Recently, Latin American music has become even more popular. Hits from Latin American artists win the hearts of millions of listeners around the world thanks to easily remembered motives and the beautiful sound of the Spanish language. The list of the most popular artists from Latin America also includes the charismatic Colombian artist and songwriter Juan Luis Londoño Arias. He is better known to the public as Maluma.
Maluma started his career as a music artist in 2010. In a short period of time, the Colombian handsome man was able to become popular and gain recognition. And also get the love of "fans" all over the world. Thanks to his charisma and talent, the singer collects stadiums in different parts of the world.
He is a laureate of the prestigious Latin Grammy and Premio Juventud awards. And his disc PB, DB The Mixtape became the first in sales in the US. Maluma has recorded hits with Shakira, Madonna and Ricky Martin.
His YouTube videos have over 1 billion views. And on Instagram, the singer has an audience of more than 44 million people.
Childhood and youth of the artist:
The future artist was born on January 28, 1994 in Medellin, in the family of Marley Arias and Luis Fernando Londoño. The artist has an older sister, Manuela.
Juan Luis grew up as an active and inquisitive boy and was very fond of football. He managed to develop and be successful in this sport. Everyone around saw him as a future professional football player.
However, Juan Luis was talented not only in football. Fate also gave him a wonderful voice, thanks to which Juan Luis became interested in music as a teenager, even writing his own songs.
When the boy was 16 years old, together with his friend, he composed the song No Quiero. Uncle Juan Luis decided to pay for the recording of the song in a recording studio as a birthday present. This was the starting point in the career of the future celebrity.
The most important thing in life, as the artist often stated, for him is his family. As a sign of his love for his family, he connected the first syllables of their names together (mother Marley, father Luis and older sister Manuela). And so the stage name of the artist appeared.
Maluma's career
2010 is considered the official start of the singer's career. After the song Farandulera became a hit on local radio stations, Sony Music Colombia signed Juan Luis to record the first album. Even then, the artist had the first "fans".
Just two years later, in 2012, the artist released his debut album Magia. Songs from it were among the leaders of the Colombian music chart. Then even more people learned about the artist.
In 2014, Maluma was invited as a mentor to the Colombian version of the show "Voice. Children". Once on television, a talented and charismatic guy gained even more "fans".
In early 2015, he released a PB disc, DB The Mixtape. And at the end of this year, the artist released his second studio album Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy.
The singles from the album (El Perdedor and Sin Contrato) were at the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for a long time. The album soon became the top seller in the US.
2016 was a very fruitful year for the artist. Maluma did not stop there. He decided to create his own merch and release a clothing line.
2016 was a significant year for the artist for another reason. Maluma recorded a joint song Chantaje with Shakira, the favorite of millions. This song by two Colombian artists immediately caused a great stir and won the hearts of the public.
At the end of 2017, it became known that Maluma would record the official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia. As a former football player and "fan" of the sport, Maluma was very pleased to be part of an important event.
Million dollar robbery
But it was not without trouble. When the Colombian arrived at the World Cup, he was robbed at the hotel in the amount of more than $800.
In 2018, the artist also collaborated with Shakira and released two singles with her. 2018 is also marked by the release of the new FAME album. Thanks to the collection, the artist received a Latin Grammy award.
With this album and his previous hits, the artist went on a world tour. He performed in different countries, where he was warmly received by fans who knew the words of the songs by heart.
2019 was no less fruitful for the artist. The hits of Mala Mia, HP, Felices los 4, Maria have taken a leading position in the music charts today.
In the spring of this year, the artist released the album "11:11", on which he worked very hard. In honor of the release of the collection, Maluma even tattooed himself with its name.
In 2019, a very important event in the singer's career also took place.
He recorded the single Medellin with one of the most famous American singers, Madonna. As Maluma said, for him it was a dream.
After the release of the album "11:11", the singer again went on a world tour. In many cities, he gathered the stadiums of his devoted fans.
On July 8, the singer performed at the Sports Palace in Kyiv, where he was warmly welcomed by Ukrainian "fans".
Maluma does not stop there, recording even more new hits. He also collaborates with world pop stars and is already gathering stadiums of "fans".
The Colombian handsome man conquers even more hearts every day. And also continues to win show business thanks to style, talent and charisma.
The personal life of the artist Maluma
According to the media, Maluma is considered one of the most sought-after and beautiful singers in Latin America. And also one of the most enviable suitors of Colombia. The artist's photos adorn the covers of popular magazines, millions of subscribers follow his Instagram posts.
The singer does not really like to talk about his personal life. “Fans” have been speculating for a long time whether the heart of a handsome Latin American is free. After all, he himself has repeatedly said that he is not yet ready to start a family, because this will interfere with his career.
However, at the end of last year, at one of his concerts, the singer admitted that he was in love.
At the moment, the artist is dating Cuban-Croatian model Natalia Barulich. They met on the set of the Felices los 4 video.
