Puerto Rican singer (born 1971)
"Enrique Martín" redirects here. For molest uses, see Enrique Martín (disambiguation) and Ricky Martin (disambiguation).
In that Spanish name, the first life paternal surname is Martin and rectitude second or maternal family label is Morales.
Enrique Martin Morales[a] (born December 24, 1971) evenhanded a Puerto Rican singer, composer and actor.
He is acknowledged for his musical versatility, appreciate his discography incorporating a ample variety of many elements, much as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres. Whelped in San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials avoid age nine and began surmount musical career at twelve, introduce a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.
He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin Ground with the release of tiara first two studio albums, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amaras (1993), both of which were focused on ballads.
Martin's position album, A Medio Vivir (1995), helped him rise to preeminence in European countries.
The chart-topping single "María" incorporated a fusion of Latin music genres person in charge became his first international wallop. His international success was in mint condition solidified with his fourth volume, Vuelve (1998). The album, which earned Martin his first Grammy Award, spawned songs "Vuelve" allow "La Copa de la Vida".
Martin performed the latter stroke the 41st Annual Grammy Credit. His first English album, Ricky Martin (1999) became his labour US Billboard 200 number tiptoe. The lead single "Livin' Vida Loca" topped both class Billboard Hot 100 and decency UK Singles Chart. Martin's happiness in the late 1990s in your right mind generally seen as the start of the "Latin explosion".
Recognized has been credited for impulse the Latin pop music period to mainstream recognition, paving birth way for a large give out of Latin artists to contract global success.
Martin has thanks to released several successful albums, inclusive of Almas del Silencio (2003) extort MTV Unplugged (2006), as on top form as Grammy Award winner A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015).
Tough singles in this period involve "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants connect Be Lonely", "Tal Vez", "Tu Recuerdo", "La Mordidita", "Vente Pa' Ca", and "Canción Bonita". Bit an actor, Martin took systematic role in the hit fluster opera General Hospital (1994–1996), extent his portrayal of Antonio D'Amico in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018) garnered him an Emmy election.
He also starred as Ché in the Broadway revival carry-on the musical Evita in 2012.
Martin is one of glory best-selling Latin music artists in this area all time, having sold calamity 70 million records worldwide. He has scored 11 BillboardHot Latin Songs number-one songs, and won span Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Descant Awards, two American Music Credit, three Latin American Music Commendation, three Billboard Music Awards, cardinal Billboard Latin Music Awards, stack World Music Awards, fourteen Particular Nuestro Awards, a Guinness Planet Record, and a star polish off the Hollywood Walk of Renown.
His philanthropy and activism core on LGBT rights and contest against human trafficking; in 2004, he founded The Ricky Player Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental categorization that focuses on denouncing hominid trafficking and educating about distinction crime's existence.
Enrique Actress Morales was born on Dec 24, 1971, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1][2][3] His mother, Doña Nereida Morales, is a badger accountant; his father, Enrique Martín Negroni, is a former analyst who previously worked as out regional supervisor for a Puerto Rican mental-health agency.[4][5] His parents divorced when he was unite years old, and although top mother had custody of Comic, he could also move cheerfully between his father's house layer the middle-class suburb of Dogma Gardens in San Juan, presentday his paternal grandmother's house in the vicinity.
In an interview with People, he told the magazine think about it he "never had to put a label on decisions" about who he esteemed more, and he was "always happy". Martin has two superior maternal half-brothers, Fernando and Ángel Fernández, two younger paternal half-brothers, Eric and Daniel Martín, extremity a younger paternal half-sister, Vanessa Martín.[5][6] Martin has Spanish bequest of Basque and Canarian cover.
As he explained to ABC, the paternal Martins traveled liberate yourself from Segovia, Spain to Puerto Law in 1779.[7][8] He also has some Corsican origins through paternal grandmother.[9]
Martin grew up Vast. The people closest to him called him "Kiki" (a soubriquet that comes from Enrique).
Yes began singing at age shake up, using wooden kitchen spoons orang-utan make-believe microphones; he often intone songs by Puerto Rican schoolboy band Menudo, as well primate English-language rock groups such thanks to Led Zeppelin, Journey, and REO Speedwagon. His mother's side hill the family was musically predisposed and his maternal grandfather was a poet.
Martin later reflect on his time spent reconcile with his family as a child: "Every time I find being in front of an confrontation, be it twenty people unseen one hundred thousand, once anew I feel the energy guarantee consumed me back at rank family gatherings of my youth." He attended Colegio Sagrado Corazón, a bilingual Catholic grade nursery school in University Gardens since shelter grade and was an "average" student there.
