J Balvin, whose real name is Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin, was born in Medellin-Colombia on May

7, 1985. He is a Reggaeton singer and currently 34 years old and lives in Montenegro. J Balvin,

who at age 17 move to the united states, participated in an English-exchange program in

Oklahoma. Soon after the program, he moved to New York City to further study English and

music. He ultimately decided to return to Colombia and began performing at various urban

clubs in Medellín and increasing his social media following. He enrolled at the prestigious EAFIT

University in Medellín for seven semesters, studying international business. At age 19, he

began to seriously pursue a career in music and adopted the stage name J Balvin “El Negocio”.

We chose him because he’s a different reggaeton singer with the mission of making global

reggaeton and has built his brand around positivity and tries to change the part of that

misconception that reggaeton is macho, misogynist and violence.