Tears on his birthday: Marc Anthony cannot contain his big day emotions on stage

They say that a birthday is the time to look back on the last year and reflect.

But Marc Anthony seemed to crack under the emotion, as he ended up weeping live on stage in Miami last night.

The latino singer, who is undergoing a painful divorce from Jennifer Lopez, fell to his knees and cried when his fans sang him happy birthday.

That takes the cake: Pained Marc Anthony dropped to his knees and wept onstage as he reflected on his birthday in Miami last night

New Yorker Marc, who turned 43, soon composed himself, and gave a trademark blisteringly passionate performance for his fans.

He performed mostly in Spanish, but still managed to keep the enthusiastic audience on their feet all night.

At one point he again hinted at his recent heartache after the breakup of his marriage, Anthony introduced his suffering in love song Until I Met You, Hasta Que Te Conoci, and called it ‘complicated.’

Singing in vein: Marc’s head bulged as he let rip during his action-packed set

And the warm reception he got clearly moved him, as he thanked the crowd for ‘all your love and support, especially this year; it means a lot to me.’

But there was more birthday fun in store, because later in the evening his teenage daughter Ariana presented him with a three-tier, black and white birthday cake, while the crowd serenaded him once again.

Marc said: ‘Who in the world could say they’re spending their birthday like this? I’m a very lucky man.’

Feeling Lo-pez? Perhaps he was crying because he was thinking his estranged wife

However he did not stop there, as around midnight he went to a private birthday party at Club 50 inside Miami’s Viceroy Hotel.

Around 150 close friends attended, but poor Marc did not have a date.

The shrewd businessman had the bash sponsored by Kohl’s, where he has a clothing line.

He only stayed for around an hour, but took his time to mingle with guests and cut his custom cake, which was designed by Geof Manthorne of Baltimore’s Charm City Bakery.

Happy birthday dad: Marc Anthony posed with his daughter Arianna as he went into his birthday party

When he was asked what he wished for as he was blowing out the candles, he cryptically replied that he ‘already had his wish.’

However he turned out to be a bit of a party lightweight as after telling chums he was issuing an ‘executive order to stay, drink as much as you can and party all night,’ he slunk off to get some rest before the rest of his weekend concerts.

But before he left he added: ‘I feel like I am home, thanks for showing up. It’s mind-boggling.’