Latin music king J Balvin brings the 3.5 billion view super hit Mi Gente to 'party' at Moments of Wonder?

Moments of Wonder - Ảnh 1. — J Balvin will perform at 8Wonder: Moments of Wonder on August 23 - Photo: Universal Music

Grand concert 8Wonder: Moments of Wonder took place on August 23 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center (Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi ), part of a series of activities celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day September 2, positioning Vietnam as the region's leading festival and entertainment destination.

J Balvin along with artists DJ Snake, The Kid LAROI, DPR IAN, Soobin and Hoa Minz will "burn up" the hottest music night of the summer.

Mi Gente , one of the songs that defined the decade

In 2019, Billboard celebrated the 2010s with a list of 100 songs that the publication said both shaped and reflected the music and culture of that era, including the Spanish-language hit Mi Gente .

Previously in 2016, when answering Billboard , J Balvin has expressed an ambition of having a Spanish-language song reach number 1 on the Hot 100 and "break" the dominance of the US and the English language.

J Balvin released Mi Gente (featuring French DJ Willy William) a year later in June, and a remix featuring Beyoncé three months later. While it failed to reach number one on the Hot 100, it became the first Spanish-language song to top Spotify's global chart.

MV Mi Gente by J Balvin, Willy William

The success of the two releases opened the floodgates for cross-cultural and cross-genre collaborations, spawning dozens of remixes by major EDM artists around the world .

Mi Gente rang out on the streets, in clubs, on the radio, topping the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for several consecutive weeks, and was also popular in many other Latin countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and many markets in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK.

To date, the original MV has reached 3.5 billion views on streaming platforms like Spotify, the song has reached billions of listens, becoming one of the most popular Latin songs on this platform.

According to RIAA, Mi Gente (including the remix version with Beyoncé) has been certified 68x Platinum in the US, one of the highest certifications ever given to a Latin song.

Moments of Wonder - Ảnh 2. — J Balvin's unprecedented success has paved the way for many other stars from his homeland to appear, including Maluma, Karol G, Feid... - Photo: The Fader

Unbelievable when DJ Balvin comes to Vietnam

On Threads, some viewers shared that they "don't believe J Balvin will come to Vietnam" because not everyone knows about J Balvin, only those who are interested in contemporary music and many colors of music in the world know.

Moments of Wonder - Ảnh 3. — J Balvin is considered a "contemporary Latin music icon" - Photo: The New York Times/Redux

Not many people thought that vibrant music with rich cultural colors would resound on a stage somewhere in Vietnam.

Over the past decade, the Colombian superstar is credited with bringing reggaeton back to the mainstream, while introducing Latin music to the world.

At age 40, J Balvin has sold over 35 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin artists of all time. He has been nominated for six Grammy Awards and won five times. Latin victory Grammy.

J Balvin has been called the "king of contemporary Latin music", "Latin music icon", "king of reggaeton". Guinness World Records calls him "the undisputed leader of the second-generation reggaeton revolution".

J Balvin is famous for his "Latino Gang" mantra, implying that he represents not only Colombia but all Latin Americans around the world.

He once shared that the reason he was able to become a global artist was because Latin Americans gave him that strength.

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