People Open DS/UK/21090 Backstreet Boys (1993) Backstreet Boys 1993 American pop band Group (Male) BSB Orlando, Florida, United States (formed) American Music Group; Pop Members: Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson Backstreet Boys is an American vocal group. The group rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys (1996). In the following year, they released their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997) along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album Never Gone (2005). After the the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009). In 2012, the group announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently. The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them the secondbest-selling boy band of all time, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and the only boy band to do so. The albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium were both certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums. The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013. The group also announced their residency show, Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life in Las Vegas from 2017 to 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstreet_Boys (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHEHarper 1/5/2016 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 937baa0a-e899-4394-9253-ce0b5a05136e