Karol G, born in Medellín, Colombia in 1991, is a defining figure in women-led reggaeton. Mañana Será Bonito (2023) made history as the first Spanish-language album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, then won the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album — start there or with KG0516. Dig into Karol G vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Carolina Giraldo Navarro, performing as Karol G, was born in Medellín, Colombia on February 14, 1991. She launched her music career as a teenager and signed with Universal Music Latin in 2016. Her work has been a defining template for contemporary women-led reggaeton, with commercial success across multiple decades. Her 2023 album Mañana Será Bonito became the first Spanish-language album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 - a cultural milestone for Latin music in the United States. She has won three Latin Grammy Awards and one Grammy Award (Best Música Urbana Album, 2024 for Mañana Será Bonito).
Karol G's sound combines reggaeton, Latin pop, Latin trap, urbano, and dembow with her distinctive vocal delivery and arrangements drawing on contemporary urbano production approaches and broader Latin and Colombian musical traditions.
Universal Music Latin and Bichota Records pressings of the Karol G catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Karol G typically start with Mañana Será Bonito (2023) or KG0516 (2021).
