Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican pop singer who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist after 1991.
During his career he has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. He is the founder of Ricky Mart?n Foundation (in Spanish Fundaci?n Ricky Martin) a non-profit charity organization.
Martin has been nominated one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine and its sister magazine People en Espa?ol in 2000 and 2006 respectively.
In the past Martin stated he was in love with Mexican TV host Rebecca de Alba, with whom he had an off-and-on-again relationship for over 14 years. They even talked of starting a family together, and at one point Martin planned on proposing. However with the release of Life, Martin confirmed he and De Alba had parted ways.
During the Livin' la Vida Loca era, Martin's personal life went under the microscope due to his large gay following, and he was questioned about his sexual orientation. In December 2000 during an interview in The Mirror, Martin was asked '"So what about all these rumors?" "There's not a lot I can do about that," he said, wriggling in his seat slightly. "I guess these rumours were started by people who don't have a life, or perhaps it's because they want me to be like them and I'm not. I try not to pay attention to any of these allegations. I could have been married with kids for years or have 27 girlfriends, and if people still want to go around saying that I'm gay, they will."' In 2010, prior to Ricky Martin coming out, Barbara Walters expressed some regret for pushing Martin to admit if he was gay. The Toronto Star quoted her as saying "when I think back on it now, I feel it was an inappropriate question."
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