Ricky Martin first entered the pop charts as a member of which boy band?
"and is the second artist with most number-ones on this chart. He also has twenty-six top ten hits on ""Billboard""'s Hot Latin Songs and is the fourth artist with the most top tens in the history of Hot Latin Songs. On Latin Pop Airplay in the US, Martin has a record for the most top twenty singles on this chart (forty-three). Ricky Martin singles discography Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin has released seventy-nine Spanish and English-language singles. In 1984, thirteen-year-old Martin became a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. After recording eleven albums with the group, he left"
"on ITV's ""This Morning"", with Simon Cowell putting the group together. Ryan made it into the band, as did 21-year-old Will Young (who would go on to win the first series of ""Pop Idol"" in 2002), although Costa was not chosen. The boy band never took off, but Ryan and Costa remained friends following their meeting. In 2000, Costa and another one of his friends, Duncan James, decided to form their own band, and they were soon joined by Ryan. Their manager Daniel Glatman said, ""Duncan came to see me with his friend, Antony Costa, who was also in the"
"up with some of the guys who would join him in his first successful venture – the band ""Kid Courage"". Kid Courage opened for AC/DC for two shows in the Bay Area, which were actually AC/DC's first shows in America. Martin has always been able to sing either rock, soul, or even country music. He grew up listening to both soul and rock icons in the 70s, such as Otis Redding, Paul Rodgers, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Edgar Winter, Free, and Humble Pie. When he was about 13 to 15 years old, while living in Italy, he"
"bands to perform during this phase. The fifth five-member boy band was to be made up of five of the participants left behind. After performing, the judges sent all but five boys home. The top 20 shows the participants who moved on to the third round but failed to continue on after that. The winners were, with ages at the time of winning (22), (Ecuador), (21), (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (19), (Mexico), Erick Brian Colon (17), (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (20), (Puerto Rico). All 5 were incorporated in the new band entitled CNCO. Created by Ricky Martin and Simon"
"Ricci Martin Ricci Martin (September 20, 1953 – August 3, 2016) was an American musician and singer. He established his band, The Pack. In 1977, he released the album ""Beached"" in collaboration with The Beach Boys member Carl Wilson and toured in the United States and Canada as the band's opening act. He moved to Utah in 1990 and later joined the trio Ricci, Desi & Billy; a modern day version of Dino, Desi & Billy. The act had previously included his brother Dean Paul Martin, who died in a plane crash in 1987. In 2002, Martin published ""That's Amore:"
"Enix. McCartney was born on April 9, 1987, in Ardsley, Westchester, New York, the son of Ginger (Sarber) and Scott McCartney. He began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, before joining the national tour of ""The King and I"" at age ten along with ""Phil of the Future"" star Ricky Ullman. There he played the character of Louis. In 1998, he sang with the group Sugar Beats and can be heard on their 1998, 1999, and 2000 CD releases. In 1999, McCartney joined the American pop boy band Dream Street, and was a member until 2002."
