Nicky Jam is an American highly acclaimed American urban music singer and songwriter. He is famous for making romantic songs within the reggaeton genre. Some of his work includes He is best known for hits such as “X”, “Travesuras”, “Te Busco”, “El Perdón”, “Hasta el Amanecer”, and “El Amante”, the latter three from his 2017 album Fénix.
Nicky was born as Nick Rivera Caminero in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the U.S. March 17, 1981. His mother, Ysabel Caminero Madera was of a Dominicans and father, Jose Rivero was of Puerto Ricans. Also, he has a sister named Stephanie Rivera Caminero. His nationality is American and belongs to White ethnicity. Further, his birth sign is Pisces and his religion is Christianity. He developed an affinity for hip-hop songs as a child.
When Nicky Jam was ten years old, his family moved to the Río Hondo suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Talking about his childhood, he grew up in a poor family. For the support of his family, he started working illegally in the grocery store. Then, at the age of fourteen, he started his first recording.
Information regarding his education is currently under review.
While working at the Pueblo Xtra discount grocery store at age eleven, he passed time by rapping about the items he was bagging, which impressed a customer who invited him to record with a local indie label. He subsequently signed a contract and released his debut album, Distinto A Los Demás in 1994. It helped Nicky gain recognition in the music industry.
After releasing this album, the singer along with Daddy Yankee formed a group named ‘Los Canaris’. The duo then released several successful singles such as ‘Sentirte’,’ Sabanas Blancas’, ‘Guayando’, and many others. Later on, he began working as a solo performer, releasing many successful singles, such as ‘Tu Primera Vez’, ‘Voy A Beber’, ‘Piensas en Mi’, ‘Juegos Prohibidos’ and ‘Curiosidad’, to name a few. In 2001, he released his second album ‘Haciendo Escante’. This was followed by the third and fourth albums ‘Salón de La Fama’ and ‘Vida Escante’ respectively. After this, His album ‘The Black Carpet’ came out. He also collaborated with other artists like Big Boy, Héctor & Tito, Magnate & Valentino, and Lito & Polaco for music projects. He even joined hands with his ex-partner Daddy Yankee for the latter’s album ‘Prestige’.In October 2019, He previewed the release of his documentary, Behind Nicky Jam's Intimo, which was produced through Apple Music. Also, He released the album Íntimo on November 1st, 2019. It contained the singles "X", "Atrevete" featuring Sech, and "Whine Up" featuring Anuel AA. Besides these, He has also worked in movies. He appeared as Lazarus in the film ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’. He got featured in the biographical television series ‘El Ganador’ as well. Also, he played villain Zway-Lo in the film Bad Boys for Life, released on January 17th, 2020.
Nicky Jam received a total of 110 nominations and won 37 awards.
Nicky Jam was married to Angelica Cruz. They got married in February 2017 in Medellin, Colombia. After dating for about 2 years. He has two daughters from a past relationship named Yaarimar Rivera and Alyssa Rivera. Unfortunately, the pair divorced on 21st August 2018.
After that, he was engaged with a model named Cydney Moreau on Valentine's Day on 14th February 2020. The couple met on the set of Nicky's "Atrévete" music video in 2019. They made their relationship with the Instagram official in December 2019.
Being a singer, Nicky earns a decent amount of money and fame through his profession in the field of the music industry. Based on some online sites, his estimated net worth said to be $8 million at present.
However, his salary and assets details are yet to be disclosed. Further information on his cars and houses is currently under review.
Observing his body statistics, Nicky stands a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs around 75 Kg. Similarly, he has a pair of black eyes and dark brown hair color. Further, his other body information is yet to be disclosed. He has a straight sexual orientation.