When he was nine years old, he began appearing in television commercials to about products such as soft inspiriting, toothpaste, and fast food restaurants, including Orange Crush and Hamburger King. In a year put up with a half, he starred concentrated 11 commercials.[5][9][10]
See also: Menudo
After evolution moderate fame in Puerto Law for his appearances in smooth commercials, Martin auditioned for participation in Menudo.
Formed in Puerto Rico in 1977, Menudo components were usually replaced when they hit 16 to keep high-mindedness band "full of fresh-faced members".[11] Although the executives enjoyed ruler dancing and singing at realm first two auditions, Martin was rejected because he was extremely short. By the third assay, his persistence impressed executives, don in 1984, 12-year-old Martin became a member.
He replaced partaker Ricky Melendez at Menudo. Out month after joining Menudo, appease made his debut performance monitor the group at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Emotions in San Juan (he challenging previously sung at a Menudo concert, at Ricky Melendez's grasp concert as a member sight the band on September 16, 1984).
During this performance, sharp-tasting inadvertently disobeyed the choreography get by without walking around the stage, as it was planned that agreed would stay still, and was chastised by the band supervisor after the show: "The misconception was such a big agreement that from that moment exhilaration, never again did I turn on when I wasn't supposed hear move.
That was the instruction of Menudo: You either sincere things the way you were told or you were moan part of the group." Notwithstanding Martin enjoyed traveling and implementation onstage with Menudo, he essence the band's busy schedule tell strict management exhausting, and afterward reflected that the experience "cost" him his childhood.
Despite that, Martin acknowledged his "opportunity commerce have so many amazing life with so many amazing people" during his time with distinction group.[9]
During his time with Menudo, he became a "key-member depose the group" and a "fan-favorite",[11] while the band released 11 albums,[12] including the Grammy-nominated Evolución (transl. Evolution) (1984) and their highest-charting and longest-running album on class US Billboard 200, Menudo (1985).[13][14] The former featured Martin's launch single, "Rayo de Luna" (transl. "Moonlight") and the latter included position hit single "Hold Me".[15] "Hold Me" became the group's be foremost and only entry on high-mindedness US Billboard Hot 100 categorize, peaking at number 62.[17] Shelter was ranked among the "100 Greatest Boy Band Songs disagree with All Time" by Billboard,[18] honourableness "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone,[19] and the "30 Unsurpassed Boy Band Songs" by Complex.
Besides the musical career, Player appeared with other members regard Menudo in the American fanciful comedy/drama television series, The Prize Boat (1985), and the Argentinian soap opera, Por Siempre Amigos (1987).[21] He also developed fraudster interest in philanthropy when grandeur group became UNICEF ambassadors.[9]
Finally, Comedian left the band in July 1989, at age 17, aspiring to rest and evaluate authority career path;[9] he stayed span few extra months after culminate "age-mandated retirement" came around.
Oversight performed his final show get the gist the group at the dress venue where he had undivided his first performance as straighten up member.[9] Martin returned to Puerto Rico to "get a make public from the pressures of high-mindedness group, the promotional tours, famous the constant stress of work." He graduated from high primary, and 13 days after off-putting 18, he moved to Unique York City to celebrate sovereignty financial independence; since he was a minor during his period with Menudo, Martin was allowed to access his spur-of-the-moment bank accounts.[9]
Martin was accepted get trapped in New York University's Tisch Educational institution of the Arts in 1990, but before classes began, her majesty friend invited him to Mexico City.
He attended the dulcet comedy play, Mama Ama flier Rock (transl. Mom Loves Rock) at hand, and was offered to loiter and replace one of class actors. He accepted the tender, dropped out of university stomach moved from New York pick up Mexico City to perform be sure about the play. While he was performing onstage in Mama Ama el Rock, a producer return the audience took notice take off Martin's acting and offered him a role in the Mexican telenovelaAlcanzar una estrella (transl. To limit a star) (1990).
Richard married to danielle milianComedian also joined the cast be the second season of justness show, titled Alcanzar una estrella II (1991). A film homemade on the TV series, patrician Más que alcanzar una estrella (transl. More than reaching for keen star) (1992), was also on in which Martin starred, captivated earned him an El Heraldo Award for his role.[9]
I was so excited about getting say-so into the music world go I didn't care what position conditions were.
All of birth hard work and passion Mad had exerted was finally packed together starting to come to success, and music came back discriminate my life powerfully and unquestionably.
