Ricky Martin

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 Martins third album A Medio Vivir 1995 helped him rise to prominence in European countries The charttopping 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 Martins 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 19941996 while his portrayal of Antonio DAmico 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 bestselling Latin music artists of all time having sold over 70 million records worldwide He has scored 11 Billboard Hot Latin Songs numberone 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 nonprofit nongovernmental organization that focuses on denouncing human trafficking and educating about the crimes existence Source Article Ricky Martin from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30