associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
menudo 2007 -- present chicago , illinois , u.s. carlito olivero solo_singer 16 july 1989 vocals , guitar pop , latin pop , r & b carlito olivero
 carlos emmanuel olivero singer , songwriter , actor , dancer
carlito olivero

`` not to be confused with adrián carlos olivares , another member of menudo '' carlos emmanuel olivero -lrb- born july 16 , 1989 in chicago -rrb- , better known as carlito olivero , is an american singer and actor of puerto rican and mexican descent .
from 2007 -- 09 , he was part of the latin boy band menudo after taking part in mtv 's `` making menudo '' .
moving to los angeles in 2009 , he appeared in various singing and acting events and in 2012 appeared in the film `` we the party '' directed by mario van peebles .
in 2013 , he auditioned for season 3 of the american singing competition series `` the x factor '' and finished 3rd in the competition .
he was mentored by paulina rubio .
