In July 2016, the group appeared and performed on ABC's Greatest Hits. In a surprising and fairly stunning show of. [184][185] During Richardson's absence, McLean and Carter together covered his part in choruses[186] while Dorough took his solo parts, although McLean sang Richardson's verse in "Drowning". 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They also recorded the song "If You Stay" for the Booty Call soundtrack in the same year, which was released in February 1997. Sure . The Backstreet Boys were a dynamic boy band until the early to mid-2000's, when they took a hiatus. During the Backstreet's off-time, he has been engaged in the real-estate business. They supported his decision and kept his return a secret until the tour was over. Released throughout Europe in late 1995, the record enjoyed considerable success, spending several weeks in the Top Ten in most Continental countries where it charted. During the show in Staples Center, LA, in July 2011, Richardson once again joined the group on stage.[113]. They toured with New Kids on the Block on the NKOTBSB Tour from 2011 to 2012. [117] A few days later, McLean and Littrell revealed on separate occasions that Richardson had returned since 2010, before NKOTBSB Tour started. [148] On January 29, 2016, the Backstreet Boys were the musical guests in the series finale of NBC comedy series Undateable. . On the night of September 10, the band had completed a sold-out show in Boston, Massachusetts. One question still arises. In addition to the book, a series of flash-based webisodes was also published in 2000. Benefiting from the strength of their harmony vocals and balance of heartfelt ballads with propulsive dance anthems, their third album, 1999's Millennium (home to their worldwide smash "I Want It That Way"), topped the charts and was certified multi-platinum across the globe, while follow-up Black & Blue extended their reign. The Boyskings Kevin, Brian, Nick, Howie and AJwere originally five teenagers from Florida plucked from various high school classrooms (except Kevin, who was always Old As Shit) and turned. The group took a hiatus from 2000 to 2002, but regrouped to release Never Gone in 2005. Coincidentally, the creator of boybands was also responsible for creating NSYNC later on in 1995. The amazement comes from the fact that when the boy and girls bands started hitting the scene it seemed to get crowded rather quickly. [32][33], The group began working on their second album, Backstreet's Back, in October 1996. The album's first single, "Incomplete," was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005. After auditioning hundreds, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, and Howie Dorough were selected and thus became The Backstreet Boys in April of 1992. Richardson was living in Kentucky but relocated to Orlando in 1990 to work at Walt Disney World . [74] The next day, during a concert on the next leg of their tour in Toronto, Littrell gave a brief speech on Lee and led the audience in a moment of silence for Lee and all the victims of the attacks. He and Biel married in 2012 and have two children together Silas, born in 2015, and Phineas, born in 2020. It's been nearly three decades since Backstreet Boys made its debut, but the legacy of the American 90s boy band strongly lives on. [170], With their tour postponed due to the pandemic, the Backstreet Boys started working on their first Christmas album in March 2021. [158] The album is co-produced under RCA Records and the group's own label, K-BAHN, and distributed by RCA's parent company, Sony Music. At 9 p.m., Brian auditions over the phone. In 2019 arguably every 90s kid's . Seventeen-year-old Kevin, 15-year-old Joe, and 12-year-old Nick Jonas signed with Columbia Records in 2005 and they were originally called Sons of Jonas. [10] In May 2013, the group embarked on their 20th-anniversary tour, officially titled as In a World Like This Tour. Howie. 1 in Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria,[36][37] selling well over five million copies in Europe alone. In 2009, Carter admitted to past drug use and alcohol addiction. So where did the ride to stardom begin for the Back Street Boys? 1,439 Concerts. THE Backstreet Boys have sold more than 65 million albums around the world, a number that few pop acts have surpassed. With age, he has become more reasonable about what his body is capable of. Here we have five young boys who had no clue just how huge their fame would get when they formed a band called the Backstreet Boys way back in 1993. This article is about the vocal group. They're Totally Lager Than Life In This Overseas Commercial! The following morning Littrell's wife Leighanne had planned on catching a flight back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Flight 11, along with set carpenter Daniel Lee, who was returning home to Los Angeles to see his wife, who was due to give birth to their second child. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and staying there for another week. It leans toward adult contemporary and contemporary pop music and features interwoven choral harmonies, piano, strings, guitar, and drums,[192] with a little bit of hip-hop and reggae elements on some tracks, such as "One in a Million". Their follow-up album DNA (2019) debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed and 19 years after they last topped in 2000. [39], In November 1997, doctors discovered that a congenital hole in Littrell's heart had enlarged to dangerous proportions. The group postponed the tour until July 1998 to give Littrell time to recover. [193] With their seventh studio album, This Is Us, they went back to their original dance-pop beats combined with electropop. 196 | Backstreet Boys | Behind the Music", "Kevin Richardsons Interview by Chet Cooper", "Backstreet Boys Hope New Album Shows 'Evolution', "Backstreet Boys' Unbreakable: An Undeniably Strong Album", "Review: Backstreet's Back 'In a World Like This' And They're 'Alright', "Album of the Week: Backstreet Boys' 'DNA', "Review: Backstreet's Back With Contemporary-Pop Magic on 'DNA', "Sears Launches New Marketing Campaign for the 'Sears Presents Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium Tour', "Zap, pow, click! [155] On September 23, the Backstreet Boys confirmed their Vegas residency show happening in 2017, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life. [45] The worldwide hit single "I Want It That Way" which topped the single-charts in over 25 countries made anticipation for Millennium high. [88][89] Never Gone was certified platinum in the U.S. and four singles were released from the album. [75], The Hits Chapter One, their first compilation album, was released on October 23, 2001. Everybody would battle it out about Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC. Photo: @backstreetboys/Instagram The campaign included a 30-second advertisement featuring the group, which was aired from August 1 to 15, 1999. [98] It performed well in Japan, debuting at No. Backstreet Boys has been a major force in pop music since they first started recording together in 1993. [116][118] The group spoke positively about Richardson's return, stating that they couldn't be happier to have him back. [111] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 17th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $40 million with 51 shows. [105] The rest of the group were prescribed Tamiflu by a doctor, even though they weren't showing any symptom of the flu. Seventeen-year-old Kevin, 15-year-old Joe, and 12-year-old Nick Jonas signed with Columbia Records in 2005 and they were originally called Sons of Jonas. The early line-up of the group were Howie Dorough (19), AJ McLean (15), Nick Carter (13), Sam Licata and Charles Edwards. On January 28, 2001, the Backstreet Boys performed the American national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida. With 27 years in the music business, the Backstreet Boys have toured the majority of those years on their own headlining tours. [67] To promote its release, they traveled around the world in 100 hours, visiting Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City. [207], The group has received nine Grammy Award nominations as of 2019[update], including four nominations in 2000. , and 12-year-old Nick Jonas signed with Columbia Records in 2005 and they were originally called Sons of.. 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