Ricky Martin#Products and endorsements

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| birth_name = Enrique Martin Morales

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|24}}

| birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor|model|author}}

| years_active = 1984–present

| organization = {{plainlist|

Martin Music Lab
Ricky Martin Foundation

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| works = {{hlist|Albums|singles|songs|videography}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Jwan Yosef|2017|2023|end=separated}}

| children = 4

| awards = Full list

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| genre = {{hlist|Latin pop|pop|dance|reggaeton|salsa}}

| instrument = Vocals

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Menudo|Wisin & Yandel|Wisin|Maluma}}

| label = {{hlist|Sony Mexico|Columbia|Sony Latin}}

| website = {{URL|rickymartinmusic.com}}

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Enrique Martin Morales{{efn|{{IPA|es|enˈrike maɾˈtim moˈɾales}}}} (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.

Early life

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Enrique Martin Morales was born on December 24, 1971, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/pop-stars-real-names/|title=Pop Stars' Real Names|magazine=Billboard|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127091717/https://www.billboard.com/photos/pop-stars-real-names/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/ricky-martin-reveals-hes-gay-20100330-r92b.html|title=Ricky Martin reveals he's gay|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=March 30, 2010|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127092507/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/ricky-martin-reveals-hes-gay-20100330-r92b.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/national-puerto-rico-day-parade-brings-generations-boricuas-together-n1015521|title=National Puerto Rico Day Parade brings generations of boricuas together|publisher=NBC News|last=Aviles|first=Gwen|date=June 9, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127092624/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/national-puerto-rico-day-parade-brings-generations-boricuas-together-n1015521|url-status=live}} His mother, Doña Nereida Morales, is a former accountant; his father, Enrique Martín Negroni, is a former psychologist who previously worked as a regional supervisor for a Puerto Rican mental-health agency.{{cite news|url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20200610fo942ppzqq/ricky-martin-jwan-yosef-marriage-problems-1/|title=Ricky Martin opens up about the issues he faced with husband Jwan Yosef following the birth of their daughter|work=¡Hola!|date=June 10, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127095301/https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20200610fo942ppzqq/ricky-martin-jwan-yosef-marriage-problems-1/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-my-favorite-martin-vol-51-no-24/|title=My Favorite Martin|work=People|last=Schneider|first=Karen S.|date=June 28, 1999|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127103226/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-my-favorite-martin-vol-51-no-24/|url-status=live}} His parents divorced when he was two years old, and although his mother had custody of Martin, he could also move freely between his father's house in the middle-class suburb of University Gardens in San Juan, and his paternal grandmother's house nearby. In an interview with People, he told the magazine that he "never had to make decisions" about who he loved more, and he was "always happy". Martin has two older maternal half-brothers, Fernando and Ángel Fernández, two younger paternal half-brothers, Eric and Daniel Martín, and a younger paternal half-sister, Vanessa Martín.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-resuelto-misterio-hermano-desaparecido-ricky-martin-201710062017_noticia.html|title=Resuelto el misterio del hermano desaparecido de Ricky Martin|work=ABC|language=es|last=Mellado|first=Ana|date=September 10, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127103621/https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-resuelto-misterio-hermano-desaparecido-ricky-martin-201710062017_noticia.html|url-status=live}} Martin has Spanish heritage of Basque and Canarian descent.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-ricky-martin-nunca-abierto-respecto-sentimientos-como-ahora-201609160149_noticia.html|title=Ricky Martin: 'Nunca fui tan abierto con respecto a mis sentimientos como ahora'|work=ABC|language=es|last=Pita|first=Pablo Martínez|date=September 16, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127151750/https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-ricky-martin-nunca-abierto-respecto-sentimientos-como-ahora-201609160149_noticia_amp.html|url-status=live}} As he explained to ABC, the Martins traveled from Segovia, Spain to Puerto Rico in 1779.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-ricky-martin-nunca-abierto-respecto-sentimientos-como-ahora-201609160149_noticia.html|title=Ricky Martin: 'Nunca fui tan abierto con respecto a mis sentimientos como ahora'|work=ABC|language=es|last=Pita|first=Pablo Martínez|date=September 16, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127151750/https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-ricky-martin-nunca-abierto-respecto-sentimientos-como-ahora-201609160149_noticia_amp.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=0tfyb5uPCOMfjGuX&v=RNa9v3UOjRw|title=The Genealogy of Ricky Martin|year=2024|via=YouTube|accessdate= April 17, 2024}} He also has some Corsican origins through his paternal grandmother.{{Cite book|title=Me|last=Martin|first=Ricky|publisher=Celebra|pages=9, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 46, 48, 50, 55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 65, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 89, 90, 94, 103, 104, 108, 109, 111, 145, 243|year=2010|isbn=9780451234438}}

Martin grew up Catholic. The people closest to him called him "Kiki" (a nickname that comes from Enrique). He began singing at age six, using wooden kitchen spoons as make-believe microphones; he often sang songs by Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, as well as English-language rock groups such as Led Zeppelin, Journey, and REO Speedwagon. His mother's side of the family was musically inclined and his maternal grandfather was a poet. Martin later reflected on his time spent with his family as a child: "Every time I find myself in front of an audience, be it twenty people or one hundred thousand, once again I feel the energy that consumed me back at the family gatherings of my youth." He attended Colegio Sagrado Corazón, a bilingual Catholic grade school in University Gardens since fourth grade and was an "average" student there. When he was nine years old, he began appearing in television commercials for products such as soft drinks, toothpaste, and fast food restaurants, including Orange Crush and Burger King. In a year and a half, he starred in 11 commercials.{{cite news|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2020/12/15/ricky-martins-first-professional-gig-was-soda-commercial|title=Ricky Martin's First Professional Gig Was This Soda Commercial|work=Out|last=Street|first=Mikelle|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127164623/https://www.out.com/celebs/2020/12/15/ricky-martins-first-professional-gig-was-soda-commercial|url-status=live}}

Career

= 1984–1989: Menudo =

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After achieving moderate fame in Puerto Rico for his appearances in television commercials, Martin auditioned for membership in Menudo. Formed in Puerto Rico in 1977, Menudo members were usually replaced when they hit 16 to keep the band "full of fresh-faced members".{{cite news|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/632700/facts-about-boy-bands|title=25 Swoon-Worthy Facts About Famous Boy Bands|work=Mental Floss|last=Wolf|first=Erika|date=February 9, 2021|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127190449/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/632700/facts-about-boy-bands|url-status=live}} Although the executives enjoyed his dancing and singing at his first two auditions, Martin was rejected because he was too short. By the third audition, his persistence impressed executives, and in 1984, 12-year-old Martin became a member. He replaced member Ricky Melendez at Menudo. A month after joining Menudo, he made his debut performance with the group at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan (he had previously sung at a Menudo concert, at Ricky Melendez's last concert as a member of the band on September 16, 1984). During this performance, he inadvertently disobeyed the choreography by walking around the stage, when it was planned that he would stay still, and was chastised by the band manager after the show: "The mistake was such a big deal that from that moment on, never again did I move when I wasn't supposed to move. That was the discipline of Menudo: You either did things the way you were told or you were not part of the group." Although Martin enjoyed traveling and performing onstage with Menudo, he found the band's busy schedule and strict management exhausting, and later reflected that the experience "cost" him his childhood. Despite this, Martin acknowledged his "opportunity to have so many amazing experiences with so many amazing people" during his time with the group.

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During his time with Menudo, he became a "key-member of the group" and a "fan-favorite", while the band released 11 albums,{{cite news|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/6-pop-group-singers-who-found-solo-success-9093751|title=6 Pop Group Singers Who Found Solo Success|work=Phoenix New Times|last=Ryan|first=Eran|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127202955/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/6-pop-group-singers-who-found-solo-success-9093751|url-status=live}} including the Grammy-nominated Evolución ({{Translation|Evolution}}) (1984) and their highest-charting and longest-running album on the US Billboard 200, Menudo (1985).{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/menudo/17682|title=Menudo|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203025/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/menudo/17682|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/tlp/|title=Menudo Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203032/https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/tlp/|url-status=live}} The former featured Martin's debut single, "Rayo de Luna" ({{Translation|"Moonlight"}}) and the latter included the hit single "Hold Me".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/music-stars-look-back-at-1984-best-quotes-6297004/|title=Music Stars Look Back at 1984: Ricky Martin on Being 'Spoiled' in Menudo, Melle Mel on the Irony of 'White Lines', Joe Perry on Reuniting With Aerosmith and More|magazine=Billboard|date=October 29, 2014|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203143/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/music-stars-look-back-at-1984-best-quotes-6297004/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/best-boy-band-songs/|title=The 30 Best Boy Band Songs|work=Complex|last=Iandoli|first=Kathy|author-link=Kathy Iandoli|date=October 2, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203255/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/best-boy-band-songs/|url-status=live}} "Hold Me" became the group's first and only entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/hsi/|title=Menudo Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203406/https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}} It was ranked among the "100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time" by Billboard,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100-8362499/|title=The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203214/https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100-8362499/amp/|url-status=live}} the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-1033317/menudo-hold-me-1985-145206/|title=75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127203154/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-1033317/menudo-hold-me-1985-145206/|url-status=live}} and the "30 Best Boy Band Songs" by Complex. Besides the musical career, Martin appeared with other members of Menudo in the American romantic comedy/drama television series, The Love Boat (1985),{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/hollywood-flashback-menudo-launched-ricky-martin-1977-1244373/|title=Hollywood Flashback: Menudo Launched Ricky Martin in 1977|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Higgins|first=Bill|date=October 5, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127212008/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/hollywood-flashback-menudo-launched-ricky-martin-1977-1244373/|url-status=live}} and the Argentine soap opera, Por Siempre Amigos (1987).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-watch-scenes-from-emmy-nominee-acting-career-8465853/|title=Watch Scenes From 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' Emmy Nominee Ricky Martin's Acting Career|magazine=Billboard|last=Navas|first=Judy Cantor|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127212118/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-watch-scenes-from-emmy-nominee-acting-career-8465853/|url-status=live}} He also developed an interest in philanthropy when the group became UNICEF ambassadors.

Finally, Martin left the band in July 1989, at age 17, hoping to rest and evaluate his career path; he stayed a few extra months after his "age-mandated retirement" came around. He performed his final show with the group at the same venue where he had performed his first performance as a member. Martin returned to Puerto Rico to "get a break from the pressures of the group, the promotional tours, and the constant stress of work." He graduated from high school, and 13 days after turning 18, he moved to New York City to celebrate his financial independence; since he was a minor during his time with Menudo, Martin was not allowed to access his own bank accounts.

= 1990–1994: Acting and first solo albums =

Martin was accepted into New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1990, but before classes began, his friend invited him to Mexico City. He attended the musical comedy play, Mama Ama el Rock ({{Translation|Mom Loves Rock}}) there, and was offered to stay and replace one of the actors. He accepted the offer, dropped out of university and moved from New York to Mexico City to perform in the play. While he was performing onstage in Mama Ama el Rock, a producer in the audience took notice of Martin's acting and offered him a role in the Mexican telenovela Alcanzar una estrella II (1991). A film based on the TV series, titled Más que alcanzar una estrella ({{Translation|More than reaching for a star}}) (1992), was also produced in which Martin starred, and earned him an El Heraldo Award for his role.

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A Sony Discos executive noticed Martin's acting in the soap operas and offered him his first solo music recording contract. Eager to record his first solo album and hustled by the executive, Martin signed the contract without reading its conditions and inadvertently signed a deal in which he would only be paid one cent for each album sold. Despite viewing the contract as unfair, Martin referred to the record as "the start of something phenomenal" for him. After working "around the clock" to finish filming Alcanzar una estrella II and recording music, he released his debut solo album, Ricky Martin, on November 26, 1991.{{cite news|url=https://www.cronica.com.ar/efemerides/-Efemerides-de-hoy-Que-paso-un-26-de-noviembre-20211109-0015.html|title=Efemérides de hoy: ¿Qué pasó un 26 de noviembre?|work=Crónica|date=November 26, 2021|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128114113/https://www.cronica.com.ar/efemerides/-Efemerides-de-hoy-Que-paso-un-26-de-noviembre-20211109-0015.html|url-status=live}} The album peaked at number five on the US Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart and spent a total of 41 weeks on the list.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lpp/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128114517/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lpp/|url-status=live}} It sold over 500,000 copies worldwide,{{cite news|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ricky-martin/|title=Ricky Martin - Biography|work=Hello!|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128123717/https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ricky-martin/|url-status=live}} was certified gold in several countries,{{cite news|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-350176|title=Ricky Martin Vuelve a Brillar|work=El Tiempo|language=es|date=February 20, 1996|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128124013/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-350176|url-status=live}} and spawned his first solo hit singles, "Fuego Contra Fuego" ({{Translation|"Fire Against Fire"}}), "El Amor de Mi Vida" ({{Translation|"The Love of My Life"}}), and "Dime Que Me Quieres" ({{Translation|"Tell Me You Love Me"}}). Both "Fuego Contra Fuego" and "El Amor de Mi Vida" reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/htl/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128114508/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/htl/|url-status=live}} To promote the album, Martin embarked on a successful Latin American tour, breaking box office records, which the singer referred to as "an indescribable feeling, almost like coming home".

After the success of Ricky Martin and its subsequent tour, Martin's record company met him with the Spanish musician Juan Carlos Calderón to work on his second studio album, Me Amaras ({{Translation|You'll Love Me}}) (1993). Although Martin felt "very grateful" for the opportunity to work with Calderón, he noted, "I always felt that that record was more his than mine." The album sold over one million copies worldwide and was certified triple-platinum in Chile.{{cite news|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/25-anos-maria-hit-ricky-martin-senalado-oda-cocaina_0_U28snJGbD.html|title=A 25 años de María, el hit de Ricky Martin señalado como una oda a la cocaína|work=Clarín|language=es|access-date=August 22, 2021|date=July 28, 2020|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822115541/https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/25-anos-maria-hit-ricky-martin-senalado-oda-cocaina_0_U28snJGbD.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-5141|title=Récord de Ana Gabriel|work=El Tiempo|language=es|date=January 3, 1994|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128150158/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-5141|url-status=live}}

During 1993, Martin suffered two harrowing incidents: he was injured in a car accident and also almost got involved in a plane crash, when a plane that flew him to San Diego, California for an interview, crashed right after dropping him off.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-05-ca-10662-story.html |title=Yes, There Really Is Life After Menudo : Pop music: After leaving the bubblegum band, Ricky Martin spent a year studying dance and vocals and moved to Mexico, where he starred in a musical and a soap opera. He's now a Latin pop star and a 'General Hospital' regular. That's not all. |last=Lopetegui |first=Enrique |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 5, 1995 |access-date=January 14, 2025}}

In 1994, Martin's agent encouraged him to move to Los Angeles to act in an American sitcom called Getting By. The show was canceled after two seasons, but soon afterward, Martin was given the role of Miguel Morez on the popular hit soap opera General Hospital; Morez, a bartender and singer, known for his long and flowing hair, was a Puerto Rican citizen hiding in the United States from his lover's criminal mastermind father and created a love triangle with his fiancé Lily Rivera and Brenda. Martin portrayed the role for two years and gained huge popularity and stardom, becoming "one of the most-talked about actors on the soap opera". Despite this, Martin felt he lacked chemistry with the rest of the General Hospital cast and observed that people treated him differently because of his Puerto Rican accent. At the time, it was relatively uncommon for Latin actors to appear on American television, and people suggested that he take accent reduction classes, which he refused.{{cite news|url=https://us.hola.com/celebrities/gallery/20191009fiefuqu4fu/ricky-martin-successful-acting-roles-mz/6/|title=Ricky Martin, the Versatile Star That Also Shines as an Actor|work=¡Hola!|access-date=August 24, 2021|date=October 9, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824165108/https://us.hola.com/celebrities/gallery/20191009fiefuqu4fu/ricky-martin-successful-acting-roles-mz/6/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/general-hospital-celebrity-guest-stars-3994385/|title='General Hospital': Ricky Martin, Demi Moore, & More Superstars Who Once Starred On The Hit Soap|publisher=Hollywood Life|last=Teti|first=Julia|date=April 7, 2020|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128153943/https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/general-hospital-celebrity-guest-stars-3994385/|url-status=live}}

= 1995–1997: Breakthrough with ''A Medio Vivir'' =

File:Ricky Martin Viña 1996.jpg" at the 37th Viña del Mar International Song Festival in 1996]]