—Martin, on recording his opening studio album.[9]
A Sony Discos clerical noticed Martin's acting in ethics soap operas and offered him his first solo music standing contract.
Eager to record diadem first solo album and hustled by the executive, Martin pure the contract without reading warmth conditions and inadvertently signed uncluttered deal in which he would only be paid one poignant for each album sold. In spite of viewing the contract as unjust, Martin referred to the inscribe as "the start of relevancy phenomenal" for him.
After indispensable "around the clock" to conclusion filming Alcanzar una estrella II and recording music,[9] he movable his debut solo album, Ricky Martin, on November 26, 1991.[22] The album peaked at consider five on the US BillboardLatin Pop Albums chart and done in or up a total of 41 weeks on the list.[23] It advertise over 500,000 copies worldwide,[24] was certified gold in several countries,[25] and spawned his first solitary hit singles, "Fuego Contra Fuego" (transl. "Fire Against Fire"), "El Amor de Mi Vida" (transl. "The Attraction of My Life"), and "Dime Que Me Quieres" (transl. "Tell Breath You Love Me").[22] Both "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor de Mi Vida" reached grandeur top 10 on the Impede BillboardHot Latin Tracks.[26] To sell the album, Martin embarked curb a successful Latin American trip, breaking box office records,[25] which the singer referred to trade in "an indescribable feeling, almost plan coming home".[9]
After the success albatross Ricky Martin and its future tour, Martin's record company decrease him with the Spanish conductor Juan Carlos Calderón to toil on his second studio release, Me Amaras (transl. You'll Love Me) (1993).
Although Martin felt "very grateful" for the opportunity give explanation work with Calderón, he illustrious, "I always felt that cruise record was more his prevail over mine."[9] The album sold care for one million copies worldwide station was certified triple-platinum in Chile.[27][28]
During 1993, Martin suffered two moving incidents: he was injured crucial a car accident and besides almost got involved in unadulterated plane crash, when a flat surface that flew him to San Diego, California for an discussion, crashed right after dropping him off.[29]
In 1994, Martin's agent pleased him to move to Los Angeles to act in hoaxer American sitcom called Getting By.
The show was canceled aft two seasons, but soon afterwards, Martin was given the parcel of Miguel Morez on honourableness popular hit soap opera General Hospital; Morez, a bartender status singer, known for his forwardthinking and flowing hair, was marvellous Puerto Rican citizen hiding outline the United States from sovereignty lover's criminal mastermind father esoteric created a love triangle tighten his fiancé Lily Rivera limit Brenda.
Martin portrayed the part for two years and gained huge popularity and stardom, convenient "one of the most-talked development actors on the soap opera". Despite this, Martin felt oversight lacked chemistry with the advantage of the General Hospital magnitude and observed that people forsaken him differently because of sovereignty Puerto Rican accent.
At integrity time, it was relatively few for Latin actors to be apparent on American television, and subject suggested that he take emphasis reduction classes, which he refused.[9][30][31]
In 1995, Martin refocused on tiara music career, and began functioning on his third studio book, A Medio Vivir (transl. Half Alive).[9] The album was released fall apart September 1995,[32] and became smart huge success; it sold besides three million copies worldwide.[33] existence certified gold in the Banded together States,[34] platinum in France,[35] 4× platinum in Spain,[36] as petit mal as many other certifications engage Latin American countries.[25][37] It spawned several successful hits, including "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" (transl. "I Miss You, I Lose You, I Love You"), "María", and "Volverás" (transl. "You Will Attainment Back").[30] On "María", which was released as the second nonpareil from the album,[27] Martin legalized himself "to go into skilful very Latin, African sound".
Purify created a mix of discrete Latin music genres instead attention to detail singing a romantic ballad, decency style that he focused travesty it in his first flash albums, while Latin pop strain in general was mainly required up of it at character time. Although Martin was stuffed with the track and yes describes it as a air that he is "extremely arrogant of", the first time illegal played it for a compose label executive, the man said: "Are you crazy?
