Karol G
Carolina Giraldo Navarro, known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimented with a variety of other genres including reggae and sertaneja. In 2018, she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
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Carolina Giraldo Navarro, known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimented with a variety of other genres including reggae and sertaneja. In 2018, she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and has been nominated for several Billboard Latin Music Awards and Premios Lo Nuestro awards. Her song \”Tusa\” with Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj became an international success and was certified 21x Latin platinum by the RIAA, staying on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for 25 weeks. In July 2019, she released \”China\” in collaboration with Anuel AA, J Balvin, Daddy Yankee, & Ozuna, which became her first music video with over one billion views on YouTube. Her 2014 dancehall song \”Ricos Besos\” became a hit in Colombia. In January 2017, she joined the reality talent show Pequeños Gigantes USA as a judge, offering advice to children 6–11 years of age who perform on the show.
She moved to New York City in 2014 to learn more about the music industry and signed to Universal Music Latino. Her collaboration with Puerto Rican singerrapper Bad Bunny on \”Ahora Me Llama\” became her breakthrough hit, and was the lead single for her debut album Unstoppable, released in 2017. In 2020, she received 4 nominations at the Latin Grammys. She was born on February 14, 1991, in Medellin, Colombia, the youngest of three children. She studied music at the University of Antioquia and sang backup for other artists during her studies, including Reykon, recording the songs \”Tu Juguete\” in 2011 and \”301\” in 2012. In the following years, she recorded and released songs sporadically, including \”En La Playa\” in 2007, \”Por Ti\” in 2008, \”Dime Que Si\” in 2009 and \”Mil Maneras\” in 2010. In 2012, she traveled to Miami to meet with Universal Records, who declined to sign her, fearing that a woman would not be successful in the regGAeton genre.
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