Early life
In his youth, Roy was a player for the Puerto Rican National Children's Soccer Team. Roselló was a member of Menudo from August 1983 to January 1986 and debuted on the album ''A Todo Rock'', albeit he didn't have lead vocals from the album, including '' Reaching Out'' and '' Mania''. He recorded a total of six albums with the group, with the second half of the albums he was in, he had lead vocals on one song per each album. During his time, Menudo reached great popularity inPersonal life
In 1986, Roy met Brazilian children’s TV host Mara Maravilha and they started dating. Mara got pregnant by Roy, but her mother made her get an abortion in 1987. At the time the couple lived together for two years in a house he had in New York. Their relationship ended in 1988; Mara stated in interviews that he wanted her to stop singing. Rosselló is the father of five children with five different women, including eldest son Roy Jr. with his first wife Mireya Nieves, whom he married on October 14, 1989. The marriage was concluded by a divorce decree issued on December 10, 1993. He was married to his second wife Brenda Colon Reyes for a year and a half. He also has another son named Enrico with his third wife, Mirella Rodriguez Marcolini (m. 2008-2010), and a daughter Sophia, born in 2009, who was the result of a six-month relationship with Natália Borges, a former employee of a store he owned in Campinas. In 2003, he went to Campinas after he had to acknowledge the paternity of his eldest child, Bianca, when he appeared on a TV program in Brazil. She was born when he was 15 years old. The girl is a result of his fling with a teenage Brazilian fan when he was on tour with Menudo in 1985. In addition to Roy Jr., Enrico, Sophia and Bianca, he also has a son named Guilhermo. In a 2014 interview, he said he should have been more responsible in his romantic life: "I always liked women, but I should have been more careful." He also stated that he believes women approached him because of money. "Because I was a famous guy, they think I have money, but it’s all an illusion. For them it’s not important to allow me to have a good relationship with my children, they just want money," he said. In 1994, he married Marta Rhaulin. He made for 11 years a musical duo with her, Duo Roy and Rhaulin. He married Patricia Avila in 2014. They divorced in 2018.Post-Menudo
He spent 1987 touring the United States, starred in a movie called Star of the Jungle, and was the host of Frente Jovem in 1986, a Brazilian TV show. In 1991, Rossello studied TV production at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Since 2006, Rosselló has run a Caribbean-themed bar in the city of Campinas, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, where he also owns a jewelry store, Roy Rosello Fine Jewelry. In 2006, through another TV show in Brazil, he met his long-lost daughter and decided to settle in the South American country. In April 2025, NBC was sued in Federal Court for libel to the brand name MenudoReturn to music
In 2009, Rosselló entered into the Brazilian music scene, when he formed a band of axé and Caribbean music.''A Fazenda''
On September 14, 2014, he was a contestant on the Brazilian reality show '' A Fazenda 7'' on TV Record.Discography
With Menudo
* '' A Todo Rock'' (1983) (Didn't have lead vocals) * '' Reaching Out'' (1984) (Didn't have lead vocals) * '' Mania'' (1984) (Didn't have lead vocals) * '' Evolucion'' (1984) * '' Menudo'' (1985) * '' Ayer y Hoy'' (1985)See also
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossello, Roy 1970 births Living people People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Menudo (band) members Puerto Rican expatriates in Brazil 20th-century Puerto Rican male singers 20th-century Puerto Rican singers Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent Rosselló family