Camilo Joaquín Villarruel (born 25 October 2006), known by his stage name Milo J (stylized Milo j) is an Argentine rapper, singer, producer 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. He received a total of 6 nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards.
Early life Camilo Joaquín Villarruel was born on 25 October 2006, in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents Walter Villarruel and Aldana Celeste Ríos. He showed interest in music from an early age, writing songs with his 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". He began to receive significant public attention in 2022 with the release of "Milagrosa"; the song became part of a viral TikTok trend in Argentina.
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 further increasing his popularity in his home country. He released 511, his debut EP with five tracks, on 14 April 2023. 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.
In 2025, he signed with Sony Music Latin.
2025–present: La vida era más corta In September 2025, Milo J released his third studio album, La vida era más corta. The album produced three singles that gained traction on digital and streaming platforms: "Niño", "Bajo de la piel", and "Solifican12". "Bajo de la piel" is also featured on the soundtrack of the football video game EA Sports FC 27. It also incorporated various samples and references to Argentine and Latin American folk and popular compositions, including "Puente Pexoa" by Tránsito Cocomarola, "Giros" by Fito Páez, and "Zamba de Amor en Vuelo" by Tamara Castro. The album also included reinterpretations of traditional songs such as "Zamba para un bohemio guitarrero" and "Canción del jangadero", as well as excerpts from Indigenous chants and previously unreleased recordings by Mercedes Sosa. The album received favorable reviews from music critics, who highlighted its combination of contemporary urban sounds with folk and regional elements. Critics from Billboard praised the production, stating that it "presents a musical journey that embraces Argentine culture and brings it into the present". That same year, Milo J entered into a collaboration agreement with the video game Garena Free Fire. As part of the collaboration, his song "Ashe Ashe" premiered in one of the brand's commercials.
Shortly after the release of the official music video, Milo J performed at the 66th Cosquín Folk Festival. On 1 February, he closed the ninth and final night of the festival with the project "¡FALklore!", which combined urban sounds with contemporary Argentine folk. In February 2026, he presented material from La vida era más corta at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, receiving positive reviews and two Gaviota Awards, one silver and one gold. Several months earlier, in December 2025, he had embarked on the La vida era más corta Tour, a world tour that continued until July 2026. The tour achieved several attendance milestones, including a concert in Lima attended by more than 40,000 people, making it the largest concert of his career. In April, he performed a Tiny Desk Concert for the American public broadcaster NPR alongside Uruguayan murga group Agarrate Catalina. Reviewing the album, Argentine editor Humphrey Inzillo of Rolling Stone described it as “a career-defining work that displays remarkable solidity”, while critic Jorge Oyarce Kruger characterized its tracks as "a space of cultural resistance".
Discography Album Title Details Peak chart positions SPA111 Release: November 30, 2023 Record label: Dale Play Records Formats: Digital download, streaming 23
Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Extended play details Peaks SPA USLatin511 Release: April 13, 2023 Record label: Dale Play Records Formats: Digital download, streaming – – En Dormir sin Madrid Released: October 4, 2023 Label: Dale Play Format: Digital download, streaming 3 46
