The Latin band reported through Instagram that one of its members leaves the group and will focus on his personal projects; however on May 14 they will give a last concert with the whole group together.
CNCO, the Latin band announced this Sunday on its official Instagram page that the 22-year-old member Joel Pimentel will leave the group after being together for 5 and a half years. Given this, the quintet will become a quartet.
“We are saddened to tell you that after 5 and a half unforgettable years that have changed our lives, Friday May 14 will be Joel’s last day as a member of CNCO. We want you to know that although Joel is leaving and will be pursuing new opportunities, we are and will always be brothers. We will support him in his next chapter and he will always be our family above all things, ”says the group made up of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel de Jesús.
“ We know this news is sad and will be as difficult for us as it is for you, but we appreciate your support. Although it will be different, we are excited to show you the new era of CNCO and we can’t wait for you to see everything we have in store for you soon. ”
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Joel Pimentel also spoke on Instagram and left a message of thanks to CNCO fans and the rest of the team. In turn, he assured that he will start other projects in order to develop his own artistic path.
During the years as a quintet, the group won multiple accolades, including the Latin American Music Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards, and the iHeartRadio Music Awards. As well as an MTV Unpugged at home award for best quarantined performance last year and they even got a Latin Grammy nomination for best new artist.
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CNCO assured that on May 14 they will give the last concert with the entire group, a global streaming show. For his part, Pimentel said that he hopes to share his new project with his followers soon and that this is just the beginning.
We love the CNCOwners so much, they are the ones who keep us moving forward, and that is why we wanted to give them this livestream as a gift so they can see the 5 of us together for the last time ”.