This London city vocalist/songwriter Bentley Loc Smooth is a unique spirit, and a product of his environment.

J Balvin is the stage name of José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, from Medellín, Colombia. Balvin is a reggaeton singer whose polished urban singles and best-selling albums have made him a top-tier Latin pop artist. 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 Colombia 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.

La FamiliaBalvin was a featured vocalist on the Colombian version of Robin Thicke's smash single "Blurred Lines," which was issued in October of 2013, just prior to his own second album, La Familia. All four singles from the album charted in Colombia's Top Ten, and "Yo Te Lo Dije" hit number two on the rhythm chart and number nine on the Latin pop chart in the U.S. The B Sides collection appeared in September of 2014, featuring two more radio chart-topping singles in "6 AM" and "Ay Vamos." The latter won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Song. His 2015 single "Ginza," the offcial pre-release for his next album, entered the Hot Latin Songs chart at number one, topped several others, and was certified platinum.
EnergíaBalvin's collaborations were as notable as his own work that year. He and Julión Álvarez were featured on Juan Gabriel's single "La Frontera." His "Latino Remix" of Justin Bieber's smash "Sorry" scored big for both artists at Latin pop radio and in digital streaming and downloads. The following year, Balvin won the Premios Lo Nuestro Artist of the Year Award and was a featured guest on both Sofia Carson's charting debut single "Love Is the Name" and on Alejandro Sanz's "Cuando Seas Grande" -- from a performance at La Voz -- along with Gloria Trevi and Los Tigres del Norte. In May, he released the single "Bobo," produced by Pharrell Williams, who also appeared on the track along with Mosty and Bia. It topped the Latin songs chart. The full-length, Energia, was produced by Sky and featured additional contributions from Bull Nene, Daddy Yankee, Fuego, Yandel, and Juanes.

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Willy Da Funky Kid is a 29-year-old rapper from Copenhagen. He has been making music for almost 5 years, but music, and especially rap, has been with him all his life.

Since Willy discovered rap in elementary school, the genre became a great source of inspiration in his life. Major American artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Logic, and J. Cole, has had great effect on Willy.
Their well-written lyrics with rhythmic flows - about both good and bad, made Willy fall in love with everything about HipHop. It was everything from the style of clothing, the jargon, the graffiti to, of course, the music itself.

Willy is gradually becoming an established rap artist himself. He has released 3 projects as well as a number of singles, all of which have been well received. In music, his positive nature is often expressed in the form of "keep your head up"-type lyrics along with motivational bars. Willy has teamed up with multiple rappers across the globe. Among those are Jerome The Prince, TJ Hickey and several other rappers.

Willy is heavily influenced by old-school boom bap, but also partly by the newer 808-driven style. Willy is active on all platforms, and has music videos on YouTube.

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