In July 1984, 12-year-old Ricky Martin joined the teenage idol group "Menudo", which has a certain status in the history of Latin music. This is the largest group in the history of Latin music. A popular group with good singing and dancing skills, his outstanding performance in Menudo gave him the opportunity to perform in stage plays and TV series, which allowed Ricky to further discover his plasticity in acting. Five years of living in Menudo made him famous in South America. After leaving Menudo, seventeen-year-old Ricky Martin did not develop independently in the entertainment industry as most people expected. Because he had his own ideas, he decided to put aside his identity as a star, return to his hometown, pick up his schoolbag, and start acting again. Entering school to complete his final high school studies. After Ricky got his diploma, he came to New York alone, and spent half a year enjoying a peaceful ordinary life in the vast sea of ??people - he wanted to think, he wanted to design his own with peace of mind and carefully. future.
In 1989, after a year-long recharge period, Ricky came to Mexico and began to participate in theater performances, including the musical "Mama Ama El Rock" (Mom Loves Rock) and the TV series "Alcanzar Una Estrella II" (Reaching for the Stars 2), etc. The theme song of the TV series "Alcanzar Una Estrella II" was also sung by Ricky. The success of "Alcanzar Una Estrella II" also led to the birth of the movie of the same name. Ricky even won a "Heraldo" award (equivalent to the American Oscar Award) for his role as Pablo in the movie. In addition, while focusing on TV series performances, Ricky also formed a choir called "Munecos de Papel" (Paper Puppet) with the actors from the TV series "Alcanzar Una Estrrealla II", and once created a concert that attracted a lot of attention. A record of 65,000 people came to watch it.
In 1991, Ricky Martin re-entered the music scene as a solo artist and quickly set off a pop craze. Ricky Martin's first Spanish-language album of the same name, "Ricky Martin", was a huge success and won eight platinum albums in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico and the United States.
In 1993, Ricky Martin invited Juan Carlos Calderon, a famous producer in the Latin music industry, to help him produce his second album "Me Amaras". The album has received rave reviews since its release. The sales of his first two albums also set a sales record of 1.5 million copies.
In 1994, Ricky Martin participated in the performance of the highly rated and long-running American TV series "General Hospital", playing a guest role as a bartender. , works in a bar on weekdays and becomes a lead singer on weekends. "Ricky's outstanding performance in "General Hospital" further led to his invitation to perform in the Broadway stage play "Les Miserables" (Les Miserables), which was adapted from the French writer Hugo's famous work. Ricky played the leading role in the play One of Marius's sold-out performances and a flood of critical acclaim set a colorful record for this artist with excellent singing and acting skills.
In 1995, Ricky Martin released "A Medio Vivir", a key piece that changed his singing career. This album was produced by Robi Rosa and KC Porter. It contains many songs with different styles, including ballads and passionate songs. Latin dance music. Among them, the single "Maria" with a strong Latin rhythm has been at the top of the charts in France for 9 consecutive weeks, has entered the Top 10 of the charts in 28 countries around the world, and has been certified as a gold record by the Recording Association of America.
1998 was an epoch-making year for Ricky Martin. This year, the World Cup theme song "Cup of Life" he sang flew across the world through radio waves and swept to the top of the charts in more than 30 countries around the world. The passionate and passionate Ricky Martin was well known to people all over the world. And recognition, exaggerated body language, and constantly shaking sexy hips earned him the title of Latin "King of Butt Shaking". "Cup of Life" was included in Ricky Martin's latest Spanish-language album "Let the Love Go On" ("Vuelve"). This album reflects his sunshine, vitality, and full of fiery atmosphere, plus " Go Go Go! Ale Ale Ale" has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The next year, he won the 41st Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Artist" with the album "Let the Love Go On" and became the new king of the international Latin pop music scene. The popular song "Cup of Life" Also won an MTV Grammy Award.
On December 4, 1998, Ricky came to Beijing and held his "98 World Concert" Beijing station performance at the Workers' Stadium. In the packed Gongti, countless Chinese fans sang "Go Go Go! Ale Ale Ale" with him. Countless arms and bodies twisted and danced to the strong rhythm of Latin music. The shouts, whistles and cheers almost filled the entire venue. The stadium was packed and Ricky Martin experienced firsthand the fervor of Chinese fans.
In 1999, Ricky Martin released his first English album of the same name "Ricky Martin". This album is different from the four Spanish albums he has released. It was a painstaking masterpiece completed after two years of planning and recording, with the participation of many big-name musicians and the cooperation of singer Madonna. It includes pop, Lyrical, Latin, rock, European pop, electronic music and other diverse genres are interactively integrated and full of love and passion. One of the singles, "Livin' La Vida Loca", set a U.S. single-week sales record and won Ricky's first No. 1 song on the U.S. Billboard chart. The English-language album sold a record 17 million copies worldwide, becoming his best-selling music album and once again cementing Ricky's status as a superstar. This year, he was selected as the Person of the Year by Time magazine.
