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J Balvin

J Balvin, born José Álvaro Osorio Balvín on May 7, 1985, in Medellín, Colombia, became one of reggaeton’s defining global figures after helping move Latin urban music into the international pop mainstream. Raised in a middle-class family before financial problems pushed his household into a more difficult neighborhood, he spent time in the United States as a teenager, absorbing hip-hop influences from artists such as Puff Daddy and 50 Cent before returning to Colombia to finish school and pursue music. Working with longtime creative partner DJ David Rivera Mazo, J Balvin came up ...