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Martin spent 5 years traveling around the world with the the teen singing group Menudo. He reached the group’s age limit of 18 in 1989, and returned to Puerto Rico just long enough to finish high school before moving to New York to pursue an acting and singing career. His debut solo album was released in 1988 by the Sony Latin division. In 1993, he moved to Los Angeles, where he made his American TV debut in the NBC sitcom Getting By. From 1995 to 1995 he acted on ABC’s daytime soap opera, General Hospital. While Martin was pursuing his acting career, he was also recording albums and making concert appearances. At the Grammy Awards in February 1999, Martin picked up the award for Best Latin Pop Performance. He followed up Grammy night with the release of his successful first English single, “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” and his album, Ricky Martin, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Martin was also featured on the cover of Time magazine and is credited with helping to bring a growing Latin cultural influence into the mainstream of American pop music.
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