Ricky Martin

Life Biography of Ricky Martin

Enrique Martin Morales (Ricky Martin) was born in San Juan de Puerto Rico, December 24, 1971. He began his career at an early age in the world of child modeling, choirs and school plays. was part of Menudo who rose to fame, joined the quintet in 1984 replacing Ricky Melendez. After five years of work , tours, rehearsals and recordings Ricky Martin left the group to settle first in New York, and later in Mexico. ventured into the theater by participating in the works: "The red Tennis" and "Mom loves rock", and debuted as a TV actor in the novel "To reach a star II". It is later that year decided to take a break, at least musically. That's when the action resumes participating in a series of major repercussion in America: General Hospital.Later appeared as "Marius" in the Broadway production of "Les Miserables". His third album "The Stars" which was produced by Robi Rosa and KC Porter, came to market in 1995 and sold more than six hundred thousand copies in six months.



Ricky Martin's fame and Reconnaissance have made ​​it required for all types of projects: in the musical sphere was one of the Latin stars who sang the song "You can get" on the disk of the Atlanta Olympics 96 ', did a duet Paul Anka for their CD "Friends" turned into Spanish, Diney hero "Hercules" and also played the main theme of this film. In February 98 'Ricky has his fourth "BACK" to date has sold over six million copies worldwide, and which includes: "The cup of life" official theme of the World Cup France 98' . Due to the enormous success of the telenovela is released an album entitled "Paper Dolls", where Ricky Martin is one of the leading figures and his song "Game of Chess", hits the top of the charts. Likewise make several presentations throughout Mexico.

After such an event Ricky recorded his first solo album, "Ricky Martin" for Sony Music, produced by Mariano Pérez, and which takes his music to all Latin America. In 1993 he released his second album, "Love Me" also for Sony Music, but this time produced by Juan Carlos Calderón. More than one billion viewers in 187 countries around the world experienced the power and energy the electrifying interpretation of this song did Ricky, the Grammy Awards in 1999. "Return" won the Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance. And from that moment Ricky Martin, suddenly emerged as a recognizable name and presence worldwide. After the success obtained, Ricky launches in May 1999, a new album "Ricky Martin" which was produced by Robi Rosa, Desmond Child and Emilio Estefan Jr., among others, contains songs in English and Spanish, and debuted at No. # 1 on the list of 200 albums in the Billboard Magazine with more sales in the first week (660,000 copies) marking, no doubt some, the consolidation of a superstar that marked the beginning of a new era in Latin music.

To date Ricky Martin has sold over 32,000,000 records worldwide. His tours have taken him to Canada, Japan, Asia, Australia, Europe and USA. In 2000, Ricky Martin filed its long-awaited production "Sound Loaded", which continues to find new ways to combine Latin music roots. It also includes songs in English and Spanish, made ​​by Robi Rosa, Jon Secada, Pau Dones, and Desmond Child, composers who know too much and know that Ricky wants to express in their songs, and how. In 2003 Ricky Martin published "Souls of Silence "a spiritual drive and vulnerable, even addresses the injustices of the world with a universal sound full of mestizos and lyrics touches deeper and committed.