J Balvin - La Familia (2013) (320kbps) by isachido

J. Balvin is the stage name of Latin pop singer José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, from Medellín, Colombia. He became interested in music at a young age while listening to rap, champeta, bachata, and reggae on the radio. He was also a big fan of music videos; it was from these that he began to develop his dance moves and cultivate his own style.

He signed to EMI Columbia in 2009 and released his first single, "Ella Me Cautivó," which charted at 35 on the U.S. Tropical chart. This was followed by the release of the full-length Real in 2010. Balvin contributed four tunes to the soundtrack of the Tim Bulot film, El Negocio. All of them charted, including "En Lo Oscuro," which hit the top spot in his native country.

Balvin was a featured vocalist on the Columbian version of Robin Thicke's smash single "Blurred Lines," which was issued previous to his own second album, La Familia, in October of 2013. All four singles from the album charted in Columbia's Top Ten, and "Yo Te Lo Dije" hit at number two on the rhythm chart and number nine on the Latin pop chart in the U.S.