Juan Magán

Biography

Magán first got into music in 1994 by hanging out at discothèques, starting with just a computer, a sampler, and an analog synthesizer. He began releasing his own Latin-style tracks in 2004, and two years later formed the group Guajiros del Puerto. Their song Veo Veo blew up across Latin America. From 2007 to 2009, he teamed up with Marcos Rodríguez as Magán & Rodríguez, putting out the debut album Suave in 2009.

That album included tracks like Suck My - Suave, Bora Bora, The Rising Mano, El Globo, El Otro Yo Soy, Loco, and Merenguito. Also in 2009, he dropped a compilation through Vale Music / Universal Music Spain featuring Mariah (You Know I Want You) with Lumidee, Yolanda (Tú no) with Irmãos Verdades, Verano Azul, and the electronic merengue hit Bailando Por Ahí. Both Bora Bora and Verano Azul went double platinum. In 2010, he guested on Inna's single Un Momento.

A reworked version of Bailando Por Ahi, now called Bailando Por el Mundo, came out in 2011 with Pitbull and El Cata. He also appeared on Don Omar's Ella No Sigue Modas. Farruko recorded a song with Magán in 2013. In 2015, he teamed up with Gente de Zona for the summer hit He llorado and became a naturalized Dominican citizen.

March 2016 saw the release of Baila Conmigo, followed by the album Quiero Que Sepas in October 2016. In November 2017, he put out the single Dejate Llevar featuring Belinda and Manuel Turizo.

Did You Know?

• He was nominated for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy Awards in 2012.
• The Beatport Awards nominated him for Best House Artist in the World.