In 1995, Martin refocused on his music career, and began working on his third studio album, A Medio Vivir ({{Translation|Half Alive}}). The album was released in September 1995,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/a-medio-vivir/187287914|title=A Medio Vivir – album by Ricky Martin|date=September 12, 1995|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=August 22, 2021|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822151408/https://music.apple.com/album/a-medio-vivir/187287914|url-status=live}} and became a huge success; it sold over three million copies worldwide.{{cite news|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-832349|title=La Fórmula de Martin|work=El Tiempo|language=es|date=November 10, 1998|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129180510/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-832349|url-status=live}} being certified gold in the United States,{{cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=ricky+martin#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128165852/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=ricky+martin|url-status=live}} platinum in France,{{cite news|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=Ricky%20Martin|title=Les certifications - SNEP|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128170036/http://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=Ricky+Martin|url-status=live}} 4× platinum in Spain,{{cite book|first=Fernando|last=Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} as well as many other certifications in Latin American countries.{{cite news|title=Platino y Oro Para Ricky|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84541991/el-nuevo-herald/|newspaper=El Nuevo Herald|date=March 19, 1996|page=31|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901185923/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84541991/el-nuevo-herald/|url-status=live}} It spawned several successful hits, including "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" ({{Translation|"I Miss You, I Forget You, I Love You"}}), "María", and "Volverás" ({{Translation|"You Will Come Back"}}). On "María", which was released as the second single from the album, Martin allowed himself "to go into a very Latin, African sound". He created a mix of different Latin music genres instead of singing a romantic ballad, the style that he focused on it in his first two albums, while Latin pop music in general was mainly made up of it at the time. Although Martin was satisfied with the track and he describes it as a song that he is "extremely proud of", the first time he played it for a record label executive, the man said: "Are you crazy? You have ruined your career! I can't believe you are showing me this. You're finished — this is going to be your last album." Despite this, the track became Martin's breakthrough song and his first international hit.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/50-greatest-latin-pop-songs-695776/ricky-martin-maria-pablo-flores-remix-1995-695909/|title=50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 24, 2021|date=July 9, 2018|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824165101/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/50-greatest-latin-pop-songs-695776/ricky-martin-maria-pablo-flores-remix-1995-695909/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=The Billboard Q&A|magazine=Billboard|date=June 27, 2009|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=48SZ4YlqhgEC&pg=PT46|access-date=August 25, 2021 |issn=0006-2510|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825192836/https://books.google.com/books?id=48SZ4YlqhgEC&pg=PT46|url-status=live}} It topped the charts in 20 countries,{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0003/26/wbt.00.html|title=Ricky Martin: Puerto Rico's Shining Star|publisher=CNN|date=March 26, 2000|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309153531/https://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0003/26/wbt.00.html|url-status=dead}} and has sold over five million physical copies worldwide. As a result, the song was featured in the 1999 edition of The Guinness Book of Records as the biggest Latin hit.{{cite book|title=The Guinness 1999 book of records|author1=Guinness World Records|author1-link=Guinness World Records|last2=Young|first2=Mark C.|year=1999|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinness1999book00slgu/page/241 241]|publisher=Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-553-58075-4|url=https://archive.org/details/guinness1999book00slgu|quote=Biggest Latin Hit: Puerto Rican-born performer Ricky Martin's recording of '(Un, Dos, Tres) María' was a hit in many countries around the world in 1997 and sold over 5 million copies.}}

In Australia, "María" spent six weeks at number one, topped the country's year-end chart in 1998, and was certified platinum.{{cite news|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=The+Cup+of+Life+/+Maria&cat=s|title=Ricky Martin – The Cup of Life / Maria|publisher=ARIA Charts|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129100803/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=The+Cup+of+Life+%2F+Maria&cat=s|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1998|publisher=ARIA Charts|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129100809/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|url-status=live}} The song also spent nine weeks at number one in France, and was certified diamond, selling over 1.4 million copies there.{{cite news|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/vos-tubes-de-l-ete-4-maria-un-dos-tres-10-07-2014-1844898_3.php|title=Vos tubes de l'été (4) : 'María (Un, dos, tres)'|last=Pérou|first=Olivier|work=Le Point|access-date=August 27, 2021|date=July 10, 2014|language=French|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827192829/https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/vos-tubes-de-l-ete-4-maria-un-dos-tres-10-07-2014-1844898_3.php|url-status=live}} Additionally, the track reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom,{{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3472/ricky-martin/|title=Ricky Martin: Artist Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920170427/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3472/ricky-martin/|url-status=live}} and became Martin's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/hsi/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129103145/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}} To promote A Medio Vivir, he embarked on the worldwide A Medio Vivir Tour, that lasted for more than two years, through which he performed 63 shows and visited Europe, Latin America and the United States. During an interview with The Miami Herald in 1996, Martin expressed an interest in performing on Broadway. In a few days, he received a phone call from producer Richard Jay-Alexander, and was offered the role of Marius Pontmercy in the play Les Misérables. After the conclusion of the A Medio Vivir Tour in Latin America, Martin returned to New York to appear in the play in an eleven-week run. He greatly enjoyed the experience, calling his time in the play an "honor" and "the role of [his] life". Martin continued to tour after the conclusion of the show's run, and noted that his audiences were growing in both size and enthusiasm.

= 1998–1999: ''Vuelve'' =

While the A Medio Vivir Tour had not been concluded yet, Martin returned to the studio to record his fourth album Vuelve ({{Translation|Come Back}}). He called the experience of touring and recording at the same time "brutal and incredibly intense". As he was finishing the record in 1997, "María" caught the attention of FIFA. They contacted Martin and asked him to create a song as the 1998 FIFA World Cup anthem. He stated about the request: "I have to admit that the challenge made me a bit nervous, but the massive growth potential for my career was such that I decided to accept." Following his acceptance, musicians K.C. Porter, Robi Rosa, and Desmond Child joined him and they started working on a song titled "La Copa de la Vida" (English: "The Cup of Life"). Martin wrote about the recording:

{{blockquote| From that moment on, we began to look at the album as part of a global strategy to promote Latin music worldwide, so we chose and arranged the songs with the sole mission of getting the entire globe to dance and sing in Spanish. It was a unique opportunity to introduce the charms of Latin music to the rest of the world.{{cite magazine |last1=Fernandez |first1=Suzette |title=Revisiting the Song That Changed Ricky Martin's Career: 'Cup of Life' Turns 20 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-cup-of-life-20-years-8238667/ |magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 8, 2020 |date=March 9, 2018}}}}

"La Copa de la Vida" was included on Vuelve, released February 12, 1998.{{cite web |title=Ricky Martin Vuelve |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-784637 |website=El Tiempo|access-date=June 14, 2020 |language=es |date=March 17, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603165602/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-784637|archive-date=June 3, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Ricky Martin reaparece con nueva balada |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/02/08&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05907&PageLabel=59 |access-date=June 14, 2020 |work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=February 8, 1998 |page=59 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603223952/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1998%2F02%2F08&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05907&PageLabel=59 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/vuelve/185391215|title=Vuelve – album by Ricky Martin|date=February 12, 1998|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404162023/https://music.apple.com/us/album/vuelve/185391215|url-status=live}} The album became a huge success; it sold over eight million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling Spanish-language album in history, according to his label.{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.pl/zespol_1210.html |title=Ricky Martin|language=Polish |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Poland|access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223095913/http://www.sonymusic.pl/zespol_1210.html |archive-date=February 23, 2011|url-status=dead }} Also, some sources have reported the album's sales as six million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/farandula/1/ricky-martin-todo-un-grande|title=Ricky Martin: todo un grande|work=El Tiempo|language=es|date=December 7, 2008|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404000959/https://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/farandula/1/ricky-martin-todo-un-grande|url-status=live}} It spent 26 weeks atop the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album peaked at number three and was certified double platinum.{{cite news|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ricky+Martin|title=Canadian album certifications – Ricky Martin|publisher=Music Canada|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129133714/https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ricky+Martin|url-status=live}} Vuelve spawned big hits, including the title track, "La Copa de la Vida", "Perdido Sin Ti" ({{Translation|"Lost Without You"}}), and "La Bomba" ({{Translation|"The Bomb"}}). "La Copa de la Vida" grew to be an international success, appearing on the charts in more than 60 countries, and reaching number one in 30 countries,{{cite news|title=Estrellas culturales sumamente populares|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84522170/fort-worth-star-telegram/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=September 19, 2007|page=85|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901120848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84522170/fort-worth-star-telegram/|url-status=live}} Both "Vuelve" and "Perdido Sin Ti" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart; the former also reached number one in eight countries. On July 12, 1998, Martin performed "La Copa de la Vida" as the official anthem at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final in France, in front of more than a billion TV viewers around the world.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-ricky-martin-assassination-gianni-versace-american-crime-story-1128234|title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Ricky Martin ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 5, 2021|date=August 20, 2018|archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821080614/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-ricky-martin-assassination-gianni-versace-american-crime-story-1128234|url-status=live}}

To promote Vuelve, Martin embarked on the worldwide Vuelve Tour; he performed in Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico, South America, and the United States.{{cite news |title=Ricky Martin supera millón de copias vendidas con 'Vuelve'|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/03/23&From=Search&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03805&PageLabel=%33%38&Key=EDT%2F1998%2F03%2F23%2F38%2FAr03805%2Exml&PageLabelPrint=38&sLanguage=English&CollName=EDT%5F1990%5F1999&DOCID=2027518&Content=ALL&skin=ElSiglo&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&y=0&x=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=0&ViewMode=GIF&sQuery= |access-date=October 14, 2021|work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=March 23, 1998 |page=38 |language=es}}{{cite news|title=Mr Ole Ole Ole, otherwise|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84885122/the-sydney-morning-herald/|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 18, 1998|page=146|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 14, 2021}} Although Latin music was not important to the Recording Academy or the mainstream music industry at the time, Tommy Mottola, then-chief of Columbia Records, was certain about Martin's stardom and pushed hard to have him on the Grammy Awards ceremony. Finally, on February 24, 1999, cavorting with a 15-piece band alongside and a large number of dancers and percussionists, Martin performed a bilingual version of "La Copa de La Vida" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, which was greeted with a standing ovation and met with acclaim from music critics.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-grammys-20-years-cup-of-life-8497113/|title=Ricky Martin Comes Full Circle at the Grammys, 20 Years After His Historic Breakthrough Performance: 'We Are Here to Stay'|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2021|date=February 7, 2019}} At the same night, Vuelve earned Martin his first Grammy award, for Best Latin Pop Performance.{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ricky-martin/17058|title=Ricky Martin|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519103015/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ricky-martin/17058|url-status=live}}

=1999–2000: Crossover to English=

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In October 1998, CNN confirmed that Martin has been working on his first English language album, following the huge success of Vuelve.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9810/22/ricky.martin/|title=Remember Menudo? Ricky Martin still making music|last=Hunter|first=Lauren|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 30, 2021|date=October 22, 1998|archive-date=September 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930100716/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9810/22/ricky.martin/|url-status=dead}} The album was titled Ricky Martin and was released on May 11, 1999, two weeks ahead of schedule, because of the huge interest in the disc, following Martin's performance at the Grammy Awards. Tim Devin, the general manager of Tower Records stated about Martin: "He's always been one of our strongest Latin artists, but interest in him has picked up considerably since that performance."{{cite magazine|year=1999|title=Ricky Martin's English Bow Pushed Up|magazine=Billboard|page=12|last=Flick|first=Larry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12|access-date=September 19, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=92|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002104449/https://books.google.com/books?id=eigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12|archive-date=October 2, 2021|url-status=live}} Ricky Martin debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 661,000 copies, becoming the largest sales week by any album in 1999.{{cite magazine|year=1999|last=Mayfield|first=Geoff|title=Between The Bullets|magazine=Billboard|page=100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100|access-date=September 27, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927181850/https://books.google.com/books?id=mg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100|archive-date=September 27, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7333117/former-boy-band-members-with-no-1s-on-billboard-200-hot-100-charts|title=Former Boy Band Members With No. 1s on the Billboard 200 & Hot 100 Charts|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 27, 2021|date=April 25, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927181854/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7333117/former-boy-band-members-with-no-1s-on-billboard-200-hot-100-charts|url-status=live}} It also broke the record as the largest first-week sales for any pop or Latin artist in history,{{cite news|title=First-week sales sizzle means 'Ricky' rules|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86064002/courier-post/|newspaper=Courier-Post|last=Barnes|first=Ken|date=May 30, 1999|page=83|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927181955/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86064002/courier-post/|url-status=live}} as well as any Columbia Records artist during the SoundScan era. With this album, Martin became the first male Latin act in history to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-latin-music-billboard-200-number-one-9495541/|title=What Bad Bunny's No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Means to Latin Music|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 27, 2021|date=December 7, 2020}} It was certified 7× platinum by RIAA, denoting shipments of over seven million copies in the US and breaking the record as the best-selling album by a Latin artist in the country.{{cite magazine|year=2000|last=Pesselnick|first=Jill|title=January Certs Include New RIAA Latin Awards to Rodriguez|magazine=Billboard|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77|access-date=November 21, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=140|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121170939/https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77|archive-date=November 21, 2021|url-status=live}} Only within three months, Ricky Martin became the best-selling album ever by a Latin artist.{{cite news|title=Latin musicians are en fuego|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87304354/st-louis-post-dispatch/|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=May 13, 1999|page=53|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018102008/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87304354/st-louis-post-dispatch/|url-status=live}} According to different sources, the album has sold over 15 million copies or even 17 million copies worldwide.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-no-pressure/|title=Ricky Martin: No Pressure|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M. |work=People|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927182145/https://people.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-no-pressure/|url-status=live}} It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.

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The album's lead single "Livin' la Vida Loca" ({{Translation|"Livin' the Crazy Life"}}) topped the charts in more than 20 countries and is considered to be Martin's biggest hit,{{cite news|url=https://instinctmagazine.com/ricky-martins-livin-la-vida-loca-turns-20-today/|title=Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' Turns 20 Today|work=Instinct|access-date=May 16, 2021|date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516103809/https://instinctmagazine.com/ricky-martins-livin-la-vida-loca-turns-20-today/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-livin-la-vida-loca-lyrics-8513539/|title='Ricky Martin' at 20: Revisit the Lyrics to 'Livin' La Vida Loca'|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 17, 2021|date=May 29, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10281503|title=Ricky Martin lands Broadway Evita role|work=BBC News|access-date=May 21, 2021|date=June 10, 2010|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521152544/https://www.bbc.com/news/10281503|url-status=live}} and one of the best-selling singles of all time.{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/ricky-martins-livin-la-vida-loca-turns-20-a-look-back-at-the-latin-heartthrobs-mega-hit-122006| title=Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' Turns 20: A Look Back at the Latin Heartthrob's Mega Hit|last=Calvario|first=Liz| work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=May 17, 2021|date=March 22, 2019}} In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming Martin's first number one single on the chart. Additionally, it broke several records on Billboard charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mood-crossover-airplay-chart-history/|title=24kGoldn & Iann Dior's 'Mood' Makes Crossover History on Radio Airplay Charts|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 22, 2021|date=February 19, 2021}}{{cite magazine|year=1999|title=Enrique Iglesias/Interscope Deal Likely|magazine=Billboard|page=40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40|access-date=May 25, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=104}} It also spent eight consecutive weeks atop the Canada Top Singles chart and topped the country's year-end chart. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number one and stayed there for three weeks, making Martin the first Puerto Rican artist in history to hit number one.{{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/luis-fonsi-on-the-evolution-of-despacito-reaching-number-1-across-the-world-and-justin-bieber-interview__19087/|title=Luis Fonsi on the evolution of Despacito, reaching Number 1 across the world and Justin Bieber: Interview|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 22, 2021|date=May 12, 2017}} The track was ranked as the best '90s pop song by Elle, and was listed among the Best Latin Songs of All Time by Billboard.{{cite news|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/g28505129/best-90s-pop-songs/|title=The 58 Best '90s Pop Songs|work=Elle|access-date=May 18, 2021|date=May 22, 2020}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/best-latin-songs-of-all-time-6760654/|title=Hispanic Heritage Month: The 50 Best Latin Songs of All Time|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 18, 2021|date=September 15, 2020}} It was nominated for four categories at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/desmond-child/1577|title=Desmond Child|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519103616/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/desmond-child/1577|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/randy-cantor/16481|title=Randy Cantor|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519103609/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/randy-cantor/16481|url-status=live}} Its Spanish version reached the summit of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart,{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=For the First Time All His Spanish Language Hits on One Album La Historia|magazine=Billboard|page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT2|access-date=April 6, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=80}} and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4608633-1.html|title=Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards|publisher=AllBusiness.com|access-date=January 28, 2011|date=July 29, 2000|archive-date=November 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112080450/https://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4608633-1.html|url-status=dead}} "She's All I Ever Had" was released as the second single from the album in June 1999.{{cite news|url=https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=She%27s+All+I+Ever+Had&cat=s|title=Spanishcharts.com – Ricky Martin – She's All I Ever Had|publisher=Canciones Top 50|access-date=September 20, 2021}} It peaked at numbers two and three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canada Top Singles charts, respectively. The Spanish version, "Bella" ({{Translation|"Beautiful"}}) topped the charts in five countries, as well as Billboard{{'}}s Hot Latin Tracks chart. To further promote Ricky Martin, he embarked on the worldwide Livin' la Vida Loca Tour, which was the highest-grossing tour of 2000 by a Latin artist in the US.{{cite magazine|year=2000|last=Cobo|first=Leila|title=Latin Sales Show Slow, Steady Rise|magazine=Billboard|page=56|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA56|access-date=September 2, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=102|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924143523/https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=RA1-PA56|archive-date=September 24, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|year=2006|last=Peters|first=Mitchel|title=Truly One with the Audience|magazine=Billboard|page=68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68|access-date=September 2, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=116|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924135602/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68|archive-date=September 24, 2021|url-status=live}}

