José Ricardo "Ricky" López Jiménez (Born on September 6, 1980) is a

singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

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. Edgardo Diaz chose to nickname him "Ricky III", because of

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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 " Vem Pra Mim", which was released in Portuguese 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 20th-century Puerto Rican singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Caribbean-singer-stub