A former member of Latin boyband Menudo has auditioned for The X Factor USA. Troy Kurtis, who was in Menudo during the Mdo era, performed in Spanish when he took to the X Factor stage in Providence, People reports. Speaking before his audition, the 31-year-old reportedly revealed that he "never had any mentors". "I left my house at 16 because my stepfather told me to shut up when I would sing," he said. "I feel like I'm just getting started." Judge Britney Spears (more)...
- 6/29/2012
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Boy band singers know how to charm the ladies - even when they're all grown up. At Wednesday's X Factor auditions in Providence, R.I., a former singer from the Latin boy band Menudo wooed the audience with his vocal talent and easy charisma, prompting Britney Spears, 30, to say his performance was "very sexy." Wearing a leather jacket and black T-shirt, 31-year-old Troy Kurtis got the audience waving their arms back and forth as he sang in Spanish. Afterwards, during the judges' critique, L.A. Reid, 56, teased Demi Lovato, 19, about her love of all things Spanish, saying, "[Demi's] sweating. She's giggling."Related:...
- 6/28/2012
- by Evan Lambert
- PEOPLE.com
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