Maluma Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

A Maluma quiz turns on the duality he named himself: Pretty Boy and Dirty Boy. Guess the Maluma song from smooth crossover pop like 'Felices los 4', the Shakira duet 'Chantaje' and the pandemic smash 'Hawái' to the raunchy Papi Juancho perreo of 'Cuatro Babys' and 'Mala Mía', then test your trivia on which side you are hearing. He stays reggaeton's go-to guest too, from Madonna's 'Medellín' to Ricky Martin's 'Vente Pa' Ca', so see how well you really know Maluma before the hook lands.

Main genreLatino (reggaeton, Latin pop)

ActiveSince 2010 (2010s, 2020s)

Best-known songs to guessHawái, Felices los 4, Chantaje, Borró Cassette, Corazón

Deep cuts fans missCuatro Babys, Mala Mía, GPS and Papi Juancho album tracks

Eras in the quizPretty Boy Dirty Boy pop-reggaeton, the global crossover era, the Papi Juancho perreo

Real nameJuan Luis Londoño Arias

Alter egoPapi Juancho, his raunchier reggaeton persona

Related artistsShakira, J Balvin, Karol G

Quiz difficultyEasy on the crossover hits, hard on the Papi Juancho deep cuts

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Name as many tracks as you can from short audio clips. The faster you answer, the more you score.

10 questions4 answers each

Guess the Maluma Song: Pretty Boy or Dirty Boy

A tender ballad and a raunchy Papi Juancho perreo can both be Maluma, and that mood swing is the whole test. The crossover hits like 'Hawái' and the Shakira duet 'Chantaje' are the parts that come quickly.

Hawái

Felices los 4

Chantaje

Borró Cassette

Corazón

Cuatro Babys

Mala Mía

COCO LOCO

Maluma Trivia: Behind Papi Juancho

Past the hooks, the backstory carries points of its own: a stage name stitched from his family's initials, a Shakira duet, a Madonna single named after his hometown, a World Cup stage. These break a tie.

✦His real name is Juan Luis Londoño Arias, and the stage name Maluma comes from the first letters of his mother Marlli, father Luis and sister Manuela.

✦His 2015 debut album was called 'Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy', a split that became his whole brand.

✦His 2016 duet with Shakira, 'Chantaje', became one of the biggest Latin hits of the decade.

✦Madonna featured him on her 2019 single 'Medellín', named after his Colombian hometown.

✦His 2020 hit 'Hawái' later got a remix featuring The Weeknd.

How Well Do You Know Maluma's Two Sides?

Maluma's catalog sorts by mood rather than year. The global crossover hits are the easy tier, then the romantic Pretty Boy ballads, the raunchy Papi Juancho perreo, and the star team-ups that hide him.

The crossover hits (where casual fans score)

These are the worldwide hits everyone knows: the pandemic smash 'Hawái', the Shakira duet 'Chantaje' and 'Felices los 4'. Most players name them from the first bar, so they are the easy points that open any Maluma quiz.

The Pretty Boy ballads (romantic Maluma)

The Pretty Boy side is the smooth, romantic pop that made him a heartthrob: 'El Perdedor', 'Corazón' and 'Borró Cassette'. Warm hooks and love songs, and the mood alone is a clue that you are on the softer half of his catalog.

The Dirty Boy perreo (where it gets tricky)

Flip to the Dirty Boy side and the tone turns raunchy. His Papi Juancho persona lives here, in club tracks like 'Cuatro Babys' and 'Mala Mía'. Same voice, opposite mood, so the trap is assuming a hard perreo cannot be the same singer.

The global team-ups (the curveballs)

Maluma is reggaeton's go-to guest for global stars. He traded lines with Shakira, appeared on Madonna's 'Medellín' and Ricky Martin's 'Vente Pa' Ca', and got a 'Hawái' remix from The Weeknd. The curveball questions ask whether he is even the lead.

Maluma Quiz FAQ

What makes the Maluma quiz tricky?

His Pretty Boy and Dirty Boy split. A tender ballad and a raunchy Papi Juancho perreo can both be Maluma, and his many global features hide him on other artists' tracks.

Which Maluma songs come up the most?

'Hawái', 'Felices los 4', 'Chantaje', 'Borró Cassette' and 'Corazón' are among the most-guessed in the songs round.

Who has Maluma collaborated with?

Shakira on 'Chantaje', Madonna on 'Medellín', Ricky Martin on 'Vente Pa' Ca' and The Weeknd on the 'Hawái' remix, all rich material for guess-the-feature questions.

What is Maluma's real name?

Juan Luis Londoño Arias, born in Medellín, Colombia, in 1994. The name Maluma is built from his family members' initials.

Is the Maluma quiz free?

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📚 Sources & methodology

Sources consulted

Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.

Our methodology

Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.