Maluma (singer)

Juan Luis Londoño Arias (born 28 January 1994), known professionally as

Maluma
Maluma, is a Colombian singer and songwriter, signed to Sony Music
Colombia and Sony Latin.[1] Born and raised in Medellín, he developed an
interest in music at a young age, and began recording songs at age 16. He
released his debut album, Magia, a year later in 2012. However, his
breakthrough album was 2015's Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, which led to successful
collaborations with artists Thalía, Shakira and Ricky Martin. He released
F.A.M.E. in 2018, to further commercial success. He followed it up with 11:11,
released the next year.

Maluma has several singles that have charted within the top 10 on Billboard Hot
Latin Songs, including "Felices los 4", "Borró Cassette", "El Perdedor" and
"Corazón". He has worked with several international artists such as Shakira,
XXXTentacion and Madonna. His collaborative efforts "Chantaje" with Shakira
and "Medellín" with Madonna have reached the top of the Hot Latin Songs. He
has won a Latin Grammy Award and two Latin American Music Awards.
Musically, Maluma's songs have been described as reggaeton, Latin trap, and
pop.
Maluma performing in São Paulo,
Brazil, November 2017
Background information

Contents Birth name Juan Luis Londoño

Arias
Career
2010–2013: Career beginnings, debut and rise to fame
Born 28 January 1994[1]
2014–present: Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy and F.A.M.E. Medellín, Colombia

Artistry Genres Reggaeton · Latin trap

Personal life · latin pop[2]

Awards and nominations Occupation(s) Singer · songwriter

Filmography Instruments Vocals
Discography Years active 2010–present
Tours Labels Sony Music Colombia ·
References Sony Latin
External links

Career

2010–2013: Career beginnings, debut and rise to fame

Maluma began his musical career in 2010, recording singles. After "Farandulera" became a radio hit, Sony Music and its subsidiary
label Sony Music Colombia decided to sign the singer to record his first studio album.[3] The label then launched the next single,
"Loco", which was inspired by "rampant and uncontrolled love".
In 2012, Maluma released his first studio album, titled Magia.[4] The video for the single "Obsesión" was filmed at the Antioquia
Department Railway Station and featured Colombian model Lina Posada, who had previously appeared in the music video for the
song "Taboo" (2011) by Don Omar. So far the video has more than 185 million views on YouTube. Other singles released from the
album include "Miss Independent" and "Pasarla Bien", with "Miss Independent" reaching number two on the Colombian National-
Report songs chart, becoming his first top five song on the chart.[5][6] Maluma was also nominated for a 2012 Shock Award as "Best
New Artist".[1][7] The final two singles from his debut album, "Primer Amor" and "Miss Independent"; the latter was accompanied
ouTube.[8]
with a music video, recorded inMedellín, gathering more than 40 million views on Y

In 2013, "La Temperatura", featuring Puerto Rican singer Eli Palacios, was released as the first single from his upcoming mixtape,
PB.DB The Mixtape; the song reached number seven on the National-Report charts. It also became his first single to enter the US
charts for the Latin audience by Billboard; it reached number 25 on the Tropical Songs chart, number 8 on the Latin Pop Airplay
songs chart, number 24 on theBillboard Hot Latin Songs chart and number 4 on theLatin Rhythm Airplaysongs chart.[9][10]

2014–present: Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy and F.A.M.E.

In 2014, he released the music videos for the singles "La Curiosidad", "Carnaval" and
"Addicted".[11][12][13] He also collaborated with singer Elvis Crespo, on the theme song
"Olé Brazil" recorded for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On July 16, 2014, Maluma appeared
at the 2014 Premios Juventud, where he performed "La Temperatura". That same month,
the singer was confirmed as a judge/coach on Caracol Television's The Voice Kids,
alongside Fanny Lu and Andrés Cepeda. In August, he made his debut as a host at the
inaugural awards Kids' Choice Awards Colombia of 2014.

In early 2015, Maluma released the mixtape PB.DB The Mixtape, a compilation of various
singles.[14] His second album Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy was released in late 2015, containing
elements of reggaeton, pop and urban music.[15] The singles "Borró Cassette", "El
Perdedor" and "Sin Contrato" entered the top 10 onBillboard Hot Latin Songs.[16]

Maluma performing "Sin In 2016, he collaborated with artists, such as Thalía, Shakira and Ricky Martin. His
Contrato", during the Festival de collaboration with Shakira, "Chantaje", reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
Viña del Mar 2017 in Chile
In April of that year he performed at the newly named Riccardo Silva Stadium for the
inaugural match of the new NASL soccer team The Miami FC.[17][18] He then embarked
on The Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy World Tour in May 2016.[19] In December 2016, Maluma
was featured in the remix of "Me Llamas" by Colombian band Piso 21.

