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J Balvin

1985 - Today

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José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to the United States to learn English, living in both Oklahoma and New York. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). J Balvin is the 1,693rd most popular singer (up from 1,707th in 2024), the 110th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 121st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Colombian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, J Balvin ranks 1,693 out of 4,381. Before him are Midori, Jürgen Marcus, Conny Vandenbos, Amy Macdonald, Mathilde Marchesi, and Duncan Laurence. After him are Toshi, António Calvário, Kim Jae-joong, Paulo de Carvalho, Nathalie Stutzmann, and Laura Alonso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, J Balvin ranks 123. Before him are Ashley Tisdale, Chrissy Teigen, Łukasz Fabiański, Ibrahim Touré, Chanel Preston, and Jonathan Soriano. After him are Lana, Georgios Samaras, Pablo Zabaleta, Robert Pereira da Silva, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, and Jennifer Winget.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, J Balvin ranks 110 out of 356. Before him are Enrique Olaya Herrera (1880), Belisario Porras Barahona (1856), Karol G (1991), Eduardo Santos (1888), Carlos Eugenio Restrepo (1867), and José Ignacio de Márquez (1793). After him are Fredy Guarín (1986), Ever Palacios (1969), Diomedes Díaz (1957), Marino Klinger (1936), Luis Fernando Suárez (1959), and José Eusebio Otalora (1826).

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Among SINGERS In Colombia

Among singers born in Colombia, J Balvin ranks 8. Before him are Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Juanes (1972), Carlos Vives (1961), Joe Arroyo (1955), Maluma (1994), and Karol G (1991). After him are Diomedes Díaz (1957), Fanny Lu (1973), Sebastián Yatra (1994), Jon Henrik Fjällgren (1987), Camilo (1994), and Manuel Medrano (1987).

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