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Unstoppable (2017)

Where the lyrics of Unstoppable take you, and where it was really made.

Karol G's debut album takes its title from a motto she says she lives by, chosen after years of struggling to stand out in the music industry.

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Born Carolina Giraldo Navarro on 14 February 1991 in Medellín, Colombia, the youngest of three children.
At 14 she appeared on the Colombian version of The X Factor (El Factor X) and chose "Karol G" as her artistic name.
Signed her first record deal with Flamingo Records (Colombia) and Diamond Music (Puerto Rico).
Moved to New York in 2014 to study music business, then signed with Universal Music Latino in 2016.

Breakthrough came in 2017 with "Ahora Me Llama" with Bad Bunny; debut album Unstoppable (2017) debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Top Latin Albums.
Album Ocean (2019) brought a more relaxed sound with reggaetón influences; "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
KG0516 (2021) topped the US Latin albums chart; fourth album Mañana Será Bonito (2023) became the first Spanish-language album by a female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
"TQG" with Shakira reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, her highest-charting single there.
Won a Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album in 2024, plus eight Latin Grammy Awards in total.
Named Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music 2024 ceremony.
Became the first Latin woman to headline Coachella in 2026.
Latest album: No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto (2026).

Thom Jurek of AllMusic received the album well
His review described it as a manifesto of sorts about women not being confined to Latin pop or dancefloor roles
He treated the record as a reggaeton release that pushes against those limits
The same review called the album the first solid entry by a woman in the Latin trap movement

Debuted at number two on the US Top Latin Albums chart
First-week sales of 4,000 album-equivalent units, including 3,000 pure album sales, according to Nielsen Music
Debuted at number 192 on the US Billboard 200
Number two on the US Latin Rhythm Albums chart
Certified double platinum by the RIAA on 8 November 2018
Certification covered more than 120,000 units combined in the United States

The title came after years of trying to stand out in the music industry, and Karol G described it as her motto.
The album's track list was revealed on 17 October 2017, ten days before the release.
The single Ahora Me Llama with Bad Bunny peaked at number 10 on the US Hot Latin Songs and was certified RIAA Latin Diamond.
The album was released on CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming.