J Balvin

J Balvin is one of the people who genuinely moved the needle for me. Born in Medellin in 1985, he went to the US at 17 to learn English, lived in Oklahoma and New York, then came back and built himself up in Colombian clubs. What I admire is that he made reggaeton in Spanish a global default rather than a niche, and he kept Medellin front and center while doing it. Multiple Latin Grammys for urban work back that up. The colorful, easygoing image hides a real ambition, and I think that mix is exactly why the music traveled so far.

Name (English)

J Balvin

Name (Japanese)

J・バルヴィン

Reading

J・ばるゔぃん

Born

May 7, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Occupation

singer / record producer / songwriter / collector / rapper

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song
• 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
• 2016 Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
• 2024 Billboard Spirit of Hope Award

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://jbalvin.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jbalvin/
• Xhttps://x.com/JBALVIN
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Antioquia
• singer
• record producer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.