Biography

Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist after 1991. During his career he has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. He is the founder of Ricky Martín Foundation (in Spanish Fundación Ricky Martin) a non-profit charity organization. Ricky Martin rose to fame as a member of the Latin American boy band Menudo, after which he became a solo artist in 1990. Martin has been nominated one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine and its sister magazine People en Español in 2000 and 2006. ("María", "La Copa de la Vida", "La Bomba", "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She's All I Ever Had", "Shake Your Bon-Bon", "She Bangs", "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (duet with Christina Aguilera)