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Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (formerly Jhay Cortez),[4] is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, Famouz, was released in 2019.[5]
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Birth name | Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés[1] |
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Born | Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico[2] | April 9, 1993
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | jhayco |
Cortés was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Later, he moved to Camden, New Jersey, where he learned English.[6][7]
Cortés began songwriting at age 15, gaining the interest of producer Eddie Dee. Cortés wrote music with Lele el Arma Secreta and Eliel, who introduced Cortés to the duo Zion & Lennox. Cortés composed three songs that featured on Zion & Lennox's 2011 album Los Verdaderos: "Como curar," "Detective de tu amor," and "Soltera" (under the pseudonym Jay el Superdotado).[8][9]
Cortés wrote five singles for Tito El Bambino, including "Llama al Sol," featured on his 2011 album Invencible, which won a Latin Grammy for Best Tropical Album.[7]
In 2013, Cortés began as a singer for the Latin pop group Stereo 4, composed of four Puerto Rican singers: Jafet Cortes, Eduardo Esteras, Rubén Chinea, and Jesús M. Nieves.[10] Cortés later launched his career as a soloist.[10] He collaborated with Stereo 4 for the last time in 2016 with the song "Te quiero ver."[11]
On August 22, 2017, Cortés was the first artist signed under House of Haze, a partnership established between Universal Music Latino and producer Fino como el Haze. He released his first single, "Donde no se vea," under this label, collaborating with Jory Boy and Pusho.[12]
On March 16, 2018, Cortés performed at SXSW's Sounds from Puerto Rico showcase.[7]
Cortés helped in the composition of the songs "Criminal" by Natti Natasha with Ozuna and "Mi Religión" by Yandel.[7][12] On May 16, 2018, he released the EP Eyez on Me under the Universal Music Latino record label.[13] At the end of 2018, he released his single "Costear" with Almighty, which led to the release of two remixes.
On February 22, 2019, Cortés released the single "No Me Conoce," which reached the top of several Latin American music charts. It was certified triple platinum by PROMUSICAE of Spain; the song also featured a remix with J Balvin and Bad Bunny[14] and was certified 20 platinum by the US RIAA.[15] In that same year, he also released the song "Deseame suerte" with the collaboration of Karol G.[16] On May 24, 2019, he released his first studio album, Famouz, under the Universal Music Latino label. It was ranked 164 on the US Billboard 200 chart[17] and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.[18][19][20]
In 2020, Cortés published a special edition of his first studio album with unreleased songs under the name Famouz Reloaded[21] and released a new single, "Dime a Ve," which would be part of his second album, Timelezz.[22] He was also the winner of five ASCAP awards as a composer[23] and two Tú Música Urbano Awards in the categories of Composer of the Year and New Generation Album by Famouz.[24] He received nominations for the Billboard Awards for Latin music,[25] Premios Juventud,[26] Lo Nuestro Awards,[27] and the Latin Grammys.[28] On October 30, he released the song "Dakiti" in collaboration with Bad Bunny, which reached number one on the Billboard Global 200 charts;[28] it also reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 9.[29] At the end of that year, he collaborated on the remix "La Curiosidad" by Jay Wheeler and Myke Towers.[30] It also appeared on Yandel's album Quien Contra Mí 2 in the collaboration of the song "Ponme al día."[31]
At the beginning of 2021, Cortés participated in a production of Los Legendarios with the song "Fiel" with Wisin, which reached number 9 globally on the Spotify music platform.[32][33] On March 14, he appeared with Bad Bunny performing "Dakiti" at the Grammy Awards ceremony.[34] He also received another iHeartRadio Music Awards nomination in the Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year category for "Dakiti."[35]
Cortez was in a relationship with former pornographic film actress and webcam model Mia Khalifa.[36][37]
In 2020, Cortez had a public spat with fellow rapper Bryant Myers on Twitter.[38][39] The two rappers published diss tracks.[40][38]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [17] |
US Latin [41] |
SPA [42] | ||||||||||||
Famouz |
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164 | 5 | 54 | ||||||||||
Famouz Reloaded |
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— | — | 54 | ||||||||||
Timelezz |
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70 | 2 | 4 |
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Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X) |
