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Born 24 December, 1971 (52 years old).

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Ricky Martin
Martin in 2014
BornEnrique Martín Morales
December 24, 1971
San Juan, Puerto Rico
CitizenshipUnited States Spain
OccupationSinger songwriter record producer actor author humanitarian.
Years active1984–present
SpouseJwan Yosef ​​
Children4
AwardsFull list
Musical career
GenresPop Latin urban pop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsColumbia Sony Latin Sony Mexico Sony Classical
Websiterickymartinmusic.com
 

Enrique Martín Morales ; born December 24, 1971), better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author and humanitarian who is known as the "King of Latin Pop" and the "Latin Music King". He began his career at age 12 with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with the group, he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s. Since the beginning of his solo career in 1991, Ricky Martin has become one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time with over 70 million records worldwide. He also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and one of the greatest music video artists of all time.

In early 1999, after releasing several albums in Spanish, Martin performed "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene. Following its success, Martin released "Livin' la Vida Loca", which helped him attain success worldwide. It is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the English-speaking market. His first English-language album , sold 15 million copies and is his best selling album to date. His other studio albums include: Ricky Martin , Me Amaras , A Medio Vivir , Vuelve , Sound Loaded , Almas del Silencio , Life , Música + Alma + Sexo , and A Quien Quiera Escuchar .

He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico, where he achieved modest stardom in early 1990s. In 1994, he appeared on the US TV soap opera General Hospital, playing a Puerto Rican singer. In 2018, he portrayed Antonio D'Amico in the miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

  

Personal life

Martin was raised Catholic but says he is open to all sorts of religious beliefs, especially the Buddhist philosophy. He feels that subscribing to a specific religion can "limit" an individual in certain aspects, and noted in 2006, "I really like the Buddhist philosophy but that doesn't mean that I am of the religion. If I subscribe to Buddhism, I can't be of anything else...I am not going to follow those rules." Martin began practicing yoga after a trip to Thailand in 1997.

In November 2011, he acquired Spanish nationality in recognition of his artistic talents and for having roots in the country – Martin's grandmother is Spanish, and he owns a residence in Madrid. In September 2011, he sold his home in Miami. In a public statement, written in Spanish, Martin explicitly stated that he has not abandoned his Puerto Rican identity: "I was born in Puerto Rico, I am a Puerto Rican, and Puerto Rico is my homeland. I made the request for Spanish citizenship some time ago, I was just waiting for a response. This step is part of planning for the future within a global community of whom I am part. Spain is a country with which I share many memories and strong ties born of my roots and the love they have given me since I first visited." In January 2013, he relocated to Sydney, Australia to accommodate his position on The Voice Australia. In 2018, he relocated permanently to Los Angeles, California.

Martin is a vegetarian.

Coming out

Martin was in an on-off platonic relationship with Mexican TV host Rebecca de Alba for more than 14 years. The pair had spoken of starting a family together, and Martin had at one point considered proposing to her. In August 2008, Martin became the father of twin boys, Matteo and Valentino, born by a gestational surrogate mother.

After the success of "Livin' la Vida Loca", Martin's personal life became a subject of interest due to his large gay following, and he was questioned about his sexual orientation. In a December 2000 interview with The Mirror, he was asked to comment on the rumors surrounding his sexuality. He replied: "I don't think I should have to tell anyone if I am gay or not, or who I've slept with or not." In 2010, Barbara Walters expressed some regret for pushing Martin in a 2000 interview to admit if he was gay. The Toronto Star quoted her as saying, "When I think back on it now, I feel it was an inappropriate question." On March 29, 2010, Martin publicly came out as gay in a post on his official website, stating: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am." Martin said that "these years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within, and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed."

