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Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. He has sold more than 55 million albums around the world., charting 21 top-ten hits on the U.S. Latin Charts, eight of which reached number one, and a total of over 30 hit singles.[citation needed]
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Birth name Enrique Martín Morales
Also known as Ricky Martin
Born December 24, 1971(1971-12-24) (age 37)
Origin San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genre(s) Pop, latin pop, rock en Español, reggaeton
Occupation(s) singer, actor
Instrument(s) Voice
Years active 1984 "present
Label(s) Sony Music/Columbia
Associated acts Menudo, Christina Aguilera, Voltio, Madonna,Fat Joe, Amerie
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Menudo

At the age of 12, Martin auditioned to become a member of the band Menudo, a manufactured Latin pop group composed of young Hispanic adolescent musicians who were rotated out of the group as they advanced into their teen years. When Martin was 17, however, he left the group and returned to Puerto Rico to complete high school.

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Solo Career

After completing high school, Martin left San Juan and moved to New York. Later, Martin moved to Mexico City where he started acting, first in theater productions, and then in a soap opera ("telenovela") titled Alcanzar una estrella II (Reach for a Star). A film based on the series was produced in which Martin played "Pablo," earning a Heraldo Award in 1993.

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Broadway

After the conclusion of a worldwide tour, Martin returned to New York to appear in a Broadway production for the first time. He played the romantic lead, Marius Pontmercy, in Les Miserables.

While on Broadway, Martin returned to the studio and recorded his fourth album, Vuelve, which was certified platinum by the RIAA and went on to sell eight million copies worldwide. He was chosen to sing Read more...

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