Ricky Martin is a singer.
Ricky Martin . 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 . 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 . Ricky Martin is the fifth album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released on Columbia Records on May 11 , 1999 .