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Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor known for his versatile music that spans multiple genres. He began his career as a member of the boy band Menudo and later found international success with hit songs like “Livin’ la Vida Loca.” Martin has won numerous awards and is considered a pioneer of the Latin pop music explosion in the late 1990s.
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About the Ricky Martin
Enrique “Ricky” Martin Moralesis a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres. Born in San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martinand Me Amarasbecame his first US Billboard 200 number one. The lead single “Livin’ la Vida Loca” topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Martin’s success in the late 1990s is generally seen as the beginning of the “Latin explosion”. He has been credited for propelling the Latin pop music genre to mainstream recognition, paving the way for a large number of Latin artists to achieve global success.
Martin has since released several successful albums, including Almas del Silencioand MTV Unpluggedgarnered him an Emmy nomination. He also starred as Che in the Broadway revival of the musical Evita in 2012.
Martin is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, having sold over 70 million records worldwide. He has scored 11 Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one songs, and won two Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, two American Music Awards, three Latin American Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, eight World Music Awards, fourteen Lo Nuestro Awards, a Guinness World Record, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His philanthropy and activism focus on LGBT rights and fighting against human trafficking; in 2004, he founded The Ricky Martin Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on denouncing human trafficking and educating about the crime’s existence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ricky Martin was born on December 24, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ricky Martin’s discography incorporates a wide variety of elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres.
Ricky Martin’s first English album was titled ,Ricky Martin, and it became his first US Billboard 200 number one album.
The chart-topping single ,Livin’ la Vida Loca, from Ricky Martin’s first English album helped solidify his international success.
Ricky Martin is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, having sold over 70 million records worldwide.
The Ricky Martin Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Ricky Martin, focuses on denouncing human trafficking and educating about the crime’s existence.
Ricky Martin has won two Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, and numerous other accolades throughout his career.
2 Quotes by Ricky Martin
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The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Every writer thinks, I’m the journalist who’s going to make him talk. I pray for them. I pray that they get a life and stop living mine!
Ricky MartinPuerto Rican singer and actor
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I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered ‘losers,’ drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing.
Ricky MartinPuerto Rican singer and actor