I remember seeing this live on tv and thinking, “WOW!” I’ve seen so many “greatest Grammy performance” lists and still can’t believe that this one isn’t on ANY of them. Ricky Martin SHOCKED main stream USA and paved the way for the latin pop music explosion of the 2000s with this performance. The audience was stunned (and confused) by the performance and pageantry…and the day after, Ricky was booked on many talk shows in the US for the first time ( I believe). Greatest overlooked performance EVER. (To date…in my humble opinion.) Cheers and Rock On! Thank you for finding this gem.
@MarciaSantos-ox1fk I double checked and I stand corrected! Her standing ovation was at a different awards show a few years earlier. My memory was a bit off! 😂
I agree except on one thing, Ricky was ALREADY a global star by then, hence why they gave him the floor at the Grammy's, the US catch up late, but he was propelled into the universe that night, this is the night Ricky put Latinos in the map for all the right reasons...Im watch it live and I was soo incredibly proud of him.
A stunned, mostly white, American audience didn't realize what hit them until the end. A gorgeous man, with a great voice and a hot body, was moving his hips in ways they'd never seen, and singing in two languages in ways they'd never heard, on such a big stage. It was a song most of them had never heard. The performance represented a category most of them didn't think too much about. But when it was over, their standing ovation spoke volumes and immediately began to echo through space and time. For Latin artists performing thereafter, audiences expected this sort of energy and passion and usually got it, ushering in a modern golden age for Latinx performers. Even Jennifer Lopez owes a lot to Ricky and this performance. As a Latinx performer she was mostly known for Selena and other acting roles. This night and this performance added a new dimension to who JLo was and it helped catapult her to even greater stardom through music. The following year, all eyes were on JLo as a popular Latinx performer, and that's when she broke the internet in the Versace dress. The following year, her second album "JLo" went to Number One. We remember the dress, but I wonder what happened to those leather pants Ricky wore. They should've been cast in bronze.
Oh please - you think white Americans aren’t around Hispanics & their music? Ricky is a fantastic performer but I despise Latin music - stop acting like white people don’t have passion or talent or can’t dance - it’s a complete fallacy - we had Elvis - the original superstar who blew everyone’s minds - enough said!
@cherylloman7859 what I think is that you're a bad reader who reacts emotionally to something that isn't there and begins to spew hate as a defense mechanism.
It only took the entire performance for the zombies in that dead audience to recognize genius and come to life. The most well deserved standing O ever.
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I have a friend who worked at Sony records who was there that night. He told me that T.V. didn't show even half of Ricky's dancing. The director should have spent less time on the background and more focused on Ricky.
The people in the audience didn't know what hit 'em; didn't know how to react. Ricky Martin was gonna bring it no matter if they wanted it or not. Unbelievable performance that completely took them by surprise.
I remember watching this live and was like "WOW"! It was like an explosion! Incredible. Agree it should be top 10 Grammy performance of all time. Definitely best opener ever!
What is really surprising about this video is that all those people in the audience remained seated in their chairs the whole time!!! I mean how could they resist the the urge of moving their bodies!!! I would have danced like a mad cow...
I think they didn't know what to do, they were so stunned. I think they thought they had to be reserved. But that explosion of applause at the end! This was definitely a unique, iconic performance.
I was 23yrs old when I first saw this on TV in 1999, and immediately thought "WOW, who is this guy that, all of sudden, just brings life and pazazz into the Grammy?.?." AND he so dam HOT.🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵♨♨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The next day people were saying he's Ricky Martin from the Menudo group and again I was like WAIT WHAT, I do remember hearing Menudo's music back in the mid 80s to late 90s, just never knew their names 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
When the hairs on my arms stand up I know it's an amazing performance. The hairs still havent gone down since I watched this live on TV when he first performed it. It's still my favorite live performance of all time. Every once in a while I have to go back and watch it. Bravo!❤🎉❤🕺💃
*** Not many ARTISTS can identify a single moment when it all change for their careers...this was such moment for RICKY MARTIN...the NIGHT when he was catapulted to the MUSIC INDUSTRY'S STRATOSPHERE and onto becoming a MEGA STAR !!!!
I remember watching this performance on TV and thinking, wait is that the guy I had the crush on from Menudo?! Sure was. It was cool to see him just in his element and blowing the minds of everyone in the audience. Love him!
It took JLo long enough to stand up lol . Great performance. I remember watching it live . That crowd was a tad dull but at least they gave Ricky well deserved ovation at the end 😎😎😎
Hadn’t seen it since watching it live. I remember at the end having my mind blown. Funny how memory works. I remember a NewYork’s New Year amount of confetti, double the amount of people on stage, and the crowd going batshit during the performance. Still one of the best performances.
