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Tell us about how you broke into music. I understand that you also had a big interest in playing soccer. MALUMA: "I was just 16-years-old when I first got into a recording studio, thanks to my family. It was a present my uncles gave me. I was longing to record my own music. I started composing since I was very little but I never had the opportunity until I got to a recording studio. Being in a studio was like love at first sight, get it? From that very first day, I knew I wanted to do music and nothing else. I decided to leave soccer at the age of 16 and now that I just turned 23, I realize that it's been a difficult, but beautiful road. Like everything in life, it requires a bit of sacrifice but at the same time I recognize that I've been blessed because of so many positive things that have happened in my life and my career. So it was a good decision to leave soccer and start up my music career."