Urbano latino
Colombia
J Balvin
Upcoming Concerts for J Balvin
J Balvin currently has 6 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, September 12, 2025 at Iberdrola Music in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Sep12Sep 12, 2025Iberdrola MusicMadrid
- Sep14Sep 14, 2025Autódromo de Interlagos - José Carlos PaceSão Paulo
- Nov22Nov 22, 2025Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezMéxico
- Nov23Nov 23, 2025Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezMéxico
- Nov29Nov 29, 2025Estadio Atanasio GirardotMedellín
- Dec13Dec 13, 2025Estadio Nemesio Camacho El CampínBogotá
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About J Balvin
Hometown
Medellin, Colombia
Born
May 7, 1985
Genre
Urbano latino
There’s more to J Balvin than just being a global ambassador for reggaetón. In an interview with Apple Music in 2021, he clearly stated his mission to illuminate his—and his listeners’—everyday struggles with mental health. “Talking about a lot of things that people are suffering, but they just can’t talk about it,” he said. “So, I do talk about it. I want to help them. I want them to feel like it’s OK to not be OK.” Born José Álvaro Osorio Balvín in Medellín, Colombia, in 1985, Balvin grew up listening to rock music before falling in love with Daddy Yankee and reggaetón. He moved to the States as a teenager, first for a language exchange program in Oklahoma and then to New York City, before heading back to Colombia to start making music. And he has sustained that grassroots, home-first approach throughout his career.
Balvin’s biggest songs—from early singles like “6 AM” and “Ay Vamos” to 2017’s massive “Mi Gente” and 2019’s ROSALÍA collaboration “Con Altura”—are crossover Latin tracks, but not because they’re trying to cross over. Along with peers like Bad Bunny, he represents a generation of Latino artists having global impact without needing to cater to mainstream pop audiences. Even when he has teamed up with the likes of Cardi B, Skrillex, Major Lazer, and Beyoncé herself, Balvin has prioritized Spanish delivery over English. And on 2024’s Rayo, you can hear him bringing us into his own distinctive world of sound and emotion rather than making any concessions to grow his following. That approach has helped reveal a changing understanding of who his audience actually is. In other words, he and his peers didn’t break into the conversation; they brought the conversation to them. And they’re having it in Spanish.
Musical InfluencesJ Balvin's musical influences include Nirvana, 50 Cent, JAY-Z and more.
Influenced by J BalvinJ Balvin has influenced the music of Erick Brian Colón, CNCO, Bryant Myers and more.
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