NEW YORK (AP) – Latin American boy band CNCO is shrinking.
The group announced on his official Instagram page on Sunday that 22 years Joel Pepper leaves the band, turning the successful quintet into a quartet.
“We are saddened to say that after five and a half unforgettable and life-changing years together, Friday May 14 will be Joel’s last day as a member of CNCO. We want everyone to know that as long as Joel leaves and seeks new opportunities, we are and always will be brothers. We support you in your next chapter and always, most importantly, we will continue to be a family, ”said the statement from the remaining members Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús.
“We know this is sad news and it will be as difficult for all of you as it is for us, but we thank you for your stay. Although it is different, we are very excited to continue in this new era of CNCO, and we can’t wait for all of you to see what we have in store for you! “
CNCO, whose members are between the ages of 20 and 25, was formed in 2015 on the Univision music competition series “La Banda,” created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell. CNCO also announced that the group will have their final performance at five on Friday.
“You are what keeps us moving and makes us so excited to be together stronger than ever. For that reason, we wanted to give them one last gift together, ”they said about the upcoming live broadcast show. “We love you and see you soon!”
CNCO was hugely successful on the Latin music charts, releasing eight Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Latin Pop Playlist, including the No. 1 songs. “Slow Reggaeton (Let’s dance)” Y “He goes crazy.” The band’s music reached audiences around the world, performing especially well in countries such as Colombia, Mexico, Spain, and Argentina.
CNCO’s First Two Albums – 2016 “First date” and 2018 “CNCO” – debuted first on the Latin charts and reached the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 albums chart of all genres. The band’s latest effort, the cover album “Already seen,” It was released in February.
The group won multiple awards at the Latin American Music Awards, the Latin Billboard Music Awards, and the iHeartRadio Music Awards. The band’s performance on “MTV Unplugged at Home” won Best Quarantine Performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year and they were nominated for Best New Artist at the 2017 Latin Grammy.
Over the years, many popular boy bands have lost members. Results vary: some members are replaced, some groups disband, and others move on. Zayn Malik left One Direction in 2015 and the group carried on without him, while ‘N Sync never released music after Justin Timberlake released his Grammy-winning solo debut in 2002.
In a second statement issued to the Associated Press, CNCO said the band “has become a family, a brotherhood, and we want the owners of CNCO to know that this will never change.”
“We are stronger than ever and this is just the beginning for us. We have so many cool things we’re working on coming out soon and we can’t wait to share them with all of you. “The statement continued. “We love the CNCOwners so much, they are the ones that keep us moving, so we wanted to give them this live broadcast as a gift to see the 5 of us together for the last time.”
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