=2000–2005: ''Sound Loaded'', ''Almas del Silencio'', and ''Life''=

While the Livin' la Vida Loca Tour had not been concluded yet, Martin returned to the studio to record his sixth studio album, Sound Loaded.{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=Martin Readies 2nd English Columbia Album|magazine=Billboard|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|access-date=March 25, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=112}} The album was released on November 14, 2000.{{cite magazine|year=2000|last=Yehuda|first=Ayala Ben|title=Busy Martin Makes Set On the Road|magazine=Billboard|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|access-date=October 12, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012225913/https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|archive-date=October 12, 2021|url-status=live}} It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 318,000 copies. The album has sold over seven million copies or even eight million copies worldwide, according to different sources,{{cite news|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2006/11/10/235610/ricky-martin-ultima-estrella-del-festival-de-vina-2007.html|title=Ricky Martin, última estrella del Festival de Viña 2007|work=El Mercurio|access-date=December 9, 2021|date=November 10, 2006|language=Spanish|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209141907/https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2006/11/10/235610/ricky-martin-ultima-estrella-del-festival-de-vina-2007.html|url-status=live}} being certified double platinum in the US. The album featured two hit singles, "She Bangs" and "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely".{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/ricky-martin-ready-to-live-la-vida-loca-in-tel-aviv-457205|title=Ricky Martin ready to live 'La Vida Loca' in Tel Aviv|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=December 9, 2021|date=June 19, 2016|last=Rodgers|first=Shawn|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209152810/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/ricky-martin-ready-to-live-la-vida-loca-in-tel-aviv-457205|url-status=live}} The former reached number one in seven countries, including Italy and Sweden, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries. It was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Spanish-language version of "She Bangs" reached the summit of the Hot Latin Tracks chart and won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=For the First Time All His Spanish Language Hits on One Album La Historia|magazine=Billboard|page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT2|access-date=April 6, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406072117/https://books.google.com/books?id=4BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT2&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm6NC2iOnvAhWJilwKHdKAATsQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg|archive-date=April 6, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=Sanz, Juanes Top Winners At 2nd Latin Grammys|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sanz-juanes-top-winners-at-2nd-latin-grammys-77905/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2014|date=October 30, 2001}} "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" was re-recorded along with American singer Christina Aguilera,{{cite news|title=Today's Web Freebie|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86983309/the-atlanta-constitution/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=January 11, 2001|page=36|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012225942/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86983309/the-atlanta-constitution/|url-status=live}} peaking at number one in five countries, as well as the top five in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, among others. It was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. The solo Spanish version, entitled "Sólo Quiero Amarte" topped the Hot Latin Tracks chart. Both "She Bangs" and "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" are certified silver in the UK.{{cite news|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5816-2798-1|title=British single certifications – Ricky Martin – She Bangs|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222115329/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5816-2798-1|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16574-5324-1|title=British single certifications – Ricky Martin with C Aguilera – Nobody Wants to Be Lonely|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222115330/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16574-5324-1|url-status=live}} In February 2001, Martin released a Spanish compilation album entitled La Historia ({{Translation|The History}}), which spent five weeks at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lcm/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Top Latin Albums)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 22, 2021}} topped the charts in Argentina and Sweden, and was certified quadruple Latin platinum in the United States. Later that year it was also announced that he would star in a remake of Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas alongside Jennifer Lopez, but this did not eventuate.{{cite magazine |last1=Ashcer-Walsh |first1=Rebecca |title=J. Lo and Ricky Martin may update Viva Las Vegas |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/j-lo-and-ricky-martin-may-update-viva-las-vegas/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 26, 2001}}{{cite news |last1=Taillacq |first1=Evelio |title=Estudio 13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald-ricky-martin-viva-las/141755271/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=El Nuevo Herald |date=July 11, 2001}}

File:Ricky Martin Cold Mountain.jpg in 2003]]

Following the success of Ricky Martin and Sound Loaded, he initially planned to release the third English-language album as his seventh studio album, which was supposed to be his first complete work in the field of songwriting. Despite Sony Music Entertainment's original plan after a two-year hiatus he decided to release a Spanish-language album: "I woke up five months ago, and I said 'We're doing an album in Spanish.' Everyone went nuts. They said, 'You don't have time; you have to release an album in English because of timing issues with your career.' And that's fine. But I told them, 'In five months, you'll have a kick-ass album' [in Spanish].{{cite magazine|year=2003|title=Ricky Still Packs Star Sales Punch|magazine=Billboard|page=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83|access-date=November 5, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=88}} Martin's seventh studio album, Almas del Silencio ({{Translation|Souls from the Silence}}) was released in May 2003.{{cite magazine|year=2003|title=Latin Notas|magazine=Billboard|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|access-date=November 5, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=72|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115143804/https://books.google.com/books?id=VQ8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA26&pg=PA26|archive-date=November 15, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/almas-del-silencio/296008647|title=Almas del Silencio – album by Ricky Martin|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115143637/https://music.apple.com/us/album/almas-del-silencio/296008647|url-status=live}} It debuted atop the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with first-week sales of 65,000 copies, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, breaking the record as the largest first-week sales for a Spanish-language album in the US. The album also debuted at number 12 on Billboard 200, tying the 2002 album, Quizás ({{Translation|Maybe}}) as the chart's highest Spanish-language debut. The album also debuted at number one in "at least 13 Latin American markets" and sold over two million copies worldwide.{{cite magazine|year=2003|title=Ricky Still Packs Star Sales Punch|magazine=Billboard|page=1|last=Cobo|first=Leila|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1|access-date=November 5, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=88}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2003/09/18/0001/259/84F56D32E6CE42D6835F71531FCC2D04.html|title=Ricky Martín manejará su carrera|work=El Universo|access-date=December 22, 2021|date=September 18, 2003|language=Spanish}}

Almas del Silencio spawned three Hot Latin Tracks chart-topper hits: "Tal Vez" ({{Translation|"Perhaps"}}), "Jaleo", and "Y Todo Queda en Nada" ({{Translation|"And Everything Ends in Nothing"}}). "Tal Vez" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart on the week of April 12, 2003, marking the first number one debut since February 1998, and becoming the sixth song overall in the chart's history to do so.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-returns-with-a-bang-71671/|title=Ricky Martin Returns With A Bang|magazine=Billboard|date=April 4, 2003|access-date=November 15, 2021}}{{cite magazine |title=Juanes' 'Me Enamora,' Mana's 'Labios Compartidos' & More No. 1 Debuts on Hot Latin Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/juanes-me-enamora-manas-labios-compartidos-more-no-1-debuts-on-hot-7572567/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 4, 2021 |date=November 8, 2016 }} It spent a total of 11 weeks at this position, surpassing "Livin' la Vida Loca" as Martin's longest number-one single on the chart, and was the longest-running number one of 2003.{{cite magazine|year=2006|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|title=Truly One with the Audience|magazine=Billboard|page=60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60|access-date=September 2, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=116|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014191845/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60|archive-date=October 14, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2003/HTL|title=Hot Latin Songs - 2003 Archive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113040347/https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2003/HTL|url-status=dead}} It also topped the charts in several Latin American markets.{{cite web|url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2003/ricky-martins-almas-del-silencio-is-1.html|title=Ricky Martin's 'Almas Del Silencio' Is #1|publisher=Sony|date=May 28, 2003|access-date=May 15, 2021}} In October 2005, Martin released his third English album, Life. He commented on the album: "I was really in touch with my emotions. I think this album is very multi-layered, just like life is. It's about feeling anger. It's about feeling joy. It's about feeling uncertainty. It's about feeling. And all my emotions are part of this production".{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ricky-martin-lets-life-happen/|title=Ricky Martin Lets 'Life' Happen|first=Tatiana|last=Morales|date=November 11, 2005|access-date=February 15, 2010|publisher=CBS News|archive-date=November 24, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124020112/https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/11/earlyshow/leisure/music/main1038774.shtml|url-status=live}} To promote Life, Martin embarked on the worldwide One Night Only with Ricky Martin tour.{{cite magazine |last=Cobo |first=Leila |date=March 11, 2006 |title=Loca for Martin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|magazine=Billboard|volume=118|issue=10 |access-date=November 10, 2013|page=42|archive-date=December 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225135651/https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|url-status=live}}

=2006–2012: ''MTV Unplugged'', ''Música + Alma + Sexo'', and ''Evita''=

Although Martin's team and MTV had discussed an MTV Unplugged for years, but it became more serious after Martin's the One Night Only tour, which featured an acoustic segment. Finally, Martin taped his MTV Unplugged set in Miami in August 2006, performing both romantic ballads and up-tempo tropical dance songs.{{cite magazine|year=2006|last=Cobo|first=Leila|title=Martin Unplugs|magazine=Billboard|page=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3A0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|access-date=September 2, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=94|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902130008/https://books.google.com/books?id=3A0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|archive-date=September 2, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|year=2006|last=Yehuda|first=Ayala Ben|title=Ricky gets 'Unplugged'|magazine=Billboard|page=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58|access-date=September 2, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=116|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902130419/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58|archive-date=September 2, 2021|url-status=live}} During the performance, he debuted three new tracks, including "Tu Recuerdo" ({{Translation|"Your Memory"}}), which was released to radio stations as the lead single from his debut live album MTV Unplugged (2006).{{cite news|title=Pulling the plug revives a career|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84600476/the-los-angeles-times/|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|last=Gurza|first=Agustin|date=November 27, 2006|page=46|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=September 2, 2021|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902185010/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84600476/the-los-angeles-times/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=An 'Unplugged' Ricky on MTV|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84582714/newsday-nassau-edition/|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 29, 2006|page=122|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=September 2, 2021|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902130320/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84582714/newsday-nassau-edition/|url-status=live}} The album debuted at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart and sold over two million copies worldwide, marking his highest-certified album in Mexico.{{cite web|url=https://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/certificaciones.php|title=Certificaciones AMPROFON|work=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|accessdate=February 19, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://tn.com.ar/musica/noticias/2020/02/28/ricky-martin-en-buenos-aires-mira-la-lista-de-canciones-de-su-show/|title=Ricky Martin en Buenos Aires: mirá la lista de canciones de su show|language=es|last=De Vicenzi|first=Pamela|publisher=TN|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2021|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104190514/https://tn.com.ar/musica/noticias/2020/02/28/ricky-martin-en-buenos-aires-mira-la-lista-de-canciones-de-su-show/|url-status=live}} It won two Latin Grammy awards and was nominated for Album of the Year.{{cite news|title=Picks|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92410807/the-miami-herald/|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=November 4, 2007|page=762|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 12, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112102631/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92410807/the-miami-herald/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=List of Winners at Thursday's 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92410793/the-desert-sun/|newspaper=The Desert Sun|date=November 10, 2007|page=52|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 12, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112102554/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92410793/the-desert-sun/|url-status=live}} "Tu Recuerdo" reached number one in five countries, as well as the Billboard{{'}}s Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts. The track was certified quadruple platinum in Mexico and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The artist then embarked on the Black and White Tour in 2007, including four sold-out shows at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico.{{cite web |title=Ricky Martin Preps North American Trek |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-martin/ricky-martin-preps-north-american-trek-idUSN1444169620070314 |work=Reuters |access-date=September 21, 2021 |date=March 14, 2007 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921170053/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-martin/ricky-martin-preps-north-american-trek-idUSN1444169620070314 |url-status=live }} The concerts in Puerto Rico were compiled into his second live album Ricky Martin... Live Black & White Tour (2007).{{cite web |title=Ricky Martin Live: Black and White Tour – Ricky Martin |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ricky-martin-live-black-and-white-tour-mw0000781393 |work=AllMusic |access-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413053943/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ricky-martin-live-black-and-white-tour-mw0000781393 |url-status=live }} Later that year, he released his first Italian song, "Non siamo soli" ({{Translation|"We Are Not Alone"}}) as a duet with Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti.{{cite news|url=https://www.optimagazine.com/2020/12/24/i-5-piu-grandi-successi-di-ricky-martin-da-maria-a-non-siamo-soli/2028072|title=I 5 più grandi successi di Ricky Martin, da María a Non Siamo Soli|work=Optimagazine|access-date=August 24, 2021|date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824165118/https://www.optimagazine.com/2020/12/24/i-5-piu-grandi-successi-di-ricky-martin-da-maria-a-non-siamo-soli/2028072|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Irrational love and Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-ramazzotti-idUSL2579121220071025|work=Reuters |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=October 25, 2007 |archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112111034/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-ramazzotti-idUSL2579121220071025|url-status=live }} The song debuted at number one in Italy and spent eleven consecutive weeks atop the chart.{{cite news|url=https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti+%26+Ricky+Martin&titel=Non+siamo+soli&cat=s|title=Eros Ramazzotti & Ricky Martin – Non siamo soli|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|access-date=January 12, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112112219/https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti+%26+Ricky+Martin&titel=Non+siamo+soli&cat=s|url-status=live}}

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In January 2011, Martin launched his ninth studio album, Música + Alma + Sexo ({{Translation|Music + Soul + Sex}}).{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/m%C3%BAsica-alma-sexo/413766706|title=Música + Alma + Sexo – album by Ricky Martin|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114940/https://music.apple.com/album/m%C3%BAsica-alma-sexo/413766706|url-status=live}} The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the highest-charting primarily-Spanish language set since Dreaming of You (1995) by American singer Selena.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-hits-no-1-on-billboard-200-crosses-1-million-sales-473151/|title=Nicki Minaj Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200, Crosses 1 Million Sales|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114946/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-hits-no-1-on-billboard-200-crosses-1-million-sales-473151/|url-status=live}} It holds the record as the highest-charting Latin album of the 2010s,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/spanish-albums-billboard-200-top-10/13-anuel_ozuna-los-dioses-cover-billbooard-1240-1633115427/|title=All Latin Albums That Hit Top 10 on Billboard 200 Since 2011|magazine=Billboard|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|date=October 3, 2021|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113094207/https://www.billboard.com/photos/spanish-albums-billboard-200-top-10/13-anuel_ozuna-los-dioses-cover-billbooard-1240-1633115427/|url-status=live}} and represents the highest-ever chart debut on the Billboard 200 for a Sony Music Latin release.{{cite news|url=http://www.rickymartinmusic.com/Blog/Post/ec65e9ba-ec27-42da-9908-4ef3431c4c02|title=Ricky Delivers Latin Music's Highest Chart Debut in the Last 15|publisher=Ricky Martin News|date=February 8, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129190129/http://www.rickymartinmusic.com/Blog/Post/ec65e9ba-ec27-42da-9908-4ef3431c4c02|url-status=dead}} Música + Alma + Sexo also peaked at number one in Argentina and Venezuela, as well as Billboard{{'}}s Top Latin Albums.{{cite web|url=http://adminlic.capif.org.ar/sis_resultados_rankings_web.aspx|title=Argentinian Albums Chart|work=CAPIF|access-date=January 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409233933/http://adminlic.capif.org.ar/sis_resultados_rankings_web.aspx|archive-date=April 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.recordland.com:80/tienda/v2/top40.php |title=|| RecordLand || |publisher=Recordland|access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403061422/http://www.recordland.com:80/tienda/v2/top40.php |archive-date=April 3, 2011 |url-status=dead}} Its lead single, "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" (English: "The Best Thing About Me Is You") reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/12th_nominees.pdf|title=The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. Final Nominations 12th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113115015/https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/12th_nominees.pdf|url-status=live}} To promote the album, Martin embarked on the Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour in 2011.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-to-launch-first-us-tour-in-three-years-1179455/|title=Ricky Martin To Launch First U.S. Tour In Three Years|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=January 28, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113115153/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-to-launch-first-us-tour-in-three-years-1179455/|url-status=live}} In February 2012, he appeared as Spanish teacher David Martinez on the twelfth episode of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, The Spanish Teacher.{{cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/episode/spanish-teacher|title=Season 3 Episode 12 – The Spanish Teacher|publisher=gleethemusic.com|access-date=February 5, 2012|archive-date=February 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228075310/http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/episode/spanish-teacher|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-spoilers-ricky-martin-spanish-teacher-286983|title={{-'}}Glee' Preview: 16 Spoilers From the Ricky Martin Episode |first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 3, 2012|access-date=February 3, 2012|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113120328/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/glee-spoilers-ricky-martin-spanish-teacher-286983/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-saying-goodbye-to-evita-473988/|title=Ricky Martin Saying Goodbye to 'Evita'|magazine=Billboard|last=Navas|first=Judy Cantor|date=November 27, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113120520/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-saying-goodbye-to-evita-473988/|url-status=live}} Martin starred as Ché in the Broadway revival of the musical Evita from March 2012 to January 2013. The show became a hit, breaking the theatre's box-office sales record after only six performances. Since then, it broke its own record six times and was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical at the 66th Tony Awards. The show's soundtrack album debuted at number one on Billboard{{'}}s cast album chart.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20507717|title=Ricky Martin to leave Broadway Evita revival|work=BBC News|date=November 27, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113120515/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20507717|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://playbill.com/news/article/165460-2012-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Announced-Once-Earns-11-Nominations|title=2012 Tony Awards Nominations Announced; Once Earns 11 Nominations|work=Playbill|last= Gans|first=Andrew|date=May 1, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507221255/http://playbill.com/news/article/165460-2012-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Announced-Once-Earns-11-Nominations|url-status=live}}

=2013–2018: ''The Voice'', ''A Quien Quiera Escuchar'', and ''The Assassination of Gianni Versace''=

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Martin served as a coach on the second season of the Australian singing competition television series The Voice in 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/ricky-martin-joins-voice-australia-395411/|title=Ricky Martin Joins 'The Voice' Australia as Coach|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Szalai|first=Georg|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114153548/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/ricky-martin-joins-voice-australia-395411/|url-status=live}} In the same year, he released a compilation album, entitled Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition, which reached number two in Australia, as well as a new single, entitled "Come with Me", which debuted at number three in the country. The artist then embarked on the

