37 Facts About Ozuna

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Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and rapper, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother.

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Ozuna made his musical debut in 2012 with the song "Imaginando", which attracted the attention of recording labels and led to collaborations with Daddy Yankee and Anuel AA.

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Ozuna released several singles before signing with Sony Music Latin in 2017, who funded the recording of his debut album Odisea.

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Ozuna released his third studio album, Nibiru on November 29,2019.

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On 1 February 2019 Ozuna had the most one billion-view videos on YouTube of any artist and he has won two Latin Grammy Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards, four Guinness World Records, among other accolades.

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Ozuna was born in San Juan to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother.

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Ozuna grew up listening to traditional Latin genres such as salsa and bachata, which have influenced his musical style.

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Ozuna was raised in his grandmother's three-bedroom apartment built above a bodega in San Juan.

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Ozuna debuted as a singer in 2012 with the song "Imaginando".

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Ozuna has since performed in many shows across South America.

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Manager Vicente Saavedra heard Ozuna's music playing at a basketball game in Puerto Rico, inspiring Saavedra to pursue and eventually sign the artist.

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In early 2016, Ozuna gained further prominence for his appearance in the single "La Ocasion", a collaboration with DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz, De La Ghetto, Arcangel, and Anuel AA.

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Ozuna had two other songs that made it to the ranking, "Si Tu Marido No Te Quiere " featuring Arcangel and Farruko and "En La Intimidad", which reached the top 30.

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Ozuna regarded the single as his "big break" and credited Farruko and Arcangel with allowing him to gain recognition by including them as featured artists.

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The single "Te Vas" reached more than 710 million views on YouTube, making it Ozuna's most played song on the website at the time.

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Ozuna was named YouTube's most-viewed artist globally of 2018, and in October of that year, Time included him on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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Ozuna made his acting debut starring in the film Que Leon, which was released in the US.

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Ozuna released his third album Nibiru on November 29,2019.

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Also in November 2019, Ozuna performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which he called "a dream, because I've seen it on TV for years".

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On January 22,2021, Anuel AA and Ozuna released a collaborative album titled Los Dioses.

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In January 2021 Ozuna collaborated with the video game Call of Duty: Mobile.

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Ozuna has been described as the "New King of Reggaeton".

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Ozuna is known as "el negrito de los ojos claros".

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Ozuna's logo is a teddy bear in a hoodie, which Lawrence Lowe of Billboard described as having an "approachable sweetness".

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Eduardo Cepeda of Billboard stated that despite Latin urban music "presently veering away from its Afro-Latino roots" Ozuna is "one of the only, and certainly the most famous, Afro-Latinos to hit the mainstream".

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Ozuna has more than ten songs exceeding 200 million views on YouTube, echoing the beginnings of other successful Urbano artists, like Farruko and Maluma.

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Ozuna is a fan of rock music, and expresses an affinity for the electric guitar.

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Ozuna has compared himself to Canadian artist Drake, explaining that they are both "very careful not to denigrate women or to hurt young people" and that they both often alternate between singing and rapping.

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Ozuna has a sweet, nimble voice that he sometimes deploys like a balladeer, and sometimes like a rapper.

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Ozuna is a collector of watches, a passion that began when his grandmother gave him a Toy Story watch when he was a child.

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Ozuna calls his watch collection his "greatest investment" and in 2017 alone, he spent over $800,000 USD.

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On October 17,2022, Ozuna became the owner of a basketball team in Puerto Rico's National league.

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Ozuna said he heard the shooting and fled the scene leaving his vehicle, a Range Rover truck, and that the victim was his close friend.

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Ozuna was linked to the investigation of the crime when the police found his truck near the scene.

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In January 2019, Ozuna confirmed he had been the victim of an extortion scam involving an explicit video filmed of him when he was a minor.

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The FBI investigated the case, and Ozuna's lawyer confirmed that Kevin Fret, an openly gay trap singer, was the person extorting Ozuna.

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Kevin Fret was murdered, and police said that Ozuna was not a suspect in the murder.