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Spotlight: Vienna Choir Boys

It doesn't have the Backstreet Boys' moves or 'N Sync's style, but the Vienna Choir Boys has something those groups can't match: it has been in the business for more than 500 years!

The choir was founded in Austria in 1498. It is made up of about 100 boys, ages 10 to 14. Once the boys get older than that, their voices start to change and become too low to harmonize with the rest of the group.

The choir is wrapping up a U.S. tour this month. Then they will return to the Augarten Palace in Austria, an 18th century building where the boys live and go to school. Günther Guggenberger, 14, says he's enjoyed touring the U.S., "especially Hawaii!"

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