"Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin went to #1 in the US on May 8, 1999

8 years ago today Ricky Martin was at #1 on the US charts with his biggest hit single "Livin' La Vida Loca" which also went to #1 in the UK.

Ricky Martin was born as Enrique Martin Morales in Puerto Rico in 1971. He started his music career with the boy band Menudo in the 1980s and hit his peak popularity as a solo artist in 1999 with the "Livin' La Vida Loca" single. The single was #1 in the US for 5 weeks. Translated into English the title means "Living The Crazy Life."

See the video for "Livin' La Vida Loca" -