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Background information
Birth name Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés
Also known as
  • Jhay Cortez
  • La Presión
Born (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 31)
Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active 2013–present
Labels
  • Universal Latino
Associated acts

Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (/ˈk/; formerly Jhay Cortez), is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, Famouz, was released in 2019.

Early life

Cortés was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Later, he moved to Camden, New Jersey, where he learned English.

Cortés began songwriting at age 15, gaining the interest of producer Eddie Dee. Cortés wrote music with Lele el Arma Secreta and Eliel, who introduced Cortés to the duo Zion & Lennox. Cortés composed three songs that featured on Zion & Lennox's 2011 album Los Verdaderos: "Como curar," "Detective de tu amor," and "Soltera" (under the pseudonym Jay el Superdotado).

Cortés wrote five singles for Tito El Bambino, including "Llama al Sol," featured on his 2011 album Invencible, which won a Latin Grammy for Best Tropical Album.

Career

In 2013, Cortés began as a singer for the Latin pop group Stereo 4, composed of four Puerto Rican singers: Jafet Cortes, Eduardo Esteras, Rubén Chinea, and Jesús M. Nieves. Cortés later launched his career as a soloist. He collaborated with Stereo 4 for the last time in 2016 with the song "Te quiero ver."

On August 22, 2017, Cortés was the first artist signed under House of Haze, a partnership established between Universal Music Latino and producer Fino como el Haze. He released his first single, "Donde no se vea," under this label, collaborating with Jory Boy and Pusho.

On March 16, 2018, Cortés performed at SXSW's Sounds from Puerto Rico showcase.

Cortés helped in the composition of the songs "Criminal" by Natti Natasha with Ozuna and "Mi Religión" by Yandel. On May 16, 2018, he released the EP Eyez on Me under the Universal Music Latino record label. At the end of 2018, he released his single "Costear" with Almighty, which led to the release of two remixes.

On February 22, 2019, Cortés released the single "No Me Conoce," which reached the top of several Latin American music charts. It was certified triple platinum by PROMUSICAE of Spain; the song also featured a remix with J Balvin and Bad Bunny and was certified 20 platinum by the US RIAA. In that same year, he also released the song "Deseame suerte" with the collaboration of Karol G. On May 24, 2019, he released his first studio album, Famouz, under the Universal Music Latino label. It was ranked 164 on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

In 2020, Cortés published a special edition of his first studio album with unreleased songs under the name Famouz Reloaded and released a new single, "Dime a Ve," which would be part of his second album, Timelezz. He was also the winner of five ASCAP awards as a composer and two Tú Música Urbano Awards in the categories of Composer of the Year and New Generation Album by Famouz. He received nominations for the Billboard Awards for Latin music, Premios Juventud, Lo Nuestro Awards, and the Latin Grammys. On October 30, he released the song "Dakiti" in collaboration with Bad Bunny, which reached number one on the Billboard Global 200 charts; it also reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 9. At the end of that year, he collaborated on the remix "La Curiosidad" by Jay Wheeler and Myke Towers. It also appeared on Yandel's album Quien Contra Mí 2 in the collaboration of the song "Ponme al día."

At the beginning of 2021, Cortés participated in a production of Los Legendarios with the song "Fiel" with Wisin, which reached number 9 globally on the Spotify music platform. On March 14, he appeared with Bad Bunny performing "Dakiti" at the Grammy Awards ceremony. He also received another iHeartRadio Music Awards nomination in the Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year category for "Dakiti."

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
US
Latin
SPA
Famouz
  • Released: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Universal Music Latino
164 5 54
Famouz Reloaded
  • Released: January 24, 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Latino
54
Timelezz
  • Released: September 3, 2021
  • Label: Universal Music Latino
70 2 4
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)
  • Released: September 6, 2024
  • Label: Universal Music Latino
77
1
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

List of EPs
Title EP details
Eyez on Me
  • Released: May 18, 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Latino