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77 [45] | — | 1 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details |
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Eyez on Me |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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US [46] |
US Latin [47] |
ARG [48] |
MEX [49] |
SPA [50] |
WW [51] | ||||||||||
"Deseos" (with Bryant Myers) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Eyez on Me | ||||||
"Se Supone" (remix) (with Darell and Ñengo Flow featuring Miky Woodz, Almighty and Myke Towers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Están Pa' Mí" (with J Balvin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Costear" (with Almighty) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
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Famouz | |||||||
"No Me Conoce" (or remix with J Balvin and Bad Bunny) |
2019 | 71 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | ||||||||
"Deséame Suerte" (with Karol G and Haze) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
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Famouz Reloaded | |||||||
"A Tu Manera (Corbata)" (with Sofía Reyes) |
— | — | 85 | 25 | — | — | Mal de Amores | ||||||||
"Easy" (remix) (with Ozuna) |
— | 33 | — | — | — | — | Famouz Reloaded | ||||||||
"Medusa" (with Anuel AA and J Balvin) |
2020 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 12 | 57 | — | 5 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Dispo" (with Brytiago) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
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Orgánico | |||||||
"Dime a Ve" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | |||||||
"Prendemos" (with Haze and Lunay) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | — | El Último Tour Del Mundo | ||||||||
"Kobe en LA" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | |||||||
"Los Bo" (with Myke Towers) |
2021 | — | 40 | — | — | 46 | — |
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Timelezz | ||||||
"Fiel" (with Los Legendarios and Wisin or remix with Anuel AA featuring Myke Towers) |
62 | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | — | Los Legendarios 001 | ||||||||
"Christian Dior" | — | 28 | — | — | 27 | — |
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Timelezz | |||||||
"911" (remix) (with Sech) |
— | — | — | — | 11 | — |
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Non-album singles | |||||||
"Súbele el Volumen" (with Daddy Yankee and Myke Towers) |
— | — | — | 2 | 62 | — | |||||||||
"En Mi Cuarto" (with Skrillex) |
— | 22 | — | — | 31 | — | Timelezz | ||||||||
"Delincuente" (with Sebastián Yatra) |
— | — | — | — | 94 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Ley Seca" (with Anuel AA) |
—[upper-alpha 2] | 12 | — | — | 2 | — |
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Timelezz | |||||||
"Emojis de Corazones" (with Wisin and Ozuna featuring Los Legendarios) |
— | 22 | — | — | 68 | — | Multimillo Vol. 1 | ||||||||
"Súbelo" (with Anuel AA and Myke Towers) |
—[upper-alpha 3] | 12 | — | — | 15 | — |
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Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren | |||||||
"Sensual Bebé" | 2022 | — | 22 | — | — | 28 | — |
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LCVRX | ||||||
"Ande con Quien Ande" (with Myke Towers) |
— | 49 | — | — | 56 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"En la de Ella" (with Feid and Sech) |
— | — | — | — | 20 | — |
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LCVRX | |||||||
"Cuerpecito" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — |
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"Mami Chula" (with Quevedo) |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — |
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"Fantasma/AVC" (with Tainy) |
— | — | — | — | 69 | — |
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Data | |||||||
"En To Lao" (with Haze) |
— | — | — | — | 51 | — |
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Non-album single | |||||||
"Rockstar 2.0" (with Duki) |
— | — | 16 | — | 26 | — |
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Antes de Ameri | |||||||
"Holanda" | — | — | 21 | — | 3 | 54 | LCVRX | ||||||||
"Ex-Special" (with Peso Pluma)[75] |
—[upper-alpha 4] | 22 | — | — | 58 | — | |||||||||
"Bby Boo (remix)" (with Izaak and Anuel AA) |
2024 | — | 27 | 18 | — | 6 | 179 | Non-album single | |||||||
"Passoa" (with Kapo) |
— | — | — | — | 36 | — | |||||||||
"58" (with Dei V) |
— | — | — | — | 38 | — | Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X) | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [46] |
US Latin [47] |
ARG [48] |
SPA [50] | |||||||||||
"Darte" (remix) (Alex Rose featuring Casper Mágico, Noriel, Bryant Myers, Juhn, Jhayco, Miky Woodz, Ñengo Flow and Myke Towers) |
2018 | — | — | — | — |
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Sexflix 1.5 | |||||||
