Aired on Thursday night (Aug 13), “Prince of Reggaeton,” J Balvin received an award at Premios Juventud 2020 in a pre-taped video. He revealed that he had acquired COVID-19 and has profoundly affected him. As reported on ABC News, the performer spoke in a soft tone voice describing how difficult his days were and the complication he encountered during his fight with coronavirus.
He said that there was a time when he thought it would not hit him, and now that it did, it has affected him very hard. He also sent a message to all his followers to take the virus seriously because it is perilous. He added that everyone should take extra care of themselves because this virus is not a joke.
Most popularly known as J Balvin, Jose Alvaro Osorio is a 35-year-old reggaeton singer born in Medellin, Colombia. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists with more than thirty- five million records worldwide. Balvin has released several Latin pop hits in collaboration with massive stars like Beyoncé Knowles, Nicky Jam, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, Black Eyed Peas, etc. During his early age, he developed a keen fascination in music and paid attention to different genres of songs like champeta, reggae, rap, and bachata. After watching several music videos, he then began to develop his dance moves.
On Balvin’s biography listed in Ace Showbiz, he first released his debut single in 2009 called “Ella Me Cautivo.” After more than ten years of hustling between the U.S. and Colombia, the matter was to study English and music. His first single peaked at No. 35 spot on the U.S. tropical chart and contributed four songs to the Tim Bulot’s film, “El Negocio” the following year.
The release of his 2013 single “Yo Te Lo Dije” which means “I Told You” in English gained recognition in the U.S. In 2014, the version of “6 AM” which featured Farukko obtained a worldwide recognition and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Song chart. Shortly after J Balvin’s global accomplishment, he released a bonus track called “Ay Vamos” on the deluxe edition of his album, “La Familia B-Sides,” in 2015, which again topped Billboard Hot Latin Song chart. The remix of the track featuring American singer and songwriter Nicky Jam and Moroccan-American rapper, French Montana, was used on the “Furious 7” soundtrack. His continued success has been consistently adding up since then. During the Premios Juventud 2020 aired on Univision, he received five honors leveling with female Colombian reggaeton singer,
Karol G, while Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny, appeared to be the show’s top winner with eight awards.