Maluma is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor, he was born and raised in Medellin.
He released his debut album Magia in 2012, before collaborating with several artists.
Maluma was born to Marlli Arias and Luis Londoño and grew up with an older sister, Manuela. He took an early interest in football which he started playing as a toddler through middle school, competing in the lower divisions in the teams Atletico Nacional and Equidad Sports Club.
His single “Hawái” reached number three on the Billboard Global 200 and became the first number-one single on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. With sales of over 18 million records (albums and singles), Maluma is one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Musically, Maluma’s songs have been described as reggaeton, Latin trap, and pop.
Maluma has a number of singles that have charted within the top ten on Billboard Hot Latin Songs, including “Felices los 4”, “Borró Cassette”, and “Corazón”.
Maluma has won a Latin Grammy Award, an MTV Video Music Award, two Latin American Music Awards, and been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
Full Name: Juan Luis Londoño Arias
Date of Birth: 28 January 1994
Place of Birth: Medellín, Colombia
Age: 28
Nationality: Colombian
Religion: Christianity
Relationship: N/A
Genre: Urbano
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Record Label: Sony Music Latin, Sony Music Colombia
Career:
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.
In 2012, Maluma released his first studio album, titled Magia. 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.
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.
Maluma was also nominated for a 2012 Shock Award as “Best New Artist”.
The final two singles from his debut album, “Primer Amor” and “Miss Independent”; the latter was accompanied with a music video, recorded in Medellín, gathering 48 million views on YouTube.
In early 2015, Maluma released the mixtape PB.DB The Mixtape, a compilation of various singles. His second album Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy was released in late 2015, containing elements of reggaeton, pop and urban music. The singles “Borró Cassette”, “El Perdedor” and “Sin Contrato” entered the top 10 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs.
In 2017, his hit single “Felices los 4” became his fifth top 5 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, 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”.
Maluma surprise-released his fifth studio album, Papi Juancho, on 21 August 2020.
The second single from Papi Juancho, “Hawái”, became a commercial success. It reached number one in multiple countries and topped the Hot Latin Songs chart for nine consecutive weeks, becoming his second number-one hit on the chart.
He also released a remix featuring The Weeknd. The remix peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Maluma’s highest peak on the chart.
On 29 January 2021, Maluma released an EP titled #7DJ (7 Días en Jamaica) featuring seven songs along with their music videos on his YouTube channel.
Personal Life: Maluma started dating Russian supermodel Vivien Rubin at the end of 2019.
Awards:
In 2013, Maluma was nominated for several awards, including for Best Latin America Central Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and the Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy Awards, as well as a win for Best Radio Song at the Shock Awards for “La Temperatura”.
In 2017, Maluma was nominated for two categories at the Billboard Music Awards, including Top Latin Artist. In 2019 he was awarded El Premio ASCAP for Songwriter of the Year.
He won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin in 2020.
Songs:
Magia
Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
F.A.M.E.
11:11
Papi Juancho
Encanto (soundtrack)
Marry Me
Films:
La voz Kids Colombia
Kids’ Choice Awards Colombia
Despertar contigo
La Voz… México
Lo Que Era, Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Seré
Encanto
Marry Me
