Maluma is an extremely attractive man. Just ask Donatella Versace, who hired him as the face of her SS 2022 campaign, or maybe J-Lo, whom he was seen cheating on in recent romcom Marry Me, or even one or two of the 28.3 million subscribers to his YouTube channel. Or you could survey any one of the thousands of delirious punters at the O2 last night, who spent the evening hanging onto the Colombian heartthrob’s every word.
Yes, after multiple postponements, the Papi Juancho World Tour finally arrived in London, making the Medellín-raised singer/actor the first ever male South American artist to headline the O2. Already a long-standing titan of the Latin music world, Maluma – real name Juan Luis Londoño Arias – has become a pop A-lister since his last UK headline show, thanks in part to collaborations with Madonna and The Weeknd, plus his contributions to Disney smash Encanto. Yesterday evening the 28-year-old more than proved his star power with a polished stage production that put his sex appeal front and centre.
