Editing Johnny Lozada (section)

==Recording and acting career==

===Menudo: 1979–1984===
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Lozada joined Menudo at the end of 1979, replacing original member [[Carlos Meléndez (singer)|Carlos Meléndez]]. Lozada spent the next four years with the group. During that time, he participated in albums like ''[[Mas Mucho Mas|Más, Mucho Más]]'' (1980), ''[[Fuego (Menudo album)|Fuego]]'' (1981), ''[[Quiero Ser]]'' (1981), ''[[Por Amor (Menudo album)|Por Amor]]'' (1982), and ''[[A Todo Rock]]'' (1983), among others. He also starred in the [[telenovela]]s ''Quiero Ser'' and ''Es por Amor'', both based on the group. Finally, Lozada acted in the films ''[[Menudo: La Película]]'' and ''[[Una Aventura Llamada Menudo]]''.

During this time, the group enjoyed success in all of America. According to creator, [[Edgardo Díaz]], this installment of the group "opened a lot of doors in Latin America, and was very strong". Among their achievements are four sold-out concerts at the [[Madison Square Garden]] in 1983, and record-breaking concerts in [[Brazil]] with an audience of 200,000 in [[São Paulo]] and 100,000 in [[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[Belo Horizonte]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/nota-510744|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131221413/http://www.primerahora.com/nota-510744|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Menudo cantó al corazón de una generación|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|author=Marrero, Rosalina|date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>

Lozada was considered the most emotional of the group,<ref name="angelfire"/> and his hits with the group included the classic "Clara", "Mi Banda Toca Rock", "Lady" and "Señora Mia".

===Solo career and Proyecto M===

In 1984, Lozada turned 16 and left Menudo, as was usual among its members. He was replaced by [[Robi Rosa]]. A farewell concert was held at the [[Radio City Music Hall]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="people">{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/johnny-lozada-regresa-la-television-y-al-teatro|title=Johnny Lozada regresa a la televisión y al teatro|work=[[People en Español]]|date=December 20, 2011}}</ref>

Lozada was signed by [[RCA Records|RCA]] and recorded two solo albums: ''Johnny'' and ''Invítame''.<ref name="fundacion"/> This last album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album|Best Latin Pop Album]] at the [[27th Grammy Awards]], alongside [[José Feliciano]], [[Plácido Domingo]], [[José José]], [[María Conchita Alonso]], and [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]] themselves.

In 1986, Lozada participated in a campaign to encourage youth [[abstinence]] from [[sexual intercourse|sex]], in which he recorded two duets ("Cuando Estemos Juntos" and "Détente") with [[Tatiana (singer)|Tatiana]] and music videos for them.  This received much publicity in Latin America and even in the United States, where it was the subject of a report by [[John Stossel]] on ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]''.

That year also, Lozada participated alongside the [[Puerto Rico national basketball team]] (joining such stars as [[José Ortiz (basketball)|Jose Ortiz]], [[Ruben Rodriguez (basketball)|Ruben Rodriguez]], [[Federico Fico Lopez]] and [[Angelo Cruz]] among others) as well as [[Rafael Jose]], [[Magali Carrasquillo]], [[Kobbo Santarrosa]], Jaime Bello, and others in a song named "Yo Voy a Mi", for which a CD  and musical video were produced, in order to boost the basketball team's games' attendance numbers as it headed to the 1987 Pre-Olympic tournament in Uruguay and, later on, to the 1988 Olympic Games in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61_z7udgYdI | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/61_z7udgYdI| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Equipo Nacional Baloncesto PR 1986 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2019-10-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1987, Lozada joined former Menudo alumni [[Rene Farrait]] and [[Xavier Serbiá]] in the singing group Proyecto M (Lozada and Farrait were later joined at Proyecto M by Lozada's former bandmate at Menudo, [[Ray Reyes]]). The group enjoyed some success in [[Latin America]], and was invited to participate in the [[telenovela]] ''Alba Marina'', alongside Venezuelan singer [[Karina (Venezuelan singer)|Karina]]. The group was together for 8 years and recorded four albums, during which Serbiá left and was replaced by [[Ray Reyes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siete.panamaamerica.com.pa/johnny-lozada-feliz-a-sus-44/|title=Johnny Lozada feliz a los 44|work=Siete|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810051906/http://siete.panamaamerica.com.pa/johnny-lozada-feliz-a-sus-44/|archive-date=2012-08-10}}</ref>

