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MARTIN Ricky
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:

24.12.1971

(San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Enrique Martin)

Appearances:

1984-89

Menudo

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Ricky Martin	1991
2.	A Medio Vivir	23.06.1997	SMIS/Sony
3.	Vuelve	23.02.1998	Columbia			40
4.	Ricky Martin (mini CD)	11.05.1999	C2/Columbia		2	1
5.	Sound Loaded	14.11.2000	Columbia		14	4
6.	La Historia	27.02.2001	Sony Discos			83
7.	The Best Of Ricky Martin	30.10.2001	Columbia		42
8.	Coleccion de Oro	22.01.2002	Sony International
9.	Complete Set: Interview and CD Book	23.07.2002	Griffin Music
10.	Las Almas del Silencio	20.05.2003	Sony Discos			12
11.	I Don't Care: Club Remixes	27.09.2005
12.	Life	11.10.2005	Columbia		40	6
13.	MTV Unplugged	07.11.2006	Sony BMG Norte			38
14.	Ricky Martin: Live Black and White Tour	06.11.2007	Sony International
15.	Best of Ricky Martin	08.01.2008	Sony
16.	17	18.11.2008	Sony International
17.	Greatest Hits	08.07.2011	Sony		24
18.	Ricky Martin M.A.S.: Musica + Alma + Sexo	15.11.2011
19.	Dos Clasicos	08.05.2012	Sony U.S. Latin
20.	Playlist: The Very Best Of Ricky Martin	09.10.2012	Legacy
21.	The Profile	10.02.2015	Profile Series
22.	A Quien Quiera Escuchar	10.02.2015	Sony Music Latin			20

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Maria	7/1996			88
2.	(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria	12.05.1997	Columbia	6
3.	1 2 3 Maria	11.08.1997	Sony
4.	Donde Estaras	17.11.1997	Columbia
5.	Te Extrano, Te Olvido, Te Amo	24.11.1997	Columbia
6.	La copa de la vida	3/1998
7.	Cup Of Life	06.04.1998	Columbia	29	45
8.	La Bomba	24.08.1998	Columbia
9.	Vuelve	30.11.1998	Columbia
10.	Livin' La Vida Loca	27.04.1999	Columbia	1	1
11.	Bella (She's All I Ever Had)	31.08.1999	C2/Columbia		2
12.	Shake Your Bon-Bon	10/1999			22
13.	Private Emotion feat. Meja	21.02.2000	Columbia	9	67
14.	She Bangs	30.10.2000	Columbia	3	12
15.	Solo Quiero Amarte [Nobody Wants To Be Lonely] & Christina Aguilera	1/2001	Columbia	4	13
16.	Loaded	29.05.2001	Columbia	19	97
17.	Livin' La Vida Loca (reissue)	05.03.2002	C2/Columbia
18.	Come To Me	3/2002
19.	Tal Vez	4/2003			74
20.	Jaleo	27.05.2003
21.	Juramento	9/2003
22.	I Don't Care (club mixes) & Amerie (featuring Fat Joe)	26.09.2005	Columbia	11	65
	I Don't Care (Reggaeton mixes)	26.09.2005	Columbia
23.	It's Alright feat. Matt Pokora	3/2006
24.	Tu Recuerdo featuring La Mari	11/2006	Sony BMG Norte		89
25.	Non siamo soli / Una storia importante & Eros Ramazzotti	05.10.2007
26.	Miami Vol 1 (Samba Ritmo Maria Brasilia Batucada Carnaval (long mix version) / Samba Maria Adagio) & Safri Duo & Dario G & Master At Work & Bellini & Havana Funk	10.03.2008
27.	Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu featuring Natalia Jimenez	11/2010			74
28.	The Best Thing About Me Is You feat. Joss Stone	1/2011	Sony
29.	La Isla Bonita & Glee Cast	2/2012			99
30.	Sexy And I Know It & Glee Cast	2/2012			81
31.	Come With Me	14.06.2013
32.	Adrenalina & Jennifer Lopez & Wisin	3/2014			94
33.	Adios	9/2014
34.	Disparo Al Corazon	1/2015
35.	Vente pa'ca & Maluma	5/2017
36.	Fiebre & Yandel (feat. Wisin)	3/2018
37.	Pausa EP (Simple / Recuerdo / Cae de Una / Quiréme / Tiburones / Cántalo)	29.05.2020

Videos:

1. The Ricky Martin Video Collection - 05.10.1999, C2/Columbia
2. One Night Only - 14.12.1999, C2/Columbia
3. MTV Unplugged - 11/2006, Norte/Sony BMG, 88 min
4. She Bangs - 02.10.2012, Procom

Movies:

1. General Hospital (starring)
2. Les Misérables (muzikál)

Bibliography:

Ricky Martin: Me (2.11.10)

Awards:

1998 Grammy Awards - Best Latin Pop Performance (LP "Vuelve")
1998 Billboard Latin Music Awards

- Album of the Year, Male ("Vuelve")
- Hot Latin Track of the Year ("Vuelve")

1999 MTV Music Video Awards

- Best Pop Video ("Livin' La Vida Loca")
- Best Dance Video ("Livin' La Vida Loca")

1999 Billboard Music Awards

- Male Artist Of The Year
- Male Hot 100 Singles Artist Of The Year

2000 American Music Awards - Favorite Latin Music Artist
2000 Echo Awards (Germany) - Most Successful International Male Artist
2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards - Latin Pop Track Of The Year ("Livin' La Vida Loca")
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Male Artist - Pop
2000 World Music Awards

- Best Male Pop Artist
- Best Latin Artist

2000 MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Male
2000 My VH1 Music Awards - Booty Shake Award
2001 Latin Grammy Awards - Best Music Video ("She Bangs")
2002 American Latino Media Arts Awards - National Council of La Raza Vanguard Award
2003 American Music Awards - Favorite Latin Music Artist
2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards

- Hot Latin Track Of The Year ("Tal Vez")
- Latin Pop Album Of The Year, Male ("Almas Del Silencio")
- Latin Pop Airplay Track Of The Year, Male ("Tal Vez")

2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards - Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year ("I Don’t Care/Que Más Da (Dance Remixes)", featuring Fat Joe)
2007 Latin Grammy Awards

- Best Male Pop Vocal Album ("MTV Unplugged")
- Best Long-Form Music Video ("Unplugged")

2015 Grammy Awards - Best Latin Pop Album ("A Quien Quiera Escuchar")

WWW Links:

http://www.columbiarecords.com/rickymartin
http://www.rickymartin.com

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Maria" on compilation "Platinum Hits 2000" (5.9.00, Columbia)
"Cambia La Piel" on compilation "pLATINum rhythm" (30.10.01, Maverick Musica)

appeared on the LP:

Maluma: 11:11 (17.5.19)

Press References:

Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2001	3		112	Recenze - Singles	single review
2003	6		71	Recenze CD	album review
2007	1		69	Recenze DVD
2009	8		67	Record	album review
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	5		28		interview