Ricky Martin Live tour in Australia in October 2013.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martins-new-single-come-with-me-listen-1566940/|title=Ricky Martin's New Single, 'Come With Me': Listen|magazine=Billboard|last=Navas|first=Judy Cantor|date=June 13, 2013|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114154302/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martins-new-single-come-with-me-listen-1566940/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-announces-2015-australia-tour-6157606/|title=Ricky Martin Announces 2015 Australia Tour|magazine=Billboard|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114154426/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-announces-2015-australia-tour-6157606/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=Come+with+Me&cat=s|title=Ricky Martin – Come with Me|publisher=ARIA Top 50 Singles|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114162958/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=Come+with+Me&cat=s|url-status=live}} He continued serving as a coach on both the third and fourth seasons of The Voice Australia in 2014 and 2015, respectively.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-voice-international-coaches/|title=Singers who have been coaches on The Voice around the world|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Yohannes|first=Alamin|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114162947/https://ew.com/tv/the-voice-international-coaches/|url-status=live}} In 2014, Lars Brandle from Billboard stated in an article: "Through his high-profile slot on The Voice, Ricky's profile in Australia has never been as big as it is right now." On February 25, 2014, Wisin released a song titled "Adrenalina" ({{Translation|"Adrenaline"}}) from his album El Regreso del Sobreviviente ({{Translation|The Return of the Survivor}}), which featured Jennifer Lopez and Martin, and became the Univision's 2014 World Cup song.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Adrenalina/dp/B00IEJ5RQG|title=Adrenalina by Wisin feat. Jennifer Lopez & Ricky Martin|publisher=Amazon.com (UK)|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114173937/https://www.amazon.com/Adrenalina/dp/B00IEJ5RQG|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/enrique-iglesias-wisin-sean-paul-cristian-castro-michel-telo-to-6062361/|title=Enrique Iglesias, Wisin, Sean Paul, Cristian Castro, Michel Teló to Perform at Billboard Latin Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114173942/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/enrique-iglesias-wisin-sean-paul-cristian-castro-michel-telo-to-6062361/|url-status=live}} Later that year, Martin released his single "Vida" ({{Translation|"Life"}}) for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ricky-martin-vida-_n_5193673|title=Ricky Martin Releases 'Vida' For The 2014 World Cup (Video)|work=HuffPost|last=Moreno|first=Carolina|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114203825/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ricky-martin-vida-_n_5193673|url-status=live}} The song reached the top five in Spain and on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. Also in 2014, he served as a coach on the fourth season of The Voice Mexico, and embarked on the Live in Mexico tour.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-martin-joins-voice-mexico-720999/|title=Ricky Martin Joins 'The Voice Mexico'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Hecht|first=John|date=July 24, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114210427/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-martin-joins-voice-mexico-720999/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2014/10/04/tras-polemica-ricky-martin-pide-el-bienestar-de-la-ninez-en-su-concierto-en-mexico|title=Tras polémico tuit, Ricky Martin pide por la niñez durante concierto|work=Quién|access-date=May 8, 2021|date=October 4, 2014|language=es |archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508064933/https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2014/10/04/tras-polemica-ricky-martin-pide-el-bienestar-de-la-ninez-en-su-concierto-en-mexico|url-status=live}}

In February 2015, Martin released his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar ({{Translation|To Those Who Want to Listen}}).{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/a-quien-quiera-escuchar-deluxe-edition/953329391|title=A Quien Quiera Escuchar – album by Ricky Martin|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116065949/https://music.apple.com/album/a-quien-quiera-escuchar-deluxe-edition/953329391|url-status=live}} The album debuted at number one on Billboard{{'}}s Top Latin Albums chart and peaked at number one in Argentina.{{cite web|url=https://www.capif.org.ar/rankings.aspx |title=Ranking Mensual |publisher=CAPIF |accessdate=March 21, 2015 |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020523062153/http://www.capif.org.ar/ |archivedate=May 23, 2002 }} To view the chart position Select '2015' and 'Febrero'. It won the award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and Album of the Year at the 1st Latin American Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-amas-2015-winners-list-6722629/|title=Latin AMAs Winners List: Enrique Iglesias & Nicky Jam Win Big at Inaugural Awards Show|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=October 8, 2015|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116065936/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-amas-2015-winners-list-6722629/|url-status=live}} The album spawned three Hot Latin Songs top-10 hits: "Adiós" ({{Translation|"Goodbye"}}), "Disparo al Corazón" ({{Translation|"Shot to the Heart"}}), and "La Mordidita" ({{Translation|"the Nibble"}}). "Disparo al Corazón" was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-grammys-2015-winners-list-6770030/|title=Latin Grammys 2015: See the Full Winners List|magazine=Billboard|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116065934/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-grammys-2015-winners-list-6770030/|url-status=live}} "La Mordidita" experienced huge commercial success, being certified 15× Latin platinum in the United States. Its accompanying music video has received over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.{{cite web|title=Ricky Martin - La Mordidita (Official Video) ft. Yotuel|via=YouTube|date=June 13, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBztnahrOFw|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116070146/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBztnahrOFw|url-status=live}} To promote the album, Martin embarked on the One World Tour from 2015 to 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/447659-ricky-martin-celebra-union-mexico-puerto-rico-reci/|title=Ricky Martin celebra unión entre México y Puerto Rico con recital gratuito|work=El Nuevo Diario|language=es|date=November 26, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116072916/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/447659-ricky-martin-celebra-union-mexico-puerto-rico-reci/|url-status=live}} He served as an executive producer and a judge on the American singing competition series La Banda ({{Translation|the Band}}), which premiered in 2015 and 2016 on Univision. The first season was "looking for the next Latin boy band", while the second season was looking for a Latin girl band. The contestants would compete for a recording deal with Sony Music Latin and Syco Music.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-judge-executive-producer-la-banda-6479978/|title=Ricky Martin Named Judge & Executive Producer for Boy-Band Competition 'La Banda'|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185316/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-judge-executive-producer-la-banda-6479978/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-banda-univision-premiere-date-ricky-martin-6663028/|title=Univision's 'La Banda' Sets Premiere Date|magazine=Billboard|date=August 11, 2015|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185209/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-banda-univision-premiere-date-ricky-martin-6663028/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-banda-2-latin-girl-group-competition-6561339/|title=Univision's 'La Banda 2' Will Look For Latin Girl Group In 2016: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=December 5, 2015|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185243/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-banda-2-latin-girl-group-competition-6561339/|url-status=live}} CNCO, known as the first boy band to make reggaeton, was the winner of the first season. Martin became their manager and produced the band's debut album, Primera Cita ({{Translation|First Date}}) (2016).Citations regarding the information about CNCO:

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/la-banda-cnco-reggaeton-lento-interview-7873086/|title='La Banda' CNCO Reflect on Fast Ascent of Their Slow Reggaeton: Interview|magazine=Billboard|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185723/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/la-banda-cnco-reggaeton-lento-interview-7873086/|url-status=live}}
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-banda-cnco-ricky-martin-tour-6851599/|title='La Banda' Winners CNCO to Join Ricky Martin on Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185128/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-banda-cnco-ricky-martin-tour-6851599/|url-status=live}}
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/best-boy-band-albums-last-30-years-9417621/|title=The 30 Best Boy Band Albums of the Past 30 Years: Staff Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185141/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/best-boy-band-albums-last-30-years-9417621/|url-status=live}}
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/cnco-interview-ricky-martin-simon-cowell-8265530/|title=CNCO Prep For Pop Crossover, With Help From Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116072029/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/cnco-interview-ricky-martin-simon-cowell-8265530/|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/album/63500272|title=Primera Cita / CNCO|date=August 26, 2016 |publisher=Tidal|access-date=January 15, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/2018/05/16/nota/6762558/ricky-martin-cede-gestion-cnco-manager-carlos-vives/|title=Ricky Martin cede gestión de CNCO a mánager de Carlos Vives|work=El Universo|language=es|date=May 16, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115185729/https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/2018/05/16/nota/6762558/ricky-martin-cede-gestion-cnco-manager-carlos-vives//|url-status=live}}

On September 23, 2016, Martin released a song called "Vente Pa' Ca" ({{Translation|"Come Here"}}), featuring Colombian singer Maluma.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/vente-pa-ca-feat-maluma-single/1155192059|title=Vente Pa' Ca (feat. Maluma) - Single by Ricky Martin|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=July 13, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713120238/https://music.apple.com/album/vente-pa-ca-feat-maluma-single/1155192059|archive-date=July 13, 2021}} The song became one of the biggest Spanish-language songs of 2016,{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2019/05/21/maluma-1111-album-to-take-him-to-superstardom-review/?sh=11333e1d324a|title=Maluma's '11:11' Is The Polished Full-Length To Take Him To Superstardom|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|work=Forbes|access-date=June 6, 2021|date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606164843/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2019/05/21/maluma-1111-album-to-take-him-to-superstardom-review/?sh=11333e1d324a|url-status=live}} reaching number one in seven countries, as well as Billboard{{'}}s Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, and Tropical Airplay charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lpo/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116081810/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lpo/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/hta/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Latin Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116081855/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/hta/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lsa/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Tropical Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116081838/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lsa/|url-status=live}} It also reached top five in Spain and on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs, being certified quadruple platinum in Spain and diamond in Mexico.{{cite news|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/ricky-martin-feat-maluma-vente-pa-ca|work=El portal de Música|title=Spanish single certifications – Ricky Martin featuring Maluma – Vente Pa' Ca|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116081537/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/ricky-martin-feat-maluma-vente-pa-ca|url-status=live}} The track was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite news| url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2017-latin-grammy-awards-full-winners-list| title=2017 Latin Grammy Awards: Full Winners List| publisher=Grammy Awards| access-date=June 6, 2021| date=November 16, 2017| archive-date=June 6, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606123727/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2017-latin-grammy-awards-full-winners-list| url-status=live}} The accompanying music video has received over 1.75 billion views on YouTube.{{cite web|title=Ricky Martin - Vente Pa' Ca (Official Video) ft. Maluma|via=YouTube|date=September 23, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOe6dI2JhgU|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116082029/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOe6dI2JhgU|url-status=live}} Martin signed a concert residency, named All In, to perform at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in 2017 and 2018.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/ricky-martin-las-vegas-residency-photos-monte-carlo/4-ricky-martins-all-in-residency-in-las-vegas/|title=Ricky Martin Vegas Residency: See the Photos|magazine=Billboard|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116091921/https://www.billboard.com/photos/ricky-martin-las-vegas-residency-photos-monte-carlo/4-ricky-martins-all-in-residency-in-las-vegas/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/ricky-martin-interview-daily-show-video-american-crime-story-puerto-rico-8094535/|title=Ricky Martin Talks 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' and Helping Puerto Rico on 'The Daily Show'|magazine=Billboard|last=Hussein|first=Wandera|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116091923/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/ricky-martin-interview-daily-show-video-american-crime-story-puerto-rico-8094535/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/ricky-martin-william-hung-sing-she-bangs-video-8459128/|title=Ricky Martin Joins 'Idol' Star William Hung For an Overdue Duet of 'She Bangs' in Vegas|magazine=Billboard|last=Youtt|first=Henry|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116091931/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/ricky-martin-william-hung-sing-she-bangs-video-8459128/|url-status=live}} He portrayed fashion designer Gianni Versace's partner Antonio D'Amico in the FX true crime anthology television series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, marking "the acting opportunity of his career".{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/video/ricky-martin-gianni-versace-emmys-interview-the-actors-side-video/|title=Ricky Martin On Personal Connection Behind His 'Versace' Emmy Nomination And Using It To Promote Change – The Actor's Side|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=Hammond|first=Pete|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116094104/https://deadline.com/video/ricky-martin-gianni-versace-emmys-interview-the-actors-side-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-martin-versace-american-crime-story-991924/|title=Ricky Martin Joins FX's 'Versace: American Crime Story'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116094129/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-martin-versace-american-crime-story-991924/|url-status=live}} The role garnered him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series Or Movie at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.{{cite news|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ricky-martin|title=Ricky Martin|publisher=Primetime Emmy Awards|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116094328/https://www.emmys.com/bios/ricky-martin|url-status=live}} In February 2018, Martin released a song titled "Fiebre" ({{Translation|"Fever"}}), featuring Wisin & Yandel.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/fiebre-feat-wisin-yandel-single/1350862364|title=Fiebre (feat. Wisin & Yandel) - Single by Ricky Martin|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=August 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804111133/https://music.apple.com/album/fiebre-feat-wisin-yandel-single/1350862364|archive-date=August 4, 2021}} The song was commercially successful in Latin America, reaching number one in Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Uruguay. It also reached the summit of the Billboard Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lra/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116113037/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lra/|url-status=live}}

= 2019–present: ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'', ''PausaPlay'', and ''Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey'' =

File:Ricky Martin Movimiento Tour.jpg" on his Movimiento Tour in 2020]]

At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Martin performed "Havana", "Pégate" ({{Translation|"Get Closer"}}), and "Mi Gente" ({{Translation|"My People"}}), alongside Camila Cabello, J Balvin, Young Thug, and Arturo Sandoval, as the opening performance.{{cite news|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3112345/camila-cabello-grammys-opening-havana/|title=Camila Cabello Opens the 2019 Grammys with a Group of Latin-Music Superstars|publisher=MTV News|last1=Moore|first1=Terron|last2=Gehring|first2=Matt|date=February 10, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116114521/https://www.mtv.com/news/3112345/camila-cabello-grammys-opening-havana/|url-status=dead}} Martin served as a coach on the eighteenth season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi ({{Translation|Friends of Maria De Filippi}}) in 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/tv/news-tv/amici-2019-ricky-martin-sara-coach-al-serale/450243/|title='Amici 2019', Ricky Martin sarà coach al serale|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=it|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116114337/https://www.rollingstone.it/tv/news-tv/amici-2019-ricky-martin-sara-coach-al-serale/450243/|url-status=live}} In the same year, Maluma released a song called "No Se Me Quita" ({{Translation|"It Doesn't Go Away"}}) from his album 11:11, which featured Martin.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/11-11/1461912465|title=11:11 - Album by Maluma|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=August 5, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805144626/https://music.apple.com/album/11-11/1461912465|archive-date=August 5, 2021}} The song reached number one in Mexico and was certified quadruple platinum in the country.{{cite magazine |title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Mexico Airplay) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/mex/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 10, 2021}} Martin hosted the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in November 2019, along with Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega.{{cite news| url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/ricky-martin-roselyn-s-nchez-and-paz-vega-to-host-the-20th-annual-latin-grammy-awards| title=Ricky Martin, Roselyn Sánchez, and Paz Vega to host the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards®| publisher=Latin Grammy Awards|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116132431/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/ricky-martin-roselyn-s-nchez-and-paz-vega-to-host-the-20th-annual-latin-grammy-awards|url-status=live}} The artist started recording his eleventh studio album, initially titled Movimiento ({{Translation|Movement}}), in the second half of 2019, inspired by the 2019 political protests in Puerto Rico.{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-talks-puerto-rico-protests-8549431/| title=Ricky Martin Finds Inspiration in Puerto Rico Protests: 'The People Will Rise Up More Than Ever'| magazine=Billboard| access-date=February 2, 2021| date=January 28, 2020}} He embarked on the Movimiento Tour in 2020.{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ricky-martin-tour-2020-puerto-rico-date/| title=Ricky Martin Announces First Date For New Movimiento Tour| magazine=Billboard| access-date=February 11, 2020| date=October 22, 2019}} Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent personal experiences, he decided to split the tour's associated album in two extended plays, Pausa ({{Translation|Pause}}) and Play; the former was released in May 2020, while the latter was released in May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ricky-martin-makes-pausa-channel-newly-found-anxiety-70960307|title=Ricky Martin makes 'Pausa' to channel newly found anxiety|publisher=ABC News|date=May 29, 2020|first=Sigal|last=Ratner-Arias|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617175651/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ricky-martin-makes-pausa-channel-newly-found-anxiety-70960307|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-pausa-ep-collaborations-9392595/|title=Ricky Martin Drops Surprise EP 'Pausa': Here's Every Collaboration Featured|last=Flores|first=Griselda|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 19, 2020|date=May 28, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/espanol/entretenimiento/articulo/2022-04-14/a-veces-bien-y-a-veces-mal-une-a-ricky-martin-y-reik-en-una-balada-profunda-y-cargada-de-nostalgia|title='A Veces Bien Y A Veces Mal' une a Ricky Martin y Reik en una balada profunda y cargada de nostalgia|language=es|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Calle|first=Tommy|date=April 14, 2022|access-date=April 15, 2022}}

Pausa was nominated for Album of the Year and won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite news| url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-latin-grammy-awards-nominees-announced-see-complete-list| title=2020 Latin Grammy Awards Nominees Announced: See The Complete List| publisher=Grammy Awards| access-date=September 29, 2020| date=September 29, 2020| archive-date=September 29, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929151037/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-latin-grammy-awards-nominees-announced-see-complete-list| url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees| title=Nominees 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards| publisher=Latin Grammy Awards| access-date=November 20, 2020 |date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120161507/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees|archive-date=November 20, 2020}} The second single from the EP, "Tiburones" ({{Translation|"Sharks"}}) reached number one in Argentina and Puerto Rico,{{cite news|url=http://monitorlatino.com/hot-song-6/|title=Hot Song – Te acercamos a tu #1|last= Mendez|first=Josh|publisher=Monitor Latino|access-date=August 3, 2021|language=Spanish|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803154055/http://monitorlatino.com/hot-song-6/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/puerto%20rico/general/20200330|publisher=Monitor Latino|title= Puerto Rico|work=charts monitorLATINO |access-date=April 7, 2020|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421183425/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/puerto%20rico/general/20200330|archive-date=April 21, 2020|url-status=live}} and was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Martin starred as the voice of villainous miniature figure Don Juan Diego in the American Christmas musical fantasy film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-journey-film-review-4088311/|title='Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey': Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Scheck|first=Frank|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116141740/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-journey-film-review-4088311/|url-status=live}} The film was released on Netflix on November 13, 2020, and received generally favorable reviews.{{cite web|title=Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-journey|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116141742/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-journey|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jingle_jangle_a_christmas_journey|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116142044/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jingle_jangle_a_christmas_journey|url-status=live}} In April 2021, Martin released his hit single "Canción Bonita" ({{Translation|"Pretty Song"}}) with Colombian singer Carlos Vives,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/carlos-vives-ricky-martin-cancion-bonita-interview-9556037/|title=Carlos Vives & Ricky Martin Talk Joining Forces for Their First Joint Single: Watch 'Cancion Bonita' Video|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 14, 2021|date=April 13, 2021}} which experienced huge commercial success in Latin America, reaching number one in 12 countries.{{cite news|url=http://monitorlatino.com/hot-song-monitorlatino-53/|title=Hot Song|last= Mendez|first=Josh|publisher=Monitor Latino|access-date=July 22, 2021|language=Spanish|archive-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722122702/http://monitorlatino.com/hot-song-monitorlatino-53/|url-status=live}} It was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Song at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite news| url=https://www.grammy.com/latin-grammys/news/2021-latin-grammys-complete-nominees-list| title=Los 2021 Latin Grammys Nominees Announced: See The Complete List| publisher=Grammy Awards| access-date=September 28, 2021| date=September 28, 2021| archive-date=September 28, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928165839/https://www.grammy.com/latin-grammys/news/2021-latin-grammys-complete-nominees-list| url-status=live}} Later that year, he embarked on his first co-headlining tour, the Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert alongside Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/26/enrique-iglesias-ricky-martin-review-first-tour-date-wows-vegas/5873887001/|title=Review: Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin bring intensity, hits and slouchy cool to tour opener|work=USA Today|access-date=September 28, 2021|date=September 26, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928223916/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/26/enrique-iglesias-ricky-martin-review-first-tour-date-wows-vegas/5873887001/|url-status=live}} Martin released Play on July 13, 2022. The EP included singles "Otra Noche en L.A." and "A Veces Bien y a Veces Mal"; the former reached number one in four countries.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/play-ep/1634036999|title=Play - EP by Ricky Martin|date=July 13, 2022|publisher=Apple Music (global)|access-date=July 13, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713185128/https://music.apple.com/album/play-ep/1634036999|archive-date=July 13, 2022}}

