Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award- winning, Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.His career has spanned over two decades and has sold more than 55 million albums worldwide. Early life Martin was born an only child on December 24, 1971, in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to his mother, Nereida Morales, who wa