{"artistName":"Ricky Martin","artistId":8870,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/75c/75cdf61494e43b095a17cd3712edf16e_480.webp","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/75c/75cdf61494e43b095a17cd3712edf16e_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/75c/75cdf61494e43b095a17cd3712edf16e_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/75c/75cdf61494e43b095a17cd3712edf16e_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/75c/75cdf61494e43b095a17cd3712edf16e_480.webp 480w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eRicky Martin (born Enrique Martín Morales on December 24, 1971) 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 since 1991.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his career he has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. He is the founder of Ricky Martin Foundation (in Spanish Fundación Ricky Martin), a non-profit charity organization. Ricky Martin's exuberant 1999 single \"Livin' la Vida Loca\" made him a prominent figure of Latin dance-pop. Martin got his start with the all-boy pop group Menudo; after five years with the group, he released his Spanish-language solo album, Ricky Martin, in 1991. He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico, becoming a modest star there. In 1994 he starred on the American TV soap opera General Hospital, playing a Puerto Rican singer. In 1999, after several albums in Spanish, he released his first English-language album (also titled Ricky Martin), which included the salsa-style \"Livin' la Vida Loca\". The album sold 17 million copies and brought Martin international fame. His other albums include A Medio Vivir (1995), Vuelve (1998), Sound Loaded (2000, with the hit \"She Bangs\"), Life (2005), and the compilation album Ricky Martin 17 (2008). In 2010 Martin announced that he was a \"fortunate homosexual man\", ending years of fan speculation on the topic.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the edge of the new millennium, Martin—almost by himself—gave Latino music an international face. An acclaimed performance at the 1999 Grammy Awards launched Martin into worldwide super-stardom. As Entertainment Weekly's Andrew Essex reported, \"his leather-pants, electro-pelvis version of 'La Copa de la Vida' single-handedly goosed a very dull telecast, earning him a standing ovation.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin's twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, were born via a surrogate mother in 2008. Martin also co-owns a Miami restaurant, Casa Salsa, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Ricky+Martin","playStationPath":"/stations/113289595/play","stationId":113289595,"bioPath":"/music/Ricky+Martin/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Gloria+Trevi","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/790/790a92e41c0fe40ed38d6c240ea8603d_md.jpg","artistName":"Gloria Trevi","artistId":12322,"station_id":113356034},{"musicPath":"/music/Marisela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d6570118b0c07a77acf8839d37fba158_md.jpg","artistName":"Marisela","artistId":11209,"station_id":113366430},{"musicPath":"/music/Christina+Aguilera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6f4/6f4ff7c03c0c1583011d1a8da69e8308_md.jpg","artistName":"Christina Aguilera","artistId":265,"station_id":113263409},{"musicPath":"/music/Chayanne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb4/bb4362b269e32a6a8272965ac2918a0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Chayanne","artistId":10441,"station_id":113312788},{"musicPath":"/music/Daddy+Yankee","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/23c/23cc69e1fe86d99175b1c2e4d80607f0_md.jpg","artistName":"Daddy Yankee","artistId":9028,"station_id":113267466},{"musicPath":"/music/Rosana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f15/f152ef1c35328b24a9684757fb2ad1b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Rosana","artistId":280792,"station_id":373031697},{"musicPath":"/music/Rio+Roma","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8ba/8ba5f7a2ca30273284a71cea2ac3da31_md.jpg","artistName":"Río Roma","artistId":208872,"station_id":338119872},{"musicPath":"/music/Kudai","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/33c/33c8c131886bc018122b21a27319d07d_md.jpg","artistName":"Kudai","artistId":100700,"station_id":280763195},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Torres","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/45c/45cfa4358ec78b4e24a827a9f017d50a_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Torres","artistId":11083,"station_id":113352250},{"musicPath":"/music/MDO","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa0/aa0d2b6015bd9030bb4990b843a45ba2_md.jpg","artistName":"MDO","artistId":10686,"station_id":113543229},{"musicPath":"/music/Moenia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/200/200c3d7790610eb57e3310863b50b5e2_md.jpg","artistName":"Moenia","artistId":5543,"station_id":113545692},{"musicPath":"/music/Natalia+Oreiro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2f9/2f94731e1e021e879d53e53f4aae1dfb_md.jpg","artistName":"Natalia Oreiro","artistId":100901,"station_id":280763382},{"musicPath":"/music/Maria+Jose","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f25/f25abbb9821fa1427d5b198a7d2a82d3_md.jpg","artistName":"Maria Jose","artistId":95720,"station_id":276275808},{"musicPath":"/music/Las+Ketchup","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/005/005f58aa9f3604c34a960ab21fbfebb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Las Ketchup","artistId":2656,"station_id":113389680},{"musicPath":"/music/Pimpinela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c04/c04f5eed1727165cf0de9f482f6cb10b_md.jpg","artistName":"Pimpinela","artistId":103265,"station_id":280764360},{"musicPath":"/music/Angel+y+Khriz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9f0/9f0122e7e5b12b71ad4b406dd0410c8d_md.jpg","artistName":"Angel y Khriz","artistId":9052,"station_id":113326524},{"musicPath":"/music/Soraya","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/57b/57bad9d16955e948471f673eac6df0ba_md.jpg","artistName":"Soraya","artistId":5717,"station_id":113339902},{"musicPath":"/music/Kany+Garcia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5e8/5e8c26ff1c64aa69bc438a4d6d66c427_md.jpg","artistName":"Kany Garcia","artistId":11128,"station_id":113522337}]}