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Titolo: Rick Martin... Love!!!

More than a billion viewers in 187 countries across the globe felt the
power and 
energy of Ricky Martin's electrifying performance of "The Cup Of Life"
at the 
1999 Grammy Awards ceremony; "La Copa de la Vida," the official song
of the 
World Cup France '98, has been a #1 single in more than 30 countries.
That same 
night, Ricky's latest full-length Latin recording, Vuelve, won the
Grammy for 
Best Latin Pop Performance. With his magical career-defining
performance, Ricky 
Martin -- an international superstar who has sold more than 15 million
records 
worldwide and packs stadiums from Buenos Aires to Beijing to New Delhi
and 
beyond-- was suddenly a recognizable name and presence in more than 24
million 
U.S. households. Ricky Martin, his first English language album (and
first for 
C2 Records), is the next step in the evolution of this remarkable
talent.
"It's all about communicating," Ricky says by way of explaining his
decision to 
record in English. "I will never stop singing in Spanish -- that's who
I am -- 
but this was always part of the plan." A labor of love and passion,
Ricky Martin 
has been two years in the making. "I was not going to release this
album until I 
was completely content with what I'd be presenting," admits Ricky, the
consummate professional and painstaking artist. "I want to listen to
my music in 
30 years and say, 'Great album!' The time for this album is now, not
because I'm 
ready now and I wasn't before, but because now the music is ready."
The first track off Ricky Martin is "Livin' La Vida Loca," a sensuous 
celebration of life driven by a loaded rock bass line, sexy-smart
lyrics, raw 
vocals and pulsating rhythms. According to Ricky, "that's the single
because I 
want to say, 'Hey! Boom! I'm here! Check this out!' The song has a
little bit of 
Latin, a little bit of ska, a little bit of rock, there's even a
little bit of 
the '60s, sort of a James Bond sound."
Like the single, Ricky Martin explores an eclectic musical range.
"Yes, I come 
from Puerto Rico," he says, "I grew up listening to Boston, Cheap
Trick, 
Journey, David Bowie. When I was a kid, my brothers and I were all
into rock, 
rock, rock."
Ultimately, however, Ricky got a lesson in Latin music he couldn't
ignore. "One 
day our mother 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 effected me."
Today, Ricky says, "I listen to everything. I'm like a sponge. I'm in
this 
creative moment that feels like, 'Let's get it out!'" On one end of
the 
spectrum, Ricky delivers the stripped-down, yet impassioned,
sitar-laced "She's 
All I Ever Had," while on the other there's "Shake Your Bon-Bon," a
tantalizing 
Latinized funk-rock-confection with hyper-horns, sly female background
vocals, 
and vocal hook that's absolutely irresistible. Far less libidinous,
yet still 
sensual, is the soaring and imploring "I Am Made of You," Ricky's
favorite cut 
because it "describes perfectly where I'm at today in my spiritual
search."
One track that's bound to attract attention is "Be Careful (Cuidado
Con Mi 
Corazón)," a true summit meeting of musical superpowers: Ricky Martin
and 
Madonna. "People said, 'It won't match! You're Latin and the sound
she's working 
in at the moment is very English-techno,' but we felt we had to do
it," Ricky 
says. "We didn't want to think about deadlines or why we were doing
it. If it 
works for my album, great. If it winds up on a soundtrack or something
else, 
great. If it's just for us to go into the studio and have fun, great."
As it 
turned out, the track blended the worlds of Latin music and
electronica in a 
groundbreaking techno-acoustic ballad and wound up fitting in
perfectly with the 
rest of Ricky Martin. 
One of the unexpected stand-out surprises on Ricky Martin is the
sensuous 
"Private Emotion," another duet, this one pairing Ricky with the
Swedish 
songstress (and C2 Records labelmate) Meja.
"I had the dream team!," he enthuses about his producers: Robi Rosa
(with whom 
he's been working for years); Emilio Estefan, Jr. (the pioneer behind
the "Miami 
sound"); songwriter Desmond Child (best-known for his work with Bon
Jovi and 
Aerosmith but, as Ricky points out, is Cuban-born and "very much in
touch with 
the Latin sounds"); and, through Madonna, electronica titan William
Orbit. Other 
writers and producers on the album include Jon Secada, George Noriega,
Juan 
Zambrano, and Walter Afanasieff.
The production values on Ricky Martin draw from, and enhance, the
roots of his 
music. "Technology is great and it works so you use it," Ricky admits,
"but I 
also try to keep things very simple. When it comes to music, you
cannot pull a 
whip on yourself. I don't want my voice to sound too technical, I want
it to 
sound like me. The way I feel is, I don't have to sound perfect, but
my emotion 
has to nail it. There's nothing scientific about it, it's all about
emotion. I 
let it flow. If it's real, it stays."
Ricky Martin was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he
first 
revealed his love of performing in school plays and choir. At the age
of six, he 
had already begun to appear in television commercials, becoming
comfortable with 
the camera and maturing in his craft through acting and singing
lessons. When he 
discovered the Latin music sensation Menudo, Ricky began to audition,
but was at 
first rejected as being too young. When he was finally selected to
join the 
group, in 1984, Ricky Martin was 12 years old.
After five years of nonstop work, tours, recording, and rehearsing
with the 
group, Ricky left in 1989, traveling first to New York, to study and
reflect, 
and then to México, where he worked as an actor and a singer. His
first solo 
album earned him eight gold records in México, Chile, Argentina,
Puerto Rico, 
and the United States. After releasing his second album, Me Amaras,
Ricky moved 
to Los Angeles, where he became an American television heartthrob in
his role as 
"Miguel" on "General Hospital." He went on to appear as "Marius" in
the Broadway 
production of "Le Misérables." His third album, A Medio Vivir, was
produced by 
Robi Rosa and KC Porter (Bon Jovi, Boyzz II Men, Richard Marx, Patti
LaBelle), 
sold more than 600,000 in six months, and was certified gold by the
RIAA on 
October 27, 1997. Vuelve repeated that success and was RIAA-certified
gold on 
July 7, 1998; to date, Vuelve, which include a Renato Russo song on
the album,
has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide. 
Most recently, Ricky Martin can be seen on television commercials as
the 
spokesperson for Puerto Rican tourism.
Which brings things up to the Grammy performance that rocked the
planet. "I was 
more excited when I learned I'd be performing than when I was
nominated," he 
confesses. "It was the most difficult audience I've ever been in front
of! 
Sting! Madonna! Pavorotti! Renato Russo! To get the acceptance of your
peers really means a 
lot."
Not surprisingly, Ricky's philosophy for making music is akin to the
effect he 
hope to have on his listeners: "I want them to feel free, liberated. I
want them 
to be who they are with my music."
Ricky Martin marks the arrival of a superstar while signaling a whole
new era in 
Latin music, a time when the whole world is "Livin' La Vida Loca"! 
1999 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST LATIN POP PERFORMANCE   

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 ma è una presa per il culo??' oppure è vero?
o l'amico è veramente un poraccio, o fa di tutto per sembrarlo