Artistry

= Influences =

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As a child, Martin used to sing songs by Menudo and rock bands such as Led Zeppelin, Journey, and REO Speedwagon, which were what his "older siblings were listening to at the time". While Martin and his brothers spent their time listening to classic rock, their mother would interrupt them to make them listen to Latin music. She brought him CDs of Fania All-Stars, Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, and Gilberto Santa Rosa that slowly made him appreciate the richness of Puerto Rican culture. Also, she once took them to a Fania All-Stars concert, which Martin is "beyond grateful" for. He expresses that thanks to her mother, those influences had a "profound effect" on his musical career. Martin has also cited Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, and Madonna for teaching him "the beauty of pop".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/1999/sep/11/tvandradio.television|title=MTV video awards Grammy winner Lauryn Hill dominates|work=The Guardian|last=Gregoriadis|first=Linus|date=September 10, 1999|access-date=January 16, 2022}} He stated about Madonna: "I was very influenced by her and her music. I know every choreography of Madonna."{{cite news|url=https://www.documentjournal.com/2020/12/ricky-martin-and-berlutis-kris-van-assche-reflect-on-two-decades-of-radical-self-expression/|title=Ricky Martin and Berluti's Kris Van Assche reflect on two decades of radical self expression|work=Document Journal|last=Hicklin|first=Aaron|date=December 7, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2022}} Additionally, he mentions Carlos Santana, José Feliciano, Celia Cruz, and Gloria Estefan as the artists who paved the way for him,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2019/10/29/ricky-martin-puerto-rico-protests-influenced-new-album-teases-release-date/|title=Ricky Martin says protests in Puerto Rico influenced his new album, teases release date|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 27, 2021|date=October 29, 2019}} naming Feliciano as one of the people who inspired him when he was a teenager: "I was always fascinated with his music." In addition to the musical influences, Martin is inspired by David Bowie's "ambiguous sexuality".{{cite news|url=https://www.lofficielitalia.com/uomo/intervista-ricky-martin-the-now-icon-popstar-internazionale-vita-privata#|title=The Now Icon: Ricky Martin|last=Croci|first=Roberto|work=L'Officiel Hommes|access-date=March 11, 2021|date=March 31, 2020}} While growing up, he used to ask himself if he wanted to be like the openly gay singer Elton John or he just liked him, admiring his music, colors, and wigs.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/ricky-martin-gay-comung-out-1234704837/|title=Ricky Martin on the Moment He Decided to Come Out as Gay: 'I've Been Super Happy Ever Since'|work=Variety|last=Malkin|first=Marc|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2022}} He has also cited Barbra Streisand as an entertainer he wants to be like: "I want to be an entertainer, not just a singer."{{cite news|title=Menudo|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101773390/daily-press/|newspaper=Daily Press|date=December 21, 1995|page=40|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 13, 2022}}

= Musical styles and themes =

Considered to be a versatile artist,{{cite news|url=https://los40.com.pa/los40/2007/08/13/actualidad/1186991400_466104.html|title=Ricky Martin.|publisher=Los 40|language=es|date=August 13, 2007|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117130856/https://los40.com.pa/los40/2007/08/13/actualidad/1186991400_466104.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://exafm.com/noticias/general/kanye-west-fue-visto-en-la-celebracion-del-cumpleanos-de-su-hija-chicago-se-reencuentra-con-las-kardashian/|title=¿Por qué tenemos dos papás? Preguntaron los hijos de Ricky Martin|publisher=XHEXA-FM|language=es|date=January 15, 2018|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117130845/https://exafm.com/noticias/general/kanye-west-fue-visto-en-la-celebracion-del-cumpleanos-de-su-hija-chicago-se-reencuentra-con-las-kardashian/|url-status=live}} Martin describes his music as Latin pop, saying: "When you say 'Latin pop', the spectrum is so broad, It's inevitable to not be influenced by everything that's happening in the industry, but always keeping your identity firm by knowing who you are." He has also described his music as fusion, while noting that he does not "ride the waves that are in fashion at the moment".{{cite news|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a32908634/ricky-martin-quarantine-pausa-interview/|title=Ricky Martin Reveals How His New EP, Pausa Helped Him Overcome Quarantine Anxiety|work=O, The Oprah Magazine|last=Davis|first=Arianna|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117141048/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a32908634/ricky-martin-quarantine-pausa-interview/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2020/01/02/ricky-martin-musicaliza-activismo-politico-social.html|title=Ricky Martin musicaliza su activismo político y social|work=Metro Puerto Rico|language=es|last=Túa|first=Lynet Santiago|date=January 2, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117141057/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2020/01/02/ricky-martin-musicaliza-activismo-politico-social.html|url-status=live}} Martin sings in Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, and French.{{cite news|url=https://www.mdzol.com/mdz-show/2021/7/9/cuantos-hermanos-tiene-ricky-martin-que-es-de-sus-vidas-171399.html|title=¿Cuántos hermanos tiene Ricky Martin y qué es de sus vidas?|publisher=MDZ Online|language=es|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117162253/https://www.mdzol.com/mdz-show/2021/7/9/cuantos-hermanos-tiene-ricky-martin-que-es-de-sus-vidas-171399.html|url-status=live}} About his lyrics, Martin has emphasized that although his music will always make the listener dance, it does not mean his lyrics "have to be meaningless" and he sings about love and heartbreak, as well as "things that are good for a society", such as "freedom, freedom of expression, and social justice". He has also declared that as a Latino, he is not afraid of sexuality and sings about sexuality and sensuality, bringing his culture with him onstage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-need-more-lgbtq-visibility-album-play-feeling-proud-papa-latinx-artists-interview|title=Ricky Martin On The Need For More LGBTQ+ Visibility, Forthcoming Album 'Play' & Feeling Like A 'Proud Papa' To Younger Latinx Artists|last=Villa|first=Lucas|publisher=Grammy Awards|date=June 16, 2021|access-date=June 23, 2021}}

= Voice =

Martin possesses a dramatic tenor vocal range.{{Cite book|title=Rock N Roll Gold Rush: A Singles Un-Cyclopedia|last=Dean|first= Maury|year= 2003|publisher= Algora Publishing|isbn= 978-0-87586-227-9|page= 34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i6RMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA34|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117180530/https://books.google.com/books?id=i6RMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA34|url-status=live}} Peter Gilstrap from Variety commented that his "powerful voice" is "capable of belt or lilt",{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/music/markets-festivals/ricky-martin-4-1200559997/|title=Ricky Martin|work=Variety|last=Gilstrap|first=Peter|date=April 22, 2007|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117180615/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/ricky-martin-has-tel-aviv-livin-la-vida-loca-467788|url-status=live}} while The Jerusalem Post{{'}}s Noa Amouyal described his voice as "soulful" and "very powerful".{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/ricky-martin-has-tel-aviv-livin-la-vida-loca-467788|title=Ricky Martin shakes his bon-bon (and everything else) in Tel Aviv|work=The Jerusalem Post|last=Amouyal|first=Noa|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117180615/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/ricky-martin-has-tel-aviv-livin-la-vida-loca-467788|url-status=live}} In 1995, Enrique Lopetegui of the Los Angeles Times noted Martin's "improved vocal skills" on A Medio Vivir.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-05-ca-10662-story.html|title=Yes, There Really Is Life After Menudo : Pop music: After leaving the bubblegum band, Ricky Martin spent a year studying dance and vocals and moved to Mexico, where he starred in a musical and a soap opera. He's now a Latin pop star and a 'General Hospital' regular. That's not all.|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Lopetegui|first=Enrique|date=December 5, 1995|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117211639/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-05-ca-10662-story.html|url-status=live}} Also from the Los Angeles Times, Ernesto Lechner later praised his vocal for being "charismatic enough to handle both ballads and up-tempo tunes".{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-01-ca-24146-story.html|title=Record Rack|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Ernesto|last=Lechner|date=March 1998 |access-date=November 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605083113/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/mar/01/entertainment/ca-24146|archive-date=June 5, 2016}} Similarly, Billboard{{'}}s Chuck Taylor expressed "She's All I Ever Had" boasts "a versatility that contrasts nicely" with Martin's previous single, "Livin' la Vida Loca", labeling his vocal on the former "tender and heartfelt".{{cite magazine|year=1999|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|magazine=Billboard|page=32|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32|access-date=October 19, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=96|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019101614/https://books.google.com/books?id=kggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32|archive-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live}} Steve Gerrard of the Montreal Rocks complimented "his vocal maturity" on A Quien Quiera Escuchar.{{cite news|url=https://montrealrocks.ca/ricky-martin-announces-montreal-show/|title=Ricky Martin announces Montreal show|work=Montreal Rocks|last=Gerrard|first=Steve|date=March 31, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117211750/https://montrealrocks.ca/ricky-martin-announces-montreal-show/|url-status=live}}

= Music videos =

Billboard labeled Martin "a video icon", and ranked him as the 79th Greatest Music Video Artist of All Time in 2020, stating: "From the moment he sashayed up to the mic in 'Livin La Vida Loca' all dressed in black, and gave us that look, the Menudo alum became the most memorable and watchable drop-dead handsome guy in pop music."{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/100-best-music-video-artists-9440075/|title=The 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time: Staff List|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 24, 2021|date=August 27, 2020}} He has collaborated with various directors to produce his music videos, including Carlos Perez,{{cite news| url=https://www.carlosperez.com/| title=Carlos Perez| publisher=Carlos Perez| access-date=January 18, 2022| archive-date=January 18, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118085546/https://www.carlosperez.com/| url-status=live}} Wayne Isham,{{cite news|url=https://los40.com/los40/2021/07/05/los40classic/1625494629_079015.html|title=Ricky Martin: La conexión de 'Livin' la vida loca' con Frank Sinatra, Madonna y James Bond|publisher=Los 40|last=Gomez|first=Alicia Sanchez|language=es|access-date=October 4, 2021|date=July 5, 2021|archive-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004131925/https://los40.com/los40/2021/07/05/los40classic/1625494629_079015.html|url-status=live}} Jessy Terrero,{{cite news| url=https://www.univision.com/musica/wisin-decide-estrenar-tres-videos-musicales| title=Wisin decide estrenar tres videos musicales| publisher=Univision| access-date=June 26, 2021| date=November 2, 2015|language=Spanish| archive-date=November 7, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107004902/https://www.univision.com/musica/wisin-decide-estrenar-tres-videos-musicales| url-status=live}} Simón Brand,{{cite news|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/ricky-martin-estreno-el-video-de-sencillo-la-mordidita-grabado-cartagena-de-indias-colombia-video/|title=Ricky Martin estrenó el video de 'La mordidita' (Video)|work=People en Español|last=Castro|first=Nohelia|language=es|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118090129/https://peopleenespanol.com/article/ricky-martin-estreno-el-video-de-sencillo-la-mordidita-grabado-cartagena-de-indias-colombia-video/|url-status=live}} Gustavo Garzón,{{cite web |title=Ricky tomará vacaciones junto a Rebeca |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/66026.ricky-tomara-vacaciones-junto-a-rebeca.html/ |website=El Siglo de Torreón |access-date=September 21, 2021 |language=es |date=December 21, 2003 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921222145/https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/66026.ricky-tomara-vacaciones-junto-a-rebeca.html/ |url-status=live }} Nigel Dick,{{cite web|url=https://www.nigeldick.com/films/productions-1999/|title=Productions 1999|publisher=Nigel Dick|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023131916/https://www.nigeldick.com/films/productions-1999/|url-status=live}} Kacho Lopez,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-tiburones-video-8548902/|title=Ricky Martin Proclaims Peace With Powerful Ballad 'Tiburones': Watch the Video|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 24, 2020|date=January 23, 2020}} and Memo del Bosque.{{cite news|url=https://www.rzg.pl/audycja/ricky-martin-maria/|title=Ricky Martin - Maria|last=Jankowska|first=Katarzyna|publisher=Radio Zielona Góra|access-date=August 27, 2021|date=September 10, 2018|language=Polish|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827193133/https://www.rzg.pl/audycja/ricky-martin-maria/|url-status=live}} "Livin' la Vida Loca" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, making Martin the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in this category.{{cite news|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-09-09-5-best-hip-hop-moments-from-the-1999-mtv-video-music-awards/|title=5 Best Hip Hop Moments From The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards|last=Anthony|first=Kiyonna|publisher=iHeartRadio|access-date=September 11, 2021|date=September 10, 2021}} It won a total of five awards at the ceremony,{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/38702/livin-la-vida-flashback|title=Livin' La Vida Flashback|last=Marti|first=Diana|publisher=E!|date=September 14, 1999|access-date=May 24, 2021}} making it rank among the videos with most wins in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/mtv-video-music-awards-most-wins-of-all-time/vma-most-wins-ricky-martin-livin-la-vida-loca/|title=MTV Video Music Awards: Most Wins Of All Time|publisher=Gold Derby|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=May 24, 2021}} The explicit sexual scenes of the music video for "She Bangs" were met with criticism from the audience; several American television stations cut the scenes when airing the video. According to the Daily Record's John Dingwall, with the visual, Martin ditched his teen idol image by transforming to a more mature one.{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65721794.html|title=Off the Record: Risque Martin, Latin Star's New Video is Sizler|work=Daily Record|last=Dingwall|first=John|date=October 4, 2000|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413163642/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65721794.html|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=dead}} It was consequently banned in several Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic.{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/11/20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04517&PageLabel=45|title=¿Chismosa yo? ...¡para nada!|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|page=45|date=November 20, 2000|access-date=January 11, 2015}} Martin told MTV News that the video represented freedom rather than his sexuality.{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin, un canto a la ambigüedad sexual|url=http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2000/1206/nota3635_1.htm|access-date=December 15, 2014|work=La Voz del Interior|date=December 6, 2000|language=es|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230731/http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2000/1206/nota3635_1.htm|url-status=dead}} The video was awarded Best Music Video at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Best Clip of the Year – Latin at the 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards.{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=Gorillaz, Fatboy Slim Top Video Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=10|last=Hay|first=Carla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ExIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|access-date=February 9, 2022|issn=0006-2510|volume=104}}{{cite web|url=http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|title=Lo Nuestro – Historia|language=es|publisher=Univision|access-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Public image

Martin became a teen idol with his debut as a member of Menudo,{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1999/05/09/boys-to-men/2a3cc9cc-3681-4d2f-a9d4-408eb64dca41/|title=Boys to Men|newspaper=The Washington Post|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=May 9, 1999|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192202/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1999/05/09/boys-to-men/2a3cc9cc-3681-4d2f-a9d4-408eb64dca41/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-179825/|title=Ricky Martin: The Rolling Stone Interview|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Collins|first=Nancy|date=August 5, 1999|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192216/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-179825/|url-status=live}} and a pop icon following global fame as a solo artist.{{cite news|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/ricky-martin-teams-up-with-onepulse-foundation-for-new-outlove-hate-campaign/|title=Ricky Martin teams up with onePulse foundation for new Outlove Hate campaign|work=Gay Times|last=Robledo|first=Jordan|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192216/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/ricky-martin-teams-up-with-onepulse-foundation-for-new-outlove-hate-campaign/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latin-grammys-have-hard-time-awarding-urban-music-even-after-n1081066|title=Latin Grammys have a hard time awarding urban music, even after 20 years|publisher=NBC News|last=Acevedo|first=Nicole|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192341/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latin-grammys-have-hard-time-awarding-urban-music-even-after-n1081066|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbt-history-month-icon-ricky-martin_n_1937569|title=LGBT History Month Icon Of The Day: Ricky Martin|work=HuffPost|last=Tungol|first=JR|date=November 14, 2012|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192237/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbt-history-month-icon-ricky-martin_n_1937569|url-status=live}} Metro Puerto Rico stated that he "raised the name of Puerto Rico internationally".{{cite news|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2021/12/24/fotogaleria-mira-luce-ricky-martin-50-anos.html|title=Fotogalería: Mira como luce Ricky Martin a sus 50 años|work=Metro Puerto Rico|language=es|date=December 24, 2021|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202124533/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2021/12/24/fotogaleria-mira-luce-ricky-martin-50-anos.html|url-status=live}} Variety described him as "Puerto Rico's arguably most famous son" in 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/are-ricky-martin-and-ian-thorpe-now-couple120914/|title=Are Ricky Martin and Ian Thorpe now a couple?|work=Gay Star News|last=Smith|first=Tris Reid|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192428/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/are-ricky-martin-and-ian-thorpe-now-couple120914/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/sundance-el-cuartito-1234896237/|title=Particular Crowd Grabs Rights to Marcos Carnevale's Dramedy 'El Cuartito' (Exclusive)|work=Variety|last=Marie de la Fuente|first=Anna|date=January 30, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192438/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/sundance-el-cuartito-1234896237/|url-status=live}} He is ranked as the most famous Latin music artist in the United States, according to YouGov surveys in 2023.{{cite news|url=https://today.yougov.com/ratings/entertainment/fame/latin-music-artists/all|title=The Most Famous Latin Music Artists|publisher=YouGov|access-date=May 4, 2023|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504182937/https://today.yougov.com/ratings/entertainment/fame/latin-music-artists/all|url-status=dead}}

