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Ricky Martin

Latin pop
Latin pop

Ricky Martin is a Latin pop act. Their sound grew out of Jean, Meja, Emilio Estefan, Pablo Manavello and Sabrina Washington. Those roots explain a lot about how Ricky Martin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chayanne, Enrique Iglesias, Cristian Castro, Diego Torres and Franco de Vita, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into David Bustamante, Rauw Alejandro, Bailamos, Pablo Holman and Myriam Hernández, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 88 connections around Ricky Martin, reaching back through Jean and forward to David Bustamante. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales 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. Dubbed the "King of Latin Pop", the "King of Latin Music", and the "Latin Pop God", he is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world. 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 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amaras (1993), both of which were focused on ballads.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ricky MartinJeanMejaEmilio EstefanPablo ManavelloSabrina WashingtonAlejandro FernándezSasha SokolEl Último Tour Del M…David BustamanteRauw AlejandroBailamosPablo HolmanMyriam HernándezRhythm DivineMi Chico LatinoToby LoveChayanneEnrique IglesiasCristian CastroDiego TorresFranco de VitaPaulina RubioRicardo ArjonaMarc Anthony

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Ricky Martin connections

Ricky Martin grew out of Jean, Meja, Emilio Estefan and Pablo Manavello, shares an orbit with Chayanne, Enrique Iglesias, Cristian Castro and Diego Torres, went on to shape David Bustamante, Rauw Alejandro, Bailamos and Pablo Holman. 88 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ricky Martin

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Sounds and acts that shaped Ricky Martin.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ricky Martin.

Bands Ricky Martin shaped

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