ONLY 10 CONTESTANTS REMAIN
IN MUSIC REALITY SHOW "NUEVAS VOCES DE AMERICA"

Miami, FL – April 6, 2005 – After an intense seven-week competition, only ten contestants remain in music reality show "Nuevas Voces de America" (New Voices of America). This Sunday, April 10 the competition will be fierce, as finalists do everything they can to stay in the show. "Nuevas Voces de America" airs every Sunday at 8 p.m. (7/c) on Telemundo.

The 10 remaining contestants are:
California: Cesar Bernardo Rios (24)
California: Karina Vazquez (23)
Florida: Fabian Alonso (29)
New York: Carmen Lydia Rodriguez (26)
New York: Gio Williams (32)
Puerto Rico: Mariela Matos (20)
Puerto Rico: Zuri Juarbe (21)
Puerto Rico: Oscar Rivera (27)
Texas: Gerardo Arturo Lopez (22)
Texas: Vanessa Del Fierro (23)

This Sunday, April 10 at 8PM (7pm/c), Cesar and Gerardo, who received the lowest scores in the previous episode, will find out who the viewers voted for to stay in the show. But before any one of them leaves, they will fulfill their wish of perform a duet featuring a powerful rendition of Mexican Regional music. The rest of the participants will then sing in front of Judges Monica Noguera, co-host of Telemundo's afternoon variety show "Cotorreando", Emilio Regueira and David Naranjo.

Last week Fabian, Karina, Gio and Oscar learned to write and arrange an original song, which they performed in front of the judges. Viewers also got to see the physical transformation that Carmen, Cesar, Gerardo and Karina have undergone since joining the show. "Raulito," who picketed outside of Telemundo for three consecutive days for a chance to be on the show, was finally awarded his 15 minutes of fame. There were also some emotional moments when Fabian received a phone call from his mother who is currently in Cuba, and Carmen's family and friends sent her their best wishes from New York. Finally, the viewer's vote was revealed: Crystal was eliminated and Zuri remained in the competition.

Telemundo, a U.S. Spanish-language television network, is the essential entertainment, news and sports source for Hispanics. Broadcasting unique national and local programming for the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, Telemundo reaches 92% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 118 markets through its 15 owned-and-operated stations, 36 broadcast affiliates and nearly 684 cable affiliates. Telemundo is wholly owned by NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.