Maluma

“The team at ASCAP is a genuine family, and I am proud to be part of an organization that is home to so many legendary songwriters and composers.”

“If I can't go to my parents, then my parents come to me.”

“Ricky Martin is one of my idols in the industry.”

“Maluma comes from my mom, my dad and my sister's names. The first letters of my mom's name are Ma, my dad's is Lu, and my sister's is Ma.”

“I am very happy and honored to be part of the Sony ATV family.”

“We work a lot, and we have a lot of discipline because we are really tired that people know Colombia as a violent country. We just want to change that face of the country, and the music that we're doing is the music that people want, that people love.”

“I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.”

“Sometimes I post something unwittingly that connects with women. But I never think, 'OK, let's take a shirtless picture for the girls.'”

“It's not only about the material things - I also have a spiritual side.”

“People should focus on my foundation, my projects, and everything positive and important that I am doing in Latin America and the around the world.”

“I am not gay; I don't have a relationship with Ricky Martin.”

“My boys asked me to write beautiful letters for their ex-girls so they could get them back. I thought, 'I should be writing songs for myself.'”

“I like to show that I'm real.”

“I was known for singing romantic songs to women, but I can also be that guy talking about why you can't be the only girl for me.”

“I was in Barcelona working with Shakira, and it was an amazing experience. She's a great artist, and I learned a lot while working with her.”

“I like to prepare each tour in a different way.”

“I was born in the technology era.”

“I filled the margins of my schoolbooks with lyrics.”

“Of course my parents are picky about the girls I date; my parents watch out for me.”

“I have a lot of artists who I just love to hear their music, and I'm a fan of them.”