Editing Johnny Lozada (section)

===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".