Ricky Martin has been announced as the final act to Headline MTV's Gibraltar Calling Music Festival.

Ricky Martin brings his World Touring production to Gibraltar this September for an exclusive one-off show.

The 45-year-old from Puerto Rico has a career spanning as far back as to when he was 12 years old and part of a band called Menudo.

In 1998 Ricky recorded the title track ‘The Cup of Life’ for that year’s FIFA World Cup held in France.

Shortly after that in 1999 Ricky released 'Livin’ La Vida Loca' and that was the hit that launched his global career to new heights as the track reached #1 across the World.

Ricky Martin continues being very active musically and remains one of the hottest Latino artists in the world today.

He has also been a coach on the Australian version of the hit show The Voice where one of his acts made it into the final. He was also a coach on the Mexican version of the show.

Recently his collaboration with Colombian sensation Maluma and the track ‘Vente Pa' Ca’ has had over 1 billion views on YouTube and has reached #1 in most Spanish speaking markets.

Fabian Picardo, said: “I am delighted that the first MTV collaboration with the Gibraltar Music Festival will be headlined on Saturday by such an international music icon as Ricky Martin. His name, fame and music spans a number of decades and he remains a fresh sound with a great back catalogue of hits. I have no doubt that thousands will enjoy his music with the mighty Rock of Gibraltar in the background!”

Aside from his music, Ricky has recently been cast and is currently filming the horror story about the last days of fashion designer Gianni Versace life. Ricky is cast as Antonio D’Amico, Giannis' partner. The film will tell the story of Versace’s murder and will also feature the likes of Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, etc.

Ricky last year won another Grammy Award for his album, “A Quien Quiera Escuchar”.

He holds the record for being one of the biggest attractions in Las Vegas with his residency at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.

Ricky joins a whole host of global stars such as Bastille, Craig David, Clean Bandit, Years & Years, Kaiser Chiefs, Tinie Tempah to name but a few at this year’s MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling.

More details and last remaining tickets for MTV Presents GIBRALTAR CALLING, Victoria Stadium, 2nd and 3rd September 2017 can be found at WWW.GIBRALTARCALLING.COM

Local Gibraltar ticket outlets: Music Corner on Main Street, GibOil Line Wall, GibOil, Winston Churchill Avenue, Alameda Express, Ocean Village Express, Mons Calpe Express, and the Ministry of Culture, City Hall, John Mackintosh Square, Gibraltar (M-F 09:00-14.00).