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N SYNC BIOGRAPHY |
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The group first formed in 1995. Kirkpatrick attended Rollins
College in Winter Park, Florida, and decided to form a vocal
group. He saw an ad placed by Lou Pearlman and responded. He
knew Fatone from Universal Studios, where they both worked as
performers. Kirkpatrick then hired Timberlake. The logic behind
the name *NSYNC came from Timberlake's mother, Lynn Harless. It
was created from the last letter of each member's name: Justin,
Chris, Joey, Lansten (a nickname created for Lance Bass, so the
name scheme created before the departure of original member
Jason would continue to fit), and JC.
After being signed to BMG, the group found success in Europe,
especially Germany, in the mid-'90s, and toured constantly there.
Their album "*NSYNC" was first released in Europe on May 26,
1997. Eventually, success followed in America, too, with the
American release of the album, on March 24, 1998. And the single
"I Want You Back" hitting the airwaves stateside in 1998, again
followed by constant touring.
Their album did well in Europe and the US as did the seasonal
Home For Christmas , which was released on November 10, 1998. In
1999, after their American breakthrough *NSYNC fought a court
battle against Pearlman's company, TransCon, citing illicit
business practices on Pearlman's part. *NSYNC left Pearlman to
be managed by Johnny Wright of Wright Entertainment Group.
After the lawsuit, they broke their record contract and signed
to Jive Records, home of rival boy band Backstreet Boys (ironically,
another Pearlman creation). Highly anticipated, No Strings
Attached, released on March 21, 2000, sold 2.4 million copies in
its first week of release—the highest first week sales in music
history (1.1 million of which was attributed to the first day of
release).
Their fourth album, Celebrity, released on July 24, 2001 came in
at number two, with 1.8 million records sold in its first week.
Their albums have been boosted by a number of successful single
releases, including "Tearin' Up My Heart" from *NSYNC, "Music Of
My Heart" recorded with Gloria Estefan for the movie Music of
the Heart, "Bye Bye Bye", "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise
You" from No Strings Attached. More recent hits such as "Gone"
and "Girlfriend" have expanded the group's influence and fan
base into the hip-hop crowd as well.
The band has made guest appearances in the TV series The
Simpsons Episode (#262) New Kids On The Blecch, which aired on
February 25, 2001. Other appearances include Clueless, Touched
by an Angel, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Robot Chicken.
The group went on hiatus in 2002, as two of its members released
solo albums -- Justin Timberlake released Justified on November
4, 2002 and JC Chasez released his solo album, Schizophrenic, on
February 24, 2004. Both have follow-up albums in the works.
Chris closed his clothing business, FuManSkeeto, and has become
involved with several indie/punk bands on a business level,
including Hawaii-based National Product. He has also been
recording as a solo artist as well as with his other band,
Nigels 11. He has also done voice work for the Nickelodeon show
"The Fairly Oddparents" as teen heart-throb Chip Skylark. Lance
became a certified Cosmonaut after months of training in Russia
in 2002, but has yet to realize his goal of heading into outer
space due to lack of funding. He has instead been focusing on
his film production company, Bacon and Eggs, with several
projects in the works including the upcoming Lovewrecked. He
also starred in his own movie On the Line with fellow bandmember
Fatone. Joey has been filling up his resume with acting gigs in
the movies (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Cooler, Red Riding
Hood, Homie Spumoni) and on Broadway (Rent, Little Shop Of
Horrors).
Plans for the group to work on their fifth album have been
discussed, however, details are uncertain. Rumors circulating
that Justin Timberlake has quit the group have added to the
uncertainty over the group's future, though all group members
vehemently deny these rumors. Also, 2006 will be the first year
in which the group will not reunite for its annual charity
event, Challenge for the Children.
A greatest hits album was released on October 25, 2005, on Jive
Records. The album debuted at #47 on the US charts without any
promotion from the band. The album was featured on the NBC
series ER on December 8, 2005. |
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