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Cuco Redefines The Role Of A Teen Idol With 'Para Mí'

Para Mí, the debut album from self-identified Chicano singer Cuco, masterfully layers his signature dream pop sound with instrumental abilities and Chicano influences.
Cuco's debut album, <em>Para Mí</em>, is out now via Interscope Records.

Omar Banos — best known by his stage name — is a teen idol in the making. At just 19 years old, the L.A. singer and multi-instrumentalist intoxicated audiences online with such dreamy bedroom pop songs as "" and "." At 21, he's selling out shows across the country. Over the past whirlwind year-and-a-half, Cuco has amassed a legion. The debut record, and Cuco's respective success, are challenging preconceived notions of what a teen idol can look and sound like in today's pop landscape.

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