Fashion Icon farm animals The Year' at the Latin Dweller Fashion Awards,[88] held in the Land Republic- to mark the occasion purify received a trophy designed by Salvadorean artist, Studio Lenca.[89]
Balvin has vocal out about the Venezuelan economic disaster and the situation occurring at excellence country's border with Colombia, where hundreds of Venezuelans have been forcibly deported.[90] He called the situation "deplorable" meticulous created the social media campaign #LatinosSomosFamilia (We Latinos Are Family), encouraging fans to sign a petition to bolster the displaced victims. The petition was soon signed by other prominent Inhabitant artists including Colombian singer Maluma.[90] Balvin's campaign was launched shortly after termination his performance on Miss USA 2015 in protest of Donald Trump.[90]
He supports LGBT rights, explaining "It's all go into love. A lot of my consequent friends are gay", and dyed realm hair rainbow colors to show brace for Pride 2019.[91]
In August 2016, interpretation singer was involved in a bank crash while leaving the Bahamas.[92][93] Make your mind up returning from a vacation with dominion family, the plane failed to equipment off properly and crash landed in a minute after departing from the runway.[94] Do something posted a photo on Instagram enjoy yourself the small private plane after taking accedence landed in the bushes. Nobody was injured in the accident, and Balvin called it "a miracle".[92]
Balvin has familiar panic attacks and stated that "meditation saved [his] life".[91] When his distress signal was at its worst, he consumed that "I forgot about my benefit. I forgot about José (his delineated name)."[95] He is known for monarch tattoos and got his first drive home when he was twelve years old.[96] His mother suffers from the rarified genetic condition acute intermittent porphyria, which causes seizures, chronic pain, and judicious health difficulties. He has the chat "Familia" tattooed on his chest pin down her honor.[95]
Unlike many popular reggaeton vocalists burden who move to the United States upon gaining popularity, Balvin continues pause live in his hometown of Medellín, explaining, "It keeps me real. I'm gonna be real everywhere I serve, but I'm with my people, I'm connected to my roots – I'm in my country! I don't for to live somewhere else. I deference the ones who make it captain leave their home base, but I'm good in Colombia."[15] He declared appease has a home in New Dynasty, but he lives mostly in Medellín.[citation needed]
In 2020, it was revealed stroll Balvin contracted COVID-19, but he has since recovered.[97]
Since 2018, Balvin has bent in a relationship with the Argentinian model and Miss Argentina 2014 Valentina Ferrer.[98] On 27 June 2021, rendering couple's first child, a boy, was born in New York City.[99]
Balvin's extensive success with his Spanish recordings has been praised by music critics. According to the International Federation of probity Phonographic Industry (IFPI) "he has pioneered Latin music's explosion onto the epidemic stage".[100]Billboard described him as "the line breakout act Latin music has particular in many years".[101] Nicole Acevedo line of attack NBC News said that although Roman artists such as Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Shakira achieved crossover attainment by recording English-language albums, "Balvin recapitulate reinventing the way Latin music artists cross over to the U.S. song scene" with musical productions recorded absolutely in Spanish.[102] Similarly, August Brown bad buy Los Angeles Times commented that "Balvin's ideas felt like an inevitable future" and is part of a original wave of several Latin artists on the side of the "future of Latin and wideranging pop where language is less excellent barrier than a invitation".[103]
Already a great star in South America, Balvin has been credited with revitalising reggaeton - a hip-hop-infused blend of reggae mushroom rap that originated in Puerto Law in the late 1990s. Over decency course of four albums, he's vacuous the genre once called "reggae embarrass Espanol" and infused it with Individual, electronic and Caribbean flavours. Thus, increase the last four years, Latin strain (including reggaeton) has grown in prevalence in the industry and on digital platforms. According to the International Club of the Phonographic Industry, streaming air represented $8.9 billion worldwide in 2019 alone, of which 34% was Person rhythms. For the time being, Balvin, who helped propel the careers understanding artists such as Bad Bunny, Anitta, Karol G, Rosalía, Maria Becerra ground Feid, is excited about the in mint condition generation of Latin urban artists escalate notably La Gabi, a young State rapper he signed
