Backstreet Boys's group name "Backstreet" was originally the name of a famous flea market in Orlando.
The literal translation of the word "backstreet" is "backstreet" In Chinese mainland, their translation is "Backstreet Boys", and in Taiwan Province, they are "new good boys". 1993, junior high school students Howied, A.J. and Nick from Florida met their cousin Kevin Brain from Lexington, Kent, in a recording studio. They all have acting experience before, among which Nick once acted in soap operas. Everyone hit it off and talked for a long time. Therefore, he decided to form a band-Backstreet Boys. They started recording singles, but after the release, the sales in the United States were not good. During the most difficult period in the band's history, they comforted and encouraged each other. They began to develop in Britain (because Britain was the birthplace of idol bands at that time, and many idol bands were born there). The five talented teenagers are not only good dancers and handsome, but more importantly, they are all wizards full of musical talent. 1994 When they joined the army at the beginning, they were just babies who were not afraid of tigers. A year later, they released their first album of the same name, which quickly became popular in Britain and won the first place in the major charts in Britain. They have become the idols of countless boys and girls with their refreshing songs and beautiful harmony. They pursued victory and eventually became popular in the motherland where music masters gathered, and became a new idol that attracted public attention. They are "Backstreet Boys"! Among the five members of "Backstreet Boys", Kevin and Brian come from families deeply influenced by music and religion, and grew up under the influence of church hymns and choirs, so they practiced first-class soul music chorus. After that, Kevin decided to leave his hometown and go abroad to work hard, first as a tour guide in Disneyland, and at the same time devoted himself to becoming a professional songwriter in the rest of the time. The other three members, a. j. Howie and Nick, are from Orlando. These three people were originally active in the entertainment circle, playing musicals; I have made movies, TV and advertisements.
One day, when these three people got together to audition for a new case, they suddenly found that they smelled the same, so they hit it off. Five idealistic teenagers, together with Kevin and Brian who left their hometown to fight for the world, formed a band famous for its beautiful chorus, named after the birth of Orlando's most famous landmark "Backstreet Boys"! The first single, "We've go it goin' on", was produced by Denniz Pop, the producer of "Secret Service". This dance music shows the energetic and youthful atmosphere of boys, and has achieved good results in Europe, reaching the top ten in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and France. The next "I will never break your heart" is a lyric song, which successfully opened their popularity in Europe. The best single is Get Down (If You Are the One), which was also covered by Alejandro Delfino as Fever in China. This shows its amazing charm. These five singing and dancing Backstreet Boys conquered the world with sunny smiles. The first album won four platinum medals and won the championship in the dance kingdom of Germany and Switzerland. All the legends belonging to Backstreet Boys began with an ill-fated encounter in Orlando, Florida in 1993: Howie Dorough, who was in high school at that time, and Nick Carter, who was still in junior high school, became friends because they participated in the audition of a local drama performance together, and formed a band under the influence of boy groups such as Boyz II Men and Color Me Badd, who were very popular at that time. When they planned to increase the band members, they met kevin richardson, who played Aladdin in Disneyland at that time, and invited him to join the band. On the other hand, when they couldn't find the fifth member in Orlando, Kevin suddenly remembered his cousin Brian Thomas Littrell who was far away in KFC. Under Kevin's phone attack, Brian decided to move to Orlando to work with everyone. At this point, the members of "Backstreet Boys" finally decided. When deciding the name of the group, they quoted the resounding name of the flea market, which is quite famous among local young people, and named their band Backstreet Boys, which officially took the first step to dominate the world.
Backstreet Boys (20 photos)1On April 20th, 993, after Backstreet Boys was officially born, Kevin and Brian took two days off from the group and went back to their hometown of Kentucky to bid farewell to all high school students and their campus life. About two weeks later, on May 8th, "Backstreet Boys" participated in the special event of Graduate Night held at Nautilus Theatre in Sea World. This performance means a lot to Backstreet Boys. Although they used to perform in restaurants, shopping centers or dance halls, this time they had to face an unspecified crowd, with a number as high as 5,000, so everyone was extremely nervous. Backstreet Boys's performance received excellent response, especially if I ever fell in love, which they sang in cappella's way, captured the hearts of the audience and made Backstreet Boys feel relieved. On September 1, Backstreet Boys's first single "We have It going' On" was officially released in the United States. However, the highest ranking in the list is only 69. Except for Junior Magazine and Box, almost no one likes Backstreet Boys. The radio broadcast rate was so bad that no music magazine was interested in Backstreet Boys's report. Even MTV doesn't think highly of them. At this point, the planned national tour had to be shelved, which was the heaviest blow to Backstreet Boys, which had spent two years and painstaking efforts. At this time, the only consolation is that the fans I met in Orlando Sea World never gave up and continued to order songs on the local radio station. In addition, Backstreet Boys doesn't seem to stir up any waves, and the development of men's teams in the United States seems to have cast a shadow. On October 9th, 65438/kloc-0, "We have It going' On" was released in Britain, ranking 54th, which made Backstreet Boys's mood even worse. In February, 65438, "Backstreet Boys" made persistent efforts and released its second single "I will never break your heart" in Britain. This time, the score rose to 42. One of the most gratifying things in the month of 65438+February is that she received media attention with her "Energetic" and DJ Bono's warm-up performance, and won the Best New Tour Performance Award at the Smash Hits Awards in the UK. At the same time, the eyes of the whole world began to focus on Backstreet Boys.
