Milo J

Camilo Joaquín Villarruel (born October 25, 2006), also known as Milo J is an Argentine rapper, singer and songwriter. He achieved international recognition in 2023 with the song "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" as well as the collaborative EP En Dormir Sin Madrid, both with Argentine producer Bizarrap.

His debut studio album 111 was released in 2023. Also in 2023, he received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song for "Dispara ***" alongside fellow Argentine singer Nicki Nicole.

Early life
Camilo Joaquín Villarruel was born on October 25, 2006 in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents Walter Villarruel and Aldana Celeste Ríos. He showed interest with music from an early age, writing songs with her sister at 11 and participating in freestyle competitions.

Career
Milo J began his music career in late 2021 as a part of BajoWest, a community for independent urban artists in Buenos Aires, where he started uploading his first songs to YouTube such as "Tus Vueltas", "Cuando Estas Vos" and "Tu Paz". In 2022, he released the song "Milagrosa" which marked a before and after on his career, the song went rapidly viral on TikTok and it ended up becoming a trend, thanks to this he started to get recognized by more people interested in his music.

In early 2023, he released the song "Rara Vez" with producer Taiu, the song was a commercial success topping the charts in several countries on Spotify and increasing his popularity in his home country. He released his debut EP 511 in April 14th, 2023, which consisted of five tracks. 3 months later, he was one of the performers for the third edition of La Velada del Año, an amateur boxing event between Ibero-American Twitch streamers. Throughout the year, he continued collaborating with various artists such as "Dispara ***" with Nicki Nicole, the remix of "Aeróbico" with Duki and Lit Killah, and most prominently, "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" with Bizarrap, charting in multiple countries, peaking at number 2 in Spain and 31 at the Billboard Global 200 chart. The single with Bizarrap was released alongside a five-track collaborative EP titled En Dormir Sin Madrid.

At the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, he earned his first Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song for "Dispara ***". Later in 2023, he released his debut studio album 111' through Dale Play Records, featuring collaborations with Yami Safdie, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole.

Awards and nominations

 * Note: At the 26th Annual Premios Gardel, Faculdo Yalve won Producer of the Year for his work in 111, while Yalve with Santiago Ruiz and Javier Fracchia were nominated as engineers for Best Recording Engineering, also for 111.