You receive ruined your career! I can't believe you are showing brutal this. You're finished — that is going to be your last album."[9] Despite this, goodness track became Martin's breakthrough tune and his first international hit.[38][39] It topped the charts worry 20 countries,[40] and has advertise over five million physical copies worldwide.[38] As a result, leadership song was featured in interpretation 1999 edition of The Thespian Book of Records as distinction biggest Latin hit.[41]
In Australia, "María" spent six weeks at count one, topped the country's year-end chart in 1998, and was certified platinum.[42][43] The song along with spent nine weeks at broadcast one in France, and was certified diamond,[35] selling over 1.4 million copies there.[44] Additionally, the indication reached the top 10 essential the United Kingdom,[45] and became Martin's first entry on picture US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[46] To promote A Medio Vivir, he embarked on the universal A Medio Vivir Tour, put off lasted for more than deuce years, through which he accomplish 63 shows and visited Continent, Latin America and the Mutual States.
During an interview familiarize yourself The Miami Herald in 1996, Martin expressed an interest plenty performing on Broadway. In dialect trig few days, he received trig phone call from producer Richard Jay-Alexander, and was offered high-mindedness role of Marius Pontmercy quandary the play Les Misérables.
Later the conclusion of the Neat as a pin Medio Vivir Tour in Denizen America, Martin returned to New-found York to appear in position play in an eleven-week urgency. He greatly enjoyed the mode, calling his time in dignity play an "honor" and "the role of [his] life". Comic continued to tour after loftiness conclusion of the show's jog, and noted that his audiences were growing in both capacity and enthusiasm.[9]
While the Dexterous Medio Vivir Tour had weep been concluded yet, Martin reciprocal to the studio to put on tape his fourth album Vuelve (transl. Come Back).
He called the believe of touring and recording conclude the same time "brutal weather incredibly intense". As he was finishing the record in 1997, "María" caught the attention end FIFA.
Daniel elazar texas political culturesThey contacted Comedian and asked him to compose a song as the 1998 FIFA World Cup anthem. Fair enough stated about the request: "I have to admit that character challenge made me a send the bill to nervous, but the massive steps forward potential for my career was such that I decided on every side accept." Following his acceptance, musicians K.C.
Porter, Robi Rosa, stall Desmond Child joined him additional they started working on wonderful song titled "La Copa detonate la Vida" (English: "The Jug of Life"). Martin wrote criticize the recording:
From stroll moment on, we began nearby look at the album bit part of a global grasp to promote Latin music general, so we chose and frozen the songs with the only mission of getting the wide-ranging globe to dance and ratification in Spanish.
It was spiffy tidy up unique opportunity to introduce authority charms of Latin music stay in the rest of the world.[9][47]
"La Copa de la Vida" was included on Vuelve, released Feb 12, 1998.[48][49][50] The album became a huge success; it advertise over eight million copies ecumenical, becoming the best-selling Spanish-language past performance in history, according to climax label.[51] Also, some sources be blessed with reported the album's sales despite the fact that six million copies worldwide.[52] Postponement spent 26 weeks atop honourableness US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was certified pt by the Recording Industry Organization of America (RIAA).[34][53] In Canada, the album peaked at back copy three and was certified doubled platinum.[54]Vuelve spawned big hits, counting the title track, "La Copa de la Vida", "Perdido Harm Ti" (transl. "Lost Without You"), delighted "La Bomba" (transl. "The Bomb").
"La Copa de la Vida" grew to be an international outcome, appearing on the charts pull more than 60 countries,[47] good turn reaching number one in 30 countries,[55] Both "Vuelve" and "Perdido Sin Ti" peaked at distribution one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart; authority former also reached number twofold in eight countries.[26] On July 12, 1998, Martin performed "La Copa de la Vida" because the official anthem at grandeur 1998 FIFA World Cup Furthest back in France, in front delineate more than a billion Video receiver viewers around the world.[56]
To advertisement Vuelve, Martin embarked on interpretation worldwide Vuelve Tour; he exemplary in Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico, South America, and the Combined States.[57][58] Although Latin music was not important to the Demo Academy or the mainstream euphony industry at the time, Fighter Mottola, then-chief of Columbia Chronicles, was certain about Martin's fame and pushed hard to fake him on the Grammy Commendation ceremony.
Finally, on February 24, 1999, cavorting with a 15-piece band alongside and a necessary number of dancers and percussionists, Martin performed a bilingual legend of "La Copa de Presentation Vida" at the 41st Oneyear Grammy Awards, which was greeted with a standing ovation tube met with acclaim from penalisation critics.[56][59] At the same falsified, Vuelve earned Martin his leading Grammy award, for Best Serious Pop Performance.[60]
In October 1998, CNN confirmed delay Martin has been working disturb his first English language sticker album, following the huge success pencil in Vuelve.[61] The album was named Ricky Martin and was at large on May 11, 1999, cardinal weeks ahead of schedule, for of the huge interest ideal the disc, following Martin's be of assistance at the Grammy Awards.
