▷ Kalimba Biography ◁ Age, height, pack, girlfriend, children, songs

Who is Calimba?

Kalimba Kadjaly Marichal Ibar , known simply as  Kalimba, is a singer and voice actor who became famous when he belonged to the pop group OV7  and later managed to consolidate a solo career with famous songs like I don’t want to fall in love and Tocando Fondo , among others. Kalimba  was born on July 26, 1982 in Mexico City and in 2021 he was the winner of the third season of Who is the mask?

Kalimba Biography

Beginnings in the life of Kalimba

Kalimba Kadjaly Marichal Ibar, better known as Kalimba , was born on the date of July 26, 1982 in Mexico City. We know that from an early age he was attracted to the entertainment world of music, and when he was only 2 years old he was encouraged by his father Pablo Marichal (whose stage name is Poly) to venture into the art of music. , a jazzsita of Cuban origin, a decision that his mother Rosario Ibar de Marichal also supported. We cannot ignore the fact that his sister M’balia Marichal also followed him in her foray into the music industry, so they appeared on television programs such as those known as Chiquilladas and Chispas de chocolate. In which his father also made an appearance. 

A little later, in 1988, Kalimba  was part of the cast of the video clip “Men on the verge of a jealous attack” by Yuri. While for the year 1990 and until 1991 he lent his voice for the character of Kit Nubarrón in the production that was known under the title Los Aventureros del aire . We cannot ignore the fact that it was in that same year that he was in the movie Pandilleros: olor de muerte 2 . In the same way, it is our knowledge that he voiced Roger in the movie called Survival Instinct .

Trajectory and history of Kalimba

In 1992,  Kalimba gave life to the character of Martín Parra in Carrusel de las Américas . A short time later, in the year 1994, he voiced the character of Simba in the Disney movie The Lion King . For the year 1996, we know that he made an appearance in the movie James and the Giant Peach, giving voice to the character of James. Just as he also gave voice to the protagonist Arnold in the famous series Hey, Arnold!

A little later, in the year 1997, Kalimba  lent his voice to the character of Lucky in 101 Dalmatians: The Animated Series ; in the same way was Kitaro in the production of the same name. 

Later, in the year 2000, Kalimba  was as himself in Locura de amor . We cannot ignore the fact that that same year he was very active in the world of musical entertainment, going on stage with the members of the famous band OV7, replacing Daniel Velázquez, standing out in a particular way for his interpretation of the songs from ” Shabadabada” and “More than love”. Along with OV7, Kalimba released the albums: CD 00 , 7 latidos and Punto . Then, in 2002, he was part of the cast of the telenovela known as Clase 406 . While in 2005, he voiced the lead in the Chicken Little movie . 

It was in 2004 when Kalimba  released his first studio album, which was known by the title of Aerosoul , which is his first solo album after the disintegration of OV7. What we know about this album is that her first single was “I don’t want to fall in love”, whose music video came out in April; the second single was “Tu corazón lo sabe (Lat´n party)” whose video was recorded in the Argentinean studios of Film Planet. 

The following year, in 2006, we were able to enjoy Kalimba in the OV7 documentary  Cuatro labios . We cannot forget that in that year she traveled to Italy to record her second studio album. Soon after, in 2007, she was part of the cast of the telenovela known under the title La fea más bella . We cannot ignore the fact that in that same year she was in charge of interpreting the character of Papi John in Cómo a mujer ama . Just as he also played Orpheus in Divine Confusion . In the same way we are aware that in 2007 he published the album NegroKlaro . 

During the following year, in 2008, Kalimba  participated in the programs El show de sueños and Los reyes del show . In addition to the fact that she released the album My Other Self . The following year, in 2009,  she presented the album Amar y querer: Homenaje a las gran canciones . 

A little later, in 2010, Kalimba  provided the voice for the character of Mixcóatl in the animated film True Heroes .

Kalimba is accused of rape

At the end of the year 2010 Kalimba was accused of the crime of raping a minor, for which reason an arrest warrant was requested against the singer on January 10, 2011. The complainant Daiana Guzmán stated that the dobalje actor also beat her and abused her. she. Therefore, on Thursday, January 20, 2011, he was detained by immigration authorities in El Paso, Texas. He was deported to Mexico and handed over to the Attorney General’s Office, in compliance with an arrest warrant issued against him. He was later transferred to the city of Chetumal and confined in the city prison. However, he was released for lack of evidence on January 27, 2011, although the judicial process took longer, after the complainant appealed, but Kalimba faced all this commotion in freedom. 

In 2011 Kalimba  published the album Homenaje a las grandes canciones vol. II . While for the year 2013 he was a trainer in the reslity show known by the name of La voz Perú . The following year, in 2014, he was also the coach of the children’s version of this television program called La voz Kids Perú . In addition to that he released the album titled as Dinner for Breakfast . 

Later, in 2015, Kalimba  was a judge on the reality shows Baila si puedes and México tiene talento . Shortly thereafter, in 2017, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the animated film The Smurfs: The Lost Village . A little later, in 2019, he presented the album known as Somos muchos y venimos todos . By the year 2021, Kalimba  has provided his voice for the protagonist of the movie Vivo and was part of the cast of the 90`s pop tour carried out by his former OV7 partner  Ari Borovoy .

At the end of 2021, the second season of Who is the mask premiered on Televisa ? a television show where certain show personalities performed songs under some disguise to hide their true personality and appearance; in the second season Adrián Uribe  was the official host while the team of investigators was made up of Yuri , Mónica Huarte , Carlos Rivera and Juan Pa Zurita  who were in charge of investigating who was behind the masked characters. Apache was the character that Kalimba used to hide his identity and after all the weeks of competition he was crowned the great winner of Who is the mask? 2021 and later he did the play José el Soñador. 

Kalimba Girlfriends and Love Life

Regarding Kalimba ‘s love life , we are aware that he is currently in a dating relationship with a girl named Alejandra, with whom he was recently seen on a romantic date at a Japanese food restaurant. Regarding the beginning of this love story, the singer has commented that: “I met her during the pandemic, we went out many times and we realized that we could try.”

We cannot forget that relatively recently Kalimba He was romantically linked to the actress Aislinn Derbez, a romance that the singer finally confirmed, saying that at the time the rumors spread, that they were going around, he was completely in love with Eugenio Derbez’s first daughter. Although it was he who made the decision to end that dating relationship, although things between them did not end badly, and he currently remembers her with great affection, since he dedicated the composition of an album to her. The reason they broke up was that at that time Aislinn was very busy in her career as an actress, since she was studying in New York, with a lot of pressure: “She already wanted to go back, she needed to go back to Mexico because we were very much in love , then he told me “I’m going to put in more subjects, so I can come back and see you”, 

Pack de Kalimba

Although on social networks and on the internet people search a lot for the Kalimba pack or photos in which they can be seen with little clothing or in sensual poses, the truth is that currently there is no Kalimba pack other than those photos that the artist has published on their own networks and that could be considered as sexy.

How much is Kalimba’s fortune?

This is one of the questions that people ask themselves the most about Kalimba and although they always end up answering it on other pages with “I don’t know” or “it depends” if there are some estimates that various web portals mention. However, it is not possible to make an exact calculation about the fortune of this great star that is Kalimba within the middle of the show, even so, more than being interested in the fortune of a person, the important thing is the talent they have and what I have done that He is among the great figures of the international show business.

Without a doubt, the career of this great Kalimba star will continue to rise and we will be attentive to everything that happens around him, so we invite you to stay on our page for the next updates that we will have on his life, career, history and biography of Kalimba.