In 2017, his hit single "Felices los 4" became his fifth top 5 on the Hot Latin Songs chart,[20] followed by "Corazón", which also
reached the top 5 on the chart. The music videos for both singles have over 1 billion views on YouTube. He also released the short
film X, which featured his songs "GPS" featuring French Montana, "Vitamina" featuring Arcángel and "23".[21]

Maluma recorded the Spanish version of C

" olors", one of the theme songs of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and performed in English by
Jason Derulo.[22] Maluma returned to the Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami to record the video,[23] one of a growing number of
artists using the city to shoot music videos.[24] Maluma's third studio album F.A.M.E. was released on 18 May 2018. In an interview
he expressed its name means "Faith, Alma [Soul in Spanish], Music & Essence". He worked with producers Jay Cash, Vinylz and
collaborators Daddy Yankee, Prince Royce and Jason Derulo on the album.[25][26] He performed "Felices los 4" at the 2018 MTV
Video Music Awards.[27] With "Mala Mia", he topped the Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Songs and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts for the
second time in the year, following "Clandestino".[28]

In 2019, Maluma collaborated with American singer-songwriter Madonna, appearing on the song "Medellín" from her album
Madame X.[29] On May 17th, 364 days after the release of F.A.M.E, Maluma released his fourth studio album 11:11, featuring the
single HP. He collaborated with Ozuna, Madonna, Daddy Yankee and Ricky Martin on some of the album's songs.
Artistry
Maluma possesses the vocal range of atenor.[30][31][32][33][34] He has cited Héctor Lavoe, Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson as
his main musical influences.[3][35] Maluma defines his music as "urban pop".[36][37] A Billboard editor wrote, "Maluma’s brand of
reggaetón syncs nicely with his image, managing to be both romantic and raw. His sound represents an evolution of the genre."[3] In
a 2016 interview, he stated:

I grew up with this genre [reggaeton] that literally became life. It is one of the genres that I sing... I am an urban
performer, I sing reggaeton. If you listen to my last album [Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy] there are ballads, mambo,
.[38]
merengue and reggaeton and underground stuff. I like to show the versatility that I have to perform

Personal life
Maluma was born to Marlli Arias and Luis Londoño and grew up with an older sister,
Manuela. He took an early interest in football (soccer) which he started playing as a
toddler through middle school, competing in the lower divisions in the teams Atlético
National and Equidad Sports Club. Additionally, he developed a keen interest in music
during his early teenage years and was famed as a good singer in his high school. He
graduated from "Hontaranes School" in El Retiro where he was encouraged by many of
his friends to enter local singing competitions.[39]

He got his first musical break when he was fifteen after he composed, together with a
close friend, a song titled “No quiero”; a year later Juan Parra, his uncle, offered him the
[39]
opportunity to record it in a studio as his birthday present.

He adopted the stage name of Maluma, which is a combination of the two first letters of
the names of his mother Marlli, his father Luis and his sister Manuela. Citing his parents
as a major influence on his career, “It is a tribute to them because I love them and they Maluma in Bogotá, Colombia at
are the drive of my career”. the end of 2015.

Maluma's romantic life has been the subject of much speculation which he has kept
private for the most part. However, in an interview with Telemundo's Al Rojo Vivo in January 2018 he admitted to being in
relationship with Cuban-Croatian model Natalia Barulich whom he met during the recording of his music video "Felices Los 4". He
said of the relationship:

We have a great time together, we have fun, we love each other, and we also support each other...I think those are the
fundamentals. It's the most important thing. Right now, we're dating. We like what we have, I like her company, and
[40]
she supports me and loves me, so you're all seeing me like never before.

Awards and nominations

In 2013, Maluma was nominated for several awards, including for MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America Central Act at
the 2013 MTV EMAs,[41] and the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist,[42] as well as a win for "Best Radio Song" at the 2013
Shock Awards for "La Temperatura".[43] In 2017, Maluma was nominated for two categories at the Billboard Music Awards,
including Top Latin Artist.[44] In 2019 he was awardedEl Premio ASCAP for Songwriter of the Year.[45]

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes

2014-15 La voz Kids Colombia[46] Himself / Coach Season 1 and 2

2014 Kids' Choice Awards Colombia 2014[47] Himself Main presenter

2016 Despertar contigo Himself Guest

2017 La Voz Kids México Himself / Coach Season 1
2017–18 La Voz... México Himself / Coach Season 6 and 7
2017 X (The Film) Himself Documentary film (short film)

Discography
Magia (2012)
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy (2015)
F.A.M.E. (2018)
11:11 (2019)

Tours
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy World Tour (2016–2017)
F.A.M.E. Tour (2018)
11:11 World Tour (2019)

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External links
Maluma's channel on YouTube

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