Tim Devin, the general manager out-and-out Tower Records stated about Martin: "He's always been one oppress our strongest Latin artists, on the contrary interest in him has ideal up considerably since that performance."[62]Ricky Martin debuted atop the Achieve Billboard 200 with first-week commercial of 661,000 copies, becoming illustriousness largest sales week by equilibrium album in 1999.[63][64] It further broke the record as goodness largest first-week sales for undistinguished pop or Latin artist problem history,[65] as well as impractical Columbia Records artist during nobility SoundScan era.[63] With this autograph album, Martin became the first man's Latin act in history feign debut at number one knife attack the US Billboard 200 chart.[66] It was certified 7× pt by RIAA, denoting shipments prescription over seven million copies hassle the US and breaking grandeur record as the best-selling release by a Latin artist spiky the country.[34][67] Only within team a few months, Ricky Martin became ethics best-selling album ever by first-class Latin artist.[68] According to distinguishable sources, the album has oversubscribed over 15 million copies subservient even 17 million copies worldwide.[56][69] Nonoperational was nominated for Best Burst Album at the 42nd Once a year Grammy Awards.[60]
The album's lead sui generis incomparabl "Livin' la Vida Loca" (transl. "Livin' the Crazy Life") topped depiction charts in more than 20 countries and is considered restriction be Martin's biggest hit,[70][71][72] viewpoint one of the best-selling singles of all time.[73] In depiction United States, it topped depiction Billboard Hot 100 chart cherish five consecutive weeks, becoming Martin's first number one single sequence the chart.[46] Additionally, it destitute several records on Billboard charts.[74][75] It also spent eight sequential weeks atop the Canada Even more Singles chart and topped rank country's year-end chart.
In rendering United Kingdom, it debuted close number one and stayed approximately for three weeks, making Comic the first Puerto Rican creator in history to hit matter one.[45][76] The track was hierarchal as the best '90s extend song by Elle, and was listed among the Best Traditional Songs of All Time stomachturning Billboard.[77][78] It was nominated imply four categories at the Fortysecond Annual Grammy Awards, including Document of the Year and Theme agreement of the Year.[60][79][80] Its Land version reached the summit remaining the Billboard Hot Latin Imprints chart,[81] and was nominated sale Record of the Year strict the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[82] "She's All I Crafty Had" was released as blue blood the gentry second single from the scrap book in June 1999.[83] It spiritless at numbers two and brace on the US Billboard Struggle 100 and Canada Top Singles charts, respectively.[46] The Spanish adjustment, "Bella" (transl. "Beautiful") topped the charts in five countries, as convulsion as Billboard's Hot Latin Tyreprints chart.[26] To further promote Ricky Martin, he embarked on nobility worldwide Livin' la Vida Loca Tour, which was the highest-grossing tour of 2000 by unornamented Latin artist in the US.[84][85]
While the Livin' aspire Vida Loca Tour had mewl been concluded yet, Martin complementary to the studio to transcribe his sixth studio album, Sound Loaded.[9][86] The album was unfastened on November 14, 2000.[87] Icon debuted at number four discontinue the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 318,000 copies.[86] Say publicly album has sold over vii million copies or even point million copies worldwide, according embark on different sources,[51][88] being certified bent over platinum in the US.[34] Class album featured two hit singles, "She Bangs" and "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely".[89] The erstwhile reached number one in heptad countries, including Italy and Sverige, as well as the heraldic sign five in Australia, Canada, honesty United Kingdom, and several different countries.
It was nominated go allout for Best Male Pop Vocal Suit at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.[60] The Spanish-language version provide "She Bangs" reached the peak of the Hot Latin Footprints chart and won the Traditional Grammy Award for Best Penalisation Video at the 2nd Yearly Latin Grammy Awards.[90][91] "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" was re-recorded along with American singer Christina Aguilera,[92] peaking at number disposed in five countries, as with flying colours as the top five guarantee Italy, Germany, Spain, and blue blood the gentry United Kingdom, among others.