I had been only a year in the US and I remember clearly this Grammy! My American friends were like who is this man???? Oh my gosh he is absolutely amazing they couldn’t stop dancing with this performance! He opened the doors for Latin singers to sing at the American Grammy’s!
Jesus. What a production. And what a performance. They’re doing it live on stage and not mimicking on a minus track. Things really used to be world class back in the days
Livin La Vida Loca came shortly after this song and his popularity rose to almost a god like level the following year, he was the biggest artist on the planet the year 1999.
Ha Celine la veo bien seria. No sé si piensas q la de rojo en primera fila es Celine. Las únicas personas que mostraron más o menos alegría y todo fueron Madonna y la esposa de Sting
Because people in USA didn’t have a clue who Ricky Martin was at that time. But check out the standing ovation at the end. That’s when he became a MEGASTAR
Esto si es ser latino !!!! Excelente presentación en una época donde los latinos son marginados !!!! Gracias a Ricky y Shakira ayudaron a mejorar la perspectiva !!!
exacto! recuerdo crecer en estos dias donde el racismo y la discriminacion era descaradamente abierta e infundida en todos los medios. Ricky fue un grande que nos enorgulleció nuestra latinidad
Ricky Martin singlehandedly saved the most boring Grammys to date. The audience was a bunch of stiff fuddy-duddies, including J-lo. Had that performance been today, people would have been jumping out of their seats.
This performance, Janet Jackson’s 1987 performance and Aretha Franklin’s version of Nessum Dorma are like the only Grammys performances that I will always remember, seriously.
Grande Ricky. Tanto derroche de alegria y belleza en esta cancion. Lo que me pregunto es como hizo esta pobre gente del auditorio para permanecer quieta sin bailar, si aca hasta los resotes de mi silla bailan emocionados!!! Bravo Ricky!!!
Los americanos no sabían quién era Ricky hasta ese momento. Por eso a principio nadie reaccionó. Pero al final de la canción TODOS se pararon de sus sillas y le dieron a Ricky un standing ovation. I was extremely proud of him 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
I fell in love with Ricky because of this song & festive artistic infectious performance....few songs are so uplifting that they bring tears to your eyes. Did when I watched it live then & STILL does today! I became such of a fan of his that. I wrestled in refried beans to get free tickets. Finally, the beans are out of my hair but that concert lives in my heart forever! To Ricky Martin & the Cup of Life, salute!
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Who's still here in 2024 watching this Grammy masterwork?
I remember seeing this live on tv and thinking, “WOW!”
I’ve seen so many “greatest Grammy performance” lists and still can’t believe that this one isn’t on ANY of them. Ricky Martin SHOCKED main stream USA and paved the way for the latin pop music explosion of the 2000s with this performance.
The audience was stunned (and confused) by the performance and pageantry…and the day after, Ricky was booked on many talk shows in the US for the first time ( I believe). Greatest overlooked performance EVER. (To date…in my humble opinion.)
Cheers and Rock On!
Thank you for finding this gem.
That performance still gives me goosebumps. Simply amazing!!!
Before this performance, Ricky was "the former member of Menudo who's now on General Hospital", after the performance, he was a superstar.
He's #18 on Rolling Stones' list of Top 30 Grammy Performances
Should be in the top 10 in my opinion, but better than nothing. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Totally agree… heard Madonna n the host were impressed by his performance🎉❤
First Latin artist to get a standing ovation at the Grammys …amazing performance ❤
No, Gloria Estefan was first
@@shivtim When was that? I haven’t seen it.
❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊
@MarciaSantos-ox1fk I double checked and I stand corrected! Her standing ovation was at a different awards show a few years earlier. My memory was a bit off! 😂
@@shivtim okay, I know that I was right 💅😂
This performance changed the game... You're welcome bad bunny
After this performance Ricky became a global superstar. Even Madonna was crazy over him and had a picture sessions with him at the backstage.
I guess it was after this that they recorded a song together? I love it so much, one of my favorite songs.
I agree except on one thing, Ricky was ALREADY a global star by then, hence why they gave him the floor at the Grammy's, the US catch up late, but he was propelled into the universe that night, this is the night Ricky put Latinos in the map for all the right reasons...Im watch it live and I was soo incredibly proud of him.
