瑞奇•馬汀“添星”好萊塢星光大道

Singer Ricky Martin poses next to his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007. [Agencies]

Ricky Martin was surrounded by hundreds of shrieking female fans as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

"My work has been recognized. It will stay here forever, hopefully," the 35-year-old singer told The Associated Press after the ceremony Tuesday. "I'm so motivated right now."

Fans waved Puerto Rican flags and kept screaming Martin's name as his star was unveiled outside the Virgin Megastore at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

"This is an incredible moment," he told the crowd. "Everything I do, I do with love and passion."

Martin is one of Puerto Rico's top-selling artists, with hits including "She Bangs" and "Livin' la Vida Loca." The Grammy-winning singer, who got his start in the 1980s with boy band Menudo, has sold more than 60 million albums as a solo artist. And his "The cup of life", which was the theme song of 1998 World Cup, was popular around the world.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and actress Rita Moreno were also among those who attended the ceremony.

"To speak of his talent, his accolades, his awards is redundant," Moreno said. "He has devoted part of his life, his talent, his resources, to helping needy children around the world."

Martin created the nonprofit Ricky Martin Foundation, which advocates children's rights.

His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is the 2,351st awarded.

當瑞奇•馬汀“添星”好萊塢星光大道之時，幾百名女歌迷尖叫着將他團團圍住。

本週二，這位35歲的歌星在“添星”儀式結束後接受美聯社的採訪時說：“我所做的一切得到了承認，希望這顆星永遠留在這裏。此時此刻，我感到倍受鼓舞。”

“添星”儀式在好萊塢大道及高地大街的維珍大型音樂連鎖店外舉行。當刻有瑞奇•馬汀名字的星牌揭幕時，歌迷們揮舞着波多黎各的國旗，並高呼着他的名字。

瑞奇對歌迷們說：“這是一個美好的時刻。我所做的每一件事都充滿愛和激情。”

馬汀是波多黎各最賣座的藝人之一，他的熱門單曲包括《怦然心動》和《瘋狂生活》等。馬汀於上世紀80年代加入“梅努多”男孩樂團，並由此開始他的演唱生涯。這位格萊美獲獎歌手的個人專輯銷量達到6000多萬張。他爲1998年世界盃演唱的主題曲《生命之杯》風靡全世界。

好萊塢市長安東尼奧•維拉萊格薩和女星麗塔•莫里諾出席了馬汀的“添星”儀式。

莫里諾說：“現在說他的才華、榮譽和獎項都是多餘的。他將自己生命、才華和財產的一部分獻給了全世界的貧困兒童。”

馬汀成立了一個倡導保護兒童權益的非贏利性組織——瑞奇•馬汀基金會。

瑞奇•馬汀是好萊塢星光大道上的第2351顆“星”。

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