Nicky Jam

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Caminero.
Nicky Jam
Nicky Jam in 2019
Born
Nick Rivera Caminero

(1981-03-17) March 17, 1981 (age 43)
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Colombia[1]
OccupationSinger
Years active1995–present[2]
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitewww.iamnickyjam.com

Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981),[3] known by his stage name Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as "X", "Travesuras", "El Perdón", "Hasta el Amanecer", and "El Amante"; the latter three are from his 2017 album Fénix. He has frequently collaborated with other Latin artists such as Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Ozuna, Plan B and Anuel AA. While his early music exemplified traditional fast-paced reggaeton, his newer compositions place more emphasis on sung vocals and romantic lyrics.

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father, his family moved to Puerto Rico when he was ten years old. He began recording music at age fourteen with his first EP ...Distinto a los demás (1995), and eventually caught the attention of Daddy Yankee. The two formed the group Los Cangris, which was active from the late 1990s to 2004. The pair split acrimoniously and Nicky Jam's career quickly took a sharp decline, followed by a period of legal struggles and substance abuse.[4]

He then moved to Medellín, Colombia, where he rejuvenated his career and developed a more melodic style of music, which proved to be popular through the release of the singles "Voy a Beber" and "Travesuras" in 2014. His success was furthered by the 2015 single "El Perdón" and his 2017 album Fénix. He released the album Íntimo in 2019, which was a critical and commercial success. Nicky Jam has also acted in the films XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and starred in and executive produced the Netflix biographical series Nicky Jam: El Ganador (2018).

  1. ^ "Nicky Jam tiene un 'amuleto de la buena suerte' que lo une a Colombia" (in Spanish). Telemundo. July 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "El Albariño habría sonado ayer a ritmo de Nicky Jam". elcorreogallego.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2021/03/17/this-day-in-history-march-17-new-york-holds-first-st-patricks-day-parade/
  4. ^ "Así sonaba Nicky Jam en su faceta de "El Niño Raggamuffin"". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). December 14, 2018. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.