===Acting career and ''El Reencuentro''===

After leaving Proyecto M, Lozada began acting participating in [[telenovela]]s like ''Señora Tentación'' and ''Escándalo''. In 2001, he played [[boxing|boxer]] Johnny Trinidad in the ''[[Amigas y rivales]]'' [[telenovela]] with [[Televisa]]. The next year, he starred in ''Cómplices al Rescate'' as [[veterinarian]] Sebastián. He also acted in the play ''Solo para Mujeres'', and in the third season of ''[[Big Brother México#Big Brother VIP 3 (Part 1)|Big Brother VIP]]''.<ref name="esmas"/>

In 1998, Lozada and former Menudo members [[Rene Farrait]], [[Miguel Cancel]], [[Ray Reyes]], [[Charlie Masso]] and [[Ricky Meléndez]] got together in Puerto Rico for a concert named [[El Reencuentro]], with dedication to the convalescing ex-Menudo [[Fernando Sallaberry]], Menudo's original lead singer, who was unable to join the reunion due to health issues. The concert featured new renditions of their hits from Menudo. El Reencuentro was so successful that they needed to add two more concerts that weekend and later, they went on tour all over [[Latin America]] and the United States. The group toured frequently<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/elreencuentroyguillermodavilajuntosenconcierto-1222404.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122122355/http://www.elnuevodia.com/elreencuentroyguillermodavilajuntosenconcierto-1222404.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2013|title=El Reencuentro y Guillermo Dávila juntos en concierto|work=[[El Nuevo Día]]|date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> until 2015, when they broke up.

===Television host===

Lozada continued to tour with El Reencuentro until 2015, as well as acting in theater. He has worked in the comedy ''Al Aire'' and the play ''Manos Quietas''.<ref name="people"/> In 2012, he joined the cast of ''Confesiones del Pene''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/johnnylozadaenconfesionesdelpene-1307701.html|title=Johnny Lozada en Confesiones del Pene|work=[[El Nuevo Día]]|author=Vargas, Patricia|date=July 24, 2012|access-date=September 3, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828034835/http://www.elnuevodia.com/johnnylozadaenconfesionesdelpene-1307701.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010, Lozada joined ''Sal y Pimienta'', a Latin [[gossip]] show, as commentator. After two years, he left the show to host ''¡Despierta América!''.<ref name="sypda"/> In December 2016, Lozada announced that he would be leaving ''¡Despierta América!''.<ref>[http://laopinion.com/2016/12/12/johnny-lozada-sale-de-despierta-america/] Johnny Lozada: ¿Sale de 'Despierta América'?]</ref> In February 2017, he joined the cast of the children's reality/talent show ''[[Pequeños Gigantes USA]]'' as a celebrity captain.<ref>[http://lmshow.entravision.com/2017/02/14/johnny-lozada-el-capitan-sorpresa-en-pequenos-gigantes/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312040018/http://lmshow.entravision.com/2017/02/14/johnny-lozada-el-capitan-sorpresa-en-pequenos-gigantes/ |date=2017-03-12 }} Johnny Lozada se incorpora a Pequeños Gigantes USA]</ref> The group that Lozada coached, "Peque Flow", won the competition.<ref>[http://www.univision.com/shows/pequenos-gigantes/johnny-lozada-y-los-peque-flow-ganan-pequenos-gigantes-usa Johnny Lozada y los Peque Flow ganan 'Pequeños Gigantes USA']</ref> On July 30, 2018, Lozada joined the Puerto Rican gossip show Lo Se Todo, replacing long time host Pedro Juan Figueroa.<ref>{{cite web|author=Por Elnuevodia.Com |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/tv/nota/ausentepedrojuanfigueroaennuevaversiondelosetodo-2438381/ |title=Ausente Pedro Juan Figueroa en nueva versión de "Lo sé todo" &#124; El Nuevo Día |publisher=Elnuevodia.com |date=2018-07-30 |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Lozada left "Lo Se Todo" in January 2019.

As of October 30, 2023, Lozada is a co-host of the morning talk/variety show ''[[En La Mañana]]'' on [[WLII-DT]] (TeleOnce).