Maluma facts: albums, hits, awards, and Paris

Explore Maluma facts, from early singles and hit albums to awards, record sales, and the story behind his stage name — then take a quiz.

Maluma facts start with a name that already tells a family story. His rise began in 2010 with recordings of singles, and by 2012 he had his first studio album, Magia.

How did Maluma get his stage name?

Maluma chose his stage name as a combination of the first syllables of his mother, father, and sister's names. That name would soon travel with him from early singles to major albums and chart milestones.

In 2012, Magia marked his first studio album. Three years later, in 2015, Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy became his breakthrough album. Between those releases, his catalog kept adding songs that found bigger audiences.

Which Maluma songs first broke through?

Miss Independent became Maluma's first top five song on the Colombian National-Report chart. La Temperatura became his first single to enter the United States charts for the Latin audience by Billboard.

Later, Felices los 4 and Corazón both reached the top five on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Their music videos each have over one billion views on YouTube, giving those songs a visual life that matched their chart success.

Another milestone came with Hawái, which became the first number one single on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. That song added another major chart credit to a career already built on steady singles and albums.

What albums define Maluma's career?

His third studio album, F.A.M.E., was released on 18 May 2018. His fourth studio album, 11:11, followed on 17 May 2019. Papi Juancho was surprise-released on 21 August 2020, and Don Juan, his sixth studio album, arrived on 25 August 2023.

Those releases sit alongside a sales figure that shows the size of his catalog: Maluma has sold more than 18 million records. He also won a Latin Grammy Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and two Latin American Music Awards.

What do Maluma facts say about his family and legacy?

Maluma and Susana Gómez have a daughter named Paris, born on 9 March 2024. That family chapter adds another date to a timeline that began with singles in 2010 and moved through albums, awards, and record sales.

From Magia to Don Juan, Maluma facts trace a career built on singles that climbed charts, albums that arrived across more than a decade, and a stage name rooted in his family. If you know the milestones, you're ready for the quiz.

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