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Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer. The artist ruled the world of Latin and American pop music in the s.

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After working in the Latin pop group Menudo in his youth, he parted ways with his solo career. However, it was his super hit "Livin 'la Vida Loca" that brought him worldwide recognition and made him an international superstar. As a forerunner of Latin pop, he successfully brought the genre onto the global map and gave way to other popular Latin artists such as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez in the English speaking market.

In addition to Spanish, he also recorded English-language albums, which further enhanced his fame. To date, he is credited with selling over 70 million albums worldwide, in addition to concerts around the world and numerous music awards.

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Martin began appearing in commercials on local television around the age of six. He auditioned three times for the youth singing group Menudo before finally landing in During his five years with Menudo, Martin toured all over the world, performing songs in several languages. In , he reached the age of 18 and returned to Puerto Rico long enough to finish high school before moving to New York to pursue a solo acting and singing career.

While Martin actively pursued his acting career, he also recorded and released albums and performed live. He became famous in his native Puerto Rico and among the Hispanic community at large. A debut solo album, Ricky Martin, was released in by Sony Latin, followed by a second effort, Me Amaras, in His third album, A Medio Vivir, was released in , the same year that he voiced the Spanish-language version of the Disney animated character "Hercules".

His next project, Vuelve, released in , included the hit "La Copa de la Vida" "The Cup of Life" , which Martin performed at the World Cup football tournament in France as part of a demonstration broadcast to an audience of up to 2 billion people worldwide. It all started with that star-studded Grammy party, where the singer unveiled his phenomenal success with his first English single, "Livin' La Vida Loca.