Quick Facts( you probably didn't know)

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1. Ricky had his first kiss when he was 13.

2. He says the scariest thing he's ever done is para-gliding.

3. Ricky saw Les Miserables 27 times before he joined the cast of Broadway musical.

4. He one thought about becoming a psychologist, like his dad, but finally discovered he could never give up his music.

5. The 3 things he would like to take with him to a desert island are music, a hammock and incense.


6. Ricky has a tatoo of a flower on a very personal part of his body.

7. His favorite childhood memory is going to Disney World with his mami.

8. The biggest crowd he's ever performed in front of was more tha 250,000 people in Brazil while he was a part of Menudo.

9. If Ricky could have his dream dinner party, he would invite Mahatma Gaudhi, Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, the Dalai Lama, and Pope John Paul.

10. Ricky has only one employee working at his Miami house, but she is gone by 6p.m. everynight. "I want to be able to walk butt-naked in my home

11. He was raised Catholic, but Ricky is a spiritual person who has explored Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddism. He has traveled to Nepal and Tibet to grow and learn about other religions.

12. He has journeyed to India to learn yoga and shaved his head. He says yoga helps him cope with stress.

13.Ricky is stubborn. He likes doing things his way

14.Ricky is very romantic. When it comes to love, a single rose can say more than a thousand words.

15.Maria was written for a real woman, but he will not reveal her identity. She drives him crazy & makes him feel alive.

16.Ricky rented a small apartment in Queens, New York after he left Menudo in 1989.

17.Just before his Grammy performance, Ricky was in his dressing room doing yoga to calm his nerves

18.More than 2 billion people saw Ricky Martin perform La Copa de la Vida during the 1998 World Soccer Cup closing ceremonies in France.

19. Ricky has sung with many popular artists including: Madonna, Sting, Elton John, Billy Joel, Lucciano Pavarotti, Tony Bennett, and Charles Aznavour.

20.Ricky was the voice and vocalist of Hercules in the Spanish translation of this Disney animated movie.

21. Growing up, Ricky loved all kinds of music. "I listened to Boston, Cheap Trick, Journey, David Bowie. When I was a kid, my brothers and I were all into rock, rock, rock."

22. Ricky was introduced to Latin music by his mom. "One day she got tired of rock," he recalls with a smile. "She said, 'I can't stand it anymore!' and grabbed us by the ears and took us to a Celia Cruz concert. It really affected me."

23. From the beginning, Ricky loved to perform, becoming active in local plays and in choir as a boy

24. At the age of 6, he scored parts in commercials and became very comfortable in front of the camera

25. The first time Ricky auditioned for Menudo, he was rejected for being "too small" and "too young".

26. Ricky tried out again, and was rejected again

27. Third time's a charm! Ricky was selected to join Menudo in 1984 at the height of the band's fame. Overnight, he went from an anonymous 12-year-old to a heartthrob performing for tens of thousands of people in stadiums around the world

28. His nickname in the group was "New Ricky"


29.In English, Menudo mean "something small" or "change."

30. Ricky does play favorites when it comes to his own music. His favorite song on "Ricky Martin" is the sensual and yearning, "I Am Made of You."

31.One of the reasons he likes "I Am Made of You" is that it "describes perfectly where I'm at today in my spiritual search."

32. Ricky received the honor of meeting and being blessed by Pope John Paul II

33. Ricky has sold over 18 million albums as a solo artist.

34. "La Copa de la Vida" was the official song of the World Cup France '98. It has reached No. 1 in more than 30 countries

35. Ricky says he'll never stop singing in Spanish, but recording an album in English was always part of his plan

36.Ricky wanted to release the single "Livin' La Vida Loca" as a way of saying "Hey! Boom! I'm here! Check this out!"

37.Ricky likes to support AIDS causes since he's seen many friends succomb to the disease.

38.Ricky felt his successful Grammy performance was a key to getting support from his record label's top brass. "I knew they'd come to me someday," says Ricky. "After the Grammy's, it was 'Yo, this is mine!'"

39. Ricky is the spokesman for Puerto Rican tourism, and appears in television commercials touting the tropical island getaway.

40. Ricky is so phenonmenally popular in Puerto Rico that his presence on a city street can draw upwards 20,000 people