Also in 2010, Martin said that for many years he thought he was bisexual, telling Oprah Winfrey that "I felt it with a woman, I felt passion and it felt good. And I'm sure I'm not the only gay man that felt attraction towards women...Sometimes I really did fall in love with women, for many years I did." He announced on The Oprah Winfrey Show that he was in a relationship. In 2011, during his acceptance speech of the Vito Russo Award at the 22nd GLAAD Media Awards, Martin publicly thanked his boyfriend, Carlos González Abella, an economist. His relationship with González Abella ended in January 2014.

In 2012, during an interview with Spanish Vanity Fair, Martin stated, "I don't regret anything, any of the relationships I've lived. They taught me a lot, both men and women equally." In 2016, he stated that he is attracted to both men and women, but, because he is only interested in romantic relationships with men, he does not identify as bisexual. "I know that I like both men and women, I'm against sexual labels, we are simply human beings with emotional and sexual needs," he stated in an interview with the Mexican magazine Fama! He added that "I am gay, men fascinate me, but I like to enjoy sex in total freedom, so I'm open to having sex with a woman if I feel desire."

Martin recalled being on his Livin' la Vida Loca Tour during an appearance on Proud Radio on Apple Music in July 2020, stating: "My music was being heard all over the world, regardless of the language, I could high five God, but I wasn't living to the fullest. I was sad. I was depressed... I said, 'We need to stop. We need to stop the tour... I can't do this. I need to go home. I need silence. I need to cry. I need to be angry. I need to forgive myself for allowing myself to reach this level, to get to where I'm at.' And I took some time and I took a sabbatical." After taking time off to learn about himself and his sexuality, Martin still was not ready to publicly come out — his friends and family knew, but other people still did not. Only until he began working on his memoir, Me, did he finally summon the courage to publicly come out to his fans.

Marriage

Beginning April 2016, he started dating Jwan Yosef, a Syrian-Swedish painter of Kurdish and Armenian descent. The two announced their engagement on November 16, 2016, while on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. In January 2018, Martin announced that he and Yosef are married. On December 31, 2018, Martin and Yosef announced, via Instagram, the birth of their daughter Lucía Martin-Yosef.

In 2019, while accepting an award during a human rights dinner in Washington DC, Martin announced he and his husband are expecting their fourth child together and on October 29, 2019, Martin and Yosef announced, via Instagram, the birth of their son Renn Martin-Yosef.

Activism

Humanitarian work and impact

Ricky Martin at a Puerto Rican Day annual parade in New York City

Martin is the founder of Fundación Ricky Martin , a non-profit organization. Among the events promoted by the foundation was a summer camp, which included Martin's personal participation.

Martin has been honored with accolades including: Leadership in the Arts Award, Billboard's Spirit of Hope Award, ALMA Award, Vanguard Award, International Humanitarian Award by the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, Hispanic Heritage Award for his humanitarian work through the Sabera Foundation in rescuing three orphan girls from the streets of Kolkata .

In December 2003, Martin was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In his role as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Ricky Martin has supported UNICEF's efforts in fighting for children's rights, especially in the area of child trafficking.

Martin has also collaborated with the International Organization for Migration on the Llama y Vive , a campaign which is aimed to facilitate prevention of human trafficking, protection of the youngest victims of child trafficking, and prosecution of the traffickers. For his work against human trafficking, the United States Department of State named Martin one of its Heroes in Ending Modern-Day Slavery in 2005.

Foundation logo

The Ricky Martin Foundation was founded by Ricky Martin, with the mission to advocate for the well-being of children around the world.

After Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, the organization helped people and handed over homes that were rebuilt after the losses; Martin launched a viral campaign of selling a black shirt with the Puerto Rican flag stamped on it and thus the funds raised. The black shirts were designed by Martin twins, Valentino and Matteo. Many celebrities such as Maluma, Luis Fonsi, Bad Bunny, Will Smith and Marc Anthony supported this campaign. In November 2017, Ricky Martin received iHeartRadio Premio Corazon Latino Award for his support following Hurricane Maria and his constant work throughout the years with human trafficking.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Martin created a campaign to help health care workers through the nonprofit organization Project Hope. "As you know, health care professionals are extremely vulnerable and professionals around the world don’t have personal protection equipment they need to prevent them getting infected," he said in an Instagram video.

During Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, after the Killing of George Floyd, Martin and stars such as Rihanna and Katy Perry honored an effort called "Black Out Tuesday". He also created a hashtag #knowthestruggle, giving his social media to voices of the community that are looking for justice, to learn more about what's happening.

Politics

Ricky Martin in Congress, with Luis Fortuño , Tom Lantos and Chris Smith .

Martin was a headliner in the 2001 inauguration celebration for President George W. Bush; he even invited the newly elected president to join him on stage to dance. Photographs of this moment were broadcast throughout the world, and Martin wrote about it in his song "Asignatura Pendiente". Martin's view of President Bush changed over the Iraq War, as expressed in his declaration to the Associated Press that he will "always condemn war and those who promulgate it."

During his appearance at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 29, 2010, Martin expressed his disagreement with the Arizona SB 1070 bill, a proposed law that would have required police officers to request documents from individuals whom they suspected to be illegal immigrants.

On July 22, 2019, Martin joined artists such as Residente, Bad Bunny, and more than half a million Puerto Ricans in shutting down a major highway, PR-52, more commonly known as Expreso Las Américas or Autopista Luis A. Ferré, in the days-long protests against government corruption and demanding Ricardo Rosselló's resignation.

On September 15, 2020 Ricky Martin, Eva Longoria and Luis Fonsi attended a campaign event in Kissimmee, Florida to support Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee for the 2020 election. "I’ve been supporting Biden forever, I think he is the only option we have and he is great and he has been in politics all his life. This is the moment. We all need to get together and be loud about the course of this nation." Martin stated in an interview with Variety.

LGBT advocacy

As a homosexual man, Martin actively supports LGBT rights worldwide and is considered a gay icon.

Martin's coming out, was a game-changer for Latin Pride, as he was the first mainstream Latin music artist to come out. Gay artists, who had kept their sexual orientation a secret for a long time, finally had a hope. If Ricky Martin could come out with his career unscathed, so there was hope for other Latin music stars to be the same. Since that, a growing number of Latin stars have also come out after years in the spotlight, or many have simply started their careers without hiding their sexual identities.

Martin has expressed support for same-sex marriage in an interview on Larry King Live. He delivered a speech at the United Nations Homophobia Conference on November 12, 2012.

On March 5, 2016, Martin met with Chilean LGBT rights group Fundación Iguales to learn about the challenges LGBT citizens face there. "I want equal marriage rights for Chile," he said at the meeting and added that he wants his sons to grow up in a world where "there are no second-class citizens." 

"Love and equality win, Colombia says YES to same-sex marriage," tweeted Martin, when Colombia's highest court voted against a proposal that said marriage only applied to unions between men and women in April 2016.

In February 2018, in an interview with E. Alex Jung of Vulture, Martin discussed working on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story as Antonio D'Amico and how he wanted his portrayal to help normalize open relationships.

On June, 2019, Ricky Martin published an open letter slamming "religious liberty bill", a bill that allowed government employees to avoid serving certain constituents: "As a defender of human rights and a member of the LGBTT community, I am vehemently opposed to the proposed measure imposed upon us under the guise of religious freedom, that projects us to the world as a backwards country." He wrote. Puerto Rico's governor backed down and withdrew his support of the bill after Martin's statement.

On June 25, 2020, Ricky Martin joined artists such as Katy Perry and Adam Lambert in Can't Cancel Pride: Helping LGBTQ+ People in Need, a virtual event to raise visibility and funds for LGBTQ+ communities, held by P&G and iHeartMedia.

Also many of Ricky Martin's music videos feature LGBT couples and diversity in sexual orientations; such as "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú", "Disparo al Corazón", "Fiebre" and "Tiburones".

 

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