J Balvin is a father as girlfriend Valentina Ferrer announces arrival of couple's first child

Colombian singer J Balvin and Argentinian model Valentina Ferrer have welcomed their first child together.

Ferrer, 27, announced the news on Instagram on Thursday as she shared a black and white photo of her hand holding the infant’s foot.

‘4 days of the best love,’ she wrote, suggesting the baby was born on June 27.

Baby’s here: Colombian singer J Balvin and Argentinian model Valentina Ferrer have welcomed their first child together with Ferrer sharing this sweet snap on Instagram on Thursday and suggesting the infant was born on June 27

By coincidence, June 27 was the day that Balvin, 36, tweeted ‘Querido Rio’, which means ‘Dearest Rio.’

Fans of the couple believe that means the child’s name is Rio. 

The recording artist and the former Miss Argentina started dating in 2017 after meeting on the set of Balvin’s music video for Sigo Extrañándote.

First time father: By coincidence, June 27 was the day that Balvin, 36, tweeted ‘Querido Rio’, which means ‘Dearest Rio’ prompting fans to believe the baby has been named Rio

And after months of rumors, they announced they were expecting a child together in April on the cover of Vogue Mexico. 

Ferrer told the publication: ‘I did the test in the bathroom and I repeated it three more times because I did not believe it. What surprised me the most was the first time I felt him kick.’

Valentina called the baby a ‘him,’ and Hola! magazine has previously reported that the couple were expecting a boy whom they planned to name Rio. 

Fans suspected the baby news when the model was spotted out in February 2021 in what appeared to be a baby bump.

Celebrity couple: The recording artist and the former Miss Argentina started dating in 2017 after meeting on the set of Balvin’s music video for Sigo Extrañándote (pictured in 2018)

In 2018, Ferrer, who was crowned Miss Argentina in 2014, told the NY Post that she wanted ‘a big family – three or four kids. I’m a simple girl.’

The pair were rumored to have briefly split in 2019 before reconciling in 2020, but it was never confirmed. 

J Balvin, who was born José Alvaro Osorio Balvin in Medellin, Colombia, is one of the best selling Latin artists – with over 35 million records sold globally. 

New parents: In 2018, Ferrer, who was crowned Miss Argentina in 2014, told the NY Post that she wanted ‘a big family – three or four kids. I’m a simple girl’ (pictured in 2019)