Ricky martin biography boyfriend

In a new Behind the Music profile, Ricky Martin reveals that his first secret relationship with a man left him heartbroken and that his current partner Carlos is sexy, smart, and loves his children.

The Puerto Rican hearththrob, who came out in , also tells of growing up Catholic in a Latin American country. "You go to school and [the] first thing they ask you when you come back home is, 'Do you already have a girlfriend?'" Martin says. "Automatically, society tells you that's what you are supposed to feel. You're not supposed to feel this and if you feel this, there's something really bad going on."

Martin also opens up about his first significant relationship with a man, which he kept secret. "It didn't work out as I hoped that it would work out," Martin says. "And then what happened with me was that when it was over I was heartbroken. And then it was time to go back to the beginning, it is time to go back to what kind of feels right. Let's sing, let's work. Let's move."

The singer recalls his fear of being outed at the height of Rickymania, when his song "La Vida Loca" topped singles charts. "That is all I worked for, that level of fame," he says. "That's all I dreamed of, that's all I wanted since the beginning of my career. And then when I had it, I was afraid. It's like, oh, my God, I think I am so exposed."

Martin again tells that it was the birth of his twins that inspired him to come out in "My babies were born and I was holding them and I said I need to be strong, I need to be happy and I need to do whatever it takes for them to grow in a house full of love, transparency and what am I going to teach them, how to lie? [Kids] are going to ask them about daddy and they just have to say, yeah, daddy's gay."

He also speaks openly about his partner,

Puerto Rican singer (born )

"Enrique Martín" redirects here. For other uses, see Enrique Martín (disambiguation) and Ricky Martin (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martin and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, ) is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres. Born in San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He began his solo career in while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martin () and Me Amaras (), both of which were focused on ballads.

Martin's third album, A Medio Vivir (), helped him rise to prominence in European countries. The chart-topping single "María" incorporated a mixture of Latin music genres and became his first international hit. His international success was further solidified with his fourth album, Vuelve (). The album, which earned Martin his first Grammy Award, spawned songs "Vuelve" and "La Copa de la Vida". Martin performed the latter at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards. His first English album, Ricky Martin () became his first US Billboard number one. The lead single "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped both the Billboard Hot and the UK Singles Chart. Martin's success in the late s is generally seen as the beginning of the "Latin explosion". He has been credited for propelling the Latin pop music genre to mainstream recognition, paving the way for a large number of Latin artists to achieve global success.

Martin has since released several successful albums, including Almas del Silencio () and MTV Unplugged (), as well as Grammy Awa

Swedish-Syrian painter and artist

Jwan Yosef (born 6 September ) is a Swedish-Syrian painter and artist. He specializes in plastic arts and is based in London, England.

Early life and education

Yosef was born in Syria, to a Kurdish father and an Armenian mother. His family emigrated to Sweden when he was two years old, and later he studied painting in Pernby School of Painting in Stockholm between and , then moved to Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm.

Career

Yosef has taken part in a great number of art fairs and group exhibitions. He held two solo exhibitions in titled Painting about Sex, Flesh and Violence, lol at the DIVUS Gallery in London and High Notes, at the Galleri Anna Thulin, Stockholm. He participated in the Threadneedle Prize exhibition in and the BEERS Contemporary Award for Emerging Art both in In , he exhibited at Galleri Bon with group exhibition There and Back Again with fellow Konstfack graduates Josef Bull, Petr Davydtchenko and Natasja Loutchko. He is a founding member and studio holder at The Bomb Factory Art Foundation in Archway, North London.

Personal life

In April , during the amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research gala in São Paulo, Brazil, Yosef publicly announced that he had been in a relationship with Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. The couple married in On 31 December , Martin and Yosef announced, via Instagram, the birth of their daughter, Lucia Martin-Yosef. On 29 October , Martin and Yosef announced the birth of their son, Renn Martin-Yosef. In July , it was announced that Martin and Yosef had separated after six years of marriage.

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