Singles +List of singles, with selected peak chart positions and certificationsTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum ARGPeak positions in Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart: "Milagrosa", "Morning" and "Morocha": "FLA": "Al Borde": "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": "Fruto": "Dispara ***": "Una Bala", "Te Voy a Seguir" and "Carencias de Cordura": "Bésame (Remix)", "M.A.I.", "Carta de Despedida", "Rara Vez" and "Flechazo en el Centro": CHLPeak positions in Chile chart: "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": COLPeak positions in Colombia chart: "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": ECUPeak positions in Ecuador chart: "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": Fruto: PERPeak positions in Peru chart: "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": SPA URUPeak positions in Uruguay: "Milo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57": WW "Tus Vueltas" 2021 – – – – – – – – rowspan="2" "Milagrosa" 2022 36 – – – – – – – AMPROFON: Gold Type "Milo J" in the box under the ARTISTA column. "El Bolero" – – – – – – – – Dije que no me iba a enamorar "Valores del West" – – – – – – – – rowspan="5" "Rara Vez" 2023 17 – – – – 9 – – PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum "Aeróbico (Remix)" – – – – – – – – "Rincón" – – – – – 81 – – "Flechazo en el Centro" 19 – – – – – – – "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" 1 5 9 3 2 3 3 31 AMPROFON: Platinum PROMUSICAE: Platinum En Dormir Sin Madrid "Fruto" 10 11 – 13 7 22 6 106 PROMUSICAE: Gold "Dispara ***" 11 – – – – 67 – – AMPROFON: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: Gold (Latin) Alma "Carencias de Cordura" 92 – – – – – – – 111 "Alumbre" 55 – – – – – – – "Una Bala" 29 – – – – – – – AMPROFON: Gold "Te Fui a Seguir" 82 – – – – – – – "Dom1ngo" 2024 – – – – – – – – "La Canción Feliz del Disco" – – – – – 36 – – Sol María "Vitalicio" – – – – – – – – 111 "Mi Último Peso" – – – – – – – – rowspan="3" "Carta de Despedida" 22 – – – – – – – "Bésame (Remix)" 1 – – – – 54 – – "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted and certified songs + List of other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ARG PER SPA URU "Morocha" 2022 84 – – – rowspan="2" "Morning" 2023 66 – – – "FLA" 79 – – – 511 "Al Borde" 39 – – – AMPROFON: Gold "M.A.I." 17 – 6 – AMPROFON: Gold PROMUSICAE: Platinum 111 "Toy en el Mic" 15 24 40 14 AMPROFON: Gold En Dormir sin Madrid "No Soy Eterno" 21 22 46 — AMPROFON: Gold "Penas de Antaño" 31 — 63 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations AwardYear Category Nominated work Result Ref.Berlin Music Video Awards2026Best Narrative"Niño" Heat Latin Music Awards2024 Best Artist South Region Milo J Latin Grammy Awards 2023 Best Rap/Hip Hop Song "Dispara ***" 2026Record of the Year"Niño"Album of the YearLa Vida Era Más CortaBest Folk AlbumBest Recording PackageSong of the Year"Solifican12"Best Urban Performance"Gil" (with Trueno) Los 40 Music Awards 2023 Best Latin New Act Milo J MTV Millennial Awards 2024 Crack Artist Premios Cóndor de Plata2025Male Breakout StarHomo Argentum Premios Gardel 2024 Album of the Year 111 Best Cover Design Best Concept Album Song of the Year "Dispara ***" Record of the Year "M.A.I." Best New Artist Milo J Best Urban Album En Dormir Sin Madrid Best Music Film Best Urban Song "Fruto" "Rara Vez" Best Urban Collaboration "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" "Dispara ***" 2025Album of the Year166 Best Urban Album En Dormir sin Madrid (Deluxe) Song of the Year"3 Pecados Después..." Best Urban Song Best Urban Pop Song"A Vos" Best Rock Song"Pasos al Costado" (with Turf) Best Live Album18 (En Vivo Estadio de Morón) Best Long Form Music Video"Intro" + "3 Pecados" + "Ni Carlos Ni José" 2026Producer of the YearMilo J Album of the YearLa Vida Era Más Corta Best Long-Form Music Video Best Concept Album Best Engineered Album Song of the Year"Niño" Record of the Year Best Folklore Song Best Urban Album166 (Deluxe) Retirada Best Urban Song"Olimpo" Best Urban Collaboration"Gil" (with Trueno) Best Hip-Hop/Rap Song "Retirada" Best Singer-Songwriter Song"Luciérnagas" (with Silvio Rodríguez) Best Short-Form Music Video"Bajo de la Piel" Best Collaboration"Jangadero" (with Mercedes Sosa) Best Live Song"La Taleñita" Premios Juventud 2024 The New Generation – Male Milo J Premios Lo Nuestro 2024 New Artist – Male Note: At the 26th Annual Premios Gardel, Facundo 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.
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