Puerto Rican performer Ricky Martin began his musical career back in school, when he joined the local music group. Since then, the performer is constantly improving in his field and is achieving ever new heights.
Biography and career start
The full name of the Hispanic artist is Enrique Martin Morales. He was born in 1971 in the coastal capital of the island state of Puerto Rico - San Juan. His father was a psychologist, and his mother was an accountant. Unfortunately, the parents divorced when Enrique was only 2 years old. Each of them found a different life partner and got new children, so the boy grew up in the company of his half-brothers and sisters: two brothers and a sister from his father, two brothers from his mother.
From an early age, Ricky Martin showed his love for attention and stage. He often sang, danced and had fun. When he was nine years old, his father decided that such a charismatic and charming boy could find a place in advertising, and took him to the first castings. Over the next 2 years, he became part of more than 10 commercials. Advertising on television made him quite popular in his native country.
Having decided that it was time to move on and develop his vocal abilities, Enrique went to a casting in the local boy band "Menudo". The producers of the group appreciated both the musical abilities and the charisma of the young man, but considered him not high enough for this place. The boy was refused several times, but he did not give up. This perseverance paid off, because in 1984 Martin finally became part of the group. He sang in it for the next 5 years, but left the group due to strict control of the producers and lack of freedom of expression.
Musical career and best hits
Immediately after leaving school, the young man moved to New York to go to university, but before the start of the new school year he took his documents and moved to Mexico, where he was invited to play in the theater. After that, they began to offer him contracts in various films, series and television shows.
In 1990, the actor signed his first contract for a solo album. The contract was not drawn up correctly and Martin received practically nothing from him, although the sales were colossal. For himself, he considered this a good life lesson, after which he carefully read all the documents. In 1991-1992, the singer sang in the group "Muñecos de Papel", in which he finally felt like a part of the real music industry. In 1993, the 22-year-old musician released the second solo album, which is also gaining incredible popularity.
In 1998, the performer recorded a song for the 1998 World Cup - "La Copa de la Vida". It is still popular and used in various competitions. By that time, the singer was popular all over the world, his album sold millions of copies, his songs were known by heart. But he reached a fundamentally new level of fame in 1999, when he released the world hit "Livin 'la Vida Loca". He fell on the first lines of musical tops in many countries of the world, and he can often be heard at the present time.
In 2007, Ricky Martin began a three-year break in his work, which he devoted to his personal life and writing an autobiographical book. In 2010, she became a bestseller. To date, he has released 16 solo albums.