A stunned, mostly white, American audience didn't realize what hit them until the end. A gorgeous man, with a great voice and a hot body, was moving his hips in ways they'd never seen, and singing in two languages in ways they'd never heard, on such a big stage. It was a song most of them had never heard. The performance represented a category most of them didn't think too much about. But when it was over, their standing ovation spoke volumes and immediately began to echo through space and time. For Latin artists performing thereafter, audiences expected this sort of energy and passion and usually got it, ushering in a modern golden age for Latinx performers. Even Jennifer Lopez owes a lot to Ricky and this performance. As a Latinx performer she was mostly known for Selena and other acting roles. This night and this performance added a new dimension to who JLo was and it helped catapult her to even greater stardom through music. The following year, all eyes were on JLo as a popular Latinx performer, and that's when she broke the internet in the Versace dress. The following year, her second album "JLo" went to Number One. We remember the dress, but I wonder what happened to those leather pants Ricky wore. They should've been cast in bronze.
Jlo stayed in her seat even after others began to stand for BRAVO. Wonder why? Maybe she didn't want to look overly excited?
Oh please - you think white Americans aren’t around Hispanics & their music? Ricky is a fantastic performer but I despise Latin music - stop acting like white people don’t have passion or talent or can’t dance - it’s a complete fallacy - we had Elvis - the original superstar who blew everyone’s minds - enough said!
@@cherylloman7859no, you don’t
@cherylloman7859 what I think is that you're a bad reader who reacts emotionally to something that isn't there and begins to spew hate as a defense mechanism.
Absolutely killed it. That’s when everyone found out Ricky Martin was the best performer in the world
The best performer in the world was at the time and it will always be MJ.
@@miguelpereira1262heck no that child molester had nothing on RM or many others lmao😂
It only took the entire performance for the zombies in that dead audience to recognize genius and come to life. The most well deserved standing O ever.
Best performance of his life. He had the charisma, the moves, the props, the energy…It was really entertaining
He woke up that dead audience! 😂😂❤❤
😂
I use to dance my ass off to this song ♥️
I was in that audience and it was dead. It felt like an explosion.
Anyone here in 2024??
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Yes
🔥🔥🔥killed it! That audience didn’t know what hit ‘em! Single handedly ushered in the Latin Music invasion of the late 90s early 2000s!
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JLo should’ve been the first one standing. Iconic performances only happen when we least expect them. She should’ve taken notes.
AMEN!
the best world cup theme song in lifetime and the most suitable one for the event
He is so young here, only 26 or something, but so confident...
What a performer 🤩
He’s confident because he had been performing since he was a kid in the Latin mega group Menudo.
28 y-o
He was a soap actor too.
I have a friend who worked at Sony records who was there that night. He told me that T.V. didn't show even half of Ricky's dancing. The director should have spent less time on the background and more focused on Ricky.
those pants are forever etched on my memory.
Had them in brown with a white shirt
Best Grammy opener EVER!!!
The people in the audience didn't know what hit 'em; didn't know how to react. Ricky Martin was gonna bring it no matter if they wanted it or not. Unbelievable performance that completely took them by surprise.
RIGHT ON!💥
True. I was there. He put all of us within the industry in a state of shock.
One of the great musical moments in Grammy history!!Hooray to R.M.!!
The day a star was born
I remember watching this live and was like "WOW"! It was like an explosion! Incredible. Agree it should be top 10 Grammy performance of all time. Definitely best opener ever!
I am 43 and I always wanted a sweater like what he is wearing. It's 2022 I still own one.
Армани !!!! ❤❤❤Свитер!!!!!❤❤❤
Armani, of course.
What is really surprising about this video is that all those people in the audience remained seated in their chairs the whole time!!! I mean how could they resist the the urge of moving their bodies!!! I would have danced like a mad cow...
Yeah my thoughts exactly! Not only were they seated but they weren’t bopping their heads or shaking in their chairs AT ALL!
I think they didn't know what to do, they were so stunned. I think they thought they had to be reserved. But that explosion of applause at the end! This was definitely a unique, iconic performance.
Like... REALLY! Who can remain in their seat for THIS!?! MAYBE they were simply STUNNED!
I was 23yrs old when I first saw this on TV in 1999, and immediately thought "WOW, who is this guy that, all of sudden, just brings life and pazazz into the Grammy?.?." AND he so dam HOT.🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵♨♨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The next day people were saying he's Ricky Martin from the Menudo group and again I was like WAIT WHAT, I do remember hearing Menudo's music back in the mid 80s to late 90s, just never knew their names 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
How was the audience able to SIT through this performance? I would be on my feet within seconds of him singing!
