He is the 90s pop superstar who also has the honour of being one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.
Cutting his teeth in the iconic boy band Menudo, this hunky superstar began his music career at the tender age of 12.
He went solo in 1991 and, after a string of albums, eventually found worldwide fame with his first English-language album – a self-titled behemoth – which dropped in 1999.
The album catapulted him into the stratosphere and he has gone on to sell more than 70 million albums worldwide.
At 53, he’s still going strong, too, as Aussie fans are discovering while the pop star is in the midst of his first Australian tour in 10 years.
Do you know who it is? It’s none other than Ricky Martin.
It was a case of Livin’ La Vida Canberra for Ricky Martin on Saturday, who was spotted touching down in our nation’s capital ahead of his show at GIO Stadium
And it was a case of Livin’ La Vida Canberra for the She Bangs hitmaker, who was spotted touching down in our nation’s capital ahead of his show at GIO Stadium on Saturday.
With a shock of facial hair and dark sunglasses Ricky looked almost unrecognisable as he disembarked from the plane.
He went casual for the flight, stepping out in a crisp white T-shirt that was loose-fitting on his chiselled frame.
He also wore a pair of light blue baggy jeans, as well as a jumper that he tied around his waist.
Ricky completed his casual ensemble with a pair of white sneakers and a black bag slung over his back.
Sporting a stoic expression as he walked to a waiting car, Ricky looked all business, his mind focused on Saturday night’s performance.Â
The pop superstar was not alone for the flight, either. He was joined by his twin boys Valentino and Matteo, 17.
The boys were dressed as casually as their dad, with Matteo stepping out in a retro Whitney Houston T-shirt, black pants and a white baseball-style cap.
With a shock of facial hair and dark sunglasses Ricky looked almost unrecognisable as he disembarked from the plane
He went casual for the flight, stepping out in a crisp white T-shirt that was loose-fitting on his chiselled frame
He also wore a pair of light blue baggy jeans, as well as a jumper that he tied around his waist.
Valentino wore a blue jumper, matching pants, and a pair of white Hoka sneakers.     Â
Ricky has already played Melbourne and Brisbane. After Canberra, he will round out the tour in Sydney, at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday.   Â
His Down Under trip comes after he recently sent fans into a frenzy with a steamy thirst trap selfie.
He took to his Instagram story last month to share a photo that showed him completely nude standing in front of a mirror.
The Puerto Rican pop star – who boasts 59 million social media followers – was promptly accused of being ‘in his ho era’ by X users like @thedla36 who tweeted: ‘I love it! Zaddy needs a new boytoy!’
‘When even Ricky Martin can’t escape the dopamine hit of thirst attention,’ X user @DCEUndead reacted.
X user @MimosConVeneno agreed: ‘This social media attention has grown men in a chokehold.’
‘Is he heading to OF?’ X user @MichelFilion1 wrote, referring to OnlyFans.
Sporting a stoic expression as he walked to a waiting car, Ricky looked all business, his mind focused on Saturday night’s performance
The pop superstar was not alone for the flight, either. He was joined by his twin boys Valentino and Matteo, 17
Ricky has already played Melbourne and Brisbane. After Canberra, he will round out the tour in Sydney, at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday
His Down Under trip comes after he recently sent fans into a frenzy with a steamy thirst trap selfie
X user @SaintAleandro tweeted: ‘He wants to do the full-body reveal like Bad Bunny but his Gen-X energy won’t let him.’
Ricky, who’s rumoured to have undergone a face lift, maintains a strict vegetarian diet and practices a passive form of yoga focused on breathwork.
‘I learned it in India and in a very beautiful moment of my life where I got to spend some time in an ashram, and they taught me this and it’s been incredibly important for me,’ he explained on Doctor Oz last year.
‘I was working in an orphanage. I have a foundation, we fight human trafficking, and we were fighting human trafficking in India.
‘I wanted to meditate because everything that you read and everything that you hear from [these] young victims that are being forced into prostitution and forced into pornography – trust me, you need to be able to [get] through the day and and they taught me this kind of meditation that has been vital for me. It’s very special.’