"album. From 1998 to 2010, a reconfiguration of the group, known as ""Ricci, Desi, & Billy"", performed at various times, in addition to releasing two live albums. The band performed new material and the original hits, with Ricci Martin, the youngest son of singer Dean Martin, replacing his late older brother, Dean Paul Martin. Dino, Desi & Billy Dino, Desi & Billy were an American singing group that existed between 1964 and 1969. The group featured Dean ""Dino"" Martin (Dean Paul Martin, the son of traditional pop singer Dean Martin), Desi Arnaz, Jr. (Desiderio Arnaz IV, the son of television"
"""Xin Qu Yu Jing Xuan"", and more recently was included on the CD, ""Nan Wan Hsu Guan Jie Sam Hui 30 Nian"" (""30 Years of Hits from Sam Hui""). Boy band Menudo from Puerto Rico, who at the time were the most popular Latin American teen musical group, released their version entitled ""TLC"" on their first English language US album ""Sons of Rock"", which was produced by Papo Gely. It was released in 1988 with Ricky Martin as the lead singer of the song, and it was one of the songs played on their 1989 Sons of Rock tour. De"
"in bands at school when they were about 15. He also remembers: ""We were into stuff like Guns N' Roses. It was really cool to be able to play a song and actually finish it"". The Beatles have been a major influence on the band, ""as they should be on most musicians"". Kaiser Chiefs were not an overnight success; singer Ricky Wilson has stated that it ""took ten years of playing in this band to 'get lucky. He is known by his fans for wearing a hat all the time (as he is going bald) and for being the one"
"evolved into Massive Attack. He received the nickname ""Tricky Kid"" and at age eighteen became a member of the Fresh 4, a rap group built from the Wild Bunch. He also rapped on Massive Attack's acclaimed debut album ""Blue Lines"" (1991). In 1991, before the release of Massive Attack's album ""Blue Lines"", he met Martina Topley-Bird in Bristol. Some time later she came to his house, and mentioned to Tricky and Mark Stewart that she could sing. Martina was only fifteen years old, but her ""honey-coated vox"" impressed them and they recorded a song called ""Aftermath"" (though The Face '95"
"Forever in Your Mind Forever in Your Mind is an American pop boy band formed in 2013, consisting of lead singers Emery Kelly, Ricky Garcia and Liam Attridge. Their debut EP, ""FIYM"", was released on Hollywood Records on July 1, 2016. In 2013, when they were 16 and 14 years old, respectively, Emery Kelly (as a solo artist) and Ricky Garcia (as part of a group) auditioned for ""The X-Factor"" season 3. They were both eliminated during the boot camp round, but judge Simon Cowell asked Kelly and Garcia to remain on the show, teaming them with Garcia's group member"
"a phone call that the band was to go ahead as a trio, comprising Bourne, Willis and Simpson. The band was launched in August 2002, making their first appearance on the cover of ""Smash Hits"" with the headline: ""Meet Busted: They're Going to Be Bigger than Rik Waller!"", making it a first for any pop band to appear on the magazine's cover before releasing a single. Their debut single, ""What I Go to School For"", inspired by a teacher that Willis had a crush on at school, was finally released in September 2002. It reached number three on the UK"
""""". The band was a starting point for both Ricky Martin (1984–89) and Draco Rosa (1984-87), who were members around the mid-1980s during their youth. Menudo's original line-up consisted of two sets of brothers: Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry (12 and 13), from Ponce, Puerto Rico (Fernando was born in Spain); and the Melendez brothers, Carlos Meléndez, (12), Óscar Meléndez, (11), and Ricky Meléndez, (9); the latter three are Diaz's cousins. In the late 1970s, the group released several moderately-successful albums (including ""Fuego (Fire)"", which yielded hits ""Ella A-A""(Her), ""Fuego(Fire)"" and ""A Bailar""(To Dance) and new members replaced the original ones."
"Boys as the 6th most frequently cited artist influence in its database. The core quintet of the three Wilsons, Love and Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. At the time of his sixteenth birthday on June 20, 1958, Brian Wilson shared a bedroom with his brothers, Dennis and Carl – aged thirteen and eleven, respectively – in their family home in Hawthorne. He had watched his father, Murry Wilson, play piano, and had listened intently to the harmonies of vocal groups such as the Four Freshmen. After dissecting songs such as ""Ivory Tower"""
"and raised in Chicago, to a father from Puerto Rico and a mother from Mexico. He started singing very early, after since his parents bought him a karaoke machine, and he sang along with it. His father and his aunt were break dancers. From grade one onwards, he started taking part in competitions singing mainly Elvis Presley, 'NSYNC and B2K songs. In 2007, Carlito Olivero took part in an MTV reality series titled ""Making Menudo"" to earn a spot in the reconfigured famous Latin boy band. Ricky Martin and Draco Rosa were two of many who rotated through the band"
