"I remember that very moment as a grand finalist in The Voice Kids because I didn't win. I remember going backstage crying because I was like, 'Oh, well. I guess this is it. It's done, bye.'"

Juan Karlos has now spent close to half of his life in the limelight, and he's not even 24 yet. The musician sat down with Esquire to talk about riding the wave of young superstardom, separating the mass-market celebrity from the artist, his musical process, and more. https://tinyurl.com/ye2au3e8