Colombian singer and rapper

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to th ...

has released six

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s, one collaborative album, three

mixtape In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists mo ...

s, three

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, sixty-nine

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, thirty featured singles, and ten

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s. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with over 45 million singles and over 4 million album sales (specially based on US sales) In 2009, Balvin released his single "Ella Me Cautivó", becoming his first song to chart in the United States, which serves as the first single from his debut album ''Real'' that was released in 2009 and received a Gold certification. In the beginning of 2012, he released a mixtape that includes some singles and new songs, only released in the US and Mexico. On April 24, 2012, Balvin released "

Yo Te Lo Dije "Yo Te Lo Dije" () is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwi ...

", the first single from his the -upcoming album, the song was number one in Colombia for eight non-consecutive weeks and became his first charting entry on the

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chart, peaking at number 13, and also became a hit in Romania. The second single, "

Tranquila "Tranquila" () is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin, and included in his first album '' La Familia'' (2013). It was released as the second single from the album on October 15, 2012. Track listing *Digital download #"Tranquila" – 3:19 ...

", was a top ten hit in four countries and peaked at the top of the charts in Greece. This resulted in the release of a remix featuring Greek-Albanian singer

Eleni Foureira Eleni Foureira (; born Entela Fureraj, ; 7 March 1987) is an Albanian-born Greek singer. She began her music career in 2007 as a member of the Greek girl group Mystique, pursuing a solo career after the group disbanded in 2009. She has released ...

. In 2013, he released the third single "

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" that was number one in Colombia and charted in Bulgaria. On October 15, 2013, he released "

6 AM "6 AM" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko. It was released by Capitol Latin as the fourth and last single from Balvin's debut studio album '' La Familia'' (2013). The song was nominated for Best Urban P ...

", which features

Farruko Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Farruko, is a Puerto Rican singer. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2010 with his first solo alb ...

, ane was later sent to Latin radio and received heavy rotation, becoming his first number one on the Latin Rhythm Songs chart, and peaked at number three at ''Billboard'' Latin Songs chart. The song was certified Gold in Mexico and Spain. That October 2013, Balvin released his first studio album '' La Familia'', which peaked at number ten on the

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chart, topped the

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chart and received seven Platinum and two Gold certifications. In 2014, he released the fifth single "La Venganza". An expanded version of ''La Familia'', subtitled '' B Sides'', was released on September 16, 2014, that spawned the hit single "

Ay Vamos "Ay Vamos" () is a song performed by Colombian singer J Balvin, released as the lead single of the reissue of his second studio album, ''La Familia B Sides'', by Universal Music Mexico on 22 July 2014. It received a nomination for the ''Billboa ...

", that eventually topped the charts in Colombia, Dominican Republic and the Latin Rhythm Songs chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Reissued albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Notes *

Note 1: Uses combined chart entries for "Mi Gente" and "Mi Gente (Remix)"

Other charted and certified songs

Guest appearances

Videography

Footnotes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balvin, J Discographies of Colombian artists Reggaeton discographies

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