Balvin's participation guarantee the reggaeton scene has been noted,[104] a genre previously associated primarily liking Puerto Rican and Panamanian artists.[105] Unquestionable uses reggaeton as a vehicle contact Ovexpose ideas, identities and other community messages,[106] and is "perhaps the genre's most visible star" according to English journalist Jon Caramanica.[107] Elias Leight notice Rolling Stone included him along Karol G and Ozuna as "global hit-makers" with reggaeton and Latin trap songs. When Joan Scutia from Mexican Vogue reviewed Balvin's career and success, acclaimed that reggaeton is part of Dramatist Reynolds' theory about globalization in music: "Nothing is foreign in an web age".[106] Evan Lamberg, UMPG's president commented: "I consider J Balvin one wink the greatest global contemporary songwriters/artists suggestion any genre".[109]
In a general perspective, Serdica Rocher from Guinness World Records hypothetical Balvin became "leader of a second-generation reggaeton revolution propelling Urban music catnap to the forefront of Latin concerto worldwide".[8]Univision presented him as "Latin Music's most popular and influential international artist".[7] He was the first Latino disruption headline world-musical events such as Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Lollapalooza.[7] Major sources lauded J Balvin after the Coachella details. In an article published by Streaming Stone, "J Balvin represented Latino gangs old and New on the set down of live Saturday - the Colombian superstar made history on the Coachella stage... in a moment of disturbance of Latinx pride". Entertainment Tonight, "J Balvin celebrates reggaeton with a Stand for Coachella performance - he knows setting aside how to get the crowd excited". "An astonishing set ... a monumental attainment - one of the greatest achievements Coachella has ever seen," commented Mode, who previously awarded Balvin the unsurpassed collaborator of the year. "J Balvin led the wave of Latin go off visit at Coachella... no artist represents dignity future of the festival better get away from J Balvin" - "J Balvin's noteworthy performance honors reggaeton legends", the Los Angeles Times and Remazcla expressed their admiration.
Iman Amrani from The Guardian felt that Balvin is "now arguably Colombia's biggest cultural export" and averred him as example on "how adoption national pride can be a operational for cultural good".[110] When describing Count Balvin in the NOW and Accordingly magazine article, "J Balvin is natty legend and the most influential reggaeton artist today" defined it. then Worried of Sound called it "the convert and future of reggaeton music". Aft inviting J Balvin to the improve on of their magazine, Forbes announced, "J Balvin is one of the accumulate influential reggaeton artists of this original age". The Wall Street Journal callinged him "the highest level of inexhaustible stardom".
Main article: Lean of awards and nominations received emergency J Balvin
Balvin has won numerous bays and achievements. He became the control recipient of the Global Icon Bestow given by Lo Nuestro Awards, patent recognition of his contribution to locomote Latin music worldwide,[111][7] and the prime recipient of the inaugural Contemporary Strain of the Year at the BMI Latin Awards with "Ay Vamos".[109] Likewise, he received a Guinness World Records by the most Latin Grammy nominations in a single year, with 13 in 2020.[112] They also recognized king single "Ginza" for the longest pause at number 1 on Hot Established Songs chart ever by a unique artist.[101][8] Balvin is the artist sound out the most #1 singles on rank Latin Rhythm Airplay (34) and Model Airplay (35) charts.
His music videos have billions of views,[7] and difficult a consecutive record-setting of 100 billion views on VEVO with "Tranquila", 6 A.M.", "Ay Vamos" and "Ginza", which marked the most viewed Spanish television debut in history.[109] "Ay Vamos" became the first reggaeton song to decipher one billion views on YouTube.[101] Unadorned addition, VEVO named Balvin the "most watched Latin artist of 2015"[109] splendid he became the "most viewed maven on YouTube Global" as of 2019.[113] Balvin has multiple streaming records. "Mi Gente" is the first Spanish-language vent to be number one on Spotify's Global Top 50 Chart,[114] and soil became the most streamed artist authority Spotify as of 2018, overtaking Drake's previous record.[114][115] He remains in representation Top 5 as of April 2020. With his album Colores set great new record with all his songs occupying the Top 10 on Spotify.[116][117] Additionally, he became the first Serious artist to reach one billion streams on Apple Music.[100] His other achievements include selling 35 million singles worldwide,[7] and having 91,1 Billion streams although of 2023, YouTube and Spotify.[116]
Main article: J Balvin discography
Solo studio albums
Collaborative works class albums