Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-12-24 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Acting

2025

Ricky Martin: A Loco Life as Not available

2024

Palm Royale as Robert

2021

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 as Self - Performer

2021

El cuartito as Narrador

2020

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Don Juan Diego (voice)

2016

American Crime Story as Antonio D'Amico

2015

Lip Sync Battle as Self

2012

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge

2012

The Voice as Self - Coach

2012

The Voice as Self

2011

La voz as Self - Judge

2009

Glee as David Martínez

2006

El hormiguero as Self

2006

El hormiguero as Self - Guest

2005

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Guest Judge

2005

The Tyra Banks Show as Self

2005

Hape trifft! as Self

2004

The Paul O'Grady Show as Self - Guest

2004

Fahrenheit 9/11 as Self (archive footage)

2004

Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004 as Self (archive footage)

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest

2002

The Best of Max as Self

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest

2001

Star Academy as Self

2000

Latin Grammy Awards as Self

2000

V.I.P. as Self

2000

M6 awards 2000 as Self

1999

TV total as Self

1999

Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee

1998

Vivement dimanche as Self

1998

CD:UK as Self

1997

Leute heute as Self

1996

RTL-Spendenmarathon as Self

1994

TOTP2 as self - performer

1993

Un pueblo que canta as Self

1992

ECHO-Verleihung as Self

1991

Alcanzar una estrella II as Pablo Loredo Muriel

1989

MTV Unplugged as Self

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1985

Larry King Live as Self

1981

De TV Show as Self

1978

An Audience with... as Self

1977

The Love Boat as Menudo

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

1963

Viña del Mar International Song Festival as Self - Musical Guest

1963

Miss USA as Judge

1959

The Grammys as Self

1957

Bravo Otto Verleihung as Self - Performer

1955

Miss Universe as Self - Entertainment

1951

Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest
Crew

1996

Salsa e Merengue Theme Song Performance