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The other members of the region that make up Time’s list are Mexican chef Gabriela Cámara; the Mexican feminist Arussi Unda; the Chilean feminist collective LasTesis; the indigenous activist in the Amazon of Ecuador Nemonte Nenquimo and the Brazilian ‘influencer’ Felipe Neto.
As for the Colombian reggaeton player, he told the publication that “he wants to continue paving the way for a new generation of reggaeton and Latin music.”
Time recalls the great success that J Balvin –who is a singer, record producer and actor– has had since he began his career in 2004 and mentions some of his milestones, as the 25,000 million reproductions in ‘streaming’ around the planet, or that it is the third most listened to in the Spotify music platform, only surpassed by The Weeknd and the rap singer-songwriter Drake.
The medium also mentions the successes of Balvin with other artists, such as Cardi B, Bad Bunny and Black Eyed Peas, with successful songs, like ‘Mi Gente’, ‘I Like It’ and ‘Ritmo’, respectively.
Introducing English-speaking fans to Spanish-language music and his performances at the 2019 Grammy Awards and the 2020 Super Bowl intermission, with a ‘perreo’ alongside Jennifer Lopez, make him an influential figure for lots of people, according to the magazine.
AJ Balvin too being a good human being helps your popularity, as highlighted by Cuban-American Latin pop singer Camila Cabello, quoted by CNN:
“(Balvin) He is himself for the world, he is himself for his friends and colleagues, and he has the kind of heart that makes him a person that everyone supports. When he wins, we all win. “
Another of the confessed fans of J Balvin is the same former US president Barack Obama, who, still in his position as president, not only praised the Colombian and declared himself a fan of the song ‘My people’, but also invited him to a campaign event, like the one shown in the following video from the Efe agency on YouTube:
This recognition falls very well to the Colombian singer-songwriter, especially after he was one of the victims of coronavirus in Colombia, but fortunately he has already recovered.
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