Jean Carlos Rodríguez López‑Cepero, born December 10, 1980, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican singer who began performing at age four and joined the San Juan Children's Choir with his older brother Luis Fonsi at six. He entered the professional scene with the single "Duele" in 2006, which reached Number 1 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart. Rodríguez released the album On in 2006 and followed with the album Out of the Box in 2008, while also issuing mixtapes such as JeaniusMusiq Mixtape and Genius To Jeanius. He collaborated with artists including Pitbull, J Balvin, and Beyoncé, co‑producing the Spanish version of "Hey Ma" that earned a Latin Grammy nomination in 2017. Rodríguez also co‑produced the Ricky Martin EP Pausa, which was nominated for Album of the Year at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
