FINDING JOSÉ

As a new father and a new self-titled album "José," Balvin wants the world to know the man behind Latin music's most colorful character.

Llucas Villa

The name J Balvin is known the world over. In less than a decade, the Colombian superstar rose to become a global purveyor of reggaeton music. Alongside names like Drake and The Weeknd, he was among the top five most-streamed artists on Spotify last year. Now, as a new father and with his self-titled album “José,” Balvin wants the world to know the man behind Latin music’s most colorful character. “Right now I just want to be the happiest guy on the planet,” J Balvin says. “That’s not J Balvin. That’s José. I put J Balvin first for so long, so now I’m going to focus on myself, José.” J Balvin was born José Álvaro Osorio Balvin in Medellín, Colombia. As a teenager, he grew up listening to the reggaeton…

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