Ricky Martin

Known for ActingBorn 1971-12-24 (age 54)San Juan, Puerto Rico

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) is 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 Martin (1991) and Me Amaras (1993), both of which were focused on ballads. Martin's third album, A Medio Vivir (1995), helped him rise to prominence in European countries. The chart-topping single "María" incorporated a mixture of Latin music genres and became his first international hit. His international success was further solidified with his fourth album, Vuelve (1998). The album, which earned Martin his first Grammy Award, spawned songs "Vuelve" and "La Copa de la Vida". Martin performed the latter at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards. His first English album, Ricky Martin (1999) became 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 Silencio (2003) and MTV Unplugged (2006), as well as Grammy Award winner A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015). Notable singles in this period include "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely", "Tal Vez", "Tu Recuerdo", "La Mordidita", "Vente Pa' Ca", and "Canción Bonita". As an actor, Martin took a role in the hit soap opera General Hospital (1994–1996), while his portrayal of Antonio D'Amico in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018) garnered him an Emmy nomination. He also starred as Ché 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. ... Source: Article "Ricky Martin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.Read more

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M6 awards 2000

Ricky Martin: One Night Only

Un pueblo que canta

The BRIT Awards

Teen Choice Awards

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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien

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Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

The Grammys

The Latin Explosion: A New America

Ricky Martin: MTV Unplugged

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández

American Crime Story

MTV Video Music Awards

CD:UK

Sanremo Music Festival

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Fahrenheit 9/11

Latin Grammy Awards

MTV Unplugged

Salsa e Merengue

TOTP2

Glee

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

Lip Sync Battle

Ricky Martin: Live - Black and White Tour

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Palm Royale

Ricky Martin: A Loco Life

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Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004

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