In October 1999, Ricky Martin began a tour in the United States. His beautiful singing voice and sultry dynamic dance moves attracted tens of millions of American fans and TV viewers. dumped and caused a sensation in the entire American music scene. The media praised Ricky as the world's top singer, and even the most popular pop queen in the United States, Madonna, couldn't help but praise him in front of a large audience. US President Clinton even received him at the White House and invited him to visit the White House and give a special singing performance for White House officials. Then, Ricky Martin launched the best-selling single "Shake Your Bon Bon", twisting his body as always and always exuding heat, once again showing his amazing dance moves as the Latin "King of Shake Your Bon Bon".
In September 2000, before the release of his new English album "Sound Loaded", Ricky Martin took the lead in releasing the sexy and sultry new English-Spanish bilingual single "Sound Loaded" "Heartbeat" ("She Bangs"), once again created a best-selling song with its consistently sexy Latin style and thick voice. At the European MTV Awards ceremony on November 16, Ricky Martin won the "Best Male Vocalist" award. The new album "Head Start" released at the end of the year, together with the previous five albums, has set a global sales record of more than 40 million copies, making him undisputedly the "number one Latin artist".
On January 18, 2001, the newly elected President of the United States Bush entered the Lincoln Memorial Hall to begin the inauguration ceremony. He was greeted by Ricky Martin, the most dazzling pop star in the world today.
Bush shook his butt and danced to Ricky's "Cup of Life", and the atmosphere immediately reached a climax. The moment was hilarious for Bush, and even more so for Ricky Martin. At the same time, Ricky collaborated with Christina Aguilera, and the two sang "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" (Nobody Wants To Be Lonely), which gave the song a fresh feel, and in the passionate Shooting the music video in Miami adds to the song's romantic vibe.
The Latin selection album "La Historia" ("Crazy Life Latin Collection") released in 2001 records the music history of Ricky Martin as the name suggests. The 16 works included are from the first album in 1991. From the Spanish album "Ricky Martin", two of the first hit singles in Latin America were "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor De Mi Vida". In 1995, A Medio Vivir was the key song that changed Ricky Martin's music career. The song "Maria" from the album topped the charts in 28 countries around the world, topped the French singles chart for 9 weeks, and won him the responsibility of singing the theme song of the 1998 World Cup in France. It also brought Ricky Martin into the global spotlight for the first time. , the world-famous World Cup theme song "La Copa De La Vida", Vuelve, which won the "Hot Latin Song of the Year" award at the 1999 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and "Livin'" which set the US single week sales record in 1999 La Vida Loca", the first number one single "She Bangs" from the latest English album "Sound Loaded" in 2000, etc. This selection collection received a good response as soon as it was released.
On December 4, 2001, Ricky Martin finally released his first English selection album "The Best Of Ricky Martin" under the enthusiastic expectations of music fans around the world. In addition to "Livin' La Vida Loca", "Maria", "She Bangs", "Shake Your Bon Bon" and "The Cup Of Life", the selection album includes Ricky Martin's most representative songs that best bring out the dance atmosphere. In addition to the party anthem that explodes in an instant and heats up to the boiling point, of course, there are also the most popular and beautiful love songs that make everyone heartbroken, such as "She`s All I Ever Had" and "Come To Me". In addition to the sensational topical works such as "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely", "Private Emotions", "Be Careful" and other soulful duets with Christina, Swedish talented Meja and music queen Madonna, the live version of the suite "Spanish Eyes/Lola" Lola", two new remixed versions of the single "Amor", this album will definitely allow you to fully understand the essence of Ricky Martin's charm that conquered music fans around the world.
On May 20, 2003, Ricky Martin's seventh solo album "Almas del Silencio" was released simultaneously around the world. This album is not only his first new studio work from 2003 to 2007 after "Sound Loaded" released in 2000 and achieving sales figures of 8 million, but also his first Spanish release after "Vuelve" in 1998. Chinese singing album.
