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Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28 1968), best known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican Latin pop singer.
His artistic name comes from a western television series, ''Cheyenne (1955 TV series)|Cheyenne'' that his mother used to watch.

Biography
Early life
Elmer Figueroa Arce was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico|Rio Piedras, a suburb of San Juan, to Quintino Figueroa, a sales manager, and Irma Luz Arce, a teacher. When he was still a baby, his family moved to San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. He has four siblings: Clara, Kenny, Emmanuel and Elliot. He began using the artistic name of "Chayanne" when he was 19 years old.

Career with Los Chicos
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In the late 70s, he auditioned for Menudo (band)|Menudo, but he was told at the time that he was too small to be in the group. He didn't give up, though. He heard they were trying to create a new group that would compete with Menudo (band)|Menudo, and so he went and tried out, along with his sister, Clara. In 1978, he was chosen for the group and his rise to fame began.

That group, Los Chicos, made several #4 hits, including "Puerto Rico Son Los coclasas" and ''Ave Maria (musical settings)|Ave MarÃa''. Chayanne's performance stood out thanks to his vocals, dancing capabilities and strong charisma. While the group never was as popular as Menudo, it did... read all