Editing Ricky Martin (section)

=== 1998–1999: ''Vuelve'' ===
While the A Medio Vivir Tour had not been concluded yet, Martin returned to the studio to record his fourth album ''[[Vuelve (album)|Vuelve]]'' ({{Translation|''Come Back''}}). He called the experience of touring and recording at the same time "brutal and incredibly intense". As he was finishing the record in 1997, "María" caught the attention of [[FIFA]]. They contacted Martin and asked him to create a [[List of FIFA World Cup anthems and songs|song]] as the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] anthem. He stated about the request: "I have to admit that the challenge made me a bit nervous, but the massive growth potential for my career was such that I decided to accept." Following his acceptance, musicians [[K.C. Porter]], [[Robi Rosa]], and [[Desmond Child]] joined him and they started working on a song titled "[[La Copa de la Vida]]" (English: "The Cup of Life"). Martin wrote about the recording:

{{blockquote| From that moment on, we began to look at the album as part of a global strategy to promote Latin music worldwide, so we chose and arranged the songs with the sole mission of getting the entire globe to dance and sing in Spanish. It was a unique opportunity to introduce the charms of Latin music to the rest of the world.<ref name="rickybook"/><ref name="lacopa20years">{{cite magazine |last1=Fernandez |first1=Suzette |title=Revisiting the Song That Changed Ricky Martin's Career: 'Cup of Life' Turns 20 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-cup-of-life-20-years-8238667/ |magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 8, 2020 |date=March 9, 2018}}</ref>}}

"La Copa de la Vida" was included on ''Vuelve'', released February 12, 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ricky Martin Vuelve |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-784637 |website=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]|access-date=June 14, 2020 |language=es |date=March 17, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603165602/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-784637|archive-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ricky Martin reaparece con nueva balada |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/02/08&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05907&PageLabel=59 |access-date=June 14, 2020 |work=[[El Siglo de Torreón]]|date=February 8, 1998 |page=59 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603223952/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1998%2F02%2F08&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05907&PageLabel=59 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/vuelve/185391215|title=Vuelve – album by Ricky Martin|date=February 12, 1998|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404162023/https://music.apple.com/us/album/vuelve/185391215|url-status=live}}</ref> The album became a huge success; it sold over eight million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling Spanish-language album in history, according to his label.<ref name="Sony Poland">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.pl/zespol_1210.html |title=Ricky Martin|language=Polish |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Poland]]|access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223095913/http://www.sonymusic.pl/zespol_1210.html |archive-date=February 23, 2011|url-status=dead }}</ref> Also, some sources have reported the album's sales as six million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/farandula/1/ricky-martin-todo-un-grande|title=Ricky Martin: todo un grande|work=[[El Tiempo (Ecuador)|El Tiempo]]|language=es|date=December 7, 2008|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404000959/https://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/farandula/1/ricky-martin-todo-un-grande|url-status=live}}</ref> It spent 26 weeks atop the US [[Billboard Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]] chart and was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name="Top Latin Albums"/> In Canada, the album peaked at number three and was certified  double platinum.<ref name="ca cert">{{cite news|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ricky+Martin|title=Canadian album certifications – Ricky Martin|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129133714/https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ricky+Martin|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Vuelve'' spawned big hits, including the [[Vuelve (Ricky Martin song)|title track]], "La Copa de la Vida", "[[Perdido Sin Ti]]" ({{Translation|"Lost Without You"}}), and "[[La Bomba (Ricky Martin song)|La Bomba]]" ({{Translation|"The Bomb"}}). "La Copa de la Vida" grew to be an international success, appearing on the charts in more than 60 countries,<ref name="lacopa20years"/> and reaching number one in 30 countries,<ref>{{cite news|title=Estrellas culturales sumamente populares|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84522170/fort-worth-star-telegram/|newspaper=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=September 19, 2007|page=85|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901120848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84522170/fort-worth-star-telegram/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both "Vuelve" and "Perdido Sin Ti" peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart; the former also reached number one in eight countries.<ref name="Hot Latin Songs"/> On July 12, 1998, Martin performed "La Copa de la Vida" as the official anthem at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final]] in France, in front of more than a billion TV viewers around the world.<ref name="HRCup">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-ricky-martin-assassination-gianni-versace-american-crime-story-1128234|title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Ricky Martin ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 5, 2021|date=August 20, 2018|archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821080614/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-ricky-martin-assassination-gianni-versace-american-crime-story-1128234|url-status=live}}</ref>

To promote ''Vuelve'', Martin embarked on the worldwide Vuelve Tour; he performed in Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico, South America, and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ricky Martin supera millón de copias vendidas con 'Vuelve'|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/03/23&From=Search&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03805&PageLabel=%33%38&Key=EDT%2F1998%2F03%2F23%2F38%2FAr03805%2Exml&PageLabelPrint=38&sLanguage=English&CollName=EDT%5F1990%5F1999&DOCID=2027518&Content=ALL&skin=ElSiglo&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&y=0&x=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=0&ViewMode=GIF&sQuery= |access-date=October 14, 2021|work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=March 23, 1998 |page=38 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mr Ole Ole Ole, otherwise|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84885122/the-sydney-morning-herald/|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 18, 1998|page=146|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> Although Latin music was not important to [[the Recording Academy]] or the mainstream music industry at the time, Tommy Mottola, then-chief of [[Columbia Records]], was certain about Martin's stardom and pushed hard to have him on the [[Grammy Awards]] ceremony. Finally, on February 24, 1999, cavorting with a 15-piece band alongside and a large number of dancers and percussionists, Martin performed a bilingual version of "La Copa de La Vida" at the [[41st Annual Grammy Awards]], which was greeted with a standing ovation and met with acclaim from music critics.<ref name="HRCup"/><ref name="BillboardGP">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-grammys-20-years-cup-of-life-8497113/|title=Ricky Martin Comes Full Circle at the Grammys, 20 Years After His Historic Breakthrough Performance: 'We Are Here to Stay'|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2021|date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> At the same night, ''Vuelve'' earned Martin his first Grammy award, for [[Best Latin Pop Performance]].<ref name="Grammy">{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ricky-martin/17058|title=Ricky Martin|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519103015/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ricky-martin/17058|url-status=live}}</ref>