Camilo Joaquín Villarruel (born October 25, 2006), also known as Milo J is an Argentine rapper, singer and songwriter. He achieved international recognition in 2023 with the song "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" as well as the collaborative EP En Dormir Sin Madrid, both with Argentine producer Bizarrap.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Camilo Joaquín Villarruel |
| Born | October 25, 2006 |
| Origin | Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Years active | 2021-present |
His debut studio album 111 was released in 2023. Also in 2023, he received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song for "Dispara ***" alongside fellow Argentine singer Nicki Nicole.
Early life
editCamilo Joaquín Villarruel was born on October 25, 2006 in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents Walter Villarruel and Aldana Celeste Ríos.[1] He showed interest with music from an early age, writing songs with his sister at 11 and participating in freestyle competitions.[2]
Career
editMilo J began his music career in late 2021 as a part of BajoWest, a community for independent urban artists in Buenos Aires, where he started uploading his first songs to YouTube such as "Tus Vueltas", "Cuando Estas Vos" and "Tu Paz".[3] In 2022, he released the song "Milagrosa" which marked a before and after on his career, the song went rapidly viral on TikTok and it ended up becoming a trend, thanks to this he started to get recognized by more people interested in his music.
In early 2023, he released the song "Rara Vez" with producer Taiu, the song was a commercial success topping the charts in several countries on Spotify and increasing his popularity in his home country.[4] He released his debut EP 511 in 14 April 2023, which consisted of five tracks.[5] 3 months later, he was one of the performers for the third edition of La Velada del Año, an amateur boxing event between Ibero-American Twitch streamers.[6] Throughout the year, he continued collaborating with various artists such as "Dispara ***" with Nicki Nicole, the remix of "Aeróbico" with Duki and Lit Killah, and most prominently, "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" with Bizarrap, charting in multiple countries, peaking at number 2 in Spain and 31 at the Billboard Global 200 chart.[7][8] The single with Bizarrap was released alongside a five-track collaborative EP titled En Dormir Sin Madrid.[9]
At the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, he earned his first Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song for "Dispara ***".[10] Later in 2023, he released his debut studio album 111' through Dale Play Records, featuring collaborations with Yami Safdie, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole.[11]
Discography
editAlbum
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| SPA [12] | ||
| 111 |
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23 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Extended play details | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA [14] |
US Latin [15] | ||
| 511 |
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– | – |
| En Dormir sin Madrid (with Bizarrap |
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3 | 46 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG [16] |
CHL [17] |
COL [18] |
ECU [19] |
PER [20] |
SPA [21] |
URU [22] |
WW [23] | ||||||
| "Tus Vueltas" | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album singles | |||
| "Milagrosa" | 2022 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| "El Bolero" (with Yami Safdie) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Dije que no me iba a enamorar | ||||
| "Valores del West" (with Foco Foking) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Rara Vez" (with Taiu) | 2023 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – |
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| "Aeróbico (Remix)" (with Bhavi, Duki & Lit Killah) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| "Rincón" | – | – | – | – | – | 81 | – | – | |||||
| "Flechazo en el Centro" (with Ysy A & Bhavi) | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" (with Bizarrap) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
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En Dormir Sin Madrid | |||
| "Fruto" (with Bizarrap) | 10 | 11 | – | 13 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 106 |
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| "Dispara ***" (with Nicki Nicole) | 11 | – | – | – | – | 67 | – | – | Alma | ||||
| "Carencias de Cordura" (with Yami Safdie) | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 111 | ||||
| "Alumbre" (with Nicki Nicole) | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| "Una Bala" (with Peso Pluma) | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | –[a] | |||||
| "Te Fui a Seguir" (with Yahritza y Su Esencia) | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| "Dom1ngo" | 2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| "La Canción Feliz del Disco" (with Eladio Carrión) | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | – | Sol María | ||||
| "Vitalicio" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 111 | ||||
| "Mi Último Peso" (with Foco Foking) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Carta de Despedida" (with Lit Killah and Ronny J) | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| "Bésame (Remix)" (with Bhavi, Seven Kayne, Tiago PZK, Khea & Neo Pistea) | 1 | – | – | – | – | 54 | – | – | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other charted and certified songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| ARG [16] |
PER [20] |
SPA [21] |
URU [22] | ||||||
| "Morocha" | 2022 | 84 | – | – | – | — | |||
| "Morning" | 2023 | 66 | – | – | – | ||||
| "FLA" | 79 | – | – | – | 511 | ||||
| "Al Borde" | 39 | – | – | – | |||||
| "M.A.I." | 17 | – | 6 | – |
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111 | |||
| "Toy en el Mic" (with Bizarrap) |
15 | 24 | 40 | 14 | En Dormir sin Madrid | ||||
| "No Soy Eterno" (with Bizarrap) |
21 | 22 | 46 | — | |||||
| "Penas de Antaño" (with Bizarrap) |
31 | — | 63 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Latin Music Awards | 2024 | Best Artist South Region | Milo J | Nominated | [27] |
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2023 | Best Rap/Hip Hop Song | "Dispara ***" (with Nicki Nicole) | Nominated | [28] |
| Los 40 Music Awards | 2023 | Best Latin New Act | Milo J | Nominated | [29] |
