He was nicknamed "Lansten" so they could keep the name 'NSYNC. Bass flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from Mississippi named Lance Bass. In need of a bass, the group auditioned several people without success. He was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being a teen idol was never a goal of his. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out. NSYNC received its name after Justin Timberlake's mother commented on how "in sync" the group's singing voices were.The group's name is also a play on the last letter of each of the initial members' names: Justi N, Chri S, Joe Y, Jaso N, and J C.Īfter several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. The group finally recruited Jason Galasso as their bass singer after several auditions. The trio decided to venture in Orlando, Florida to search for a baritone, where they encountered Joey Fatone, who knew Kirkpatrick from their time working at Universal Studios Florida. Timberlake received a phone call from Kirkpatrick and decided to join the group, recommending Chasez in the process, who was back home in Maryland saving up to return to Nashville. The two eventually relocated to Nashville with Timberlake's friend while continuously writing songs and demo tracks. Chasez initially left the show when he was seventeen to go to Los Angeles, but felt cheated on after attempting to pursue music there. During the time since The Mickey Mouse Club ended, Timberlake and JC Chasez both made demos together at Timberlake's house in Memphis, Tennessee.
Pearlman looked through some tapes they had, and one of Justin Timberlake from The Mickey Mouse Club caught his eye. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers.
History 1995-1997: Formation and debut Ĭhris Kirkpatrick, who had missed the cut for the Backstreet Boys, met with Lou Pearlman in 1995 to talk about forming a second group. 9 List of awards and nominations received by NSYNC.2.5 2003-present: Occasional appearances.2.3 2000-2001: No Strings Attached and groundbreaking success.2.2 1998-1999: Breaking the American market and legal battle against Pearlman.Justin Timberlake went on to become a ten-time Grammy Award winner throughout his solo career. Rolling Stone recognized their instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time. The band completed five nationwide concert tours and has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands in history. The five members have reunited a couple of times, including at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. NSYNC last recorded new material in 2002. The group received eight Grammy Award nominations.
Blige, country music supergroup Alabama, and Gloria Estefan. In addition to a host of Grammy Award nominations, NSYNC performed at the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games, and sang or recorded with Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Nelly, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Mary J.
Singles such as " Bye Bye Bye", "This I Promise You", "Girlfriend", " Pop" and " It's Gonna Be Me" reached the top 10 in several international charts, with the last being a US Billboard Hot 100 number one. Celebrity (2001) debuted with 1.8 million copies in its first week in the US. NSYNC's first two studio albums were both certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their self-titled debut album, 'NSYNC (1997), was successfully released to European countries in 1997, and later debuted in the US market with the single " I Want You Back".Īfter heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Bertelsmann Music Group, the group's second album, No Strings Attached (2000), sold over one million copies in one day and 2.4 million copies in one week, which was a record for over fifteen years. NSYNC consisted of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass. NSYNC (/ɛnˈsɪŋk/, /ɪn-/ also stylized as *NSYNC or ' N Sync) was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich.