Ricky Martin (born Enrique José Martín Morales within San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971) is a popular music singer, who rose to fame, foremost as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo creative person since 1990. He has sold complete 40 million records since a run of his career.

Biography
Martin has achieved worldwide profits, starting by having his choice to substitute Ricky Melendez in Latin boy band Menudo from 1984 until 1989. His meteoric ascent to fame began within Menudo's homebase, Caguas, site of his first concert. He signed sustaining Sony in 1990.

His career continued when he left Menudo. He participated around a good soap operas prefer Alcanzar Una Estrella II and performed in the music group Munecos De Papel. Late, inside Hollywood he played Miguel Morez on General Hospital. It was around Mexico in which he met Rebecca de Alba, a Mexican model turned TV presenter sustaining whom he has experienced an in-&-off relationship for many years.

Ricky established himself inside Miami and connected by having music author Desmond Child and Puerto Rican agent Angelo Medina. By owning these Deuce inside towage, Ricky created hits prefer "Maria," "The Cup Of Life," and "Livin' La Vida Loca." He sang "The Cup Of Life" in the period of the World Cup broadcast that gave him worldwide exposure, but it was "Livin' La Vida Loca" which became a massive crossover summertime hit, manufactured him popular in the area of the world & propelled him into the covers of Tiger Beat and many more major magazines worldwide.

One of Ricky's career high points was a recording of the Spanglish ballad "Cuidado Con Mi Corazon" with Madonna and William Orbit. A original version was written sustaining Patrick Leonard and the 1st demonstration remains upright one of numerous Unreleased Madonna Songs.

Ricky was chosen, along using Félix Trinidad in 1999, to lead Puerto Rico's worldwide tourism campaign, each exemplifying Puerto Rico's juvenility, enthusiasm & never give higher character.

Martin has besides team sustaining previous Menudo bandmate Robi Rosa, who wrote numerous of Ricky's hits. Martin recently adopted deuce-ace little girls from either India.

Around 2003, Martin announced that he and his professional, Angelo Medina, own parted ways.

Inside February of 2004, Martin received a life accomplishment award at a Premios Lo Nuestro in Miami for being thus horrible. Too when you took a spring of that month, Martin's song "She Bangs" received the pathetic rendition from either American Idol reject William Hung.

the Ricky Martin Foundation created a plan known as People For Children, which aims to eliminate the industry of intimate exploitation & trafficking of toddlers worldwide.

Discography
Albums
Look at Ricky Martin's discography 1991–2003. Ricky Martin (1991 version) - WW Sales: 500,000 Me Amarás (1993) - WW Sales: 1,000,000 A Medio Vivir (1995) - WW Sales: 7,000,000 Vuelve (1997) - #4U.s., WW Sales: 8,000,000 Ricky Martin (1999 version) - #1 US, #2 UK, WW Sales: 17,000,000 Sound Loaded (2000) - #4 US, #14 UK, WW Sales: 7,000,000 La Historia (2001) - #83 US, WW Sales: 3,500,000 The Best of (2001) - WW Sales: 1,000,000 Almas del Silencio (2003) - #12 US, WW Sales: 4,000,000 Life (2005) #40 UK

Singles
'From either The Medio Vivir: 1995 - "(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria" #88 U.s.a., #6 UK

From either Ricky Martin (1999 version): 1998 - "The Cup Of Life" #45 The states, #29 UK

From either Vuelve: 1998 - "La Bomba"

From either Ricky Martin (1999 version):' 1999 - "Livin' La Vida Loca"- #1 America (Cinque weeks), #1 UK (Triad weeks) 1999 - "She's All I Ever Had" - #2 US 1999 - "Shake Your Bon-Bon" - #22 United states of america, #12 UK 1999 - "Private Emotion" (featuring Meja) - #67 US, #9 UK

'From either Healthy Loaded: 2000 - "She Bangs" - #12 United states, #3 UK 2001 - "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" (sustaining Christina Aguilera) - #13 US, #4 UK 2001 - "Loaded" - #97 America, #19 UK

From either Almas del Silencio: 2003 - "Jaleo" 2003 - "Tal Vez" #74 US

From either Life:' 2005 - "I Don't Care" (deed. Fat Joe & Amerie) - #88 US, #11 UK

Also see
List of famous Puerto Ricans List of best selling music artists