Portal:Backstreet Boys
 The Backstreet Boys (sometimes referred to as BSB) are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The group consists of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys (1996), and to world superstardom with their album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released their comeback album Never Gone (2005). Richardson left the group in 2006, several months after the conclusion of the Never Gone tour to pursue other interests. The group then recorded and released two albums as a four-piece: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009). In 2011, the group co-headlined the NKOTBSB Tour with New Kids on the Block, and in 2012 Richardson rejoined them right after they finished the tour. As of July 2012, all members of the group are living together working on their new album in London. 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. According to Billboard, they are the first group since Sade to have their first seven albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" is the first single from the Backstreet Boys' second international album Backstreet's Back in 1997, and the third single from their debut US album in 1997. It is one of their signature songs. The US debut was originally released without the song, which references the band's return via their second international album. However, once it was decided to release the single in the US, the album was re-released with "Everybody" included. Written by Max Martin and Denniz PoP, "Everybody" is one of the Backstreet Boys' most successful singles to date, reaching #4 in the US Billboard Hot 100, running 22 weeks, and #3 in the UK Singles Chart. It is certified platinum in the United States with 2.1 million sales. There are two versions of the song. Zomba chairman Clive Calder first suggested the song as a single, but Jive president Barry Weiss thought it would be weird to have a song called "Backstreet's Back" on the band's first US album. The band suggested it could just mean that they were back home. After Canadian markets began playing the song, US markets near the border began picking the song up. The band met with Weiss and asked that the song be added to the US album after the first million units had already been produced. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.
Kevin Scott Richardson is an American singer, model, actor, composer, and member of the Backstreet Boys. Richardson was born in Lexington, Kentucky on October 3, 1971. He is the youngest of three brothers. As a youth, he was a chess club member and acted in school plays such as "Bye, Bye Birdie" at Estill County High School in Kentucky. He was also a football quarterback. After finishing high school, he went to Florida to pursue a music career. In Florida, he first worked as a cast member in Walt Disney World. He was a backstage tour guide and costume characters, most notably as "Aladdin" and one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There he also met his future wife Kristin Willits, who was playing the character of "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast." He worked at Walt Disney World until he joined the Backstreet Boys in 1993. In 2006 he left the group to focus on his family and at the same time pursuing a career in acting. His first Broadway gig was in 2002, when he played the role of "Billy Flynn" in the Broadway production of Chicago. In 2006 he reprised the role, with many Chicago alumni for the 10th anniversary of the show. He also acted in several TV and independent movies and won an Independent Vision Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The Casserole Club" at Vision Fest in New York City in 2011. In 2012 he rejoined the Backstreet Boys. The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject:
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