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Malumaknows how to steal a “corazón!”
TheColombian singeris known for songs about love and heartbreak. In fact, his2020 single “ADMV,“an abbreviation for Amor De Mi Vida (Love of My Life), off the albumPapi Juancho, highlights the relationship he ultimately strives for.
“That song I wrote because Iwant that in my life,” he told PEOPLE of the single, which tells the story of a couple growing old together. “That’s a song that I could say, ‘Yeah, I want to get old and have a family.’ … That’s one of my biggest dreams — getting old with someone next to me and giving my life to someone.”
Mostly, the “Tukoh Taka” singer keeps his dating life private. In the past, he was rumored to have dated modelWinnie Harlowand singerAnitta, and he was in a two-year relationship with Natalia Barulich, whom he met in 2017 on the set of his music video for “Felices Los 4.”
Here’s a look back at Maluma’s dating history.
Anitta
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There has been plenty of speculation about Maluma and singer Anitta. Maluma was featured on Anitta’s 2016 single “Sim ou Não” and the pair kissed on stage during a 2017 concert in Brazil. In 2022, they released a single and steamy accompanying music video called “El Que Espera.” Anitta said the latter told “a bit of our story” amongst the fervent rumors that fly between their fans.
“Malunitta forever and ever. It’s been a while since I had worked with myparcera. This song is super fire,” Maluma said on his Instagram stories, perRolling Stone. “I’m so sure you’ll love this one.”
According to Anitta, whose real name is Larissa de Macedo Machado, the pair hooked up well before the music video was released, though the two have never given a timeline of their fling. In 2020, when Brazilian comedian Mauricio Meirelles asked her in an interview how Maluma was in bed, her quick answer translated to “very good.”
During a visit toWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenin April 2022,the “Envolver” singer spoke of hooking up with Maluma after sliding into his DMs. When asked about DMingJ Balvin, Anitta told Cohen that she did message the “Mi Gente” singer, but strictly for work and “not to hook up with him.”
“That, I did with Maluma,” she said laughing. When Cohen asked her to confirm she had hooked up with Maluma, she replied, “Oh, yeah, well obviously.”
Natalia Barulich
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Maluma also discussed his ladylove and their Italian romantic getaway in an interview with Telemundo’sAl Rojo Vivothat same month, saying, “I think a good trip has to have two things: a good destination and good company. Natalia and I have a great time together, we have fun, we love and support each other.”
When Maluma celebrated his birthday on Jan. 28, Barulich shared a sweet message to her Instagram Stories, writing, “Happy birthday to Juan Luis, the most gorgeous, talented, humble and beautiful man, with an even more beautiful soul.” In April, she posteda boomerang of the two kissing, captioning it, “My everything.” On rare occasions after that, the pair posted on social media, and they were seen out on dates and traveling.
Though they gotmatching infinity sign tattoosin February 2018 and even shared adog named Julieta, the couple called it quits in October 2019. Barulich went on to date Brazilian soccer starNeymaruntil 2021.
In June 2020, Barulich opened up about the pair’s time together onDanny Morel’s podcastEvolve, saying the relationship had been “toxic.” “It means that I was giving 1000% and I was only receiving 20%, I would say that some days I got more and that was what made me stay,” she said, adding, “It was warm, it was cold, I felt I was living for my partner.”
In September 2020, despite fan speculation, Maluma told PEOPLE that his song “Hawái"was not specifically about Barulichand that he was caught off guard when fans took to social media to draw similarities between the song and his ex.
“I think that everybody has these kinds of relationships or this kind of way to end a relationship,” he said. “I didn’t have an exact situation on my mind when I wrote the song.” Addressing the theorists specifically, he added, “If they want to think that that’s why I did it, it’s fine. But no, I didn’t think about it.”
There seem to be no hard feelings between Maluma’s exes — Barulich is friends with Anitta and appeared in the latter’s music video for “Loco.”
“We are not the type of women, Natalia also, that fight over these kinds of things,” Anitta told PEOPLE En Español in 2021. “Imet her because of Malumaand now we’re friends. I don’t fight over a man. There are millions of men in the world. Why fight over one when there are millions?”
Winnie Harlow
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Though they never made an official confirmation, Maluma and Canadian model Winnie Harlow sparked romance rumors in 2019. After his breakup with Barulich, Maluma was living in New York City, where he was spotted on an October dinner date with Harlow.
The Colombian singer posted a photo with Harlow and her famous friends,KimandKourtney Kardashian, in Miami. “Here in bad company,” he captioned a photo of the group at the Dior men’s fall 2020 runway show.
Maluma also exchanged flirty messages with Harlow on social media. He commented “mamacita” with a kissy face emoji on a photo of Harlow at his concert in October 2019, and she wrote “Oh, wow” in response to a shirtless photo he posted of himself six days later.
Little was reported on the pair after those October 2019 incidents. At one point, he was even linked to Harlow’s friendKim Kardashian, but Maluma said thoserumors were never true— and he had no idea where they came from.
“We were together at the Dior show. I met her for the first time there. I was also there with Kourtney. People just started talking about it. I don’t know why they started asking her that,” Maluma toldL’Officielin 2021. “Maybe because she wasgetting her divorceand everything, you know? But no, we are good friends. We don’t talk that often, but yeah, we are good friends and we always wish the best for each other.”
Vivien Rubin
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Though they were reportedly just friends, Maluma was spotted kissing Russian model Vivien Rubin, who has also been in Guess campaigns, while on vacation in Aspen, Colorado, in January 2020.
TheNew York Post’sPage Sixshared photos of the pair at the Snow Lodge ski resort that showed the two kissing as Rubin sat in the “11:11” singer’s lap.
“Right now, I’m single, and I don’t feel like I want to have a relationship right now in my life,” Maluma toldAccess Hollywood. “I’m too focused in what’s happening right now. I’m giving my energy to this song. I’m giving my energy to my career right now. I don’t feel like I want to have a relationship right now, you know? But of course, I dream about it. I mean, I want to have a girlfriend. I wanna get married one day.”
Susana Gomez
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Maluma has been linked toSusana Gomez, a Colombian architect and interior designer who owns the company Ese + Ese, since August 2020. The pair were first spotted out and about in Miami with Maluma’s dog, according toHola!.
Then, in September 2022, Maluma stepped down from the stage to give Gomez a kiss during his performance of “Junio” at theBillboard Latin Music Awards.
Malumacelebrated his 29th birthdayin Miami with Gomez and a few celebrity friends, includingMarc AnthonyandDavid Beckham. After “Happy Birthday” was sung to him, Maluma appeared to nearly propose to Gomez, but the group laughed off the gesture before the singer gave Gomez a kiss and blew out his candles.
source: people.com
