Ricky Martin, Sting, Arcade Fire Sign on for Montreal Jazz Festival : April 12, 2011

Thanks to leaks on the internet, the Montreux Jazz Festival announced their lineup for 2011 a few days early. The huge list of acts this year making their way to Switzer [...]

Ricky Martin Sets Up North American Tour for Spring : January 27, 2011

Ricky Martin is preparing to tour in North America in the spring, starting with 3 shows in Puerto Rico. He is also planning the debut of his new collection, titled “Mus [...]

Ricky Martin, Shakira Launch Concerts for Early Childhood Development : April 22, 2008

Several Latin music performers, including Shakira and Ricky Martin, will be gathering next month in Buenos Aires and Mexico City for two large concerts to support Latin A [...]

Ricky Martin Reboots ‘Black & White’ Tour This Fall : July 25, 2007

Ricky Martin is adding a series of arena dates in North America to his Black & White Tour. The run will last a month. Martin will kick of his US outing on April 1 [...]

Ricky Martin Prepares Month Long Arena Tour : April 16, 2007

Last spring The North American leg of the Ricky Martin "Black & White Tour" did so well that the Latin singer is returning this fall. Starting on September 29 Mart [...]

Backstreet Boys, Santana to be Featured Performers on Grammys : January 31, 2000

The Recording Academy has announced that the Grammy Awards show this year will be held on February 23 and include performances by Ricky Martin, TLC, Backstreet Boys, Sant [...]

Ricky Martin Adds Las Vegas, Minneapolis Dates to Concert Tour : September 09, 1999

Ricky Martin has added eleven new major arena shows onto his forthcoming tour of the U.S., which expands the outing far beyond cities that have a well-established Hispani [...]

ricky martin Biography

The Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971. He first achieved prominence while performing with Menudo, a Latin boy band. He launched his solo career in 1991.

Martin has sold over 60 million worldwide album over his career. He founded the charity non-profit organization Ricky Martin Foundation. Martin's “Livin' la Vida Loca” his exuberant single, made him into one of the prominent figures in Latin dance-pop. After performing with Menudo for five years he released “Ricky Martin,” a solo Spanish language album, in 1991. Martin also acted on Mexican TV and stage and became a modest star. He starred on “General Hospital,” the American soap opera, in 1994. He played a singer from Puerto Rico.

After releasing several Spanish language albums, in 1999 Martin released “Ricky Martin,” an English language album. The set included “Livin' la Vida Loca” the salsa-style song. That set brought international fame for Martin and 17 million copies were sold. Martin's other albums include 1995's “A Medio Vivir,” 1998's “Vuelve,” 2000's “Sound Loaded” (which included his hit single “She Bangs”) and 2005's “Life.” In 2008, he released “Ricky Martin 17,” his compilation album. Martin in 2010 announced himself as “a fortunate homosexual man,” which ended years of speculation by his fans.

Martin almost single handedly brought an international face to Latino music. His acclaimed performance during the 1999 Grammy Awards helped to launch Martin into a worldwide superstar.

Valentino and Matteo, Martin's twin sons, were born in 2008 through a surrogate mother. Martin is also the co-owner of Casa Salsa, a Miami restaurant. In 2007 Ricky Martin received his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.