Chayanne

Chayanne (born June 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-nominated Puerto Rican pop singer who was born as Elmer Figueroa-Arce in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. He has sold over 10 million albums worldwide (1 million in Spai

Chayanne (born June 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-nominated Puerto Rican pop singer who was born as Elmer Figueroa-Arce in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. He has sold over 10 million albums worldwide (1 million in Spain).

Figueroa began using the artistic name of "Chayanne" when he was a little kid. He auditioned for Menudo, but was told at the time that he was too little for that group. He didn't give up and he heard that Titi Soto was trying to create a new group that would compete with Menudo, and so he went and tried out. He was chosen for the group and his meteoric rise to the top began.