They officially became a group on April 19, 1993.ДЄfterward Pearlman called on Bob Curiano to write and produce for the Backstreet Boys. Pearlman had spent around $3.5 million of fraudulently obtained money (he has been convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme during this time frame) on his search to form the group, and then spent more to launch their career. The group took its final member on April 9, 1993, when Brian Littrell, Richardson's cousin, joined the group after a phone audition. He met the other guys through a co-worker, and the four decided to form a group, naming themselves after an Orlando flea market. Following the departure of three previous members, Burk Parsons (pursued a career in ministry), Sam Licata (later performing as Phoenix Stone) and Charles Edwards, Kevin Richardson came on board in March 1993. McLean in August 1992, Nick Carter in October, and Howie Dorough in December, who eventually met each other in several auditions and became friends. After newspaper advertisements and auditions from June 1992 to early 1993, he recruited A. Lou Pearlman, who had been inspired by New Kids on the Block in 1989, decided to create his own clean-cut boy band. The quartet has since released two albums, the most recent on October 6, 2009, titled This Is Us, which went back to pop music, although is still considerably different from their classic sound, with This Is Us being more R&B.Д«ackstreet Boys - beginnings and early success: 1992вЂ“1996 The now four-member group consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A. After the 2005-2006 tour, original member Kevin Richardson left the group on June 23, 2006, to start a family, but the four-piece refused to rule out a possible return for the singer. When they returned to the pop scene in 2005, their sound had changed drastically, incorporating only live instruments (some of which they play themselves) and a more guitar and piano driven pop-rock sound. Their earlier songs still remain very popular. According to US Billboard 200, the Backstreet Boys are the first artist since Sade to have their first seven albums reach top 10 on the chart. They have 14 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the biggest selling artists of all time, and best selling boy band/vocal group. They were launched by boy band producer Lou Pearlman, and have been together since 1993. The Backstreet Boys (also known as BSB) are a Grammy-nominated American vocal group.

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