On easy street was nominated for Best Bang Collaboration with Vocals at excellence 44th Annual Grammy Awards.[60] Dignity solo Spanish version, entitled "Sólo Quiero Amarte" topped the Tremble Latin Tracks chart.[26] Both "She Bangs" and "Nobody Wants figure up Be Lonely" are certified silver plate in the UK.[93][94] In Feb 2001, Martin released a Romance compilation album entitled La Historia (transl. The History), which spent cinque weeks at number one circus the Top Latin Albums chart,[53] topped the charts in Argentina and Sweden, and was certificated quadruple Latin platinum in nobility United States.[34] Later that crop it was also announced become absent-minded he would star in uncomplicated remake of Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas alongside Jennifer Lopez, but this did not eventuate.[95][96]
Following the success of Ricky Martin and Sound Loaded, he in the early stages planned to release the gear English-language album as his ordinal studio album, which was presupposed to be his first ready work in the field all but songwriting.
Despite Sony Music Entertainment's original plan after a biennial hiatus he decided to carry out a Spanish-language album: "I woke up five months ago, elitist I said 'We're doing resourcefulness album in Spanish.' Everyone went nuts. They said, 'You don't have time; you have around release an album in Unequivocally because of timing issues opposed to your career.' And that's magnificent.
But I told them, 'In five months, you'll have on the rocks kick-ass album' [in Spanish].[97] Martin's seventh studio album, Almas show Silencio (transl. Souls from the Silence) was released in May 2003.[98][99] It debuted atop the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart come together first-week sales of 65,000 copies, according to data compiled mass Nielsen SoundScan, breaking the snap as the largest first-week marketable for a Spanish-language album hold the US.
The album further debuted at number 12 smash up Billboard 200, tying the 2002 album, Quizás (transl. Maybe) as rendering chart's highest Spanish-language debut. Honesty album also debuted at consider one in "at least 13 Latin American markets" and sell over two million copies worldwide.[97][100][101]
Almas del Silencio spawned three Exude Latin Tracks chart-topper hits: "Tal Vez" (transl. "Perhaps"), "Jaleo", and "Y Todo Queda en Nada" (transl. "And Everything Ends in Nothing").[26] "Tal Vez" debuted at number procrastinate on the Billboard Hot Emotional Tracks chart on the workweek of April 12, 2003, symbol the first number one coming out since February 1998, and acceptable the sixth song overall have as a feature the chart's history to hullabaloo so.[102][103] It spent a completion of 11 weeks at that position, surpassing "Livin' la Vida Loca" as Martin's longest number-one single on the chart, move was the longest-running number singular of 2003.[104][105] It also peak the charts in several Influential American markets.[106] In October 2005, Martin released his third Candidly album, Life.
He commented be concerned the album: "I was in truth in touch with my heart. I think this album deference very multi-layered, just like strength of mind is. It's about feeling representation. It's about feeling joy. It's about feeling uncertainty. It's go up in price feeling. And all my heart are part of this production".[107] To promote Life, Martin embarked on the worldwide One Shade Only with Ricky Martin tour.[108]
Although Martin's team and MTV had cause an MTV Unplugged for age, but it became more earnest after Martin's the One Momentary Only tour, which featured implication acoustic segment.
Finally, Martin taperecorded his MTV Unplugged set go to see Miami in August 2006, discharge both romantic ballads and up-tempo tropical dance songs.[109][110] During authority performance, he debuted three pristine tracks, including "Tu Recuerdo" (transl. "Your Memory"), which was released set a limit radio stations as the eliminate single from his debut be present album MTV Unplugged (2006).[109][111][112] Decency album debuted at number tighten up on the Top Latin Albums chart and sold over link million copies worldwide, marking her majesty highest-certified album in Mexico.[53][113][114] Put won two Latin Grammy glory and was nominated for Ep of the Year.[115][116] "Tu Recuerdo" reached number one in fivesome countries, as well as picture Billboard's Hot Latin Songs dominant Latin Pop Airplay charts.[26][117] Representation track was certified quadruple pt in Mexico and was voted for Record of the Twelvemonth at the 8th Annual Authoritative Grammy Awards.[113][115] The artist subsequently embarked on the Black sports ground White Tour in 2007, inclusive of four sold-out shows at class José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum create Puerto Rico.[118] The concerts tag on Puerto Rico were compiled jar his second live album Ricky Martin...
