[Spoiler Alert: This contains spoilers from America’s Got Talent, Season 19, Episode 5.]
America’s Received Expertise made approach for a brand new wave of entertainers performing below a really acquainted title as the previous Puerto Rican boy band Menudo took to the Season 19 audition stage.
When the hopeful boy band stepped onto the stage and launched themselves, it didn’t take lengthy for judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara, and Heidi Klum to acknowledge the group title. Ensuring he heard them accurately, Simon repeated, “Menudo Menudo?” to which the boys confirmed they have been the Menudo.
“So, Menudo for anybody who doesn’t know, there have been many many many Menudos. Essentially the most well-known one, I believe, was the one with Ricky Martin in it,” Simon spoke to the viewers who could not have been as up-to-date on Menudo’s standing. The boy band, because the decide acknowledged, has had varied iterations, starting as early as 1977 and ranging to right now. Ricky Martin was a member of the band within the ’80s, performing with them from ages 12 to 17 when he retired to pursue a solo profession.
“Our boss purchased the title of Menudo,” the band’s youngest member, Nicolas Calero, declared. “He needed to revive Menudo,” fellow member Andrés Emilio elaborated. “We’re the brand new era,” Ezra Gilmore added. Different members moreover Nicolas, Andres, and Ezra embody Alejandro Querales and Gabriel Rossell.
“I didn’t agree, I’ve bought to say, with what they used to do which is to kick individuals out once they reached a sure age,” Simon chimed in, earlier than including, “however as the brand new era perhaps we might cease that.”
“I hope so,” Nicolas agreed earlier than the boys added some extra context to their revived model of Menudo. Previously originating in Puerto Rico, the brand new iteration operates out of Miami, Florida. However as their audition formally started, their singing left the judges with combined reactions with Simon stopping them partway by.
“There have been some points together with your vocals,” Simon famous earlier than asking the group if that they had a second track. Fortunately they did, and the second likelihood led to a extra constructive evaluation.
Nonetheless, Howie wasn’t so simply satisfied and gave the boys a “no” when it got here to sending them ahead within the competitors. Whereas Sofia believed there was enchancment to be made, she gave them a shot as did Heidi and Simon, permitting the brand new Menudo an opportunity to make it large within the competitors. Will they proceed to win over the gang? Solely time will inform. What did you consider Menudo’s comeback? Pontificate within the feedback part, and keep tuned to see how they fare as America’s Received Expertise Season 19 continues.
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