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That drive propelled him toward a firm goal at age 15: either becoming Colombia’s greatest soccer star or its biggest pop sensation. “I always told him he was going to fill stadiums, whether through soccer or through music,” his sister said in the documentary.

Music wasn’t his only hobby. Maluma also fell for the country's favorite sport, soccer, when he was just 7 years old. “There’s a team in Colombia that is called Atlético Doméstico—one of the biggest soccer teams in Colombia,” he said. “I had the opportunity to play in that team. Not quite the professional team, but almost there.”

Maluma dice que siempre había tenido ambiciones internacionales y se inspiró en Michael Jackson y Marc Anthony cuando era adolescente. "Marc estaba con J Lo en ese momento y eran una pareja loca y caliente, luego ella salió con Puff Daddy y todo", recuerda.

I already know that this is not a sprint race. This is a marathon. I want to run it. I want to have a balanced life. I want to get there, but I don't want to do it fast. I know this is going to take time. This is going to take a bunch of suffering, a bunch of good and bad things, but I'm here ready to become that legendary artist that I want to become.

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Ever since he was a kid, Maluma had maluma a junio maluma flair for style and wanted to dress himself. “When I was eight, my mom wouldn’t let me, because I’d wear hats and boots with, like, boxers and a tank top,” he told Elle

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Maluma is a Latin musician, known for Latin pop, urban, reggaeton and salsa. He’s been a mainstay on the Billboard charts since his first track hit the Latin airplay and Hot Latin Songs charts in 2014 and has also crossed over with hits on Billboard 100.

He later confirmed the name in an interview with NPR saying, “Paris, our beautiful daughter, she’s growing inside her mom’s belly and she gives me many reasons to keep dreaming… She’s everything to me right now.” 

“We spoke for a couple of minutes. It maluma was a beautiful moment: I gave her a huge kiss, I took her hand, I thanked her for having made music history, I looked into her eyes and told her I was charmed to meet her,” he told Billboard

“I love you all!” she added. Karol G also declared her appreciation for her fans on stage; “My fans that came and enjoyed my album, and got MALUMA KAROL G motivation and inspiration with me, and heal with me.“

La popularidad de Maluma se ha basado en su extraordinaria diplomacia para crear éxitos pulidos de mentalidad comercial que llenan las pistas de baile desde Polonia hasta Perú.