Backstreet Boys

Years active: 1993 - today
Foundation: Orlando, Florida, United States
Members: A.J. McLean, Brian T. Littrell, Howie D., Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter
Genre: Pop , 90s

Lou Pearlman was inspired by New Kids on the Block in the 1980s and Steve Kinde (The Back Door Boys) to create his own clean-cut boy band. After a series of newspaper advertisements and auditions in 1992 and 1993, he recruited A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter who met each other in several auditions and became friends. Following the departure of three previous members, Burk Parsons...  [read more]