During the 2000s, Martin was known for "guarding his private life" and being "uncomfortable discussing intimate aspects of his personal life"; he used to insist on asking public to focus on his music and "steered interviewers away from his personal life".{{cite news|title=Ready to live the family life?|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92966971/the-sacramento-bee/|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|date=June 23, 2003|page=A2|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192545/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92966971/the-sacramento-bee/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin's new CD offers more upbeat tunes|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92969495/courier-post/|newspaper=Courier-Post|date=November 16, 2000|page=37|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192530/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92969495/courier-post/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1305270/how-ricky-martin-became-one-of-the-most-influential-latinx-and-lgtbq-artists-in-the-world|title=How Ricky Martin Became One of the Most Influential Artists in the World|publisher=E!|last=Finn|first=Natalie|date=December 25, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192654/https://www.eonline.com/news/1305270/how-ricky-martin-became-one-of-the-most-influential-latinx-and-lgtbq-artists-in-the-world|url-status=live}} However, he chose to live both his "professional and personal life", making his private life public since the early 2010s.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/lovin-la-vida-loca-with-ricky-martin-466586|title=Lovin' la vida loca with Ricky Martin|last=Keenan|first=Katherine|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=September 3, 2021|date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903140407/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/lovin-la-vida-loca-with-ricky-martin-466586|url-status=live}} In 2021, he went on the cover of People with the title "No More Secrets" and told the magazine that he is "a man with no secrets", stating that he is "more comfortable in his own skin than ever before".{{cite news| url=https://people.com/music/ricky-martin-wont-hide-anymore-man-with-no-secrets-pride-cover/| title=Ricky Martin Doesn't Want to Hide Who He Is Anymore: 'I Am a Man with No Secrets'|last=Sheeler|first=Jason|work=People|access-date=June 9, 2021|date=June 2, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609101753/https://people.com/music/ricky-martin-wont-hide-anymore-man-with-no-secrets-pride-cover/|url-status=live}}

Martin is considered to be a sex symbol.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/10/arts/music/review-ricky-martin-has-a-unity-party-at-the-garden.html|title=Review: Ricky Martin Has a Unity Party at the Garden|work=The New York Times|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=May 15, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/music/ricky-martin-coming-out-gay-extremely-painful/|title=Ricky Martin Opens Up About His Decision to Come Out: 'It Was Extremely Painful for Me'|work=People |last=Eisenbrand|first=Katherine|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120145953/https://people.com/music/ricky-martin-coming-out-gay-extremely-painful/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/music/ricky-martin-husband-jwan-yosef-love-at-first-sight/|title=Ricky Martin Admits to Love at First Sight with Husband Jwan Yosef: 'I Lost My Breath'|work=People|last=Boucher|first=Phil|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120145952/https://people.com/music/ricky-martin-husband-jwan-yosef-love-at-first-sight/|url-status=live}}

Personal life

=Sexual orientation and early relationships=

In his early life, Martin had relationships with both men and women.{{cite news |date=December 13, 2010 |title=Ricky Martin: My mother helped me come out |work=PinkNews |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/12/13/ricky-martin-my-mother-helped-me-come-out/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191103/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/12/13/ricky-martin-my-mother-helped-me-come-out/ |archive-date=January 21, 2022}} In 2000, American broadcast journalist Barbara Walters asked Martin about his sexuality on national television: "You could stop these rumors. You could say, 'Yes I am gay or no I'm not.{{'"}} Martin, who answered with "I just don't feel like it" at the time, later revealed that her question had made him feel "violated", since he "was just not ready to come out" and was "very afraid"; he said that it resulted in "a little fake PTSD" that "still haunts him".

In August 2008, Martin became a father to twin boys born via gestational surrogacy. He explained that he chose surrogacy to become a parent for being "intriguing and faster" than adoption, which was complicated and could take a long time.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/ricky-martin-welcomes-twin-boys/|title=Ricky Martin Welcomes Twin Boys|work=People|last=Laudadio|first=Marisa|date=August 20, 2008|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191557/https://people.com/parents/ricky-martin-welcomes-twin-boys/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/first-photo-of-ricky-martins-twins/|title=First Photo of Ricky Martin's Twins!|work=People|last=Wihlborg|first=Ulrica|date=December 10, 2008|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191603/https://people.com/parents/first-photo-of-ricky-martins-twins/|url-status=live}} In March 2010, Martin publicly came out as gay via a message on his website, stating: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-reveals-hes-gay/|title=Ricky Martin Reveals He's Gay|work=People|last=Donaldson-evans|first=Catherine|date=March 29, 2010|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191826/https://people.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-reveals-hes-gay/|url-status=live}} In an interview with Vanity Fair, he declared: "There was love, passion. I do not regret anything, any of the relationships I lived, they taught me a lot, both men and women."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/la-revista/articulos/exclusiva-ricky-martin-su-novio-y-sus-hijos-en-una-sesio-n-de-fotos-u-nica/16297|title=La nueva vida de Ricky|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=es|last=Riego|first=Marta del|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191811/https://www.revistavanityfair.es/la-revista/articulos/exclusiva-ricky-martin-su-novio-y-sus-hijos-en-una-sesio-n-de-fotos-u-nica/16297|url-status=live}} Martin also told Fama!: "I know that I like both men and women, I'm against sexual labels, we are simply human beings with emotional and sexual needs. I like to enjoy sex in total freedom, so I'm open to having sex with a woman if I feel desire." Despite this, he expressed that he would not be interested in "an ongoing relationship with a woman", stating: "Men are my thing".{{cite news|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2016/1/19/ricky-martin-open-sex-women-doesnt-call-himself-bi|title=Ricky Martin 'Open' to Sex With Women, But Doesn't Call Himself Bi|work=Attitude|last=Ring|first=Trudy|date=January 19, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191905/https://www.advocate.com/people/2016/1/19/ricky-martin-open-sex-women-doesnt-call-himself-bi|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/1/25/ricky-martin-bi-closet|title=Is Ricky Martin in the Bi Closet?|work=Attitude|last=Szymanski|first=Mike|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191838/https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/1/25/ricky-martin-bi-closet|url-status=live}} Martin dated Puerto Rican economist Carlos González Abella from 2010 to 2014, as his first relationship with a man after coming out as gay.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/ricky-martin-wants-more-kids-girls-wwhl/|title=Ricky Martin Reveals He Wants More Kids — and He's Picking Girls This Time|work=People|last=Quinn|first=Dave|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191735/https://people.com/parents/ricky-martin-wants-more-kids-girls-wwhl/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latintimes.com/ricky-martin-back-ex-carlos-gonzalez-abella-or-are-they-just-friends-291215|title=Is Ricky Martin Back With Ex Carlos González Abella Or Are They Just Friends?|work=Latin Times|date=January 27, 2015|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191750/https://www.latintimes.com/ricky-martin-back-ex-carlos-gonzalez-abella-or-are-they-just-friends-291215|url-status=live}}

=Marriage=

File:Ricky Martin Jwan Yosef Golden Globe Awards 2018 (cropped).jpg at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards]]

Syrian-Swedish painter Jwan Yosef shared a photo of himself and Martin on Instagram on March 30, 2016, with the caption: "Obviously we're starting a band."{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/jwanyosef/p/BDlWrdgL2ci|title=Obviously we're starting a band #tokyo #meijijingu|author-link=Jwan Yosef|last=Yosef|first=Jwan|via=Instagram|access-date=January 23, 2022|date=March 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220123200112/https://www.instagram.com/jwanyosef/p/BDlWrdgL2ci/}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} In January 2018, Martin confirmed that he had secretly married Yosef: "I'm a husband..."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-jwan-yosef-are-married-8093813/|title=Ricky Martin & Jwan Yosef Are Married|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123202931/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-jwan-yosef-are-married-8093813/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/music-secret-marriages-cardi-b-ricky-martin-8462905/|title=11 Secret Music Marriages, From Cardi B & Offset to Beyonce & Jay-Z|magazine=Billboard|last=Mele|first=Sofia|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123202937/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/music-secret-marriages-cardi-b-ricky-martin-8462905/|url-status=live}} On December 31, 2018, they announced that they had welcomed a daughter.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-baby-girl-lucia-birth-announcement-photo-8491985/|title=Ricky Martin & Husband Welcome Baby Girl to the Family'|magazine=Billboard|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=December 31, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123203039/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-baby-girl-lucia-birth-announcement-photo-8491985/|url-status=live}} In September 2019, while accepting an award at the 23rd annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) National Dinner, he announced that they were expecting their fourth child.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-husband-jwan-yosef-expecting-their-fourth-child-together-8531666/|title=Ricky Martin & Husband Expecting Fourth Child Together: Watch the Special Announcement|magazine=Billboard|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123203005/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-husband-jwan-yosef-expecting-their-fourth-child-together-8531666/|url-status=live}} On October 29, 2019, he announced that the birth of a son.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-jwan-yosef-baby-renn-8541392/|title=Ricky Martin & Husband Jwan Yosef Welcome Fourth Baby|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123204130/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-jwan-yosef-baby-renn-8541392/|url-status=live}} As with his twins, Martin's subsequent children also born via surrogacy.{{cite web|title=Ricky Martin on having more kids: 'I have a couple of embryos waiting for me'|url=https://www.today.com/parents/ricky-martin-having-more-kids-i-have-couple-embryos-waiting-t199932|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2025|website=Today}} In July 2023, Martin and Yosef announced they had separated and were divorcing after six years of marriage.{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Ricky Martin divorcing husband Jwan Yosef after 6 years of marriage |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-divorcing-husband-jwan-yosef/ |access-date=July 6, 2023}}

=Beliefs and religion=

During an interview with People in 2002, Martin expressed that he believes in "love", "the power of healing", and "God", thanks to his parents.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-recognized-for-good-works/|title=Ricky Martin Recognized for Good Works|work=People|last1=Stephen M.|first1=Silverman|last2=Susan|first2=Mandel|date=September 23, 2002|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170042/https://people.com/celebrity/ricky-martin-recognized-for-good-works/|url-status=live}} The name he chose for his son Matteo means "gift from God".{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/ricky-martin-introduces-valentino-matteo/|title=Ricky Martin Introduces Twins Valentino and Matteo|work=People|date=December 15, 2008|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170023/https://people.com/parents/ricky-martin-introduces-valentino-matteo/|url-status=live}} According to his statements in a 2021 interview, he still believes in God.{{cite news|url=https://buenavida.pr/ricky-martin-enfocado-en-el-bienestar/|title=Ricky Martin, Enfocado en el Bienestar|work=Buena Vida|language=es|last=Martín|first=Nedda S. Perales|date=August 11, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170040/https://buenavida.pr/ricky-martin-enfocado-en-el-bienestar/|url-status=live}} He was raised Catholic but he said is not "the person who would ever look down upon one religion". He expressed that he also admires and likes Buddhist philosophy.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/i-like-buddhist-philosophy-ricky-martin/story-0z03q2CqfpZBSio52xcVGL.html|title=I like Buddhist philosophy: Ricky Martin|work=Hindustan Times|date=November 28, 2006|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170037/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/i-like-buddhist-philosophy-ricky-martin/story-0z03q2CqfpZBSio52xcVGL.html|url-status=live}}

=Real estate=

In March 2001, Martin purchased a {{cvt|7082|ft2|adj=on|0}} house in Miami Beach for $6.4 million; he sold the unit for $10.6 million in 2005.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/dirt/real-estalker/ricky-martin-selling-miami-mansion-1201226468/|title=Ricky Martin Selling Miami Mansion|work=Variety|last=David|first=Mark|date=July 23, 2007|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192535/https://variety.com/2007/dirt/real-estalker/ricky-martin-selling-miami-mansion-1201226468/|url-status=live}} In September 2004, he paid $11.9 million for an 11,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa in Los Angeles, which he sold in 2006 for $15 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-19-re-hotprop19-story.html|title=Ricky Martin Opens Up About His Decision to Come Out: 'It Was Extremely Painful for Me'|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Ryon|first=Ruth|author-link=Ruth Ryon|date=September 19, 2004|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306092945/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-19-re-hotprop19-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2016/12/06/ricky-martin-drops-millions-on-a-beverly-hills-mansion/?sh=45a753af2f33|title=Ricky Martin Drops Millions On A Beverly Hills Mansion|work=Forbes|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192556/https://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2016/12/06/ricky-martin-drops-millions-on-a-beverly-hills-mansion/?sh=45a753af2f33|url-status=live}} In May 2005, he purchased a 9,491-square-foot house in Miami Beach for $10 million; he sold the villa for $10.6 million in 2012. In 2007, he paid $16.2 million for a mansion in Golden Beach. He sold the property in 2012 for $12.8 million, incurring a loss.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ricky-martin-sells-golden-beach-home_n_2167391|title=Ricky Martin Sells Golden Beach Mansion For $12.8 Million (Photos)|work=HuffPost|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192627/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ricky-martin-sells-golden-beach-home_n_2167391|url-status=live}} In the same year, he bought a 3,147-square-foot condominium in New York City for $5.9 million; he sold the condo for $7.1 million in 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/ricky-martin-cuts-price-of-nyc-condo-by-more-than-1m-to-7-1m-52072|title=Ricky Martin Cuts Price of NYC Condo By More Than $1M to $7.1M|work=Mansion Global|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192818/https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/ricky-martin-cuts-price-of-nyc-condo-by-more-than-1m-to-7-1m-52072|url-status=live}} In 2014, he rented a 900-square-metre mansion in Sydney, which became famous as "the Bronte Wave House" and was sold for $16 million in May 2015, marking one of the most expensive properties sold in the city that year.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/66083575/ricky-martins-115-million-sydney-home|title=Ricky Martin's $11.5 million Sydney home|publisher=Stuff|last=Anderson|first=Anna|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192650/https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/66083575/ricky-martins-115-million-sydney-home|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-10-most-expensive-properties-sold-in-sydney-this-year-2015-7|title=The 10 most expensive properties sold in Sydney this year|work=Business Insider|last=Chang|first=Olivia|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714214659/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-10-most-expensive-properties-sold-in-sydney-this-year-2015-7|url-status=dead}} In December 2016, he purchased an 11,300-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills. The estate, which is Martin's current house, has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms with outdoor seating areas scattered throughout 33,000 square feet. It is a "private getaway in the middle of the city", located up the street from the Beverly Hills Hotel. Martin also owns a property in Puerto Rico and a private 19.7-acre island in Brazil.{{cite news|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/20210421111523/ricky-martin-home-puerto-rico-inside-photos/|title=Ricky Martin's family home in Puerto Rico is as stylish as it gets|work=Hello!|last=Murphy|first=Nichola|date=April 21, 2021|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192643/https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/20210421111523/ricky-martin-home-puerto-rico-inside-photos/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/home/celebrity-private-islands/?slide=6800729#6800729|title=No Trespassing! 16 Celebs Who've Owned Private Islands|work=People|last2=Boucher|first2=Phil|last1=Mikelbank|first1=Peter|date=February 18, 2021|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192645/https://people.com/home/celebrity-private-islands/?slide=6800729#6800729|url-status=live}} He purchased the latter for $8 million in 2008.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/05/09/stars-second-homes-forbeslife-cx_ls_0509realestate.html|title=Second Homes Of The Stars|work=Forbes|date=May 9, 2008|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192803/https://www.forbes.com/2008/05/09/stars-second-homes-forbeslife-cx_ls_0509realestate.html|url-status=live}} In 2022, La Nación estimated his net worth at US$130 million.{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2022 |title=¿Cuánto cuesta una obra de Jwan Yosef, el marido de Ricky Martin? |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/estados-unidos/cuanto-cuesta-una-obra-de-jwan-yosef-el-marido-de-ricky-martin-nid01082022/ |access-date=August 9, 2022 |work=La Nación |language=es}}

Influence

Martin has been called the "King of Latin Pop" by various publications.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-host-biggest-night-latin-music-19-years-after-performing-inaugural-show|title=Ricky Martin To Host The Biggest Night In Latin Music 19 Years After Performing At Inaugural Show|last=Yglesias|first=Ana Monroy|publisher=Grammy Awards|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=January 27, 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-savage-x-fenty-show-vol-3-best-moments/|title=7 Can't-Miss Moments From Rihanna's 'Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3'|magazine=Billboard|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=January 27, 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/nathy-peluso-anuel-aa-picks-week-of-may-25th-1004364/|title=RS Latin Music Picks: Week of May 25th|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=May 29, 2020|access-date=January 27, 2022}}