In "Almas del Silencio", Ricky not only specially invited Alejandro Sanz, Ricardo Arjona, Juanes and Franco de Vita, many of the hottest and most respected singers and songwriters in the Latin music industry today to participate in the grand event, In order to further explore his romantic emotions, he also once again cooperated with old friends such as Jon Secada, Stefano, Emilio Estefan Jr, George Noriega, etc. to ensure that Ricky's unique, explosive and infectious fast rhythm is as trademarked. Not to be ignored, it is inclusive and presents a new fusion style while retaining the original flavor of great progress. The works included range from the title track of the album, which was tailor-made for Ricky by Alejandro Sanz, a legend in the Latin music industry, to "Asignature Pendiente" which is a complete reflection of Ricky's personal life, and the inspiring "Nadie Mas Que" which Ricky personally participated in composing. "Tu", and even the moving ballad "Tal Vez", which was first released as a single in the Latin region and topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for four consecutive weeks, and another song that was the first to be exposed in the world and caused a sensation, with flamenco. Brother's passionate uptempo single "Jaleo"... proves that Ricky still retains his musical roots in this album, but blends it with international rhythms, providing music fans with a rainbow of colorful rhythms. As well as stunning and moving melodies, he created a new and original sound belonging to Ricky Martin, injecting a new impetus into Latin music around the world.
On the evening of August 4, 2003, Ricky Martin, the international singing superstar known as the "Latin Prince", held a fan meeting at the Xintiandi Artificial Lake in Shanghai. That night, in addition to singing songs from his new album, Ricky Martin also brought his famous song "The cup of life" to Shanghai fans. On the night of August 4th, Shanghai’s Xintiandi artificial lakeside was crowded with people and singing. The midsummer heat was overwhelming in the face of the “Latin” craze set off by “Latin Prince” Ricky Martin. Thousands of fans braved the scorching heat and sang and danced to their heart’s content. .
In October 2005, "Life", the first English album in five years since "Sound Loaded", brought a powerful shock of Jedi Counterattack, from the production concept, the integration of changing music styles, arrangement, and singing According to various evaluations, Ricky Martin is qualified to say that this is definitely the milestone work that best represents his music career. The ten pieces of "Life" (the album also has two other Spanish versions) use all the advantages that Ricky Martin can express in a stylish style, bringing a music genre with an international perspective that is consistent with his deep soul. A passion that never stops.
In 2006, Ricky Martin was invited by MTV to present his first unplugged special showcasing his live performance. He invited many musicians to play the most enthusiastically based on the real sound of the instruments. Latin dance rhythm. Released on November 13, with more than 28,000 copies sold in the first week, it topped the US Latin chart and ranked Top 38 on the pop album chart. The album opens gently with the 1998 work "Gracias Por Pensar En Mi"; it triggers the first wave of swing craze with "Maria", which is Top 6 on the UK Gold Chart and Top 8 on the US Latin Chart; "Tu Recuerdo", selected as the title song of this album, invites The beautiful Latin female voice Mari De Chambao and creative genius Tommy Torres*** performed together and won the double championship of Latin singles and on-demand videos in the United States; the second wave of climax was with "La Bomba", which aroused the emotions of the fans in the audience; Finally, it was built like a small carnival scene, with "Pegate" coming to the end, leaving unquenchable warm applause and four screams.
On October 6, 2007, the 35-year-old Latin singer Ricky Martin was named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and became the 2351st "star". The "star addition" ceremony was held outside the Virgin Music chain on Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and actress Rita Morino came to support the event. When a star plaque bearing Ricky Martin's name was unveiled, hundreds of fans waved Puerto Rican flags and chanted Martin's name. Martin said in his speech: "This is a beautiful moment. Everything I do is done with love and passion. Everything I do is recognized and I hope this star will stay here forever. I am very inspired at this moment. "
In November 2007, Ricky Martin sang with Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti on the title song of the latter's new album "No estamos Solos" (the Italian version of the song is titled " "Non Siamo Soli"), the fresh and dynamic rhythm, coupled with the two's unique interpretations, make this song more passionate.
On November 6, 2007, Ricky Martin released his second live album Live Black & White Tour. The album was recorded at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico on August 10th and 11th as part of Ricky's Black & White World Tour.
On November 18, 2008, to celebrate Ricky Martin’s 17th anniversary as a solo singer, Sony/BMG released an album called "17" for him, with a CD and DVD selection. The collection showcases the superstar's great work from 1991 to 2007. The album's tracks were carefully selected by Ricky Martin himself and include songs that have become fan favorites throughout his career, including "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor de Mi Vida." , "Bella (Beauty)", "Te Extrano, Te Olvido, Te Amo (Miss you, forget you, love you)", "Maria (Maria)", "Vuelve (Let the love continue)", "La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)," "La Bomba (The Bomb)," "Livin' La Vida Loca (Crazy Life)" and more. In March 2010, 38-year-old Ricky Martin announced the news that he was gay through his official website. After the news came out, it received strong support from the Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Association (GLAAD). He said on his official website: "I am proud to announce that I am a lucky gay. I am blessed to be able to be where I am today."
Ricky Martin once had a couple through surrogacy Twin sons, he has everything going for him and is enjoying the happiness of his family.