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Early life and career

Fonsi and his family moved to Orlando, Florida, during Fonsi's early childhood. around the time he was ten years old, Fonsi began to dream about becoming a member of Menudo, arguably Latin America's most famous boy band in history. While not being able to pursue that dream, he did, however, participate in many local boy bands, including one, Big Guys, where he met, and befriended, future *NSYNC member Joey Fatone.^[1]

In April of that year,^[clarify] Fonsi had a brief return to the singing stage, when former Menudo member Ray Reyes invited him and Lopez to a concert which was held at San Juan's Roberto Clemente coliseum. The press widely covered what El Vocero titled as Fonsi's moment as a Menudo,^{[citation needed]} when he took the stage and joined the members of El Reencuentro to sing some of their old hits.