# Ricky Martin: is he officially over or will he be back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561 "2004-01-09T02:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/1 "2004-01-09T02:44:42Z")
It’s rare that somebody is that absurdly popular for two months and then to completely vanish- usually it’s more of a fizzle. Do you think he’s a John Travolta or a Jenny McCarthy? Incidentally, I love [Betty Bowers’](http://bettybowers.com) “[Ex Gay Ricky](http://www.bettybowers.com/bashmartin.html)” graph. ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/2 "2004-01-09T02:51:15Z")
He’s gone. Forever. He’s less popular than parachute pants and Kris Kross. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/3 "2004-01-09T04:47:35Z")
I beg to differ. He’s sold like 40 million albums worldwide. He won an AMA for favorite Latin artist in 2003. He’s released 7 (I think) albums since 1991-- hardly a flash in the pan-- including “Almas del Silencio” in 2003 which peaked at #12 on Billboard. Just because _you_ don’t hear much about him, doesn’t mean he’s gone, fizzled or unpopular. Happy ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/4 "2004-01-09T05:00:29Z")
Funny - I was just listening to an old Ricky Martin CD this morning. I liked his Spanish stuff enough that I was really looking forward to hearing him in English, but the CD I have is almost all ballads, which I much prefer to that dance stuff. I was kinda disappointed that he was doing all dance music in English. Maybe if the Ricky-the-Latino-Heartthrob furor is over, he’ll go back to ballads, ala Julio Iglesias. ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/5 "2004-01-09T05:08:39Z")
He’ll only be truly gone when he releases an album and you don’t hear about it. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/6 "2004-01-09T05:23:36Z")
Don’t bet against him. He was hot the FIRST time I was in Latin America. He faded, he heated up. Seems to be a smart, talented guy. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/7 "2004-01-09T05:32:12Z")
He can always come back to General Hospital, if nothing else. Then he and Jax can wrestle in oil. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/8 "2004-01-09T05:34:35Z")
When my mom and sister were in Chile over the summer, they said he was _huuge_ there at the moment, so I imagine he’s still got a large amount of popularity in places that aren’t the USA. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/9 "2004-01-09T06:52:04Z")
Old Ricky’s don’t die. They just fade away. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-is-he-officially-over-or-will-he-be-back/223561/10 "2004-01-09T13:15:05Z")
Who?