Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales (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. ...
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Movies (35)
Man Overboard!
2026 · Roby
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
2026 · Self - Performer
Ricky Martin: A Loco Life
2025
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021 · Self - Performer
El cuartito
2021 · Narrador
Jingle Jangle: Una mágica Navidad
2020 · Don Juan Diego (voice)
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
Helene Fischer - Weihnachten - Live aus der Hofburg Wien
2015 · Self
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015 · Self
Ricky Martin: Festival de Viña del Mar
2014 · Self
Ednita Nazario: Real... En Vivo
2008 · Self
Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
2007 · Self
Ricky Martin: Live - Black and White Tour
2007 · Self
Aún hay más... Homenaje a Raúl Velasco
2006 · Self - performer
Ricky Martin: MTV Unplugged
2006 · Self
Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003 · Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002 · Self - Performer
The Best of Max
2002 · Self
Ricky Martin - Europa (European Tour)
2001 · Self
Ricky Martin: La Historia
2001 · Self
M6 awards 2000
2000 · Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000 · Self
Ricky Martin: One Night Only
2000 · Self
Ricky Martin - The Video Collection
1999 · Cantante
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999 · Self
Romance del cumbanchero: la música de Rafael Hernández
1998 · Self
Somos un solo pueblo
1995 · Self
Un pueblo que canta
1993 · Self
Más que alcanzar una estrella
1992 · Enrique
Broadway: The Next Generation
· Self
The 65th
· Executive Producer
TV shows (53)
The Apprentice: Unfinished Business
2026 · Self
Palm Royale
2024 · Robert Diaz
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
American Crime Story
2016 · Antonio D'Amico
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
The Voice
2012 · Self - Coach, Self
La Voz... México
2011 · Self - Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Glee
2009 · David Martínez
El hormiguero
2006 · Self, Self - Guest
The Tyra Banks Show
2005 · Self
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Guest Judge
Hape trifft!
2005 · Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · Self - Guest
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Star Factory
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
Star Academy
2001 · Self
V.I.P.
2000 · Self
Latin Grammy Awards
2000 · Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
TV total
1999 · Self
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
1998 · Self
CD:UK
1998 · Self
Leute heute
1997 · Self
RTL-Spendenmarathon
1996 · Self
Salsa e Merengue
1996 · Theme Song Performance
TFI Friday
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
TOTP2
1994 · self - performer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
Alcanzar una estrella II
1991 · Pablo Loredo Muriel
MTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Le monde est à vous
1987 · Self
Larry King Live
1985 · Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
De TV Show
1981 · Self
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
The BRIT Awards
1977 · Self
The Love Boat
1977 · Menudo
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
Miss USA
1963 · Self - Judge
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963 · Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys
1959 · Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951 · Self - Special Guest