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In a blow to the band s worldwide fans, Pimentel will play a final livestream concert with the band Friday. We’re sad to tell you that after five and a half unforgettable and life changing years together, Friday, May 14th will be Joel’s last day as a member of CNCO, the band statement said, stating that Joel is leaving and will be pursuing new opportunities.
The statement, from remaining members Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús, stressed the unity around the band formed in 2015 on the Univision music competition series La Banda.
Bye, bye, bye: Latin American boy band CNCO loses member
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File - This Oct. 17, 2019, file photo shows Christopher Velez, from left, Joel Pimentel, Richard Camacho, Zabdiel de Jesuz, Erick and Brian Colon, of CNCO, performing at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing. The group announced on its official Instagram page Sunday, May 9, 2021, that 22-year-old Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK – The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing.
The group announced on its official Instagram page Sunday that 22-year-old Joel Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet.
CNCO Says Goodbye to One of Its Members: Joel Pimentel Leaves the Group
CNCO is downsizing. The group announced that Joel Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet. / Source: The Associated Press
The Latin American boy band
CNCO is downsizing. Joel Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet.
“We’re sad to tell you that after five and a half unforgettable and life-changing years together, Friday, May 14th will be Joel’s last day as a member of CNCO. We want you all to know that while Joel is leaving and will be pursuing new opportunities, we are and will always be brothers. We support him in his next chapter, and will always, most importantly, remain a family, the statement read from remaining members
Mesfin Fekadu
FILE - This April 26, 2018, file photo shows CNCO performing Mamita at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on. The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing. The group announced on its official Instagram page Sunday, May 9, 2021, that 22-year-old Joel Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet.(Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File) May 10, 2021 - 7:27 AM
NEW YORK - The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing.
The group announced on its official Instagram page Sunday that 22-year-old Joel Pimentel is leaving the band, making the successful quintet a quartet.
âWeâre sad to tell you that after five and a half unforgettable and life changing years together, Friday, May 14th will be Joelâs last day as a member of CNCO. We want you all to know that while Joel is leaving and will be pursuing new opportunities, we are and will always be brothers. We support him in his next chapter, an
Bye, bye, bye: Latin American boy band CNCO loses member
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer
May 9, 2021
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2of11File - This Oct. 17, 2019, file photo shows Joel Pimentel, of CNCO, posing backstage at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Latin American boy band CNCO is downsizing.