Ricky Martin Music

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A popular music genre emerged in Latin America, which was inspired from other genres of music from parts of the United States and Europe; Latin music is an expression of the cultural diversity and is known for their four basic characteristics its style, cultural background, geography, and language which inspires or is represented in a song. They are flexible in combining with various music styles around the world, such as in jazz, hip- hop, rock etc. A one hit song that allowed Latin music style to be shared worldwide and making a large explosion of other pop artist was “Livin la Vida Loca.” “Livin la Vida Loca” is generally known as the song that emerged Latin pop; it allowed other popular Spanish-speaking artist into the English speaking market much easier. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa, and released on March 23,1999, by the Puerto Rican artist Ricky Martin’s English debut album with no restrictions. This song discusses Martin getting wild with a seductive woman who makes him forget about his troubles and live for the moment. This became Ricky Martin’s trademark song; it was his first number one hit song that made the Billboard Hot 100. It also made various achievements in other countries such as reaching the top in Hot Latin songs and Latin pop songs. Also topped the Canadian RPM top singles, United Kingdom number one song, the song also reached one charts of New Zealand and Ireland. “Livin la Vida Loca” reached the top ten around the world and was certified Platinum, Gold, and Silver in various countries. It received a certified platinum for scales over one million physical copies in just the United States alone. This song falls under the Latin pop category. It also introduced a new sound of digital, which produced a metallic sound that’s similar to

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