Is Canadian Singer Maluma Gay?
Columbian singer Juan Luis Londoño Arias aka Maluma is known for his hit albums like Parce and Aloha. He has signed to Fox Music, Sony Music Colombia, and Sony Latin. Known for his Latin Trap and pop genre of music, Malum has been in the headlines apparently for his sexual orientation. Some fans speculated that Maluma is gay.
To add fuel to it actress Mhoni Vidente made the most random statement saying Maluma might be bisexual as he is dating Jennifer Lopez and another male singer from Columbia. Let us see what was Maluma’s reply to these rumors.
MALUMA ON HIS SEXUALITY
While talking to his fans during a question-answer session on Instagram, Maluma replied to one of the questions about him being gay and cleared the air. It was evident from his video that he wasn’t too happy to answer it. He called those people stupid who said that he was gay. The ‘No Se Me Quita’ singer said that he would have come out to the world by now if he was actually gay but since he did it is pretty obvious that he is not.
However, his further statement posed as a misogynic one when he said, ” “The one who said that I am gay, lend me your girlfriend to see how gay I am.”
He definitely seemed to be defensive of his sexual identity as he indirectly lashed out at his fans when claimed to be gay. So fans, whether a good or bad new
MORE ABOUT MALUMA AND CAREER
Maluma Gay was interested in music since he was a child and he started showcasing his talent at the ripe age of 16 when his debut album Magia was released in 2012. Although he kept recording songs, the breakthrough point in his music career was the release of Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy in 2015. that led to several collaborations with popular artists. Ever since Maluma Gay has been on the top of the success ladder.
His top commercially hit songs are F.A.M.E, 11.11, and Papi Juancho in three consecutive years from 2018-2020. Furthermore, Maluma’s single Hawai was third in the Billboard Global 200 list soon was the first on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S chart.
He has also worked with The Weeknd in a remix and undoubtedly its 12th position is Maluma’s highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Even after this, he might not be a regular name for the US audience but Maluma is certainly among the top Latin singers now.
Maluma’s musical inspirations are legends like Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, and Hector Lavoe. His musical idol is Ricky Martin and that he always wanted to grow up like him.
With 27.2 million YouTube subscribers, Maluma’s latest music video Perfecta along with Reik premiered in May 2021 which has got 12 million views.
CONTROVERSIES
After Maluma released his song “Cuatro Babys” featuring Bryant Myers, Noriel, and Juhn in October 2016, it received a lot of backlash over its lyrics. They were considered to objectify women in a highly sexist manner. But even after so many criticisms and controversy, the popularity of “Cuatro Babys” earned it a 12× Latin Platinum certification by the RIAA.
RELATIONSHIPS
Maluma Gay had confirmed his relationship rumors in 2019 with his ex-girlfriend Natalia Barulich. He told in an interview that he was very happy with Natalia and that they motivate each other to be a better person as well as concerning their work. Maluma Gay reportedly started dating her in 2017 after meeting during the shoot of Maluma’s music video “Felices Los 4” but they broke up after two years. Natalia had said in an exclusive interview that despite so much love they had to part ways to individually focus on their careers.
Currently, after instances of PDA, there are speculations about him dating Susana Gomez. Unlike Natalia, Susana is not a famous model but rather an architect who owns her interior design company called Ese+Ese. Maluma Gay is yet to comment on their alleged relationship. It is also said that she was married until 2020 but now she is single, pointing all fingers towards Maluma as he might be the reason for the spilt.
Interestingly, Maluma Gay shared a teaser for his upcoming album #7DJ with Susana. Adding to it Maluma might have inadvertently shared a video to his stories that she appears in giving hints about the couple’s love life status. So even after trying to keep a low profile about their personal lives, the couple seems to fail at hiding their love for each other after repeated public appearances.
So by now, it is quite clear that neither he is gay nor single.
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