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
Latin

ARG
MEX
SPA
WW
"Deseos"
(with Bryant Myers)
2018
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
Eyez on Me
"Se Supone" (remix)
(with Darell and Ñengo Flow featuring Miky Woodz, Almighty and Myke Towers)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
"Están Pa' Mí"
(with J Balvin)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
"Costear"
(with Almighty)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
Famouz
"No Me Conoce"
(or remix with J Balvin and Bad Bunny)
2019 71 4 4 4
  • FIMI: Gold
  • PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum
  • RIAA: 9× Diamond (Latin) (remix)
"Deséame Suerte"
(with Karol G and Haze)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
Famouz Reloaded
"A Tu Manera (Corbata)"
(with Sofía Reyes)
85 25 Mal de Amores
"Easy" (remix)
(with Ozuna)
33 Famouz Reloaded
"Medusa"
(with Anuel AA and J Balvin)
2020 12 57 5
  • RIAA: Diamond (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
Non-album single
"Dispo"
(with Brytiago)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
Orgánico
"Dime a Ve"
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
non-album single
"Prendemos"
(with Haze and Lunay)
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)
"Dakiti"
(with Bad Bunny)
5 1 1 32 1
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: 24× Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: 8× Platinum
El Último Tour Del Mundo
"Kobe en LA" 44
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
Non-album single
"Los Bo"
(with Myke Towers)
2021 40 46
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
Timelezz
"Fiel"
(with Los Legendarios and Wisin or remix with Anuel AA featuring Myke Towers)
62 5 8 1
  • FIMI: Gold
  • RIAA: 14× Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin) (remix)
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum (remix)
Los Legendarios 001
"Christian Dior" 28 27
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Timelezz
"911" (remix)
(with Sech)
11
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
non-album single
"Súbele el Volumen"
(with Daddy Yankee and Myke Towers)
2 62
"En Mi Cuarto"
(with Skrillex)
22 31
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Timelezz
"Delincuente"
(with Sebastián Yatra)
94 Non-album single
"Ley Seca"
(with Anuel AA)
12 2
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum
Timelezz
"Emojis de Corazones"
(with Wisin and Ozuna featuring Los Legendarios)
22 68
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Multimillo Vol. 1
"Súbelo"
(with Anuel AA and Myke Towers)
12 15
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren
"Ande con Quien Ande"
(with Myke Towers)
2022 49 56
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
non-album single
"En la de Ella"
(with Feid and Sech)
20
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
LCVRX
"Cuerpecito" 2023 38
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
"Mami Chula"
(with Quevedo)
5
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum
"Fantasma/AVC"
(with Tainy)
69
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Data
"En To Lao"
(with Haze)
51
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
non-album single
"Rockstar 2.0"
(with Duki)
16 26
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold
Antes de Ameri
"Holanda" 21 3 54
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum
LCVRX
"Ex-Special"
(with Peso Pluma)
22 58
"Bby Boo (remix)"
(with Izaak and Anuel AA)
2024 27 18 6 179
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
non-album single
"Passoa"
(with Kapo)
36
"58"
(with Dei V)
38 Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
Latin

ARG
SPA
"Darte" (remix)
(Alex Rose featuring Casper Mágico, Noriel, Bryant Myers, Juhn, Jhayco, Miky Woodz, Ñengo Flow and Myke Towers)
2018
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)
Sexflix 1.5
"Only Fans" (remix)
(Young Martino, Lunay and Myke Towers featuring Joyce Santana, Brray, Jhayco, Darell, Arcángel and Ñengo Flow)
2020 94
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)
Non-album singles
"La Curiosidad" (Blue Grand Prix remix)
(Jay Wheeler, Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro featuring DJ Nelson, Jhayco, Lunay and Kendo Kaponi)
14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted and certified songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
Latin

ARG
SPA
"Easy" 2019 5
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum
Famouz
"Imaginaste"
(with Tainy)
45 75
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)
"Como Se Siente" 2020 6
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
Famouz Reloaded
"Como Se Siente" (remix)
(with Bad Bunny)
7 61 Las que no iban a salir
"512"
(with Mora)
2021 24 8
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum
Primer Día de Clases
"Magnum"
(with Nicky Jam)
41 78 Infinity
"Dile (Homenaje)" 5
  • PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum
Timelezz
"La Venganza"
(with J Balvin)
46 Jose
"Memorias"
(with Mora)
2022 6
  • PROMUSICAE: 6× Platinum
Microdosis
"Tarot"
(with Bad Bunny)
18 7 52 2
  • PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum
Un Verano Sin Ti
"Llueve"
(with Wisin & Yandel and Sech)
92
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin)
La Última Misión
"Porshe Carrera"
(with Yandel and Haze)
2024 79 Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)
"No Entiendo"
(with Eladio Carrión and Omar Courtz)
80
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
American Music Awards 2021 "Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Favorite Song - Latin Nominated
2022 Himself Favorite Male Latin Artist Nominated
ASCAP Latin Awards 2020 "Amanece" (as songwriter) Winning Songs Won
"Hola" (as songwriter) Won
"Loco Contigo" (as songwriter) Won
"No Me Conoce (Remix) Won
"Reggaeton" (as songwriter) Won
2021 "Adicto" (as songwriter) Won
"Agua" (as songwriter) Won
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Won
2022 Song of the Year Won
"Fiel" (with Wisin) Winning Songs Won
2023 "Ley Seca" (with Anuel AA) Won
"Tarot" (with Bad Bunny) Won
Billboard Music Awards 2020 "No Me Conoce (Remix)" (with J Balvin & Bad Bunny) Top Latin Song Nominated
2021 "Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Won
Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020 Himself New Artist of the Year Nominated
2021 Male Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year Nominated
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Vocal Event Hot Latin Song of the Year Won
Hot Latin Song of the Year Won
Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
Sales Song of the Year Nominated
Streaming Song of the Year Won
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year Nominated
2022 Himself Artist of the Year Nominated
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male Nominated
Grammy Awards 2023 Un Verano Sin Ti Album of the Year Nominated
Latin American Music Awards 2019 Himself New Artist of the Year Nominated
2022 Artist of the Year Nominated
Favorite Male Artist Nominated
Favorite Urban Artist Nominated
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Song of the Year Won
Favorite Urban Song Won
"Fiel" (with Wisin) Nominated
Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Viral Song of the Year Nominated
2023 Himself Favorite Urban Artist Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards 2020 "Medusa" (with Anuel AA & J Balvin) Best Rap/Hip Hop Song Nominated
"Adicto" (as songwriter) Best Urban Song Nominated
2021 "Agua" (as songwriter) Song of the Year Nominated
Best Urban Song Nominated
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Nominated
2022 Un Verano Sin Ti (as songwriter) Album of the Year Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 "Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny) Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year Nominated
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