Martin's song "María (Pablo Flores Remix)", which was ranked among the "Greatest Latin Pop Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and "11 remixes of classic Latin hits" by Billboard, "launched the Latin and dance music crossover of the '90s", according to the latter.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/hispanic-heritage-2020-11-iconic-remixes-9449580/|title=Hispanic Heritage 2020: The Beat Goes On With 11 Iconic Remixes|last=Villa|first=Lucas|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 22, 2021|date=September 16, 2020}} Olivier Pérou from Le Point commented that "some have even learned, thanks to him, to count to three in Spanish" following the popularity of the song. "La Copa de la Vida", which has been hailed as the Best World Cup Anthem of All-Time by multiple sources,Citations regarding "La Copa de la Vida" / "The Cup of Life" as the Best World Cup Anthem of All-Time:

{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/06/world-cup-songs-the-good-the-bad-the-bizarre/57651/|title=World Cup Songs: The Good, the Bad, the Bizarre|last=Barkhorn|first=Elenador|work=The Atlantic|access-date=April 5, 2021|date=June 4, 2010}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-10-best-world-cup-songs-of-all-time-7056329|title=The 10 Best World Cup Songs of All-Time|last=Tiscareno|first=Carmina|work=Dallas Observer|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=June 13, 2014}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/14/world-cup-anthems-songs-ricky-martin-shakira|title=Ranking the best World Cup anthems of all time|last=Paez-Pumar|first=Luis|work=The Fader|access-date=April 5, 2021|date=June 14, 2018}}
{{cite news|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/World-Cup-songs-that-shook-the-world|title=World Cup songs that shook the world|last=Nowrin|first=Nusrat|work=Prothom Alo|access-date=April 5, 2021|date=March 29, 2019}}
{{cite news|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/world-cup-countdown-ranking-the-best-ever-world-cup-songs-19673853|title=World Cup countdown: Ranking the best ever World Cup songs|last=Ambrose|first=Lewis|publisher=OneFootball|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=April 13, 2018}}
{{cite news|url=https://theovertake.com/~beta/long-live-ricky-martin/|title=The Ultimate World Cup Song Powerlist|last=Sledge|first=Ben|publisher=The Overtake|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408135056/https://theovertake.com/~beta/long-live-ricky-martin/|url-status=dead}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.redbull.com/ar-es/temazos-futbol|title=Las 5 mejores canciones de los Mundiales|publisher=Red Bull|access-date=April 9, 2021|date=June 5, 2018|language=es}}
{{cite news|url=https://remezcla.com/lists/music/best-world-cup-songs/|title=Latino Artists Have Gifted Us Some of the Best World Cup Songs|last=Hassan|first=Marcos|publisher=Remezcla|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=June 15, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514234139/https://remezcla.com/lists/music/best-world-cup-songs/|url-status=dead}}
{{cite news|url=https://rojakdaily.com/entertainment/article/5237/5-most-memorable-world-cup-anthems-of-all-time|title=5 Most Memorable World Cup Anthems Of All-Time|last=Chua|first=Jessica|work=Rojak Daily|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=June 22, 2018}}
{{cite news| url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/4-of-the-best-world-cup-songs/3| title=4 of the best World Cup songs| publisher=Sportskeeda| access-date=April 5, 2021| date=September 13, 2020}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/7-most-sensational-fifa-world-cup-anthems-and-songs-of-all-time-916998|title=7 Most Sensational FIFA World Cup Anthems And Songs of All Time|publisher=BeSoccer|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=November 18, 2020}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicalima/the-top-10-world-cup-songs|title=The Top 10 World Cup Songs Of All Time|last=Lima|first=Jessica|publisher=BuzzFeed|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=April 29, 2014}} became a "musical template" for World Cup anthems, and Martin's Latin and dance crossover style has been much copied in the anthems, as well as soccer chant "Ole! Ole! Ole!" in the lyrics, according to The Hollywood Reporter.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/10-best-worst-wierdest-world-cup-songs-will-smith-waka-waka-1119305|title=The 10 Best, Worst and Weirdest World Cup Songs, From Will Smith to 'Waka Waka'|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 8, 2021|date=June 12, 2018}}

Martin is known as the pioneer in getting Latin pop music genre to mainstream recognition.{{cite news|url=https://jammin1057.com/2021/09/20/celebrating-national-hispanic-heritage-month-ricky-martin/|title=Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month: Ricky Martin|publisher=KOAS|access-date=January 30, 2022|date=September 20, 2021}} Following his performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys, and the success of "Livin' la Vida Loca" and Ricky Martin (1999), he opened the gates for many Latin artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Santana, and Enrique Iglesias who released their crossover albums and followed him onto the top of the charts.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-debut-album-songs-ranked-8513511/|title=Ricky Martin's 'Ricky Martin' Turns 20: All the Songs Ranked|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 17, 2021|date=May 29, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-15-ca-gurza15-story.html|title=1999 was the year of the Latin Explosion. Ricky. Enrique. J. Lo. But the high-gloss boom went bust – with lessons for the next wave.|last=Gurza|first=Agustin|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 17, 2021|date=August 15, 2004}}

{{cite magazine |last1=Fernandez |first1=Suzette |title=Revisiting the Song That Changed Ricky Martin's Career: 'Cup of Life' Turns 20 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-cup-of-life-20-years-8238667/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 8, 2020 |date=March 9, 2018}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rewinding-the-charts-in-1999-the-world-went-loca-over-ricky/| title=Rewinding the Charts: In 1999, The World Went 'Loca' Over Ricky Martin|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2021|date=May 8, 2017}} His performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys not only changed the course of his career, but also altered how people regard Latin music in America. It has been known as a game-changer for Latin music worldwide, that effectively ushered in the "Latin explosion". Then-United Talent Agency head Rob Prinz described the rendition as "the single biggest game changing moment for any artist in the history of the Grammys". According to Billboard, it has been cited as the beginning of the "Latin Pop invasion", which powerfully affected the US mainstream.{{Cite magazine |date=February 8, 2017 |title=The 100 Greatest Award Show Performances of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/best-award-show-performances-of-all-time-7677099/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 6, 2021}} According to Entertainment Tonight, "Livin' la Vida Loca" paved the way for a large number of other Latin artists, and is "credited as the song that helped other Latin artists break through to English-speaking markets".{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/gallery/18-latino-chart-toppers-making-us-swoon-113821/ricky-martin-58149| title=18 Latino Chart-Toppers Making Us Swoon|last=Garcia|first=Cynthia| work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=August 24, 2021|date=March 1, 2021}} According to The Independent, the single is "widely regarded as the song that began the first Latin pop explosion."{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/black-country-new-road-saxophone-b1855157.html|title=Let's talk about sax, baby: How one of music's most maligned instruments reconquered pop and indie|work=The Independent|access-date=May 31, 2021|date=May 29, 2021}}

=Portrayal in television=

In July 2019, SOMOS Productions, Endemol Shine Boomdog, and Piñolywood Studios announced the production of a biographical web television series about Menudo, titled Subete a Mi Moto.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/menudo-series-subete-a-mi-moto-8523561/|title=A Menudo Series Is In the Works: Here's What to Know About 'Súbete a Mi Moto'|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|magazine=Billboard|date=July 23, 2019|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080005/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/menudo-series-subete-a-mi-moto-8523561/|url-status=live}} Consisting of 15 episodes of 60 minutes each, the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 9, 2020, in Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. It was filmed in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and Martin was portrayed by actors Felipe Albors and Ethan Schwartz. The series premiered in the United States on February 14, 2021, on Estrella TV.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/subete-a-mi-moto-basada-en-la-historia-del-grupo-menudo-premiering-october-9-exclusively-in-amazon-prime-video-brings-back-the-most-successful-latin-boy-band-301147054.html|title='Súbete A Mi Moto', Basada En La Historia Del Grupo Menudo, Premiering October 9 Exclusively In Amazon Prime Video, Brings Back The Most Successful Latin Boy Band|agency=PR Newswire|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080015/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/subete-a-mi-moto-basada-en-la-historia-del-grupo-menudo-premiering-october-9-exclusively-in-amazon-prime-video-brings-back-the-most-successful-latin-boy-band-301147054.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/subete-a-mi-moto-estrella-tv-date-9519192/|title=Menudo-Inspired Series 'Súbete A Mi Moto' to Premiere on Estrella TV|last=Flores|first=Griselda|magazine=Billboard|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080022/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/subete-a-mi-moto-estrella-tv-date-9519192/|url-status=live}} On the review aggregation website Tomatazos, the first season has a positive score of 75%. The website's critical consensus summary states, "A good trip to the past that recalls a band that defined the youth of a certain public, but that doesn't ignore the darkest moments in the lives of its members."{{Cite web|url=https://www.tomatazos.com/series/512718/Subete-a-mi-moto/temporada/1|title=Menudo-Inspired Series 'Súbete A Mi Moto' to Premiere on Estrella TV|date=October 12, 2020 |publisher=Tomatazos|language=es|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080034/https://www.tomatazos.com/series/512718/Subete-a-mi-moto/temporada/1|url-status=live}}

Books

On August 19, 2010, Martin announced that he had been working on his memoir, mentioning its title as Me and publish date as November 2, 2010. He expressed that writing the book was "one of the reasons" he decided to come out earlier that year. The book also had a Spanish edition title Yo ({{Translation|Me}}), which was published simultaneously by Celebra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/08/ricky-martins-memoir-due-november-2/|title=Ricky Martin's memoir due November 2|work=LGBTQ Nation|date=August 19, 2010|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080159/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/08/ricky-martins-memoir-due-november-2/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/america/2010/08/19/gentes/1282233222.html|title=Ricky Martin contará todo sobre su homosexualidad en una biografía|work=El Mundo|language=es|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080220/https://www.elmundo.es/america/2010/08/19/gentes/1282233222.html|url-status=live}} Me spent several weeks at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2016/08/ricky-martin/|title=Exclusive: Ricky Martin on the power of music, Pulse Nightclub, and why he supports Hillary|last=Shulman|first=Randy|work=Metro Weekly|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080230/https://www.metroweekly.com/2016/08/ricky-martin/|url-status=live}} Martin's first children's book Santiago the Dreamer in Land Among the Stars was published by Celebra and illustrated by Patricia Castelao in November 2013 for ages between five and nine. Its Spanish-language edition, Santiago El Soñador en Entre Las Estrellas, was published simultaneously. Martin expressed that the book was inspired by his "personal life, with fantasy added to it", as well as "a lot of cartoons".{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/11/11/ricky-martin-childrens-book/3500029/|title=Find Ricky Martin's first kids' book 'Among the Stars'|last=Deutsch|first=Lindsay|work=USA Today|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080315/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/11/11/ricky-martin-childrens-book/3500029/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodepontevedra.es/articulo/noticias/patricia-castelao-la-dibujante-pontevedresa-del-nino-de-ricky-martin/20140115180800245779.html|title=Patricia Castelao, la dibujante pontevedresa del niño de Ricky Martin|last=Álvarez|first=Miguel|work=Diario de Pontevedra|language=es|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080325/https://www.diariodepontevedra.es/articulo/noticias/patricia-castelao-la-dibujante-pontevedresa-del-nino-de-ricky-martin/20140115180800245779.html|url-status=live}}

Activism

= Philanthropy =

File:Ricky Martin Foundation.jpg

In 2004, Martin launched the Ricky Martin Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on human trafficking.{{Cite web|url=http://rickymartinfoundation.org/about/|title=About Us|publisher=The Ricky Martin Foundation|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=July 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706194942/http://rickymartinfoundation.org/about/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://rickymartinfoundation.org/about-us/|title=¿Quiénes somos?|publisher=The Ricky Martin Foundation|language=es|access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206073023/https://rickymartinfoundation.org/about-us/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/united-nations-day-25-celebrity-833717/13-ricky-martin/|title=United Nations Day: 25 Celebrity U.N. Ambassadors (Photos)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 24, 2015 |access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206073033/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/united-nations-day-25-celebrity-833717/13-ricky-martin/|url-status=live}} In January 2005, following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Martin visited Thailand to assess the needs of the minor survivors who were "extremely vulnerable to traffickers". Later that year, the Ricky Martin Foundation signed an alliance in partnership with Habitat for Humanity to construct 224 homes for the tsunami-affected families. The project was completed in December 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/thailand-ricky-martin-foundation-and-habitat-humanity-announce-completion|title=Thailand: Ricky Martin Foundation and Habitat for Humanity announce completion of partnership to help tsunami-affected families|publisher=ReliefWeb|date=December 21, 2006|access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206073054/https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/thailand-ricky-martin-foundation-and-habitat-humanity-announce-completion|url-status=live}} In March 2006, the foundation collaborated with the International Organization for Migration in the Llama y Vive ({{Translation|Call and Live}}) campaign, which focuses on facilitating "the prevention of human trafficking and the protection of young people, victims of child trafficking and prosecution of traffickers".{{Cite news|url=https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/09/ricky-martin-received-the-peace-summit-award/|title=Ricky Martin received the Peace Summit Award|work=The Yucatan Times|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206073106/https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/09/ricky-martin-received-the-peace-summit-award/|url-status=live}} In 2012, the foundation participated in the making of the Child Protection Model Law on the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children.

= Politics =

File:Ricky Martin in Congress.jpg (far left), Tom Lantos (mid-left) and Chris Smith (far right)]]

On January 20, 2001, during the first inauguration of George W. Bush, Martin performed "The Cup of Life" and danced with him.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inauguration-performances-werent-always-so-contentious-highlights-from-the-last-75-years/2017/01/11/33de4cc2-d5e9-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html|title=Inauguration performances weren't always so contentious: Highlights from the last 75 years|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 12, 2019|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507110752/https://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/9905/17/meja.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/presidential-inauguration-pop-music-performance-timeline-trump-obama-jfk-7662563/|title=Pop Star Performances at Presidential Inaugurations: A Modern Timeline From JFK to Obama to Trump|last=Payne|first=Chris|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 7, 2021|date=January 20, 2017}} Martin's view of Bush changed over the Iraq War, as expressed in his declaration to BBC News that he will "always condemn war and those who promulgate it".{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6369705.stm|title=Ricky Martin defends Bush gesture|work=BBC News|access-date=May 7, 2021|date=February 16, 2007|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028090722/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6369705.stm|url-status=live}} At the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Martin expressed his disagreement with the Arizona SB 1070 bill, a proposed law that would have required police officers to request documents from individuals whom they suspected to be illegal immigrants.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-criticizes-arizonas-immigration-law-1207580/|title=Ricky Martin Criticizes Arizona's Immigration Law|magazine=Billboard|date=April 30, 2010|access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206073152/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-keys-reconstructed-houses-puerto-rico-8487747/amp/|url-status=live}} Martin has supported Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden. In May 2021, Martin demonstrated his support for the Ni una menos movement, condemning femicides and violence against women in Puerto Rico, while calling authorities to protect women.{{cite news|title=El mensaje de Ricky Martin en su lucha contra la violencia de género|trans-title=Ricky Martin's message in his fight against gender violence|url=https://www.a24.com/show/el-mensaje-ricky-martin-su-lucha-contra-la-violencia-genero-n830460|work=A24|date=May 8, 2021|language=Spanish|access-date=February 7, 2022|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508134716/https://www.a24.com/show/el-mensaje-ricky-martin-su-lucha-contra-la-violencia-genero-n830460|url-status=live}}

In October 2024, Martin endorsed Kamala Harris for president after a rally held by former U.S. president Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe compared Puerto Rico to a "floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean".{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/us/harris-trump-election/394a7659-a823-5e2d-adae-634f5f4404ca |title=Ricky Martin, a Puerto Rican superstar with 18.6 million followers on Instagram, on Sunday shared a video of Kamala Harris's appeal to Puerto Rican voters, along with a clip of the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's disparaging remarks about the island at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally. |date=27 October 2024 |last=Ulloa |first=Jazmine |work=The New York Times |access-date=27 October 2024}}

= LGBT advocacy =

File:Ricky Martin 2010.jpg in 2010]]

As a gay man, Martin actively supports LGBT rights worldwide since his coming out in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latinpost.com/articles/3576/20131106/ricky-martin-russian-anti-gay-laws-russia-discrimination-russian-laws-perez-hilton-russian-t-shirt-campaign.htm|title=Ricky Martin Who Once Bullied Gays, Now Fights Against Russian Anti-Gay Laws|last=Castellanos|first=Melissa|work=Latin Post|date=November 6, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214041/https://www.latinpost.com/articles/3576/20131106/ricky-martin-russian-anti-gay-laws-russia-discrimination-russian-laws-perez-hilton-russian-t-shirt-campaign.htm|url-status=live}} Even before coming out, he was noted by the mainstream media for being popular among gay men and having a large gay fan base. He also went on the cover of the American LGBTQ-interest magazine The Advocate in July 1999.{{cite journal|year=1999|last=Griffiths|first=John|title=Cover Story: Ricky Martin cross appeal|journal=The Advocate|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|access-date=February 7, 2022|issn=0001-8996|volume=74|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207193918/https://books.google.com/books?id=qWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|archive-date=February 7, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|year=1999|last=Griffiths|first=John|title=Cover Story: Ricky Martin cross appeal|journal=The Advocate|page=28|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|access-date=February 7, 2022|issn=0001-8996|volume=74|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207193925/https://books.google.com/books?id=qWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|archive-date=February 7, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|year=1999|last=Griffiths|first=John|title=Cover Story: Ricky Martin cross appeal|journal=The Advocate|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31|access-date=February 7, 2022|issn=0001-8996|volume=74|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207193931/https://books.google.com/books?id=qWQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31|archive-date=February 7, 2022|url-status=live}} Despite this, he admitted that he felt homosexuality was evil since he was raised as a Catholic and targeted his anger toward others, especially gay men: "I was very angry, very rebellious. I used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.' I was ashamed." He added that he "had internalized homophobia" back then.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/27/ricky-martin-i-used-to-bully-people-i-knew-were-gay/|title=Ricky Martin: 'I used to bully people I knew were gay'|last=Carter|first=Daniel|work=PinkNews|date=August 27, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214122/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/27/ricky-martin-i-used-to-bully-people-i-knew-were-gay/|url-status=live}} He is currently considered to be a gay icon,Citations regarding Martin as a gay icon:

{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3111819/bad-bunny-caro-video-lgbtq-inclusive/|title=How Bad Bunny Bridges LGBTQ And Latinx Identities With His Inclusive 'Caro' Video|last=Villa|first=Lucas|publisher=MTV News|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214147/http://www.mtv.com/news/3111819/bad-bunny-caro-video-lgbtq-inclusive/|url-status=dead}}
{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/ricky-martin-las-vegas-residency-special-air|title=Ricky Martin: Las Vegas Residency Special To Air|last=Merrill|first=Philip|publisher=Grammy Awards|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214148/https://www.grammy.com/news/ricky-martin-las-vegas-residency-special-air|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/maluma-and-ricky-martin-team-up-for-sizzling-no-se-me-quita-music-video/|title=Maluma and Ricky Martin team up for sizzling No Se Me Quita music video|last=Megarry|first=Daniel|work=Gay Times|access-date=August 8, 2021|date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808111640/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/maluma-and-ricky-martin-team-up-for-sizzling-no-se-me-quita-music-video/|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/23/who-has-ricky-martin-dated-open-relationships-madonna-gay-marriage/|title=Who has Ricky Martin dated? From a rumoured fling with Madonna to being a gay father of two|work=PinkNews|last=Finamore|first=Emma|date=April 23, 2010|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121191557/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/23/who-has-ricky-martin-dated-open-relationships-madonna-gay-marriage/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://www.out.com/music/2019/8/30/ricky-martin-maluma-cant-get-taste-out-their-mouths|title=Watch Ricky Martin and Maluma in Baywatch-Inspired Music Video|last=Anderson|first=Tre'vell|work=Out|date=August 30, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214238/https://www.out.com/music/2019/8/30/ricky-martin-maluma-cant-get-taste-out-their-mouths|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|url=https://instinctmagazine.com/maluma-and-ricky-martin-teamed-up-for-a-new-mv/|title=Maluma And Ricky Martin Teamed Up For A New MV|last=Randall|first=Devin|work=Instinct|date=August 31, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214242/https://instinctmagazine.com/maluma-and-ricky-martin-teamed-up-for-a-new-mv/|url-status=live}} with PinkNews labeling him "a strong advocate of LGBT rights" who "expressed support for equal marriage" since coming out.