| MTV Millennial Awards | 2024 | Crack Artist | Nominated | [30] | |
| Premios Gardel | 2024 | Album of the Year | 111 | Nominated | [31] |
| Best Cover Design | Nominated | ||||
| Best Concept Album | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Dispara ***" (with Nicki Nicole) | Nominated | |||
| Record of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| "M.A.I." | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Artist | Milo J | Won | |||
| Best Urban Album | En Dormir Sin Madrid (with Bizarrap) | Nominated | |||
| Best Music Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Urban Song | "Fruto" (with Bizarrap) | Won | |||
| "Rara Vez" (with Taiu) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Urban Collaboration | "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" (with Bizarrap) | Nominated | |||
| "Dispara ***" (with Nicki Nicole) | Nominated | ||||
| Premios Juventud | 2024 | The New Generation – Male | Milo J | Nominated | [32] |
| Premios Lo Nuestro | 2024 | New Artist – Male | Nominated | [33] |
- Note: At the 26th Annual Premios Gardel, Faculdo Yalve won Producer of the Year for his work in 111, while Yalve with Santiago Ruiz and Javier Fracchia were nominated as engineers for Best Recording Engineering, also for 111.
Notes
edit- ^ "Una Bala" did not enter the Billboard Global 200, but peaked at number 171 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.[26]
References
edit- ^ Cook, Alexis (October 4, 2023). "Milo J, el artista revelación de 16 años que ya tiene una BZRP Session". Bolavip Spoiler (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Quién es Milo J, el rapero de 16 años de la última session de Bizarrap | BZRP Music Session #57". Página/12 (in Spanish). October 5, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Quién es Milo J, el elegido de 16 años por Bizarrap para la Music Session #57". Clarín (in Spanish). October 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "¿Traición? Taiu le respondió a Milo J tras su sesión con Bizarrap y luego borró la publicación". La Voz (in Spanish). October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Ingelmo, Irene (April 18, 2023). "Quién es Milo J, la estrella del trap argentino que obsesiona a la Generación Z y no paras de escuchar (y bailar) en TikTok". GQ (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Milo j Setlist at La Velada del Año III". Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Top 100 Canciones/PROMUSICAE". El Portal de Musica. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Mirá el video de Bizarrap con Milo J en la Music Session #57: "En dormir sin Madrid"". La Opinión Austral (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "THE LATIN ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®" (PDF). Latin Grammys. September 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Villamil, Valentina (December 1, 2023). "Milo J estrena su álbum debut, 111". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Milo J – Discography". spanishcharts.com. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "111 by Milo J". Apple Music. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Search: Bizarrap (albums)". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Top Latin Albums: The Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart:
- "Milagrosa", "Morning" and "Morocha": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of April 22, 2023". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "FLA": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of April 29, 2023". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Al Borde": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of May 11, 2023". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Bizarrap, Billboard Argentina Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- "Fruto": "Top 20 Argentina – Nacionalidad – Del 27 de Noviembre al 3 de Diciembre, 2023" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "Dispara ***": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of July 15, 2023". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Una Bala", "Te Voy a Seguir" and "Carencias de Cordura": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of December 16, 2023". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Bésame (Remix)", "M.A.I.", "Carta de Despedida", "Rara Vez" and "Flechazo en el Centro": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Peak positions in Chile chart:
- "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Chile Songs: Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Peak positions in Colombia chart:
- "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Colombia Songs: Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Peak positions in Ecuador chart:
- "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Ecuador Songs: Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- Fruto: "Ecuador Songs: The Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Peru chart:
- "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Peru Songs: Week of October 17, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Search – Milo J (Songs)". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Peak positions in Uruguay:
- "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Historial Chart Mensual - Octubre 2023" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya del Disco. 3 October 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of October 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Type "Milo J" in the box under the ARTISTA column.
- ^ "American certifications – Nicki Nicole". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Peso Pluma Chart History: Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Roiz, Jessica (2024-05-10). "Karol G & Feid Lead 2024 Heat Latin Music Awards Nominations: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Nominados a LOS40 Music Awards 2023: lista completa". El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Tinajero, Enrique (June 11, 2024). "MTV MIAW 2024 revelan nominados: destacan Peso Pluma, Danna, Yeri Mua y Young Miko". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Nominados 2024" (in Spanish). Premios Gardel. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Flores, Griselda (June 25, 2024). "Carín León, Maluma & Peso Pluma Lead Premios Juventud 2024 Nominations: See the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Roiz, Jessica (2024-01-22). "Maluma lidera nominaciones a Premio Lo Nuestro 2024: Lista completa". Billboard (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-08.