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My Take
Karol G is an artist I find genuinely thrilling to watch. From Medellín, with studies at the University of Antioquia behind her, she climbed to the top of reggaeton and urban pop, a space long treated as a man's world. From her 2018 Latin Grammy for Best New Artist to Album of the Year and a Grammy win, she has gathered honors while carrying herself with unmistakable confidence. What moves me most is not just the music but the message: she turns her own resilience into something young women can draw strength from. I will always root for artists who put that kind of backbone into their sound.
Overview
Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Considered as one of the most influential reggaeton and urban pop artists, she has received awards including a Grammy, eight Latin Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist) and five Billboard Music Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Karol G
- Name (Japanese)
- カロル・G
- Reading
- かろる・G
- Born
- February 14, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Antioquia
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- 2021 Latin Grammy Award for Best Reggaeton Performance
- 2023 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- 2023 Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- 2023 Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
- 2024 Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album
- 2023 Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://karolgmusic.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/karolg/
- Xhttps://x.com/karolg
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%ABG
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.