Because we were shocked.
they trying to process what actually happening
This is the best video quality I've seen of his whole performance. Wow, he has such stage presence!
THIS MADE HIM HUGE
When the hairs on my arms stand up I know it's an amazing performance. The hairs still havent gone down since I watched this live on TV when he first performed it. It's still my favorite live performance of all time. Every once in a while I have to go back and watch it. Bravo!❤🎉❤🕺💃
If I recall correctly, Madonna herself said she watched this from backstage and was like, " Who is that??" Makes sense. Ricky is incredible.
Si la esposa de Sting se para aplaudir como si no hubiera un mañana, significa que has triunfado!
Remember seeing this performance n knew he was destined for greatness. Hew flew out off earth atmosphere!!
First time seeing this. The subdued crowd almost makes it a bummer. He actually sings better live than on the album.
To this day there has never been a greater opening number at the politically run Grammys. Ricky killed it!!!!!!
*** Not many ARTISTS can identify a single moment when it all change for their careers...this was such moment for RICKY MARTIN...the NIGHT when he was catapulted to the MUSIC INDUSTRY'S STRATOSPHERE and onto becoming a MEGA STAR !!!!
A star is born.
I remember this! Sting's wife jumped up at the end clapping. Sting? Not so much...
Seriously he's the perfect male creation. I'm straight as they come but mate ide die to look like him ..
Best one ever. No one can ever beat the excitement of this one. Total jam
Ricky killed it that night.
I remember this. HOLYSHIT he is fantastic!!!
I remember watching this performance on TV and thinking, wait is that the guy I had the crush on from Menudo?! Sure was. It was cool to see him just in his element and blowing the minds of everyone in the audience. Love him!
The moment Latina music came to the world globally!
It took JLo long enough to stand up lol . Great performance. I remember watching it live . That crowd was a tad dull but at least they gave Ricky well deserved ovation at the end 😎😎😎
Hadn’t seen it since watching it live. I remember at the end having my mind blown. Funny how memory works. I remember a NewYork’s New Year amount of confetti, double the amount of people on stage, and the crowd going batshit during the performance. Still one of the best performances.
I’m here after listening to New York Times describing this as the break out moment. He sung in Spanish!
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I had been only a year in the US and I remember clearly this Grammy! My American friends were like who is this man???? Oh my gosh he is absolutely amazing they couldn’t stop dancing with this performance! He opened the doors for Latin singers to sing at the American Grammy’s!
Ricky Martin just moves differently
And,......A STAR WAS BORN.
I remember this so vividly and thinking I wish I could watch that again. Nowadays you can hit the rewind button but back then you couldn't.
Unique, Talent 100% . Pure talent
I remember seeing this live back in '99 and I was in awe! Such an amazing performance!
Classic to this day
Jesus. What a production. And what a performance. They’re doing it live on stage and not mimicking on a minus track. Things really used to be world class back in the days
The day I totally fell in love with him.
Dang J Lo, get up and gave him a deserving standing ovation. Was so reluctant.
Livin La Vida Loca came shortly after this song and his popularity rose to almost a god like level the following year, he was the biggest artist on the planet the year 1999.
This is where he was thrown into super stardom... for people who didn't already love him since Menudo❤
de pie todo mundo......despues de ese momento nadie dejaba de hablar de ricky martin
Why is nobody moving or dancing? 😆 only Celine Dion showed some emotions lol
Ha Celine la veo bien seria. No sé si piensas q la de rojo en primera fila es Celine.
Las únicas personas que mostraron más o menos alegría y todo fueron Madonna y la esposa de Sting
It’s not a concert 😂
Jada Pinkett tooo. When the camera showed her always movin
Son gringos
Because people in USA didn’t have a clue who Ricky Martin was at that time. But check out the standing ovation at the end. That’s when he became a MEGASTAR
That was incredible
Ricky's 💋 Grammy debuttt
Historical night🌠 written for music 🎶 world 💯🤳🤗❤️💚💙💜
Ricky with his movements conquered the world
Ricky 'sss 😍👱❤️ hairstylesssss nd
T shirt 💘💘😍❤️had became a trend!!👌🔝 classsss 💋
@@sahabshraddha8453 Yes Yes
El momento en el que Ricky se convirtió en una superestrella a nivel global.
Así es el triunfo de su carrera!
Yes! The moment I fell in love with Ricky Martin. 😜
Funny thing is, the idiotic masses didn't even realize it was the same guy they had been watching on General Hospital just a few years earlier.
