TransCon investors lured in by bands’ success Additionally, Pearlman managed Aaron Carter, Nick Carter’s younger brother. He wanted to get involved in girl groups as well, and created Innosense, a group that Britney Spears briefly joined before going solo. He started LFO, whose 1999 single “Summer Girls” peaked at No. However, as Lance Bass told ABC News, while *NSYNC was achieving massive success, he and his band mates were provided just $35 a day, and that was for their per diem. Justin Timberlake, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass made up the group - launching a legendary rivalry between the two bands. While the band rose to fame, Pearlman used many of the same methods to develop *NSYNC. Paul Natkin/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE and became the most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year. In 1997, the group made it big in America with the release of “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart).” The song sold 2 million copies in the U.S. “I put the money out to help them,” Pearlman said. He recommended his cousin Brian Littrell in Kentucky. Kevin Richardson was discovered at Disney World where he was playing Aladdin.
Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Howie Dorough auditioned. In 1991, Pearlman moved all his businesses to Orlando, Florida, a city that had become a hub for young talent who flocked there for roles at the theme parks.īefore long, he had the makings of Backstreet Boys. He was determined to create his own group to rival New Kids on the Block’s success. I was like, ‘I'm in the wrong business.’” “I was told these kids did $200 million in record sales and $800 million in touring and merchandising. “I just didn't know who they were and I was just questioning, ‘How could these kids afford an airplane?’” Pearlman told ABC News in a 2000 interview.
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