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Ricky Martin

Puerto Rican singer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1971 · age 54 · also Spain

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. 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.

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2020Hispanoamericano Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal AlbumAward2016Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop AlbumAward2007Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal AlbumAward2006Latin Recording Academy Person of the YearAward2004Lo Nuestro Excellence AwardAward2002Billboard Spirit of Hope AwardAward1999Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop AlbumAward1971Born24 December 1971

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In their own words 3

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Ricky Martin
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3 statements, newest first
  1. I won’t stop singing in Spanish...It’s my mother tongue.

    On continuing to sing in Spanish despite releasing English-language albums (as quoted in “Flashback: Ricky Martin Drives American Talk Show, Own words

  2. ...the most uncomfortable and saddest times of my life. I thought my emotions were evil because that’s what they told me. You’re not supposed to feel like this.

    On his internalized homophobia in “American Crime Story: How Ryan Murphy Transformed Ricky Martin’s Real-Life Pain into Stunning TV” in, Own words

  3. Superman has got nothing on me because my kids gave me that perspective...They don’t know what they did for me.

    On how his children provide him inspiration in “RICKY MARTIN ON HIS HUMANITARIAN WORK AND WHY HE FEELS BIGGER THAN SUPERMAN” in Hola, Own words

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Awards

Hispanoamericano Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album2020
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album2016
Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album2007
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year2006
Lo Nuestro Excellence Award2004
Billboard Spirit of Hope Award2002
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album1999
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

Dubbed the "King of Latin Pop", the "King of Latin Music", and the "Latin Pop God", he is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world. 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.

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 54

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