Esto si es ser latino !!!! Excelente presentación en una época donde los latinos son marginados !!!! Gracias a Ricky y Shakira ayudaron a mejorar la perspectiva !!!
se quedaran como iconos en el mercado anglo!
exacto! recuerdo crecer en estos dias donde el racismo y la discriminacion era descaradamente abierta e infundida en todos los medios. Ricky fue un grande que nos enorgulleció nuestra latinidad
Such an incredible performance for those years...
Después de esta presentación fue el boom de Ricky Martín! Recuerdo que lo estaba viendo con mami y mi sobrina bebé en la falda! Muy orgullosas!
Simplemente Magistral!!!! Esa noche nació una mega estrella 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Así es todos amamos a Ricky
Ya Ricky era una mega estrella en prácticamente en todo el mundo. Pero fue ahí que USA finalmente supieron quien era Ricky Martin.
El público del Grammy américano de pie para la Ricky y la comunidad latina wow... Algo que no se ha visto en años
Ricky Martin singlehandedly saved the most boring Grammys to date. The audience was a bunch of stiff fuddy-duddies, including J-lo. Had that performance been today, people would have been jumping out of their seats.
The night I fell in love with Ricky Martin! 💗
This performance, Janet Jackson’s 1987 performance and Aretha Franklin’s version of Nessum Dorma are like the only Grammys performances that I will always remember, seriously.
I would be dancing! I love this song & ricky
Ricky haciendo historia... simplemente inolvidable.
That drummer 😮
Grande Ricky. Tanto derroche de alegria y belleza en esta cancion. Lo que me pregunto es como hizo esta pobre gente del auditorio para permanecer quieta sin bailar, si aca hasta los resotes de mi silla bailan emocionados!!! Bravo Ricky!!!
Los americanos no sabían quién era Ricky hasta ese momento. Por eso a principio nadie reaccionó. Pero al final de la canción TODOS se pararon de sus sillas y le dieron a Ricky un standing ovation. I was extremely proud of him 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Hasta yo de ver el video aquí en mi cocina estoy que bailo jajaja
I remember watching this with my babies over and over! Still the greatest performance at the Grammys I have ever seen!!! ❤
History of Latin music. 👑
Regarding the audience, instead of receiving a goodybag upon entering, I believe they each got two Valium…A star was born that night!
I loved how Madonna, who was in the front row, was the only one to get what was happening from the very beginning. 😎😎
Awesome performance and performer ❤
Ricky's a star is born moment. Btw the lady in red? That is Sting's wife 😁
I would dance there like crazy 😂 comon this is ricky Martin ⚽️⚽️👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ الافضل ريكي مارتن
Terminobde manera épica y el supo con su mirada y brazos abiertos lo logré; conquiste el mundo y la ovación rotunda lo confirno de inmediato!
Menudo and general hospital TV show made me and my lady 4 ever fans
This performance was amazing ! It was ground breaking , I remember it vividly. After this Americans were obsessed with Ricky Martin ❤
MARVELOUS ❤❤❤!!!
Era muy niña cuando vi esto pero recuerdo que sentí orgullo de ser latina! ❤️ Ricky eres lo mejor!
El único que lo canto en los Grammys nadie más Ricky,Shakira y Jungkook los mejores
I just read Jungkook and came to comment... Borahe ARMY 💜
Orgullosa de Ricky martin, uno de los primeros latinos que nos representó como se debe🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊
Latino porque habla el idioma y comparte parte de nuestra cultura, pero Puerto Rico está incorporado a EEUU
@@luciatorresmx tiene raza y cultura latina y nos representa muy bien 🥰
My favorite on the grammys to watch.
sempre que vejo essa apresentação eu me arrepio ele foi tao longe aí
It was all about him and this song back then! Hell yes!
Literalmente Ricky dijo, tengo 5 minutos para demostrar lo que es talento, carisma, guapura, porte, energía, y lo hizo! ❤
This is still one of my son's favorite songs and he was ~1yo when we watched this performance.
Always love watching Madonna grooving to this performance, knowing they worked together right after!
Great performance ❤
I fell in love with Ricky because of this song & festive artistic infectious performance....few songs are so uplifting that they bring tears to your eyes. Did when I watched it live then & STILL does today! I became such of a fan of his that. I wrestled in refried beans to get free tickets. Finally, the beans are out of my hair but that concert lives in my heart forever! To Ricky Martin & the Cup of Life, salute!
I love spotting Madonna being one of few dancing along his performance (on the front row in a white top rocking the black). He was and is fire!
Imagine sitting down through this whole performance wow