Miguel Cancel

Miguel Ángel Cancel Vázquez (born June 28, 1968) is a retired police officer and singer who began his career with the Puerto Rico-based boy band Menudo.

Miguel Cancel
Born
Miguel Ángel Cancel Vázquez

(1968-06-28) June 28, 1968
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationPolice officer, singer

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Cancel joined Menudo as a singer in 1981, replacing Óscar Meléndez. In 1983, Cancel left Menudo at the age of 15, a year before the mandatory retirement age of 16, due to a sudden voice change. He was replaced by Roy Rosselló.

After Menudo

1980s

In 1984, Cancel released his first solo recording, the pop rock single entitled "Fun Fun Fun Fun" (English/Spanish).[1][2] The single was produced and written by Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, and issued on Cancel's newly formed independent label, Miguel Enterprises.[3]

1990s

In 1998, Cancel was recruited by his ex bandmate Ray Reyes while he worked in the kitchen of a fast food restaurant in the suburbs of Los Angeles to join El Reencuentro, a group consisting of former Menudo members. The band recorded and issued an album of previously released Menudo songs and toured throughout the world in promotion of the album.

2000s-present

In 2003, Cancel became a police officer of the Coral Gables, Florida Police Department. In December 2004, he was ejected from the back seat of a Coral Gables police van resulting in the loss of two fingers from his left hand.[4]

Cancel currently lives in Miami, Florida, with his family. He has 4 children Sasha Cancel, Izabella Cancel, Miguel Cancel, Jr. and Mariangelik Cancel. Miguel Cancel Jr. (Miguel Cancel Gulliver) is a swimmer who has won medals in competition at the Florida High School Athletic Association level.

In 2012, Cancel announced that he would again be returning to the music industry as a solo artist, his first solo effort having been in 1984.

See also

References
  1. "Ex-Menudo singer, Miguel Cancel, releases 1984 single entitled "Fun Fun Fun Fun"". collectorsfrenzy.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  2. "Miguel Cancel performs Spanish version of "Fun Fun Fun Fun" on TV show, Entre Amigos". youtube.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. "Knack lead singer, Doug Fieger, produces and writes 1984 "Fun Fun Fun Fun" single by former Menudo singer, Miguel Cancel". collectorsfrenzy.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. "Coral Gables police officer, Miguel Cancel, is seriously injured in 2004 police vehicle accident". www.contactmusic.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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