Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer, actor, and author. Martin began
his career at age twelve with the all-boy pop group
Menudo.
He has sold over 85 million albums worldwide.
-Wikipedia
Birth Name:
Enrique Martín Morales
From:
December 24, 1971 (age
)
From:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupation:
Singer,
actor,
author
Height:
6' 1/2"
Years active:
1984present
Education:
Professional singing and acting lessons
Father:
Enrique Martin III (psychologist; divorced in 1974)
Mother:
Nereida Morales (accountant)
Half Sister:
Vanessa Martin (younger)
Half Brother:
Fernando Fernandez, Angel Fernandez, Eric Martin, Daniel Martin
Partners:
Carlos González Abella (2011-2014)
Children:
Twin boys, Matteo and Valentino, born by a surrogate mother
Genres:
Pop,
Latin pop,
dance-pop,
urban pop,
reggae
Associated acts:
Menudo
Christina Aguilera
Draco Rosa
Ednita Nazario
Luciano Pavarotti
Jennifer Lopez
Ricky Martin Quotes:
"The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight.
Every [writer] thinks, I'm the journalist who's going to make him talk. I pray for them. I pray that
they get a life and stop living mine!"
"Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that
you're born with, but sexuality is something I leave for my own mirror."
Ricky Martin Awards:
ALMA Awards: National Council of La Raza Vanguard Award (2002)
World Music Awards: Best Latin Male, Best Pop Male Artist, and World's Best-Selling Dance Artist. (2001)
ALMA Awards: Special Achievement Award for Male Entertainer of the Year (2000)
Grammy Awards: Best Latin Pop Performance, Vuelve (1999)
MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video & Best Pop Video (1999)
Billboard Latin Music Awards: Album Of The Year and Hot Latin Track Of The Year, Vuelve (1999)
MTV North Latin: Viewer's Choice Award (1999)
MTV Russia: Viewer's Choice Award (1999)
World Music Awards: World's Best Selling Latin Male (1999)
Teen Choice Awards: Favorite Male Artist (1999)
Billboard Latin Music Awards: Latin Pop Track of the Year, Livin' La Vida Loca (1999)
Tour Dates: