If there was one singer who defined the sound of latinpop around 2000, it was Ricky Martin does. The Puerto Rican-born (1971) was already known at an early age, first as a member of the boy band Menudo and later as an actor in soap operas. With (Un Dos Tres) Maria and Livin 'La Vida Loca Martin scored in the Netherlands two big summer hits. In 1999, Martin made the move to the English market and
… thus he proved to be successful. Nobody Wants To Be Lonely, a duet with Christina Aguilera became a hit in 2001.more