Ricky Martin
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.
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- 2024 · Palm Royale as Robert
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2021 · Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York as Self (archive footage)
- 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)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Asesinato en El Hormiguero Express as Ricky Martin
- 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2016 · American Crime Story as Antonio D'Amico
- 2015 · Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self
- 2015 · Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien as Self
- 2015 · The Latin Explosion: A New America as Self
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2014 · Ricky Martin: Festival de Viña del Mar as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 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 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Glee as David Martínez
- 2008 · Ednita Nazario: Real... En Vivo as Self
- 2007 · Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos as Self
- 2007 · Ricky Martin: Live - Black and White Tour as Self
- 2006 · El hormiguero as Self
- 2006 · El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Ricky Martin - MTV Unplugged as Self
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2005 · Hape trifft! as Self
- 2004 · Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Fahrenheit 9/11 as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self - Performer
- 2002 · The Best of Max as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- 2001 · Star Academy as Self
- 2001 · Ricky Martin - Europa (European Tour) as Self
- 2001 · Ricky Martin: La Historia as Self
- 2000 · V.I.P. as Self
- 2000 · The Beatles Revolution as Self
- 2000 · M6 awards 2000 as Self
- 2000 · Latin Grammy Awards as Self
- 2000 · Ricky Martin: One Night Only as Self
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1999 · Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo as Self
- 1999 · TV total as Self
- 1998 · Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández as Self
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche prochain as Self
- 1998 · CD:UK as Self
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1996 · RTL-Spendenmarathon as Self
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Somos un solo pueblo as Self
- 1994 · TOTP2 as self - performer
- 1993 · Un pueblo que canta as Self
- 1992 · Más que alcanzar una estrella as Enrique
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- 1991 · Alcanzar una estrella II as Pablo Loredo Muriel
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self
- 1985 · Larry King Live as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards 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
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1963 · Viña del Mar International Song Festival as Self - Musical Guest
- 1957 · Bravo Otto Verleihung as Self - Performer
- 1955 · Miss Universe as Self - Entertainment
- 1951 · Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest