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If there is a winning formula for moving from songwriter to performer, Camilo has found it.

At the time of writing, the 27-year-old Colombian star and Latin Grammy-winner has amassed 5.2 billion streams of his song Por Primera Vez and his album, Mis Manos 鈥� released just two months ago - has had over 2 billion streams worldwide.

Through his open, warm, and personal approach on social media he has gained 21 million Instagram followers and nearly 23 million TikTok followers - making him the most followed Latin artist on the platform. In 2021 he has already been nominated for a Grammy Award and made his late-night US television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

As Mis Manos is released, Colombian reporter Natalia Guerrero talks to Camilo - and those working closest to him - as he prepares to break into the Brazilian market by recording his hit song, BEB脡 in Portuguese and dreams of his first ever show in front of a live audience. Will his dream come true?

Presented and Produced by Natalia Guerrero
Executive Produced by Ella-mai Robey for the 大象传媒 World Service
Photograph of Camilo by Cristian Saumeth