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Category:	Music
Created:	Jan 1, 2006
Type:	Public
Members:	202
Owner:	Manoj Bandi
Language:	English
Country:	India

BACKSTREET BOYS STORY

1992: Orlando, the happiest place on Earth: pop impresario Lou Pearlman getS a stirring in his loins when he realizes the world needs a new boy group and he's just the guy who can make all the money. An ad is placed: "Producer seeks male teen singers that move well." The seed is planted. There would be more.

1993: After numerous rounds of auditions, the final lineup is chosen: Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean and Nick Carter. The Boys perform their first concert at Sea World. Girls scream. The American music press does not.

1994: The Boys release their first single, We've Got It Going On. It tanks.

1995: But the Europeans love it, being frightfully ahead of the curve on such things. The Boys tour and conquer Europe.

1996: The Boys tour Canada.

1997: Armed with glowing press from the UK (and Canada), the Boys release Quit Playing Games With My Heart, an instant hit in America. The self-titled second album, which would eventually sell 10 million copies, is the No. 3 record of the year. The era of boy bands begins.

1998: Legal battle with Pearlman. Demise of group is predicted, even though the Boys are nominated for best new artist at the Grammys. They don't win. Rival boy band 'N Sync appears.

1999: Demise is predicted. Boys release third album, Millennium, which sets a record for the highest first-week sales ever, with 1.1 million.

2000: Demise is predicted. Boys appear on the cover of Rolling Stone without pants, are nominated for five Grammy awards. The merchandising juggernaut hits high gear with everything from comic books to action dolls. 'N Sync snatches the boy band crown with first- week sales of 2.4 million for No Strings Attached. The Boys' fourth album, Black & Blue, is released, .

2001: The Boys announce a world tour, but trouble strikes when the band announces A.J. will enter rehab for alcohol abuse and depression. Dates are postponed, A.J. is released and the tour continues. Demise of group is predicted, but not as confidently. There is speculation that the group disbanded entirely at some point. McLean insists that was never the case. "We kind of took a small break," he says of the time off. "We needed a break, mind you -- we were touring for pretty much nine years straight."

2003: Backstreet's members find their way back together, when they surprise McLean on the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he'd come to discuss his drug problem. "I cried like a little girl," McLean says.

2005: The Boys play London's John Labatt Centre in September with 8,000 screaming fans welcoming them.

2006: Kevin Richardson leaves, Boys continue as a quartet.

2008: The Boys are back at the JLC.