{"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/Jennifer+Paige","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab0/ab09e8461d2c1571d055f84fca2bbbfa_md.jpg","artistName":"Jennifer Paige","artistId":3552,"station_id":113317009},{"musicPath":"/music/Melanie+C","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c70/c704bd7e95550976415749837aab9f55_md.jpg","artistName":"Melanie C","artistId":7634,"station_id":113263035},{"musicPath":"/music/Marisela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d6570118b0c07a77acf8839d37fba158_md.jpg","artistName":"Marisela","artistId":11209,"station_id":113366430},{"musicPath":"/music/Rosana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f15/f152ef1c35328b24a9684757fb2ad1b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Rosana","artistId":280792,"station_id":373031697},{"musicPath":"/music/Chayanne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb4/bb4362b269e32a6a8272965ac2918a0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Chayanne","artistId":10441,"station_id":113312788},{"musicPath":"/music/Kudai","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/33c/33c8c131886bc018122b21a27319d07d_md.jpg","artistName":"Kudai","artistId":100700,"station_id":280763195},{"musicPath":"/music/Spice+Girls","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/419/419a286da3d8f3c668fa49f90b9b7482_md.jpg","artistName":"Spice Girls","artistId":688,"station_id":113274583},{"musicPath":"/music/Wisin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2fb/2fb83f8206ba0ee5211b61f3ebe42d30_md.jpg","artistName":"Wisin","artistId":280798,"station_id":374004552},{"musicPath":"/music/MDO","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa0/aa0d2b6015bd9030bb4990b843a45ba2_md.jpg","artistName":"MDO","artistId":10686,"station_id":113543229},{"musicPath":"/music/Celia+Cruz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff6/ff6ca2471a23d93a2fd657d69526da42_md.jpg","artistName":"Celia Cruz","artistId":5529,"station_id":113339657},{"musicPath":"/music/Coti","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/708/708a8ec0b45a7af7804c55da9e09375c_md.jpg","artistName":"Coti","artistId":92130,"station_id":273862580},{"musicPath":"/music/Maria+Jose","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f25/f25abbb9821fa1427d5b198a7d2a82d3_md.jpg","artistName":"Maria Jose","artistId":95720,"station_id":276275808},{"musicPath":"/music/+NSYNC","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6c8/6c825e49b9c60db71283f2395eb0e223_md.jpg","artistName":"*NSYNC","artistId":8595,"station_id":113263031},{"musicPath":"/music/Jesse+Joy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/79a/79a933bfd07546c6969b436e8a110319_md.jpg","artistName":"Jesse \u0026 Joy","artistId":12190,"station_id":116024653},{"musicPath":"/music/Elvis+Crespo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8c0/8c041c324c6426eafed92ae657098ee3_md.jpg","artistName":"Elvis Crespo","artistId":13197,"station_id":113289565},{"musicPath":"/music/Alvaro+Soler","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ed0/ed040460c7cbd22873bf7372792ea171_md.jpg","artistName":"Alvaro Soler","artistId":289306,"station_id":375982811},{"musicPath":"/music/Fonseca","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fba/fba5aa7fdded9d90fca5ed2dbf235d19_md.jpg","artistName":"Fonseca","artistId":11498,"station_id":113276232},{"musicPath":"/music/Emmanuel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0e5/0e574e3235407ee44cd738728cb3d0fa_md.jpg","artistName":"Emmanuel","artistId":80625,"station_id":267909177}]}