Song:Livin' La Vida Loca
Album:Greatest Hits
Livin' La Vida Loca was the only number one hit and the signature song for Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin in 1999. He was a star at home before recording in English. He was born Dec. 24, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He started performing as a child and he appeared in several TV commercials. Then he auditioned for the teen boy band Menudo and after the third audition, 12 year old Martin was hired in 1984. At first he was thought to be too short. Menudo was successful in the 80s. All members are forced to leave at age 18. By 1989, they were fading and Martin would have to leave anyway. After graduating from high school, he got into acting on Mexican Telenovelas and eventually he did some daytime soaps in the US. But the big thing is he signed with Sony in 1991 and he still records for them today. He was very successful recording in Spanish for the next few years. Then he recorded his English debut album Ricky Martin in 1999. Livin' La Vida Loca was the first single and it topped the charts worldwide. The album sold 15M copies worldwide. He had a few other hit singles but that was the big one. Regardless of whether you like Martin, the production and arrangement is really what made Livin' La Vida Loca. And for that you have to credit writers and producers Robi Rosa and Desmond Child. They produced most of the album. Rosa had worked previously with Martin. Child has written tons of hit songs. He's in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Randy Cantor wrote the arrangement. He's a veteran session keyboard player. Another veteran session musician guitarist Rusty Anderson played the guitar solo. And the trumpet solo was by another session musician Tony Concepcion. Martin has never had another hit that big. But it was enough to sustain him so that he still records for Sony. You can get all his hits on this budget comp. In recent years, Martin has appeared on The Voice in Mexico and Australia. He currently appears in the FX series American Crime Story: The Assassination Of Gianni Versace. And he is in residency at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas. That will end in June. Here's the video for Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin.
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