Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), commonly known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican-Spanish singer, actor, and author. Martin began his career at age twelve with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with the group, he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s. He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico, becoming a modest star in the country. In 1994 he starred on the American TV soap opera General Hospital, playing a Puerto Rican singer.
In late 1999, after releasing several albums in Spanish, Martin performed "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene. Following its success, Martin released "Livin' la Vida Loca" which helped him obtain enormous success worldwide and is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the English-speaking market. Since it's release, the song has sold over 8 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. His first English-language album (also titled Ricky Martin), has sold 22 million copies and is one of the best selling albums of all time. His other studio albums include: Me Amarás (1993), A Medio Vivir (1995), Vuelve (1998), Sound Loaded (2000), Almas del Silencio (2003), Life (2005), Música + Alma + Sexo (2011) and A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015).
Ricky Martin is the fifth album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released on Columbia Records on May 11, 1999. The album is one of the best selling albums of all time and has sold 22 million copies, worldwide. This album is Martin's third which marketed in the United States and is his first album in English. Ricky Martin includes the singer’s first US number one hit "Livin' la Vida Loca."
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave Ricky Martin a "C" and dismissed its "slicked-up rhythm workouts and romantic pap" as conventional tactics from "one more crappy pop star."Rolling Stone magazine's James Hunter gave it three out of five stars and felt it lacks the excitement of Martin's 1998 album Vuelve because of its remixes and Diane Warren-penned songs. However, he said that Martin's take on Latin pop is made interesting enough by highlights such as "Livin' la Vida Loca", "Shake Your Bon-Bon", and the "perfectly constructed ballad" sung with Madonna.
The following is a list of candidates from the British reality television series The Apprentice.
Candidates are listed alphabetically by series; individual candidate information is accessed by clicking on their name below.
Where a date of birth is not provided, the age given is as of the time the relevant series aired.
Age: 25; Occupation: Risk Analyst. She was fired in week 1 of this series.
Age: 33; Occupation: National Sales Manager
Brady was educated at Finchley High School, a Roman Catholic voluntary aided state secondary school in Finchley in North London, followed by St Mary's University in Twickenham in South West London.
In an interview, Stephen spoke about his time on the show, how he was seemingly portrayed as a "panto villain" and his new business venture, Boxclean.
Age: 29; Occupation: Founder/Director of Drinks Distribution Company
Bryan was educated at Stretford Grammar School, a state grammar school in the town of Stretford in Greater Manchester, followed by the University of Salford, from which he graduated in 2007 with a 2:2 in Business Management.
Hoy alce mi voz,
Gritando a la ciudad,
Pues nunca me hablo de ti,
Pues tu llegaste y me cambiaste la ansiedad,
Con mucho "love and peace".
Pues me haces reir,
Me haces llorar,
A las demas discriminar,
Es lo que me haces tu.
En una cuerda floja caminar,
Y por ti hasta matar,
Es lo que me haces tu.
Y yo no pense que fuera a ser asi,
Mi cuerpo adicto a ti,
Es lo que me haces tu.
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy
Y yo no pense que fuera a ser asi,
Mi cuerpo adicto a ti,
Eres tu...
Shubi-ru-ru bombon de azucar,
Shubi-ru-ru bombon de azucar,
Shubi-ru-ru bombon solo tu.
Yo se que a veces soy dificil de entender,
Pero tu siempre me comprendes,
Y cada vez que disfruto de tu presencia, sencia
Hace brillar tu ausencia,
Cuando no estas
Pues me haces reir...
En una cuerda floja caminar...