Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A.
J. McLean
, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson.
In 2006
Richardson left the group to pursue other interests leaving the band as a
four-piece,[2]
but the remaining members did not rule out a possible return of the
singer.
They rose to fame with their debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996).
The
following album, Backstreet's Back (1997) continued the
group's success worldwide.
They rose to superstardom with their album Millennium (1999)
and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000).
After a three-year hiatus, the
band regrouped and have since released
three albums: Never
Gone (2005), Unbreakable (2007)
and This Is Us (2009).
The band has sold over 130 million records worldwide,
making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time. According to
the
US Billboard 200, they are the first
artist since Sade to have each of their albums reach top 10
on the chart.