Exclusive Interview: Maluma on Balancing Thirst Traps and Fatherhood

[View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=all2) [Allure logo image]( July 23, 2024 [Allure magazine July 2024 cover - singer Maluma]( COVER STORY [Maluma on His Sex Symbol Status and Incredibly Loyal Fans]( The Colombian Casanova explains how his inner “dirty boy” has been tamed—just a bit.   [patricia alfonso tortolani]( Maluma has been marketing himself as a sex symbol since he released his first single “Farandulera” and played it for shrieking teenage girls at every high school in his hometown, the second-largest city in Colombia. Despite being considered a reggaeton artist, the majority of his music is distinctly romantic, pairing emotional storytelling with a pulsating bassline. His ability to attract fans of all genders makes him one of the most popular singers across social media platforms with over 23 billion views on YouTube alone. He’s collaborated with Madonna, appeared in ad campaigns for Versace, Balmain, and BOSS, and even dipped his toe into acting, appearing alongside Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in the film Marry Me. [Allure magazine cover - singer Maluma]( When we sit down, I tell Maluma about the [sucia]( [salacious] comments made about him by some of the very thirsty women in my life. He laughs and covers his face with a tattooed hand. “It's not a secret that my female fan base is always going to love when I do my dirty boy character. I like it, and I have fun with it,” he says. “Sometimes it can be hard trying to find that balance between the trap music and the other stuff. It’s weird to feel like my music can split my fan base—especially when I want to keep growing my fan base.” Read the [full interview]( (and see more photos) to learn about the pitfalls of getting lost in a stage character and the lessons his female fandom has taught him along the way. [READ INTERVIEW]( [Para leer esta entrevista en español, oprima aquí.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( This e-mail was sent to you by [allure.com](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, allure@newsletters.allure.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=all2) Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.