NEW YORK, June 11, 2006 (UPI) -- A talent search is underway to revive the boy group Menudo, the New York Daily News reported.
About two dozen aspiring teen idols auditioned to become the next Ricky Martin, the newspaper said.
Menudo sold more than 40 million records in the 1980s and early 1990s, and launched Ricky Martin's solo career. Members of the troupe were replaced when they reached their 16th birthday -- or when their voice changed.
Barry Solomon, a partner with Menudo Entertainment, said five new members would be chosen by next June. They will perform urban/Latin crossover music in both English and Spanish, the newspaper said.
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