Maluma, full name - Juan Luis Londoño Arias, is a Colombian singer & songwriter. Juan was born and raised in Medellín, he developed an interest in music at a young age, and began recording songs at the age of 16.

Maluma released his debut album, Magia, a year later in 2012. However, his breakthrough album was 2015's Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, which led to successful collaborations with several artists. He released F.A.M.E. in 2018, to further commercial success.

He followed it up with 11:11 in 2019, and Papi Juancho, released without further announcement in 2020. His single "Hawái" reached number three on the Billboard Global 200, and became the first number one single on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. With sales of over 18 million records (albums and singles), Maluma is one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Musically, Maluma's songs have been described as reggaeton, Latin trap, and pop.