José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, who is professionally known as J Balvin, was born in Medellín, Colombia. In 2001, he moved to the United States to learn English and lived in Oklahoma and in New York.
J Balvin performed at clubs in Medellín when he returned to the city from the U.S. Here are 13 more fact about the Colombian singer:
He grew up listening to rock bands including Metallica and Nirvana.
In 1997, he got his first tattoo.
He studied international business at Escuela de Administración, Finanzas e Instituto Tecnológico (Universidad EAFIT) in Medellín.
On May 7, 2009, EMI Music Mexico released his debut studio album titled “Real.”
In 2014, his Spanish-language song “6 AM” featuring Puerto Rican singer Carlos Efrén “Farruko” Reyes Rosado peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
As a musician, he considers Ramón Luis “Daddy Yankee” Ayala Rodríguez as his biggest inspiration.