"Only Fans" (remix) (Young Martino, Lunay and Myke Towers featuring Joyce Santana, Brray, Jhayco, Darell, Arcángel and Ñengo Flow) |
2020 | — | — | — | 94 |
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Non-album singles | |||||||
"La Curiosidad" (Blue Grand Prix remix) (Jay Wheeler, Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro featuring DJ Nelson, Jhayco, Lunay and Kendo Kaponi) |
— | — | — | 14 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [46] |
US Latin [47] |
ARG [48] |
SPA [50] | |||||||||||
"Easy" | 2019 | — | — | — | 5 | Famouz | ||||||||
"Imaginaste" (with Tainy) |
— | 45 | 75 | — |
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"Como Se Siente" | 2020 | — | — | — | 6 | Famouz Reloaded | ||||||||
"Como Se Siente" (remix) (with Bad Bunny) |
— | 7 | 61 | — | Las que no iban a salir | |||||||||
"512" (with Mora) |
2021 | — | — | 24 | 8 |
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Primer Día de Clases | |||||||
"Magnum" (with Nicky Jam) |
— | 41 | — | 78 | Infinity | |||||||||
"Dile (Homenaje)" | — | — | — | 5 |
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Timelezz | ||||||||
"La Venganza" (with J Balvin) |
— | 46 | — | — | Jose | |||||||||
"Memorias"[82] (with Mora) |
2022 | — | — | — | 6 |
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Microdosis | |||||||
"Tarot" (with Bad Bunny) |
18 | 7 | 52 | 2 |
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Un Verano Sin Ti | ||||||||
"Llueve" (with Wisin & Yandel and Sech) |
— | — | — | 92 |
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La Última Misión | ||||||||
"Porshe Carrera" (with Yandel and Haze) |
2024 | — | — | — | 79 | Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X) | ||||||||
"No Entiendo" (with Eladio Carrión and Omar Courtz) |
— | — | — | 80 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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American Music Awards | 2021 | "Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | [85] |
Favorite Song - Latin | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Himself | Favorite Male Latin Artist | Nominated | [86] | |
ASCAP Latin Awards | 2020 | "Amanece" (as songwriter) | Winning Songs | Won | [87] |
"Hola" (as songwriter) | Won | ||||
"Loco Contigo" (as songwriter) | Won | ||||
"No Me Conoce (Remix) | Won | ||||
"Reggaeton" (as songwriter) | Won | ||||
2021 | "Adicto" (as songwriter) | Won | [88] | ||
"Agua" (as songwriter) | Won | ||||
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Won | ||||
2022 | Song of the Year | Won | [89] | ||
"Fiel" (with Wisin) | Winning Songs | Won | |||
2023 | "Ley Seca" (with Anuel AA) | Won | [90] | ||
"Sensual Bebé" | Won | ||||
"Tarot" (with Bad Bunny) | Won | ||||
Billboard Music Awards | 2020 | "No Me Conoce (Remix)" (with J Balvin & Bad Bunny) | Top Latin Song | Nominated | [91] |
2021 | "Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Won | [92] | ||
Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2020 | Himself | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | [93] |
2021 | Male Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year | Nominated | [94] | ||
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Vocal Event Hot Latin Song of the Year | Won | |||
Hot Latin Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Airplay Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Sales Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Streaming Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Himself | Artist of the Year | Nominated | [95] | |
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male | Nominated | ||||
Grammy Awards | 2023 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Album of the Year[upper-alpha 5] | Nominated | |
Latin American Music Awards | 2019 | Himself | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | [96] |
2022 | Artist of the Year | Nominated | [97] | ||
Favorite Male Artist | Nominated | ||||
Favorite Urban Artist | Nominated | ||||
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Song of the Year | Won | |||
Favorite Urban Song | Won | ||||
"Fiel" (with Wisin) | Nominated | ||||
Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Viral Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2023 | Himself | Favorite Urban Artist | Nominated | [98] | |
"Sensual Bebe" | Favorite Urban Song | Nominated | |||
Latin Grammy Awards | 2020 | "Medusa" (with Anuel AA & J Balvin) | Best Rap/Hip Hop Song | Nominated | [99] |
"Adicto" (as songwriter) | Best Urban Song | Nominated | |||
2021 | "Agua" (as songwriter) | Song of the Year | Nominated | [100] | |
Best Urban Song | Nominated | ||||
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Nominated | ||||
2022 | Un Verano Sin Ti (as songwriter) | Album of the Year | Nominated | [101] | |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2021 | "Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) | Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year | Nominated | [102] |
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