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Early life
Maluma was born to Medellin Colombia and grew up with an older sister, Manuela. He took an early interest in football which he started playing as a toddler through middle school.He developed a keen interest in music during his early teenage years and was famed as a good singer in his high school. He got his first musical break when he was fifteen after he composed, together with a close friend, a song titled "No quiero"; -
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Career
Maluma began his musical career in 2010, recording singles. After "Farandulera" became a radio hit, Sony Music and its subsidiary label Sony Music Colombia decided to sign the singer to record his first studio album. The label then launched the next single, "Loco", which was inspired by "rampant and uncontrolled love".Maluma was also nominated for a 2012 Shock Award as "Best New Artist".It also became his first single to enter the US charts for the Latin audience by Billboard; -
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Advance
He also collaborated with singer Elvis Crespo, on the theme song "Olé Brazil" recorded for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Maluma appeared at the 2014 Premios Juventud, where he performed "La Temperatura". That same month, the singer was confirmed as a judge/coach on Caracol Television's The Voice Kids, alongside Fanny Lu and Andrés Cepeda. In August, he made his debut as a host at the inaugural awards Kids' Choice Awards Colombia of 2014. -
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Present
Maluma surprise-released his fifth studio album, Papi Juancho, on 21 August 2020.The second single from Papi Juancho, "Hawái", became a commercial success. It reached number one in multiple countries and topped the Hot Latin Songs chart for nine consecutive weeks, becoming his second number-one hit on the chart. He also released a remix featuring The Weeknd. The remix peaked at number 12 on Billboard Hot 100 and became Maluma's highest peak on the chart.