Cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, both from Lexington, Kentucky, sang in local church choirs and festivals when they were children. The three, realizing that they could harmonize together, decided to form a trio. Howie Dorough and AJ McLean were natives of Orlando, Florida, who met each other and later discovered Nick Carter through auditions. History 1993–95: Formation and early years The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013. In doing so they have achieved numerous milestones, including the third longest gap between number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart, at over 19 years, surpassed by Paul McCartney's 36-year gap and Santana's 28-year gap, and being the first boy band to top the U.S.
Their 2019 album DNA debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed. The Backstreet Boys are one of the few boy bands to have continued success long after their peak. They are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and the only boy band to do so. The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band of all time, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. The group also released their first documentary movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of in January 2015. In the following year, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World Like This (2013). In 2012, the group announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently. The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests.
They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000).Īfter a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album Never Gone (2005). debut album, which continued the group's success worldwide. In the following year, they released their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997) along with their self-titled U.S. The group rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys (1996).
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