Didier Hernández Fernández (born July 18, 1979 in

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) is a Cuban singer who was a member of the well known

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Menudo. He was one of the last members of the group to join while the band was still named "Menudo". He was the second member of Cuban descent, after

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(whom he replaced). Didier was a forming member of boy band MDO , reaching numerous hits world-wide. He has released multiple singles after his first solo album titled 'Destino ' The latest releases can be heard on all platforms as Didier creates new music constantly

Musical career

Didier Hernández was chosen as a member of Menudo in 1995; two years later,

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had sold the band's original name and renamed it MDO. Bandmates were

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, Alexis Grullón, Edgar Antonio "Anthony" Galindo,

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, Troy Tuminelli, and Caleb Avilés. During his seven years as a member of MDO, Hernández became a teen idol in

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and across Latin America. He visited Europe and Asia, a total of 39 countries around the world, becoming a known artist among teenage

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females in the United States. Hernández recorded a total of seven CDs during this period, including ''

Tiempo de Amar Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in Puerto Rico by producer Edgardo Díaz. Referred to as the "Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band", Menudo has been ranked as one of the Biggest Boy Bands of All Time by several publications, includ ...

'' ("Time to Fall in Love"), ''MDO'', '' Un Poco Más'' ("A Little More"), ''

Subir Al Cielo ''Subir Al Cielo'' (English: ''Climb To The Sky'') is the third studio album recorded by Puerto Rican boyband MDO. It was released by Sony Music Latin on October 31, 2000. Original member Anthony Galindo left the band shortly before, and member ...

'' (which was also recorded in English as ''Little Piece of Heaven''), and a greatest-hits CD. Hernández continued with his singing career, trying to become a solo singer. After one year of music production he opened a record label called DGMUSIC, which was distributed by Sony/BMG, through Avalon and, on August 23, 2005, his first solo CD, titled ''Destino'' ("Destiny"), was released. That same day, he announced a deal with American retail chain

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, where he would hold "sign and greet" sessions with fans who bought his CD. The first single "Diva" was released, followed by "Te Juro Amor" (I Swear to You My Love), finishing a promo tour in May 2006. In 2006 Hernández opened a production company, Rec International, and recorded several music products that were later on released in 2008 via Synergy Entertainment, another company own by Hernández. Didier Hernández is currently the president of Trading Connections, an artist-booking agency. In 2011 Didier Hernández got together with former MDO members to do a reunion tour that lasted until 2015, and the band released a single, "Ya no queda mas". An album, ''MDO Is Back'', was scheduled to be released in 2018. A new musical production was to be released in 2018.

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1979 births Living people Cuban male singers Menudo (band) members {{Cuba-singer-stub

Musical career

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