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Karol G

Singer and songwriter

Born 1991

Karol G is a Colombian singer and songwriter born Carolina Giraldo Navarro in Medellín on February 14, 1991. Her public career combines reggaetón, Latin trap and pop with an expanding interest in the musical traditions of Latin America. Music developed through family experience and formal study. Her father performed in a band and took her along to sing; at school she recalled being introverted but finding confidence in music class. She studied at the University of Antioquia, then left the degree programme when a chance to tour as Reykon’s backing singer offered a different education in performance and publicity. She also trained her voice, recorded covers and worked on advertising voices while developing her own project. Her recollections describe school shows, municipal festivals and radio appearances as part of that gradual route. Universal signed her in 2016. In a 2019 conversation, she recalled the resistance she faced as a woman seeking a place in reggaetón. Her father helped support an independent path after an initial label rejection. A period in the United States reinforced her determination to return to Colombia and continue building the career. Collaborations offered listeners a route into her own recordings. The interview was produced in a sponsored collaboration with Google. Amor de Dos with Nicky Jam became an early breakthrough in 2013. Unstoppable followed in 2017, and Latin GRAMMY Best New Artist recognition arrived in 2018. Ocean widened that musical record in 2019. Alongside trap and reggaetón, its songs included ballads and Caribbean rhythms, with collaborators such as Maluma and Damian Marley. The album showed how a growing catalogue could extend beyond the sound that first introduced her. KG0516 continued that range in 2021, making space for corridos, reggae and R&B alongside urban music. Its guests included established figures and newer women artists. Ivy Queen’s participation on Leyendas connected the record with an earlier generation of reggaetón performers. Mañana Será Bonito placed vulnerability at the centre of the 2023 album. In her own account, its title became a repeated assurance that difficult moments could change. Working with Shakira on TQG and FINNEAS on Tus Gafitas added different voices and production approaches to that record. Her first-season appearance in La Reina del Flow was as herself. Her screen work later included Carla in Netflix’s 2024 Griselda, a dramatic acting role. Tomorrow Was Beautiful, released by Netflix in May 2025, follows her path from earlier touring to the Mañana Será Bonito stadium shows. Directed by Cristina Costantini, the documentary brings that career development into a different form of storytelling. Tropicoqueta returned to Latin roots in 2025, incorporating vallenato, cumbia, bachata and dembow. In its accompanying interview she described the process as returning to familiar sounds and working with experienced musicians. The checked record continues with No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, released in August 2026. Its collaborations include Bruno Mars and Drake. The catalogue and dated interviews provide a view of continuing work without treating any one project or personal answer as a permanent description of her life.

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Karol G in a Telemedellín interview frame, 2018 — Profile image · Programas Telemedellín / CC BY 3.0

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A new Bruno Mars video collaboration

Karol G appears in Dance With Me; its romantic narrative is fictional.

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2026

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Writing a more personal album
Her interview discusses writing and listening during the making of the 2026 record.
7 Aug 2026Source checked
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No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto arrives
The August release includes Still with Bruno Mars and Ahí with Drake.
7 Aug 2026Official source
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Recognition for Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
The song receives Song of the Year and Best Tropical Song.
14 Nov 2025Official source
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Tropicoqueta explores Latin roots
The June release moves across vallenato, cumbia, bachata and dembow.
20 Jun 2025Official source
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A documentary follows the route to stadiums
Cristina Costantini’s Netflix film premiered May 8, 2025.
22 Apr 2025Official source
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Carla in Griselda
Netflix introduces her dramatic role in the released crime miniseries.
25 Jan 2024Official source
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Best New Artist recognition
The official record marks her 2018 Latin GRAMMY breakthrough.
16 Nov 2018Official source
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2025	TropicoquetaAlbum	Recording artist
2026	No Me Arrepiento de Sentir TantoAlbum	Recording artist
2026	StillAlbum track	Recording artist with Bruno Mars
2026	AhíAlbum track	Recording artist with Drake
2026	Dance With MeMusic video	Appearance with Bruno Mars

Timeline

1991—2026

1991Born in Medellín, Colombia.
YouthMusic classes and family performances build her interest.
YouthStudies music at the University of Antioquia.
WorkTours as Reykon’s backing singer.
2013Releases Amor de Dos with Nicky Jam.
2016Signs with Universal Music Latino.
2017Releases A Ella.
2017Releases Ahora Me Llama.
2017Releases debut album Unstoppable.
2018Wins Latin GRAMMY Best New Artist.
2018Makes a first-season La Reina del Flow cameo.
2019Releases Ocean.
2019Records Tusa with Nicki Minaj.
2020Releases Bichota.
2021Releases KG0516.
2022Releases Provenza.
2022Records La Vida Es Una for Puss in Boots.
2023Releases Mañana Será Bonito.
2023Releases companion mixtape Bichota Season.
2023Wins Latin GRAMMY Album of the Year.
2024Plays Carla in Griselda.
2024Wins a GRAMMY for Mañana Será Bonito.
2024Releases Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.
2025Netflix releases Tomorrow Was Beautiful.
2025Releases Tropicoqueta.
2025Receives song recognition at the Latin GRAMMYs.
2026Releases No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.
2026Appears in Bruno Mars’s Dance With Me video.

A new Bruno Mars video collaboration

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Writing a more personal album

No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto arrives

Recognition for Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido

Tropicoqueta explores Latin roots

A documentary follows the route to stadiums

Carla in Griselda

Best New Artist recognition