{"artistName":"Ricky Martin","artistId":8870,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/75c/75cdf61494e43b095a17cd3712edf16e_xl.jpg","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_xl.jpg 340w","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/MDO","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa0/aa0d2b6015bd9030bb4990b843a45ba2_md.jpg","artistName":"MDO","artistId":10686,"station_id":113543229},{"musicPath":"/music/+NSYNC","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6c8/6c825e49b9c60db71283f2395eb0e223_md.jpg","artistName":"*NSYNC","artistId":8595,"station_id":113263031},{"musicPath":"/music/Celia+Cruz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff6/ff6ca2471a23d93a2fd657d69526da42_md.jpg","artistName":"Celia Cruz","artistId":5529,"station_id":113339657},{"musicPath":"/music/A+Teens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cf0/cf0312811c1697839c6bcd683084011e_md.jpg","artistName":"A*Teens","artistId":112,"station_id":113267487},{"musicPath":"/music/Jesse+Joy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/79a/79a933bfd07546c6969b436e8a110319_md.jpg","artistName":"Jesse \u0026 Joy","artistId":12190,"station_id":116024653},{"musicPath":"/music/Monica+Naranjo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dbc/dbc872a9ff36bf28fac170f9e7af992b_md.jpg","artistName":"Monica Naranjo","artistId":101269,"station_id":280763627},{"musicPath":"/music/Spice+Girls","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/419/419a286da3d8f3c668fa49f90b9b7482_md.jpg","artistName":"Spice Girls","artistId":688,"station_id":113274583},{"musicPath":"/music/Son+by+Four","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f59/f595e4d3b5f57c54610e20fd94bea348_md.jpg","artistName":"Son by Four","artistId":9778,"station_id":113262599},{"musicPath":"/music/Melanie+C","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c70/c704bd7e95550976415749837aab9f55_md.jpg","artistName":"Melanie C","artistId":7634,"station_id":113263035},{"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/Coti","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/708/708a8ec0b45a7af7804c55da9e09375c_md.jpg","artistName":"Coti","artistId":92130,"station_id":273862580},{"musicPath":"/music/Geri+Halliwell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f16/f163373a2d9777b1a327bc50251c08c7_md.jpg","artistName":"Geri Halliwell","artistId":8138,"station_id":113289665},{"musicPath":"/music/Christina+Aguilera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6f4/6f4ff7c03c0c1583011d1a8da69e8308_md.jpg","artistName":"Christina Aguilera","artistId":265,"station_id":113263409},{"musicPath":"/music/Kalimba","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/23b/23b43047e11b702d46791fb6a8906e6e_md.jpg","artistName":"Kalimba","artistId":11823,"station_id":113265200},{"musicPath":"/music/Marisela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d6570118b0c07a77acf8839d37fba158_md.jpg","artistName":"Marisela","artistId":11209,"station_id":113366430},{"musicPath":"/music/Yuridia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8c0/8c04b2cfbd8a5d3260cc00428943965b_md.jpg","artistName":"Yuridia","artistId":12844,"station_id":113450594},{"musicPath":"/music/Backstreet+Boys","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/50c/50c2f378f1a0bb6c619662fb80ee950e_md.jpg","artistName":"Backstreet Boys","artistId":124,"station_id":113261877}]}