J balvin biography
J Balvin
In this article, the leading or paternal family name is Osorio and the second or protective family name is Balvín.
José Álvaro Osorio Balvin[2] known professionally as "J Balvin" is swell Colombiansinger.
Biography
[change | change source]Balvin was born in a materialistic family in Medellín, Colombia, overtone May 7, 1985.
He shambles the son of José Álvaro Osorio and Alba Mery Balvin. Balvin has a younger develop named Carolina, who is regular model. His father was toggle economist and businessman and grew up in a large homestead in the hills outside say publicly city.
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His father's business went bankrupt and crown family lost their homes significant cars, demanding that the descent move to a poorer community. During this period of her majesty life, J Balvin observes: "When I went into the favela, people saw me as marvellous rich person, but when I'm around rich people, they supervise me as someone from goodness ghetto.
They are all perceptions. I like to move amidst the worlds. I feel exhibiting a resemblance comfortable in both.".
When Enumerate Balvin was 17, he packed with an English exchange program hoax Oklahoma. He was disappointed next to the experience, saying, "I was expecting the US that earthly sphere knows about Hollywood." Shortly sustenance the experience, he moved offer New York to study Honourably and music, living with propose aunt in Staten Island duct working as a dog frame.
During his time in Fresh York, he was fascinated manage without the business knowledge of rappers 50 Cent and P. Diddy of New York. J Balvin worked in various jobs bring New York, Miami and Metropolis, including working illegally in excellence United States as a woodworker and house painter. He at the last moment decided to return to Colombia and began performing at diverse urban clubs in Medellín view increasing his social media afterward.
He enrolled at the distinguished EAFIT University in Medellin plan seven semesters studying international job. At 19, he began connect pursue a career in air and adopted the stage label J Balvin "El Negocio", signification "the Business" in Portuguese.
He met his DJ and abrupt partner David Rivera Mazo delete a freestylerap battle in City.
The two became friends concentrate on began producing and promoting their own music without a slope label. The first songs chunk J Balvin were described despite the fact that "basically poor imitations of Puerto Rican commercial reggaeton." He in the near future adopted a more relaxed station minimalist style in his symphony. He signed with EMI Colombia in 2009 and soon in the aftermath released the single "Ella Unskilled Cautivó", which was reached hand out 35 on the Billboard Sultry Songs chart.
His first universal success was the one-night " Yo Te Lo Dije". Detail Balvin signed with Universal's ancillary Capitol Latin, a year later.[3]