The Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys' self-titled debut album won them a 1998 Grammy as the year's best new artists. They quickly became one of the hottest pop groups of the late 1990s. The quintet's members were Alexander "A.J." McLean (b. 9 January 1978), Brian Littrell (b. 20 February 1975), Howard "Howie D." Dorough (b. 22 August 1973), Kevin Richardson (b. 3 October 1972), and Nick Carter (b. 28 January 1980). In their early days the Backstreets were especially popular with young girls and were rivals to a similar teen group, 'N Sync. In 2001 the band announced delayed a world tour while McLean entered a New York clinic for treatment of depression and alcohol abuse. McLean came back, and in later years the band continued to tour with a more grown-up sound. Their albums include Millennium (1999), Black and Blue (2000), and Never Gone (2005). Announced as a "comeback," they regrouped in 2007 (without Richardson) and released the single "Inconsolable" in September, from the album Unbreakable.

Extra credit: Carter's younger brother Aaron Carter has performed with the band and became a pop star in his own right... Aspiring model Angel Carter is Nick's younger sister and Aaron's twin.