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Jul 6, 2023 · July 6, 2023 9:36 AM PT. Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef‘s marriage is coming to an end. The “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and Syrian-born painter announced their divorce in a joint statement ...
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- Alexandra Del Rosario
- He Was Born in Syria and Grew Up in Sweden
- He Studied Art in Stockholm and London
- He's A Multimedia Conceptual Artist
- He Was Raised in An "Unconventional" and "open-minded" Family
- He and Martin First Connected on Instagram
- He and Martin Made Their Red Carpet Debut in April 2016
- He and Martin Got Married in 2017
- He Supported Martin's Career
- He and Martin Share Four Kids
- He and Martin Are Raising Their Kids to Be Multilingual
Though he grew up in Stockholm, Yosef was born in Syria and primarily identifies as Arab. "There's this extreme urge to form a sense of identity around my heritage. I am in so many ways a Swedish person but in my core, I always come back to being Arab. It's something I've never wanted to or tried to avoid," he told My Kali, a pan-Arab magazine focu...
After studying at the Pernby School of Painting in Stockholm, Yosef stayed local and received a bachelor of fine art from Konstfack University in 2009. He then earned his master's in fine arts in 2011 from Central Saint Martins in London, according to his website. The artist has worked within those cities ever since, bouncing between Europe and Los...
Yosef is an accomplished painter and a conceptual artist who works with materials such as plastic and duct tape. He has participated in group exhibitions since 2007 and presented several solo ventures; his first solo show, "High Notes," was held at Stockholm's Galleri Anna Thulin in 2013, per his website. Since then, he's been recognized for and wo...
In his interview with My Kali, Yosef spoke about growing up queer in a religious family. "I look fondly at my childhood. I was born in Syria, and immigrated to Sweden with my family in the 1980s, when I was 2 years old. My parents' marriage was an unconventional one back home in Syria, my mother being Christian and my father being Muslim," he revea...
The couple's relationship began on social media, where they first connected in 2015. Martin, an avid art collector, was fascinated by Yosef's work — and soon enough, with the artist himself. "I'm scrolling and I see this beautiful piece of art and I'm like, 'Whoa, how cool! Who's this?' Then I start checking and all of a sudden I'm like, 'Ooh, ooh,...
Soon after their relationship began, the duo made their romance red-carpet official at the 2016 amFAR Inspiration Gala. The event was held in São Paulo, Brazil, where Martin and Yosef stole the spotlight as they posed for photos holding hands. The pair were dressed to the nines in black tuxes for the occasion, which marked their first official outi...
The couple secretly got married in 2017 after announcing their engagement the year prior. Martin shared the news of their union during an interview with E! Newsin January 2018. "I'm a husband, but we're doing a heavy party in a couple of months," he told the outlet. "We exchanged vows, and we've swear [sic] everything, and we've signed all the pape...
Yosef attended several events in support of Martin's career over the years, including the premiere ofThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. "Proud beyond words," Yosef wrote alongside a photo from the red carpet. Martin replied in the comments: "I love you papi." Martin later earned his first Emmynomination for his role in the s...
Martin and Yosef are proud parents of four kids: twin sons Matteo and Valentino, born in 2008, plus daughter Lucia, born in 2018, and son Renn, born in 2019. "My kids ask me about having two daddies and I tell them we are a part of a modern family," Martin told Out magazine of their family in 2018. "This is a beautiful sense of freedom." Over the y...
Martin and Yosef, who both speak multiple languages, are determined to pass down their linguistic flexibility to their four children. "We speak Spanish at home, but they also speak English and French," Martin shared during a 2013 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, noting that his twin sons were enrolled in a French school. "I want them to be e...
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Jul 22, 2022 · Amid a tumultuous month, Ricky Martin 's husband Jwan Yosef has remained his biggest supporter. Hours after the sexual abuse court case against Martin was thrown out on Thursday, Yosef,...
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Jun 11, 2023 · Ricky Martin married his husband, Jwan Yosef, in a private ceremony and the couple share four adopted children. This is everything to know about the artist.
Jul 6, 2023 · Ricky Martin and his husband, Jwan Yosef, announced on Thursday that they are ending their marriage. Martin, 51, and Yosef, 38, confirmed their marriage in 2018 and share four children.
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May 31, 2019 · Jwan Yosef is a Syrian-born Swedish painter and artist who also happens to be Ricky Martin’s husband. Yosef and Martin have been together for three years and recently welcomed a daughter, Lucia Martin-Yosef. Here are all of the facts you wanted to know about Martin's partner.
Personal life. In April 2016, during the amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research gala in São Paulo, Brazil, Yosef publicly announced that he had been in a relationship with Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. The couple married in 2017.