"for his artistic whims, it had served its purpose and would not be kept going as a clothing brand. He also appeared with his bandmates in the 2001 film ""Not Another Teen Movie"" and the television special ""iCarly"" ""iGo to Japan"". On March 1, 2008, Martin married hairstylist Linzi Williamson, whom he had been dating for eight years. On January 26, 2009 she gave birth to their first child Dreavyn Kingslee Martin in Pasadena, California. In September 2012, the couple welcomed their second son, Zander Jace Martin. Billy Martin (guitarist) William Dean ""Billy"" Martin (born June 15, 1981 in Annapolis,"
"star Gary Shail on bass guitar, and they performed a song entitled ""Long-Legged Blue-Eyed Blonde"". Gary was the front-man for the band, which formed in 1972. With his cockney accent, he became a popular glam rock singer. The band were discovered by former Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich front-man Dave Dee, who signed them to Atlantic Records. Their eponymous debut album was well received by the press, but had achieved limited sales. They later played many gigs with punk rock band the Adverts. On their first American tour in 1975, they shortened their name to ""The Kids"". In"
"and overcame cancer once again after a second bone marrow transplant, but had to remain in quarantine for four additional months. At a young age, Rosa moved with his family to Puerto Rico where he spent much of his childhood in the towns of Peñuelas and Ponce. In 1984 he joined the increasingly popular Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. During much of his tenure with the group, he would share the stage with a young Ricky Martin, which would eventually lead to a musical partnership between the two that proved instrumental in launching Martin's solo career. As the only member"
"the band, they decided that they wanted to start touring. However, drummer Nathan Shay wanted to focus on his schooling at the Kansas City Art Institute, which eventually led to him quitting the band. He was soon replaced by Rob's brother Ryan Pope. Band Production Shorty (song) ""Shorty"" is a song by American rock band The Get Up Kids. The single was self-funded, and was a major catalyst for the band's early success, gaining the attention of several record labels including the band's future label Doghouse Records. In 1995, after the band first formed, Matt Pryor and Rob Pope saved"
"their debut single, ""Big in Japan"". In autumn 1984, they released their debut album, ""Forever Young"", produced by Colin Pearson, Wolfgang Loos and Andreas Budde. Frank Mertens left the band that year and was replaced in January 1985 by Ricky Echolette, who was credited on the ""Afternoons in Utopia"" album. The song ""Forever Young"" was written during the Cold War, where the singer is ""hoping for the best, but expecting the worst; are you gonna drop the bomb or not?"" ""Big in Japan"" topped the charts in Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela, and the US Billboard Dance Chart (the"
"demographic, but across a much broader age demographic compared to their contemporaries. In contrast to their contemporaries, who were primarily targeting a teenage audience, they were known as the boy band which ""appealed to both teenagers and their parents"" and ""rose beyond its status as an idol group to be loved by people of all ages."" Cultural commentators have noted that the subject matter of their debut song ""To Mother"" and other songs such as ""One Candle"" and ""Road"" further contributed to their broad popular appeal as the country was transitioning out of difficult times and was still recovering from"
"Ray Reyes recorded as a member of the group. It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. Ricky Martin sings lead vocal on ""Rayo De Luna"", one of the group's most popular songs of the era. Evolución (Menudo album) Evolución is Menudo's 16th album (14th in Spanish). This album features new member Ricky Martin. Ricky Martin replaced Ricky Meléndez, the last member to exit from the original line-up. Ricky Meléndez was nearing his 17th birthday when it was decided who was going to be his replacement. Ricky Martin wasn't their first choice. Tico Torres was"
"Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (Born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and philanthropist. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter in Devon, Martin went to University College London where he formed a rock band with Jonny Buckland in 1996 called Pectoralz, which was eventually renamed Coldplay in 1998. Martin, along with the other Coldplay members, achieved worldwide fame with the release of the band's single ""Yellow"" in 2000, a song that also earned the band their first Grammy Award nomination in the Grammy Award for"
"known to his family as Ricky, Ric, or Ric-Tic. He died in 1962, aged 11. Many early recordings on the Ric-Tic label by artists such as Freddie Gorman, Edwin Starr, and J. J. Barnes were re-released in the 1970s by Motown to coincide with the popularity of the Northern soul music scene in the UK. The group The Fantastic Four were also signed to the Ric-Tic, and became the label's best-selling act, outselling Edwin Starr in the United States. Much like Starr, they continued to record under Motown when Ric-Tic was absorbed by the record company. The Detroit Emeralds (having"
"boy band of all time, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first group since Sade to have their first nine albums reach the top 10 on the ""Billboard"" 200, and the only boy band to do so. The Backstreet Boys are one of the few boy bands to have continued success long after their peak. Their 2013 album ""In a World Like This"" debuted in the top five, two decades after the group was formed. The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013. Howie Dorough and AJ McLean"
"as Amazon's top-selling music artist of all time. In 2012, the band were announced by ""Forbes"" as the fifth highest-earning music stars in the world. In the same year, the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest-selling singles artists in British music chart history with Take That currently placed at 15th overall, making them the most successful boy band in UK chart history with four of their albums listed in the best-selling albums of the millennium. In 1989, Manchester-based Nigel Martin-Smith sought to create a British male vocal singing group modelled on New Kids on the Block. Martin-Smith's vision, however, was"
"as the birth of Lucille Ball's real son, Desi Arnaz Jr. – Monday, January 19, 1953. Little Ricky's father buys him a set of drums in the season 6 episode ""Little Ricky Learns to play the Drums,"" after he shows he can carry a beat while tapping his spoon on a glass during a family breakfast. His parents enroll him in a music school where he is the only drummer, where he forms a band named ""Ricky Ricardo and the Dixieland Band."" Little Ricky experiences stage fright before his first music school recital but seems to overcome stage fright as"
"Pretty Ricky Pretty Ricky is an American R&B/hip hop group which originated from Miami, Florida. The group originally consisted of brothers Ala Diamond ""Baby Blue"" Smith and ""Spectacular"" Blue Smith, cousin Corey ""Slick em"" Mathis, and family friend Marcus ""Pleasure P"" Cooper. Cooper is the group's only singer; the others take roles as rappers. The band's name was taken from a character in Martin Lawrence's comedy series, ""Martin"". ""We all used to dress alike, really different to everyone else. We wore fur in the summer when everyone else was in t-shirts,"" Pleasure explained. ""On the show was a character called"
"Ziggy Marley David Nesta ""Ziggy"" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, and the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He also performed the theme song for the children's cartoon series ""Arthur"". In the earliest known record of his musical career, David Marley performed as part of a singing group called The Seven Do Bees, made up of him and his classmates, and wherein he was given the stage name ""Freddie Dic"". The moniker never stuck, however, and instead, David went on to become"
"were already acquainted with and who sang with Ricky in a group called Ricky & Ralph. Travis Pettus eventually would leave the group as well. Later, Payne brought in his nephew Ronnie DeVoe to replace Pettus as the group's fifth member. The group scored its big break in 1981, performing at the local Hollywood Talent Night held at Boston's Strand Theatre by singer/producer Maurice Starr. The first prize was $500 and a recording contract. Though the group came in second place, an impressed Starr decided to bring the group to his studio the following day to record what would become"
"song and was accepted into the next round. Upon auditioning for ""The X Factor"", Malik stated that he was ""looking for an experience"". He was eliminated before the final round of the competition, but judges Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell grouped him with fellow competitors Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to form a new act for the remainder of the show, the boy band that would become known as One Direction. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK, finished in third place, and were subsequently signed by Cowell to a reported £2 million Syco Records"
"January 10, 2012 before releasing a newer version of the song featuring the rapper, Anth, on December 21 of that year. They were supporting acts in Allstar Weekend's All The Way Tour, alongside Hollywood Ending and The After Party. The band also auditioned for ""X Factor USA"" and made it through to the judges' houses round but dropped out because they realized that the competition wasn't for them. In August 2012, the band line up changed as Toby McDonough, younger brother of Connor and Riley, joined the group. Due to their growing success and recognition in South America, the band"
"picture of the group and current line-up: Ricky Martin, Sergio Blass, Rubén Gómez, Angelo García and new member Robert Avellanet replacing Raymond Acevedo. Sons of Rock Sons Of Rock (1988) is Menudo's 26th album (and fifth in English). It featured Ricky Martin, Raymond Acevedo, Sergio Blass, Rubén Gómez and new member Angelo García. This is the first English album the band recorded of all new material, without any previous Spanish songs translated into English. Angelo replaced Ralphy Rodríguez, after just one year of tenure, Rodríguez's parents pulled him off the band citing cruel treatment by management. In late 1988/early 1989,"