José Ricardo "Ricky" López Jiménez is a

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and former member of the well known

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, Menudo.

Singing career

Ricky López was discovered musically at age 13, when he was chosen to become a member of Menudo.

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chose to nickname him "Ricky III", because of

Ricky Meléndez Ricky Meléndez (born Ricardo Omar Meléndez Saurí, November 22, 1967 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer, lawyer and actor, best known for his tenures as a member of boy band Menudo and of El Reencuentro. Career He was raised ...

and

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's earlier stints in the group. López soon became known as "Ricky III" by Menudo fans in Puerto Rico and the rest of

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. At Menudo, López recorded two CDs: "Imagínate" -translation "Imagine That!"-, which was done in Spanish, and "

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", which was released in

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specifically for the band's

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ian fan base. He left the band in 1995. "Ricky 3" had an accident in 2004 and was in a coma for about a month, but survived, although with multiple injuries that left him in a wheelchair.

References

External links

menudoonline.com
Living people Menudo (band) members 20th-century Puerto Rican male singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Caribbean-singer-stub