Ricky Martin

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{{Infobox musical artist 2 |Name = Ricky Martin |Img = Ricky_Martin.jpg |Img_capt = |Background = #f0e68c |Birth_name = Enrique Martin Morales |Alias = |Born = December 24 1971 |Died = |Origin = San Juan, Puerto Rico |Instruments = Singing |Genre = Latin |Occupation(s) = singer |Years_active = 1990–Present |Label = Sony Music |Notable_albums = A Medio Vivir, Ricky Martin, Vuelve, Sound Loaded, Almas del Silencio, Life |Notable_songs = "María", "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo", "La Bomba", "The Cup of Life", "Livin' La Vida Loca", "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely", "Jaleo", "Tal Vez", "I Don't Care" |Related_acts = Chayanne, Marc Anthony |URL = http://www.rickymartin.com |Current_members = |Past_members = }} Ricky Martin (born Enrique Martin Morales on December 24, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a successful Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1990. He is considered a major star in the world of Latin Pop, and is considered to have opened the doors for some of his fellow Latin American singers like Enrique Iglesias, Shakira and Juanes. Livin' La Vida Loca made Ricky the first Latin American singer in history to have a U.K. number one hit.

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Biography

He attended Sagrado Corazón School and was an average student. He participated in school extra-curricular activities and sang in the school choir, where he began to realize that his talent captivated the audiences. Through the encouragement of his father, he began to take voice lessons, and auditioned for television advertising spots.

Dude Martin first achieved worldwide success with his selection to replace Ricky Melendez in the Latin boy band Menudo from 1984 until 1989. His meteoric ascent to fame started in Menudo's homebase, Caguas, site of his first concert. He signed with Sony in 1990.

After he left Menudo, he decided to continue his career. He moved to Mexico City where he started acting, first in theater in productions like Mamá ama el rock, and Los tenis Rojos with Angélica María and Angélica Vale. He starred in telenovelas such as Alcanzar una estrella II and performed in the music group Muñecos de papel of that production. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles, California. He received a role as bartender (Miguel Morez) in the American soap opera General Hospital.

Dude then Ricky established himself in Miami and connected with music creator Desmond Child, former Menudo band-mate Robi Draco Rosa and Puerto Rican agent Angelo Medina. With these 2 in tow, Ricky created his first hit single in 1996 called "María". The song was in Spanish but had a great success in the charts worldwide. After the big success of "María" and his busy schedule around the world giving concerts in many countries he came back to studio and recorded his next album called Vuelve, then he was chosen to sing the Anthem of the FIFA World Cup in 1998, the famous hit "The Cup Of Life"/"La Copa de La Vida" that became one of the most explosive hits of the 90's reaching great peaks in charts worldwide. After satisfying the audience and fans with his spanish material for years worldwide, he prepared his first English debut album. The album was selftitled and produced by many excellent producers in the music industry as Desmond Child, Dianne Warren, William Orbit and his long time childhood friend (producer/singer) Robi Draco Rosa. Also the album had special guests, the queen of pop Madonna (on the spanglish duet "Be Careful (Cuidado con mi Corazon)") and Meja (on the single of his album called "Private Emotion"). The first and markable single was the unforgettable hit "Livin' La Vida Loca" which became a bombastic hit climbing at #1 in many different countries and continents around the world, including the U.S., the U.K, Australia, France, Italy, Greece, Israel and Japan. This album became one of the best albums of 1999 staying in the #1 peak of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in the U.S. for weeks receiving the best critics and made him a Latin Pop Fenomenon around the world. On October 11, 2005 Martin came out with his first English language album since 2000's Sound Loaded and the tenth album of his career. Most of the songs on the album, called Life, were co-written by Martin. Martin feels that the album is one of his more personal albums, saying "I was really in touch with my emotions. I think this album is very multi-layered, just like life is. It's about feeling anger. It's about feeling joy. It's about feeling uncertainty. It's about cuping a feeling. It's about feeling. And all my emotions are part of this production." The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The first single of the album, "I Don't Care"/"Que Mas Da" featuring guest appearances by Fat Joe and Amerie. The song did it pretty-well but grabbed more the attention in Europea. After the success of I Don't Care, Ricky Martin announced his Latin American tour called Una Noche Con Ricky Martin promoting his latest album Life. Starting from Latin America, the tour kicked-off on November 15th in Mexico City. After finishing the first leg of the tour (including the Latin America and the U.S.) he released his next single, "It's Alright" (Spanish Version: Dejate Llevar). In France appeared a different version including additional vocals by french Hip-Hop singer Matt Pokora. The song reached the TOP 10 in France.

Ricky Martin performed at the 2006 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Turin. Few days after he announced the second leg of his world tour (including Europe and Africa) called One Night Only World Tour. The second leg, starting April 21th from Manchester, U.K and ending on June 3rd in Tel Aviv, Israel. More dates to be announced.

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Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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From A Medio Vivir:

From Vuelve:

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From Almas del Silencio:

From Life: 

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Accomplishments

  • Ricky was chosen, along with Félix Trinidad in 1999, to lead Puerto Rico's worldwide tourism campaign, both exemplifying Puerto Rico's youthfulness, enthusiasm and "never give up" character. In 2003, Martin announced that he and his agent, Angelo Medina, had parted ways. In February of 2004, Martin received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Premios Lo Nuestro in Miami.
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See also

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External links

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