Ricky Martin came out as gay on March 29, 2010 writing on his website: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."
He attended Sagrado Corazón School and was an average student. He participated in school extra-curricular activities and sang in the school choir, where he began to realize that his talent captivated the audiences. Through the encouragement of his father, he began to take voice lessons, and auditioned for television advertising spots.
Martin first achieved worldwide success with his selection to replace Ricky Melendez in the Latin boy band Menudo from 1984 until 1989. His meteoric ascent to fame started in Menudo's homebase, Caguas, site of his first concert. He signed with Sony in 1990.
After he left Menudo, he decided to continue his career. He moved to Mexico City where he started acting, first in theater in productions like Mamá ama el rock, and Los tenis Rojos with Angélica María and Angélica Vale. He starred in telenovelas such as Alcanzar una Estrella and performed in the music group Muñecos De Papel of that production. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles, California. He received a role as bartender (Miguel Morez) in the American soap opera General Hospital.
Ricky established himself in Miami and connected with music creator Desmond Child, former Menudo band-mate Robi Draco Rosa and Puerto Rican agent Angelo Medina. With these 2 in tow, Ricky created hits like "María", "The Cup of Life", and "Livin' La Vida Loca". He sang "The Cup Of Life" during a World Cup broadcast that gave him worldwide exposure, but it was "Livin' La Vida Loca" which became a massive crossover hit, made him popular around the world and propelled him into the covers of Tiger Beat and many other major magazines worldwide.
One of Ricky's career high points was the recording of the Spanglish ballad "Cuidado" ("Be Careful") with Madonna and William Orbit. The original version was written with Patrick Leonard and the first demo remains just one of many unreleased Madonna songs.
Ricky was chosen, along with Félix Trinidad in 1999, to lead Puerto Rico's worldwide tourism campaign, both exemplifying Puerto Rico's youthfulness, enthusiasm and "never give up" character. In 2003, Martin announced that he and his agent, Angelo Medina, had parted ways. In February of 2004, Martin received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Premios Lo Nuestro in Miami.
Martin recently adopted three little girls from India. The Ricky Martin Foundation created a project called People For Children, which aims to eliminate the industry of sexual exploitation and trafficking of children worldwide. His first benefit was held in Mexico City on November 10, 2005.
On October 11, 2005 Martin came out with his first English language album since 2000's Sound Loaded and the tenth album of his career. Most of the songs on the album, called Life, were co-written by Martin. Martin feels that the album is one of his more personal albums, saying "I was really in touch with my emotions. I think this album is very multi-layered, just like life is. It's about feeling anger. It's about feeling joy. It's about feeling uncertainty. It's about cuping a feeling. It's about feeling. And all my emotions are part of this production." The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The first single of the album, "I Don't Care" (Spanish version: “Qué Más Da”), featuring Fat Joe and Amerie, was Ricky’s first single since 2003's “Tal Vez.” He plans to release his next single called Drop It On Me.
Ricky Martin performed at the 2006 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Turin.
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La Copa de la Vida
Ricky Martin Lyrics
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Pura pasión
Hay que llenar
Copa de amor
Para vivir
Hay que luchar
Un corazón
Para ganar
Como Cain y Abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
Consigue con honor
La copa del amor
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
Luchar por ella (sí)
Luchar por ella (sí)
Tú y yo, ale, ale, ale
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Arriba va, el mundo está de pie
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
La vida es
Competición
Hay que soñar
Ser campeón
La copa es
La bendición
La ganarás
Go, go, go
Tu instinto natural
Vencer a tu rival
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
Consigue con honor
La copa del amor
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
Luchar por ella (sí)
Luchar por ella (sí)
Tú y yo, ale, ale, ale
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Arriba va, el mundo está de pie
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Como Cain y Abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
Consigue con honor
La copa del amor
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
Luchar por ella (sí)
Luchar por ella (sí)
Tú y yo, ale, ale, ale
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Arriba va, el mundo está de pie
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Tú y yo, ale, ale, ale
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Arriba va, el mundo está de pie
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
The lyrics to Ricky Martin's song "La Copa De La Vida" are all about passion, competition, and fighting for what you want. The song starts by explaining that life is full of passion and that to live it to the fullest, you need to fill your cup with love. This is followed by the message that to win in life, you need to fight for what you want with a heart full of passion. The chorus emphasizes the importance of fighting for your dreams and the need to work hard to achieve them.
The second verse brings up the concept of competition and how it's essential to dream of becoming a champion to achieve great things. The lyrics explain that the cup is a blessing and something to strive for if you want to win. The verse concludes by once again emphasizing the importance of natural instinct and using it to beat your rivals.
The song continues with the chorus repeats, "tú y yo, ale, ale, ale, go, go, go, ale, ale, ale." This is all about celebrating your victories with others and enjoying life to the fullest. The whole song highlights the importance of passion, perseverance, and teamwork in achieving our dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
La vida es
Our life is filled with
Pura pasión
Pure passion
Hay que llenar
We need to fill
Copa de amor
The cup of love
Para vivir
That's how we need to live
Hay que luchar
We must fight
Un corazón
With one heart
Para ganar
To win
Como Cain y Abel
Just like Cain and Abel
Es un partido cruel
It's a cruel game
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
You have to fight for a star
Consigue con honor
You should win it with honor
La copa del amor
The cup of love
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
To survive and fight for it
Luchar por ella (sí)
Fight for it (yes)
Tú y yo, ale, ale, ale
You and me, let's go, go, go
Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale
Go, go, go, let's go, go, go
Arriba va, el mundo está de pie
The world is up, standing on their feet
La vida es
Our life is filled with
Competición
Competition
Hay que soñar
We need to dream
Ser campeón
To become a champion
La copa es
The cup is
La bendición
A blessing
La ganarás
You will win it
Tu instinto natural
Your natural instinct
Vencer a tu rival
To defeat your opponent
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Desmond Child, Luis Gomez Escolar, Robert Rosa
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@SamA-xu9gy
jesus is just a human being and messenger
Human being like me and you .
Jesus did not know the unseen,
Jesus did not know the Hour,
Jesus could not do anything on his own,
Jesus was sent by God,
Jesus was praying to God
Jesus is not God or the son of God
Jesus is a man, mortal .
Islam is the true religion, Islam is the religion of monotheism ❤️
Christianity is a pagan religion
@joyhou6883
Does anyone agree that this song should be in every World Cup
@ernestoruiz85
Yes. This one and Jennifer Peñas “Vamos Al Mundial” for Korea-Japan 2002
@jeanvanlaere2151
Nope !
It belongs in the trash bin.
It positevly sucks ! ! !
@hayato8452
@Jean Van Laere then what the fuck are you doing here?
@user-bk8ue6jv9e
best world cup song with energy and passion
amazing stage performance
@reda84.
@@jeanvanlaere2151well you're completely wrong
@franggio666
Hasta hoy, esta canción no morirá nunca. Es fútbol, barrio, amigos, ilusión. Desde los barrios de napoles, las favelas de Brasil, los campos de Japón, jugando con frío en Dinamarca, al soccer en USA, corriendo el arena del desierto Saudí, el fútbol es universal. Gracias señor Martin.
@raulcarrillo1162
El futbol con lluvia en mexico y con el pasto muy alto y agua
@fortnajt
Playing football in field wher the weat was just cut and collected 😭😭
@incardiducomedordecazada8637
🤙🇧🇷