As the first mainstream Latin music artist to come out,{{Cite web|url=https://vervetimes.com/ricky-martin-i-wasnt-misleading-anyone-when-i-dated-women/|title=Ricky Martin: I Wasn't Misleading Anyone When I Dated Women|last=Fedirighi|first=Craig|work=Verve Times|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214336/https://vervetimes.com/ricky-martin-i-wasnt-misleading-anyone-when-i-dated-women/|url-status=live}} Martin's coming out was a game-changer for "Latin Pride". Billboard{{'}}s Lucas Villa stated: "With Martin's announcement, gay artists, who had long kept their sexual identities a secret, finally had a beacon of hope. If Martin could come out with his career unscathed, there was hope for other artists in Latin music to start doing the same." He added that since then, "a growing number of Latin artists have either come out after years in the spotlight, or many have simply started their careers by embracing their gay identities".{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-pride-lgbtq-artists-ricky-martin-javiera-mena-8515756/|title=Latin Pride: From Ricky Martin to Javiera Mena, 15 Latin LGBTQ Artists Who Have Defined the Movement|last=Villa|first=Lucas|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2021|date=June 4, 2020}} Suzy Exposito from Rolling Stone argued that with risking his career and coming out, Martin "set the scene for Bad Bunny to be free in many ways that, during his own breakthrough moment, he could not".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-cover-story-lockdown-puerto-rico-new-albums-996871/|title=Bad Bunny in Captivity|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 14, 2020|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208114134/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-cover-story-lockdown-puerto-rico-new-albums-996871/|url-status=live}}

In June 2019, he published an open letter slamming a religious liberty bill, saying: "As a defender of human rights and a member of the LGBTT {{sic}} community, I am vehemently opposed to the proposed measure imposed upon us under the guise of religious freedom, that projects us to the world as a backwards country." Puerto Rico's then-governor backed down and withdrew his support of the bill following Martin's statement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ricky-martin-slams-religious-liberty-bill-puerto-rico-governor-backs-n1017246|title=Ricky Martin slams 'religious liberty' bill. Puerto Rico's governor backs down.|last=Acevedo|first=Nicole|publisher=NBC News|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208214555/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ricky-martin-slams-religious-liberty-bill-puerto-rico-governor-backs-n1017246|url-status=live}}

Several of Martin's music videos feature diversity in sexual orientations and same-sex couples, including "The Best Thing About Me Is You",{{Cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/2011/03/21/video-ricky-martin-accepts-the-vito-russo-award-at-the-glaad-media-awards-in-new-york?page=10&response_type=embed|title=Video: Ricky Martin Accepts the Vito Russo Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York|publisher=GLAAD|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208215817/https://www.glaad.org/2011/03/21/video-ricky-martin-accepts-the-vito-russo-award-at-the-glaad-media-awards-in-new-york?page=10&response_type=embed|url-status=live}} "Disparo al Corazón", "Fiebre",{{cite news|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/06/ricky-martin-celebrates-his-sexuality-and-gets-very-raunchy-with-other-men-in-new-fiebre-video/|title=Ricky Martin celebrates his sexuality and gets very raunchy with other men in new Fiebre video|last=Bloodworth|first=Adam|work=PinkNews|access-date=August 2, 2021|date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802123748/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/06/ricky-martin-celebrates-his-sexuality-and-gets-very-raunchy-with-other-men-in-new-fiebre-video/|url-status=live}} and "Tiburones".{{cite news| url=https://www.cadena3.com/noticia/espectaculos/el-guino-de-ricky-martin-al-aborto-en-la-cancion-tiburones_251364| title=El guiño de Ricky Martin al aborto en la canción 'Tiburones'| publisher=Cadena 3 Argentina| access-date=February 27, 2021| date=January 24, 2020| language=es| archive-date=March 1, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301214015/https://www.cadena3.com/noticia/espectaculos/el-guino-de-ricky-martin-al-aborto-en-la-cancion-tiburones_251364| url-status=live}} For his activism and advocacy for LGBTQ community, Martin has been honored with numerous accolades, including the GLAAD Vito Russo Award, the Gala Vanguard Award by the Los Angeles LGBT Center,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/ricky-martin-honored-los-angeles-lgbt-center-gala-vanguard-awards-8471705/|title=Ricky Martin to Be Honored at Los Angeles LGBT Center's Gala Vanguard Awards|last=Bote|first=Joshua|magazine=Billboard|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208215853/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/ricky-martin-honored-los-angeles-lgbt-center-gala-vanguard-awards-8471705/amp/|url-status=live}} the International Icon Award by the British LGBT Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/british-lgbt-award-nominees-revealed-with-ricky-martin-to-receive-accolade-36580315.html|title=British LGBT Award nominees revealed with Ricky Martin to receive accolade|last=Nerssessian|first=Joe|work=The Independent|date=February 7, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208215902/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/british-lgbt-award-nominees-revealed-with-ricky-martin-to-receive-accolade-36580315.html|url-status=live}} the National Visibility Award by the Human Rights Campaign,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-to-honor-ricky-martin-at-23rd-annual-national-dinner|title=HRC to Honor Ricky Martin at 23rd Annual National Dinner|last=Morrow|first=Nick|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208215909/https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-to-honor-ricky-martin-at-23rd-annual-national-dinner|url-status=live}} the Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Center Dinner,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/anna-wintour-emma-gonzalez-ricky-martin-lgbt-center-new-york-city-dinner|title=The LGBT Center Dinner Honors Anna Wintour, Emma González, and Ricky Martin|last=Barsamian|first=Edward|work=Vogue|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208215937/https://www.vogue.com/article/anna-wintour-emma-gonzalez-ricky-martin-lgbt-center-new-york-city-dinner|url-status=live}} the Celebrity Activist of the Year by LGBTQ Nation,{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/lgbtq-nation-heroes-year/|title=And the LGBTQ Nation Heroes of the Year are...|last=Holmes|first=Juwan J.|work=LGBTQ Nation|date=October 1, 2020|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208215950/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/lgbtq-nation-heroes-year/|url-status=live}} and the Legacy Award by Attitude Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://attitude.co.uk/article/attitude-legend-award-supported-by-virgin-holidays-ricky-martin/19316/|title=Attitude Legend Award with Virgin Holidays|work=Attitude|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208220000/https://attitude.co.uk/article/attitude-legend-award-supported-by-virgin-holidays-ricky-martin/19316/|url-status=live}}

Recognition

{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Ricky Martin}}

File:Ricky Martin Walk of Fame.jpg]]Throughout his career, Martin has won over 200 awards (most awarded male Latin artist),{{cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-happened-ricky-martin-before-pictures-go-viral-recent-appearance-sends-internet-meltdown|title=What happened to Ricky Martin? Before and after pictures go viral as recent appearance sends internet into meltdown|publisher=Sportskeeda|last=Roy|first=Barsha|access-date=January 30, 2022|date=October 1, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/espanol/entretenimiento/musica-cultura/info-2015/fotos-ricky-martin-carrera-historia.html|title=Ricky Martin cumple 50 años|last=Rodas de Juárez|first=Celeste|work=AARP |publisher=AARP|language=es|date=December 23, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/famous-lgbtq-singers/|title=15 Of The Greatest And Most Famous LGBTQ+ Singers|last=Farrant|first=Dan|publisher=Hello Music Theory|access-date=April 11, 2022}} including two Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards,

{{cite magazine|title=Sanz, Juanes Top Winners At 2nd Latin Grammys|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sanz-juanes-top-winners-at-2nd-latin-grammys-77905/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2014|date=October 30, 2001}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ricky-martin/17058|title=Ricky Martin|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=May 19, 2021}}
{{cite news|title=List of Winners at Thursday's 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92410793/the-desert-sun/|newspaper=The Desert Sun|date=November 10, 2007|page=52|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 12, 2022}}
{{cite news| url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees| title=Nominees 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards| publisher=Latin Grammy Awards| access-date=November 20, 2020 |date=November 19, 2020}} five MTV Video Music Awards (tied for most wins by a Latin artist),{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-mtv-vma-performers-anitta-1235122878/|title=Anitta, Panic! at the Disco, J Balvin & More to Perform at 2022 MTV VMAs|last=Greun|first=Paul|work=Billboare|access-date=August 9, 2022|date=August 5, 2022}} two American Music Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=%22Ricky+Martin%22&winnerYear=|title=Winners Database|publisher=American Music Awards|access-date=February 9, 2022}} three Latin American Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/miley-cyrus-ricky-martin-set-701634/|title=Miley Cyrus, Ricky Martin Set to Perform on 2014 Billboard Music Awards|last=Trakin|first=Roy|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=February 9, 2022}} a Billboard Music Video Award, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards,
{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=10th Annual Latin Music Conference|magazine=Billboard|date=April 24, 1999|volume=111|issue=17|pages=LM-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49|access-date=March 6, 2016}}
{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=Awardee List|magazine=Billboard|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA16|access-date=May 19, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=106}}
{{cite magazine|title=Juan Gabriel Cleans Up At Billboard Latin Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/juan-gabriel-cleans-up-at-billboard-latin-awards-75804/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 6, 2022|date=May 10, 2002}}
{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin honored at Latin Billboard awards|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94569089/victoria-advocate/|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate|date=September 24, 1999|page=63|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 9, 2022}}
{{cite magazine|year=2004|title=Latin Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67|access-date=November 15, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=72}}
{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2006-billboard-latin-music-awards-winners-58598/|title=2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2006|access-date=February 9, 2022}} eight World Music Awards,
{{cite magazine|year=1999|title=1999 World Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|access-date=February 9, 2022|issn=0006-2510|volume=140}}
{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=2000 World Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|access-date=February 9, 2022|issn=0006-2510|volume=98}}
{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=2001 World Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65|access-date=February 9, 2022|issn=0006-2510|volume=130}}
{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/index.php/news/global-superstars-will-rock-monte-carlo-world-music-awards-air-wednesday-may-28-nbc/|title=Global Superstars Will Rock Monte Carlo At The World Music Awards, To Air Wednesday, May 28 On Nbc|publisher=World Music Awards|date=April 28, 2006|access-date=February 9, 2022}} fourteen Lo Nuestro Awards (including the Excellence Award),{{Cite web|url=https://www.univision.com/shows/premio-lo-nuestro/foto-a-foto-asi-se-vivio-la-espectacular-primera-gala-de-la-decada-de-premio-lo-nuestro-fotos|title=Foto a foto, así se vivió la espectacular primera gala de la década de Premio Lo Nuestro|publisher=Univision|language=es|date=February 21, 2020|access-date=February 9, 2022}} and a Guinness World Record. As an actor, he was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2007, Martin was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6901 Hollywood Blvd.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2020/06/16/ricky-martins-life-and-career-photographs/3200837001/|title=Ricky Martin: The international pop sensation's life through the years|work=USA Today|date=June 17, 2020|access-date=February 9, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/ricky-martin/|title=Ricky Martin|date=October 25, 2019|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|access-date=February 10, 2022}}

On October 11, 2007, then-mayor of Miami Beach, Florida David Dermer awarded him the key to the city of Miami Beach.{{Cite web|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/ricky-martin-gets-his-hollywood-star/|title=Ricky Martin Gets His Hollywood Star|work=People en Español|date=October 16, 2007|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210075941/https://peopleenespanol.com/article/ricky-martin-gets-his-hollywood-star/|url-status=dead}} Puerto Rico named August 31 the "International Ricky Martin Day" in 2008. The Government of Spain granted Spanish nationality to Martin in 2011, for being "recognized in different artistic facets".{{Cite web|url=https://www.lne.es/sociedad/2011/11/04/ricky-martin-benicio-toro-nacionalidad-21006301.html|title=Ricky Martin y Benicio del Toro ya tienen la nacionalidad española|work=La Nueva España|language=es|date=November 4, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2022}} In 2018, in recognition of "his dedication to the island and people of Puerto Rico, his philanthropic work to eliminate human trafficking across the Caribbean, and his commitment to the arts", the singer received a proclamation naming June 7 the "Ricky Martin Day" in New York City.{{cite news| url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mospce/heritage-celebrations/puerto-rican-heritage-reception-2018.page| title=Puerto Rican Heritage Reception 2018| access-date=June 7, 2020| date=June 7, 2018| publisher=Government of New York City| archive-date=February 10, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210080010/https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mospce/heritage-celebrations/puerto-rican-heritage-reception-2018.page| url-status=dead}} Throughout his career, Martin has sold over 70 million records making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/ricky-martins-life-travel-23-sizzling-pics/|title=Ricky Martin's sun-kissed life in travel, in 19 intimate pics|work=Gay Star News|date=September 15, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210090534/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/ricky-martins-life-travel-23-sizzling-pics/|url-status=dead}}

Discography

{{Main|Ricky Martin albums discography|Ricky Martin singles discography|List of songs recorded by Ricky Martin}}

Ricky Martin (1991)
Me Amaras (1993)
A Medio Vivir (1995)
Vuelve (1998)
Ricky Martin (1999)
Sound Loaded (2000)
Almas del Silencio (2003)
Life (2005)
Música + Alma + Sexo (2011)
A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015)

Filmography

Alcanzar una estrella II (1991)
Hercules{{efn|Latin American dub}} (1997)
Idle Hands (1999)
Minions{{efn|Latin American dub}} (2015)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
Palm Royale (2024)

Theatre

Les Misérables (1996), Broadway – Marius Pontmercy
Evita (2012), Broadway – Ché

Tours and residencies

Headlining tours

Ricky Martin Tour (1992)
Me Amaras Tour (1993–1994)
A Medio Vivir Tour (1995–1997)
Vuelve World Tour (1998)
Livin' la Vida Loca Tour (1999–2000)
One Night Only with Ricky Martin (2005–2006)
Black and White Tour (2007)
Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour (2011)
Ricky Martin Live (2013–2014)
Live in Mexico (2014)
One World Tour (2015–2018)
Ricky Martin en Concierto (2018–2019)
Movimiento Tour (2020–2022)
Sinfónico Tour (2022–2023)
Ricky Martin Live! Australia (2025){{cite web | url=https://www.tegdainty.com/tour/rickymartin/ | title=Ricky Martin Australia Tour | Event Tickets & Info }}

Co-headlining tours

Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert (with Enrique Iglesias) (2021)
The Trilogy Tour (with Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull) (2023)

Residency

All In (2017–2018)

Notes

References

= Book sources =

{{cite book

| last = De La Torre

| first = David

| title = Ricky Martin: la historia verdadera

| year = 1997

| publisher = Edamex

| isbn = 9684099835

| url = https://archive.org/details/rickymartinlahis00orta

}}

{{cite book

| last = Holt

| first = Fabian

| title = Genre in Popular Music

| year = 2007

| publisher = University of Chicago Press

| isbn = 978-0226350394

}}

{{cite book

| last = Martin

| first = Ricky

| title = Me

| year = 2010

| publisher = Celebra Hardcover

| isbn = 978-0451234155

| url = https://archive.org/details/me00mart

}}

{{cite book

| last = Otfinoski

| first = Steven

| title = Latinos in the Arts (A to Z of Latino Americans)

| year = 2007

| publisher = Facts on File

| isbn = 978-0816063949

| url-access = registration

| url = https://archive.org/details/latinosinarts0000otfi

}}

External links

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