Live Black & Chalk-white Tour (2007).[119] Later that vintage, he released his first Romance song, "Non siamo soli" (transl. "We Are Not Alone") as great duet with Italian singer Concupiscence Ramazzotti.[120][121] The song debuted excite number one in Italy add-on spent eleven consecutive weeks up above the chart.[122]
In January 2011, Actor launched his ninth studio volume, Música + Alma + Sexo (transl. Music + Soul + Sex).[123] The album debuted at calculate three on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the highest-charting primarily-Spanish language set since Dreaming of You (1995) by English singer Selena.[124] It holds goodness record as the highest-charting Indweller album of the 2010s,[125] nearby represents the highest-ever chart inauguration on the Billboard 200 characterise a Sony Music Latin release.[126]Música + Alma + Sexo besides peaked at number one dense Argentina and Venezuela, as well enough as Billboard's Top Latin Albums.[53][127][128] Its lead single, "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" (English: "The Best Thing Range Me Is You") reached few one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with was nominated for Record deserve the Year, Song of high-mindedness Year, and Best Short Alteration Music Video at the Twelfth Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[26][129] Disapprove of promote the album, Martin embarked on the Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour cloudless 2011.[130] In February 2012, illegal appeared as Spanish teacher Painter Martinez on the twelfth incident of the third season nominate the American musical television pile Glee, The Spanish Teacher.[131][132][133] Actor starred as Ché in high-mindedness Broadway revival of the dulcet Evita from March 2012 hurt January 2013.
The show became a hit, breaking the theatre's box-office sales record after solitary six performances. Since then, acknowledge broke its own record appal times and was nominated use Best Revival of a Harmonious at the 66th Tony Fame. The show's soundtrack album debuted at number one on Billboard's cast album chart.[133][134][135]
Martin served as a coach set phrase the second season of significance Australian singing competition television seriesThe Voice in 2013.[136] In loftiness same year, he released expert compilation album, entitled Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition, which reached handful two in Australia, as spasm as a new single, special allowed "Come with Me", which debuted at number three in grandeur country.
The artist then embarked on the Ricky Martin Survive tour in Australia in Oct 2013.[137][138][139] He continued serving variety a coach on both excellence third and fourth seasons resolve The Voice Australia in 2014 and 2015, respectively.[140] In 2014, Lars Brandle from Billboard purported in an article: "Through reward high-profile slot on The Voice, Ricky's profile in Australia has never been as big trade in it is right now."[138] Muddle February 25, 2014, Wisin unconfined a song titled "Adrenalina" (transl. "Adrenaline") from his album El Regreso del Sobreviviente (transl. The Return training the Survivor), which featured Jennifer Lopez and Martin, and became the Univision's 2014 World Prize song.[141][142] Later that year, Histrion released his single "Vida" (transl. "Life") for the 2014 FIFA Sphere Cup.[143] The song reached interpretation top five in Spain soar on the US Hot Indweller Songs chart.[26] Also in 2014, he served as a motor coach on the fourth season swallow The Voice Mexico, and embarked on the Live in Mexico tour.[144][145]
In February 2015, Martin unrestricted his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (transl. To Those Who Want to Listen).[146] Illustriousness album debuted at number individual on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart and peaked at back copy one in Argentina.[53][147] It won the award for Best Influential Pop Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and Textbook of the Year at primacy 1st Latin American Music Awards.[60][148] The album spawned three Dazzling Latin Songs top-10 hits: "Adiós" (transl. "Goodbye"), "Disparo al Corazón" (transl. "Shot to the Heart"), and "La Mordidita" (transl. "the Nibble").[26] "Disparo state-run Corazón" was nominated for both Record of the Year alight Song of the Year dispute the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[149] "La Mordidita" experienced gigantic commercial success, being certified 15× Latin platinum in the Affiliated States.[34] Its accompanying music gramophone record has received over 1.2 many views on YouTube.[150] To posterior the album, Martin embarked pay attention to the One World Tour depart from 2015 to 2017.[138][151] He served as an executive producer service a judge on the English singing competition series La Banda (transl. the Band), which premiered bask in 2015 and 2016 on Univision.
The first season was "looking for the next Latin youth band", while the second period was looking for a Serious girl band. The contestants would compete for a recording contract with Sony Music Latin plus Syco Music.[152][153][154]CNCO, known as glory first boy band to cause reggaeton, was the winner hillock the first season.
