Salomón Villada Hoyos (born 19 August 1992), better known by his stage name Feid, is a Colombian singer and songwriter.
Born in
Medellín, Colombia,
he has worked with several well-known singers such as
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
,
Sebastian Yatra,
Maluma and
Karol G
Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimented with a va ...
.
Biography
Feid was born on 19 August 1992 in Medellín, Colombia.
He is the son of Berta Lucía Hoyos, a preschool teacher and psychologist.
His father, Jorge Mario Villada, is a university professor in arts. His sister Manuela Villada Hoyos is currently a graphic design student.
He attended the Music Extension Courses offered by the university of
Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch.
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* Antioquia State, Colombia (defunct)
* Antioquia District, Peru
* Antioquia Railway
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in the city of
Medellín
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.
In his childhood, he learned to play clarinet, which he then later abandoned after he decided he wanted to start singing. When he later went to college, he took singing classes and sung in front of his friends. He also was in the college choir. He finally decided to start focusing on making reggaeton music. He also sung at college parties, birthday parties, and reunions. Despite being a reggaeton artist, he prefers hip-hop and R&B and follows artists like
Drake
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,
T-Pain, and
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to ''Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempor ...
. He became a reggaeton artist because he felt that it was more popular with younger generations.
He has recently worked with several well-known artists like
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
and
Sebastian Yatra. He also helped write the popular reggaeton song by
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...
called
Ginza
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.
His most popular song, Porfa (remix) Ft.
J.Balvin,
Maluma,
Nicki Jam,
Sech, and
Justin Quiles has over 247 million views on YouTube.
The song "
Dorado
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", in which he collaborated with Italian musicians
Mahmood and
Sfera Ebbasta, was released on 10 July 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Collaborative albums
Extended plays
Singles
As main artist
As featured artist
Other charted songs
References
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21st-century Colombian male singers
1992 births
Living people
People from Medellín
Latin music songwriters