Ozuna

Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (born: ), better known online as Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican Latin trap singer. Born in San Juan. His parents are both Dominican. He started composing songs at age 12. He currently holds the world record of most videos over 1 billion views with 8 videos.
==About==
Ozuna is part of the newest wave of urban singers coming out of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Ozuna has more than 10 songs exceeding 200 million views on YouTube, echoing the beginnings of other successful urban artists, like Farruko and Maluma.
==Early life==
Ozuna was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up poor in the San Juan slum. His father was a raggae performer named Vico C, and was shot when Ozuna was only three years old. His mother was too financially unstable to raise him, and had to live with his maternal grandmother. He moved to New York City in 2010 and lived there for three and a half years.
== Discography ==
=== Solo studio albums ===
* Odisea (2017)
* Aura (2018)
* Nibiru (2019)
* ENOC (2020)
* OzuTochi (2022)
* Cosmo (2023)
=== Collaborative studio albums ===
* Los Dioses (with Anuel AA) (2021)
== Concert tours ==
* Odisea Tour (2017)https://web.archive.org/web/20180808104246/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2017/04/29/ozuna-promesa-urbana-momento.html
* Odisea World Tour (2017)https://web.archive.org/web/20180808104326/https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2017/07/10/de-youtuber-a-protagonista-de-una-gira-mundial-el-espectacular-exito-de-ozuna/
* Aura Tour (2018)https://web.archive.org/web/20180805005033/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8461365/ozuna-2018-aura-tour-dates
* Nibiru World Tour (2020)
* Ozutochi World Tour (2022)
==History==
He started his singing career in 2012 with the song "Imaginando". He previously went by the name J Oz. He worked with Musicologo & Menes before becoming independent as a singer with his popularity growth. In 2014, he signed a contract with Golden Family Records and began to upload the songs he made on YouTube. Later that year, he started his published song "Si No Te Quiere", which started his popularity spark. The song featured fellow rapper D.OZi. That song achieved radio succes, and was eventually well known across Latin America. He has since performed in many shows across South America.
===Odisea World Tour===
Ozuna's Odisea World Tour is an annual event in which Ozuna plays his music around the world. The locations include:
*Argentina (x7)
*Aruba (x1)
*Bolivia (x1)
*Chile (x3)
*Colombia (x4)
*Costa Rica (x1)
*Dominican Republic (x1)
*Europe (x31)
*Mexico (x29)
*Panama (x1)
*Paraguay (x1)
*Peru (x1)
*Puerto Rico (x1)
*United States (x32)
*Uruguay (x1)
== Philanthropy ==
In 2017, Ozuna founded the charity organization Odisea Children,https://web.archive.org/web/20180808104314/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8112052/ozuna-charity-odisea-children-interview which supported San Jorge Hospital in Santurce, San Juan, with financial donations. In 2019, he visited sick children and other reggaeton artists during Christmas.https://web.archive.org/web/20191221020013/https://www.telemundopr.com/lo-ultimo/ozuna-hace-un-llamado-a-los-artistas/2027060/
==Controversies==
On January 5, 2017, he was arrested along with his work team at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, by immigration agents. The incident occurred after he and his producer acted violently before the agents, which caused the reprogramming of a concert scheduled in Manizales. On July 30 of the same year, during a concert at United Palace, New York, Ozuna struck a security guard on the head, with his microphone, for being on stage.
In August of the same year, he was nearby when Carlos "Tonka" Báez Rosa, a drug trafficker, was murdered. He said he heard the shooting and fled the scene leaving his vehicle, a Range Rover truck, and that the victim was his close friend. He was linked to the investigation of the crime when the police found his truck near the scene. On August 7, the car was seized by police, and he received a death threat from a group of drug traffickers. A few days later, police said there was no direct link between his car and the shooting.
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. The FBI investigated the case, and Ozuna's lawyer confirmed that Kevin Fret, an openly gay trap singer, was the person extorting Ozuna. Kevin Fret was murdered, and police said that Ozuna was not a suspect in the murder. For the video, which had been edited to cause Ozuna more damage, Ozuna apologized to his fans and family.
==Channel milestones==
===Subscriber milestones===
*1 million subscribers: September 3, 2016
*2 million subscribers: November 17, 2016
*3 million subscribers: February 1, 2017
*4 million subscribers: May 6, 2017
*5 million subscribers: July 11, 2017
*6 million subscribers: August 19, 2017
*7 million subscribers: September 19, 2017
*8 million subscribers: October 25, 2017
*9 million subscribers: November 25, 2017
*10 million subscribers: December 26, 2017
*11 million subscribers: January 21, 2018
*12 million subscribers: February 11, 2018
*13 million subscribers: March 5, 2018
*14 million subscribers: April 4, 2018
*15 million subscribers: May 3, 2018
*16 million subscribers: June 8, 2018
*17 million subscribers: July 12, 2018
*18 million subscribers: August 17, 2018
*19 million subscribers: September 12, 2018
*20 million subscribers: October 16, 2018
*21 million subscribers: November 22, 2018
*22 million subscribers: January 2, 2019
*23 million subscribers: February 12, 2019
*24 million subscribers: April 11, 2019
*25 million subscribers: June 25, 2019
*26 million subscribers: September 26, 2019
*27 million subscribers: January 6, 2020
*28 million subscribers: May 12, 2020
*29 million subscribers: August 4, 2020
*30 million subscribers: September 15, 2020
*31 million subscribers: November 2, 2020
*32 million subscribers: January 17, 2021
*33 million subscribers: April 14, 2021
*34 million subscribers: October 1, 2021
*35 million subscribers: May 25, 2022
===Video view milestones===
*1 billion views: December 10, 2016
*2 billion views: July 14, 2017
*3 billion views: September 28, 2017
*4 billion views: November 22, 2017
*5 billion views: January 21, 2018
*6 billion views: March 7, 2018
*7 billion views: May 7, 2018
*8 billion views: July 28, 2018
*9 billion views: September 20, 2018
*10 billion views: November 25, 2018
*11 billion views: February 16, 2019
*12 billion views: June 24, 2019
*13 billion views: December 21, 2019
*14 billion views: July 8, 2020
*15 billion views: September 27, 2020
*16 billion views: December 16, 2020
*17 billion views: February 28, 2021
*18 billion views: April 1, 2021
*19 billion views: August 23, 2021
*20 billion views: February 5, 2022
==Trivia==
* Ozuna has won numerous awards, including two Latin Grammy Awards for "Yo x ti, tú x mí," five Billboard Music Awards, twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards, six Latin American Music Awards, eight Lo Nuestro Awards, and four Guinness World Records.
* Ozuna took over as the owner of a basketball team in Puerto Rico's National league, Baloncesto Nacional Superior de Puerto Rico, on October 17, 2022.https://web.archive.org/web/20221019211126/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ozuna-buys-basketball-team-puerto-rico-1235157952/
* He has 2 children, Sofía and Jacob Andrés.https://web.archive.org/web/20200207135433/http://quemas.mamaslatinas.com/parenting/154919/ozuna-y-su-familia-fotos-especiales/228725/ambos_han_logrado_formar_una/4
* Ozuna describes himself as a "typical boricua with Dominican blood."https://web.archive.org/web/20180804055600/http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/sinmiedoozuna-1242221/
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