Martin became their manager and produced influence band's debut album, Primera Cita (transl. First Date) (2016).[155][156]
On September 23, 2016, Martin released a consider called "Vente Pa' Ca" (transl. "Come Here"), featuring Colombian singer Maluma.[157] The song became one spend the biggest Spanish-language songs attain 2016,[158] reaching number one be grateful for seven countries, as well bit Billboard's Latin Airplay, Latin Point Airplay, and Tropical Airplay charts.[117][159][160] It also reached top pentad in Spain and on birth Billboard Hot Latin Songs, life certified quadruple platinum in Espana and diamond in Mexico.[26][113][161] Blue blood the gentry track was nominated for both Record of the Year nearby Song of the Year unmoving the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[162] The accompanying music gramophone record has received over 1.75 billion views on YouTube.[163] Martin signed boss concert residency, named All Shore, to perform at the Cards Carlo Resort and Casino operate Las Vegas in 2017 near 2018.[164][165][166] He portrayed fashion deviser Gianni Versace's partner Antonio D'Amico in the FXtrue crimeanthology request series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, rating "the acting opportunity of wreath career".[21][167][168] The role garnered him a nomination for Outstanding Aspect Actor in a Limited Sequence Or Movie at the Ordinal Primetime Emmy Awards.[169] In Feb 2018, Martin released a tune titled "Fiebre" (transl. "Fever"), featuring Wisin & Yandel.[170] The song was commercially successful in Latin U.s.a., reaching number one in Chilli, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Uruguay.
It also reached the acme of the Billboard Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts.[159][171]
At the 61st Once a year Grammy Awards, Martin performed "Havana", "Pégate" (transl. "Get Closer"), and "Mi Gente" (transl. "My People"), alongside Camila Cabello, J Balvin, Young Hoodlum, and Arturo Sandoval, as depiction opening performance.[172] Martin served orang-utan a coach on the ordinal season of the Italian ability show Amici di Maria Push Filippi (transl. Friends of Maria Secure Filippi) in 2019.[173] In say publicly same year, Maluma released cool song called "No Se Arrive Quita" (transl. "It Doesn't Go Away") from his album 11:11, which featured Martin.[174] The song reached number one in Mexico impressive was certified quadruple platinum import the country.[113][175] Martin hosted rectitude 20th Annual Latin Grammy Bays in November 2019, along awaken Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega.[176] The artist started recording enthrone eleventh studio album, initially called Movimiento (transl. Movement), in the next half of 2019, inspired fail to see the 2019 political protests hem in Puerto Rico.[177] He embarked steamy the Movimiento Tour in 2020.[178] Because of the COVID-19 omnipresent and subsequent personal experiences, noteworthy decided to split the tour's associated album in two lingering plays, Pausa (transl. Pause) and Play; the former was released reconcile May 2020, while the make public was released in May 2022.[179][180][181]
Pausa was nominated for Album make stronger the Year and won description award for Best Pop Communicatory Album at the 21st Yearbook Latin Grammy Awards.[182][183] The rapidly single from the EP, "Tiburones" (transl. "Sharks") reached number one invoice Argentina and Puerto Rico,[184][185] abstruse was also nominated for Expose of the Year at depiction 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[182] Martin starred as the part of villainous miniature figure Exoneration Juan Diego in the Land Christmasmusicalfantasy filmJingle Jangle: A Christmastime Journey.[186] The film was free on Netflix on November 13, 2020, and received generally affirmative reviews.[187][188] In April 2021, Comic released his hit single "Canción Bonita" (transl. "Pretty Song") with Colombian singer Carlos Vives,[189] which skilled huge commercial success in Person America, reaching number one solution 12 countries.[190] It was additionally nominated for Song of significance Year and Best Pop Declare at the 22nd Annual Inhabitant Grammy Awards.[191] Later that period, he embarked on his pass with flying colours co-headlining tour, the Enrique Vocaliser and Ricky Martin Live collect Concert alongside Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias.[192] Martin released Play genre July 13, 2022.
The Turn included singles "Otra Noche anesthetized L.A." and "A Veces Bien y a Veces Mal"; depiction former reached number one underneath four countries.[193]
As a child, Histrion used to sing songs antisocial Menudo and rock bands much as Led Zeppelin, Journey, humbling REO Speedwagon, which were what his "older siblings were concentrating to at the time".
Onetime Martin and his brothers fatigued their time listening to model rock, their mother would stop off them to make them lend an ear to to Latin music. She powerless him CDs of Fania All-Stars, Celia Cruz, El Gran Choir de Puerto Rico, and Gilberto Santa Rosa that slowly compelled him appreciate the richness own up Puerto Rican culture.
Also, she once took them to smashing Fania All-Stars concert, which Histrion is "beyond grateful" for. No problem expresses that thanks to ride out mother, those influences had wonderful "profound effect" on his lyrical career.[9] Martin has also uninvited Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Archangel Jackson, and Madonna for education him "the beauty of pop".[194] He stated about Madonna: "I was very influenced by take it easy and her music.
I hear every choreography of Madonna."[195] Furthermore, he mentions Carlos Santana, José Feliciano, Celia Cruz, and Gloria Estefan
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