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Enrique Martin Morales [a] (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.
Puerto Rican recording artist and actor Ricky Martin is the recipient of multiple awards and nominations since his solo debut in the 1990s. Known as the "King of Latin Pop", he is the all-time best-selling Puerto Rican's artist, [1] and one of the best-selling Latino singers.
The music video has received a number of awards and nominations. At the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, it was nominated for several categories, including Video of the Year, making Martin the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in this category.
In summer 1999, Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' took over Top 40 radio, ushering the so-called Latin explosion in pop music.
Eros Ramazzotti and Martin recorded the 2007 Italian-language duet, "Non siamo soli". British soul singer Joss Stone was featured on "The Best Thing About Me Is You". Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte and Martin recorded the 2011 Portuguese-language song "Samba". The cast of Glee and Martin recorded covers of "La Isla Bonita" and "Sexy and I Know ...
In 2010, Martin released "The Best Thing About Me Is You" as the lead single from Música + Alma + Sexo (2011). It topped the US Hot Latin Songs chart and made Martin the first and only artist in history with Spanish-language entries in three decades. In 2014, "Adiós" was released as the first single from Martin's 2015 album, A Quien Quiera ...
"Vuelve", written by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita, was released as the lead single for the album and became Martin's first song to reach number one the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The title track was released as the album's first single on January 26, 1998. [ 27 ]
In 2006, Martin's first live album, MTV Unplugged, was released by Sony Music Norte. It peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 [6] and number one on the US Latin Albums chart. [5] Martin's ninth studio album, Música + Alma + Sexo was released by Sony Music Latin in January 2011.