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19961October 22nd, good news came from Germany. The single "Let's Move on" topped the list and reached the fourth place a week ago. At the same time, Backstreet Boys also got the first gold record of his career. Because Jive Records found that most of the loyal fans like "Take" and "Boys' Zone" came from Europe, it immediately instructed Backstreet Boys: "From now on, we will leave our hometown and perform where we are needed." In February, Backstreet Boys's European tour was launched in Germany, and at the same time, the Canadian Backstreet Boys effect in North America began to heat up. On May 14, Backstreet Boys's first album of the same name, Backstreet Boys, was released in Germany. As soon as the album was released, it beat the best selection of "Take it" choir, topped the German charts, and easily set a gold record. Since then, members of Backstreet Boys have been touring Europe, Asia and even Australia. So far, BSB's albums have sold more than 6,543,800+in Germany alone, and more than 2 million in Europe. On April 20th, USA-Today, an American newspaper, reported the news that Backstreet Boys had set off again in the United States. According to the report, Backstreet Boys's first album sold more than 8.5 million copies worldwide, and achieved excellent results such as gold and platinum records in 26 countries around the world. Their first video sold more than 6.5438+0.6 million copies in Canada alone. At the same time, however, the report also pointed out: "Although the images of Backstreet Boys and Man Next Door are popular all over the world, it does not mean that you can enjoy the same things in the United States. AJ also said: "There is really no way to imagine what will happen. Although America is our motherland, it makes us feel so strange that we can't predict the audience's reaction at all. "Single on June 6th.
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Although the counter-offensive against the United States made a good start, "Backstreet Boys" dared not forget where he made his fortune. On August 22nd, Backstreet Boys held an outdoor concert tour in Europe. From Hanover to Vienna on September 8th, tickets for each concert with an average capacity of 30,000 people were all sold out. In late August, Backstreet Boys's album Hello! Back of Backstreet Boys won the platinum album on the day it was released in Taiwan Province Province, and has reached five platinum albums so far (Taiwan Province Province can be said to be the best record of Backstreet Boys in Asia). The album of the same name released in the United States on August 30th won the 29th place on the billboard chart for the first time. On September 4th, the single "Quit Playing Games (Intention)" surpassed P. Diddy's "Miss You" and remained the third in the charts for six weeks. After that, I got a second position by walking up a flight of stairs. In mid-September, the album sales in the United States also exceeded 6.5438+0 million. On September 2 1 day, Backstreet Boys's long-planned American concert tour was officially launched from Florida, and H. Howell specially invited 20 tickets for relatives and friends to watch the concert. Although the scale of the first concert tour in the United States was much smaller than that in Europe, and the singing time was only about half that in Europe, Backstreet Boys was ecstatic to be able to hold a concert in his hometown. When interviewed, they often joked about their popular way of coming home from abroad: "Old friends in my hometown saw us and asked,' I haven't seen you for three or four years. What are you up to? We replied in time, "Travel around the world and sell 1.5 million albums. As a result, they all said, "Stop joking! 10 12 Backstreet Boys came to Madrid for an outdoor performance. Two days before the performance, more than 500 fans gathered at the scene and waited for Backstreet Boys all night. On the day of the performance, the number of fans gathered soared to 15000, and even the Spanish government called on the organizers to pay attention to the safety of the venue. Although the organizers of the event and the Madrid municipal government prepared comprehensive security and medical facilities in advance, there were still many accidents in the performance venue where fans were so excited that they were unconscious, forcing the event to stop halfway. At the press conference that night, Kevin of Backstreet Boys said sadly, "The safety of fans is our greatest concern. Backstreet Boys's debut album not only won the Spanish charts, but also sold more than 400,000 copies.