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Jhay Cortez Net Worth: How Rich is Puerto Rican Singer Actually?

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3 years ago

June 8, 2021

Jhay Cortez is a well-known Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He is best recognized for his exceptional writing work on several reggaeton hits like “Criminal”, “I Like It” and “I Can’t Get Enough”. Jhay is also known for his hit single “No Me Conoce”. As of 2022, Jhay Cortez net worth is calculated to be around $1.5 million.

Full Name	Jesus Manuel Nieves Cortez
Birth Date/ Age	April 9, 1983/ 29 years old
Birth Place	Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Profession	Singer, Songwriter
Relationship Status	Single
Net Worth	$1.5 million

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Early life

Multi-talented music artist, Jhay Cortez was born on 9th April 1993 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. His real name is Jesus Manuel Nieves Cortez. He developed an interest in music from an early age.

Jhay was attracted to music after listening to Don Omar and Daddy Yankee. Earlier, he was more interested in writing rather than singing. In fact, he started writing at the early age of 11.

Jhay Cortez Net Worth and Career in Music

As a songwriter, Jhay has written songs for some of the big names Like Yandel, Ozuna, Natti Natasha, and Daddy Yankee. Jhay is a master of writing songs that tells the story of romance and sadness. He has also delivered some awesome writing work for popular singers Jory Boy, Nicky Jam, Zion, and Lennox.

After penning songs for many renowned singers, he started singing songs. In 2017, he released few songs of his own. However, his most noticeable work as a singer came in 2018 when he released the song titled Estan Pa Mi along with J Balvin. He received a good response from the single. It has over 29 million views on YouTube.

Jhay further continued his success journey by releasing other singles titled “Somos Iguales”, “Se Supone” and “Deseos”.

On May 18, 2018, Jhay released his first album titled “Eyez on me”. The album has 9 singles that feature multiple artists. His debut album was very successful which streamed for more than 40 million on Spotify.

After a year on May 24, 2019, Jhay released his second album titled “Famouz”. Among other singles, his one song titled “No Me Conoce” created magic in the music industry. It was a massive hit.

Jhay later formed a bond with Bad Bunny and J Balvin to release the remix version of the song. It received an awesome response from music lovers. The single was even listed on US Billboard Hot 100. The hit song has 1.3 billion views on YouTube as of February 2021.

Jhay Cortez Personal Life

Jhay Cortez is currently single. He has not been in the news for his linkups. Jhay is quite popular on social media accounts. He has 2.7 million followers on Instagram. Likewise, his official YouTube channel JhayCortez has 3.35 million subscribers.