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.

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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)

Origin

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Occupation

singer / record producer / songwriter / collector / rapper

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

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

• Official sitehttps://jbalvin.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jbalvin/
• Xhttps://x.com/JBALVIN
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%20Balvin
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966845

Tags

• Antioquia
• singer
• record producer
• songwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.