Justin Timberlake first entered the pop charts in 195 as a member of which boy band?
"own stardom and the general decline in the popularity of boy bands led to the dissolution of NSYNC. Band member Lance Bass was openly critical of Timberlake's actions in his memoir ""Out of Sync"". By 2002, when the group went on a hiatus and members were following individual projects, he partenered with Pharrell Williams of the producing team The Neptunes–and Timbaland to start working in new music. The idea of going solo was strengthened a year earlier. Timberlake originally wrote the single ""Gone"" around 2001 for Michael Jackson, but he turned the song down, and was instead recorded by NSYNC."
"in to Me"" (a.k.a. ""Give Me The Love I Need"") when he was 18 in 1994 and he sings the lead on it on Euge Groove's debut CD. JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake were the two lead singers of what would become the popular boy band NSYNC. The group was formed in 1995 and became popular in Europe in 1996. In 1998, the band released its debut album ""*NSYNC"" which sold 11 million copies and became very popular in the United States. After the band had a series of legal struggles with manager Lou Pearlman, they signed with Jive Records."
"the band has not recorded new material since then. In 2007, Lance Bass confirmed that the group had ""definitely broken up"". The band completed five nationwide concert tours and has sold between 50 and 70 million records, becoming the fifth-best-selling boy band in history. ""Rolling Stone"" recognized their instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time. Justin Timberlake went on to become one of the world's best-selling music artists, with more than 32 million albums and 56 million singles sold throughout his solo career. Chris Kirkpatrick, who had missed the cut for the"
"tour, entitled FutureSex/LoveShow, which became one of the highest-grossing tours in 2007. In November 2002, Justin Timberlake released his debut album, ""Justified"", and produced the U.S. top-five singles ""Rock Your Body"" and ""Cry Me a River"". ""Cry Me a River"" in particular was credited for having helped the album sell and peak on the music charts. ""Justified"" ended selling four million copies in the United States alone. Although the album established Timberlake's career outside his then-band *NSYNC, Timberlake (who was 22 years old at the time), was ""at a crossroads"" and felt he was at the stage of being ""burnt"
"their popularity also faded after 9/11, with the exception of Backstreet Boys, who continued their popularity post-2005, (after a short hiatus between 2002 and 2004). As the typical ""boy band"" sound was no longer mainstream, they began to transition to more of an adult contemporary, soft-rock and ballad styles of music for the remainder of the decade. By 2002, records by boy bands were very sparse on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and some members of boy bands left to pursue other projects and solo endeavors, such as Jesse McCartney from Dream Street and most successfully Justin Timberlake from 'N Sync,"
"sold 15,540,000 copies. The album was ranked as the 137th best album of all time on the ""Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time"". All lead vocals by Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez. 'N Sync (album) 'N Sync is the self-titled debut studio album by American boy band NSYNC, released on May 26, 1997. In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick met with Lou Pearlman to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to call Joey Fatone, a"
"on ITV's ""This Morning"", with Simon Cowell putting the group together. Ryan made it into the band, as did 21-year-old Will Young (who would go on to win the first series of ""Pop Idol"" in 2002), although Costa was not chosen. The boy band never took off, but Ryan and Costa remained friends following their meeting. In 2000, Costa and another one of his friends, Duncan James, decided to form their own band, and they were soon joined by Ryan. Their manager Daniel Glatman said, ""Duncan came to see me with his friend, Antony Costa, who was also in the"
"NSYNC NSYNC (, ; 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. NSYNC consisted of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass. After 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 2.42 million copies in one week, which was a record for over fifteen years. Among the group's singles, ""I Want You"
"'N Sync (album) 'N Sync is the self-titled debut studio album by American boy band NSYNC, released on May 26, 1997. In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick met with Lou Pearlman to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to call Joey Fatone, a friend he had met while working at Universal Studios. Fatone and Kirkpatrick then approached Pearlman for more suggestions. Pearlman looked through some tapes they had, and one of Justin Timberlake from ""The Mickey"
"Backstreet Boys, met with Lou Pearlman in 1995 to talk about forming a second group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers. This prompted Kirkpatrick to call Joey Fatone, a friend he had met while working at Universal Studios. Then, Fatone and Kirkpatrick approached Lou Pearlman for more suggestions. Pearlman looked through some tapes they had, and one of Justin Timberlake from ""The Mickey Mouse Club"" caught his eye. Timberlake soon joined the group and recommended his friend JC Chasez, who also was a cast member on ""Walt Disney Channel's Mickey"
"the 100 ""Greatest Albums Ever"", which ranked 15 after the public poll. In 2014, writers from ""Paste"" considered it the 7th best solo debut, and in 2017 from Cleveland.com, the best boy band solo debut. ""Justified"" ranked 5 on ""NME""s greatest debut albums turning 15 in 2017, with the author saying ""perhaps a few more listens would have changed NME's mind at the time."" ""Justified"" earned Timberlake three American Music Award nominations, including Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Fan Choice Award. Timberlake won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album. At the 45th Grammy Awards, Timberlake had one"
"Nielsen Music. It sold an additional 826,000 units at the BMG Music Club as of February 2003. All lead vocals by Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez. Celebrity (album) Celebrity is the third and final studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on July 24, 2001 by Jive Records. The album was the band's second to debut at number one on the ""Billboard"" 200 with first-week sales of 1,879,495 copies, the second best debut-week sales in the country at the time. As of 2015, the album has the third best-debut week sales in the US of all time."
"the name Justin. His first four singles all reached Top 40 positions in the UK Singles Chart. The first release was ""This Boy"" (UK #34) in August 1998. His second single, ""Over You"" (his biggest hit to date, reaching UK #11), was released in 1999, and taken from his debut album, ""Finally"", released in 2000 on Innocent Records. His third single was ""It's All About You"" (UK #34), whilst his fourth ""Let It Be Me"" (UK #15), was a cover version of the song first made famous by The Everly Brothers. At the time he was still in secondary school,"
"be seen as sellouts. However, after discussions and some writing sessions, the idea was pursued. Shortly after Christmas 2001, will.i.am created a loop and a guitar part that he liked. apl.de.ap and Taboo also heard the track and were able to write similar lyrics over it. Justin Timberlake was introduced to the group by Taboo, and got a chance to hear the track that will.i.am created. Impressed with the music, Timberlake helped write and sing the chorus. Timberlake was in the midst of promotion of his debut solo album, ""Justified"", and his label Jive Records was concerned about possible overexposure."
"released its debut American single, ""I Want You Back"" on January 20, 1998. It reached No. 13 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. An album called ""NSYNC"" followed on March 24, 1998. Album sales were sluggish, debuting at No. 82 on the ""Billboard"" 200, but were helped when the Disney Channel aired a concert special on July 18, 1998. The concert was first offered to the Backstreet Boys, but they had to back out due to member Brian Littrell needing heart surgery, later doing their own special in 1999. Three weeks before the concert, the album sat at No. 85 on"
"Trip"" from the ABC television show ""Boy Meets World"", and soon after, in 2000, they released their self-titled album, on the Hollywood Records label. ""Nobody's Angel"" featured the hit song, ""If You Wanna Dance"". Later, they released the song ""Pokémon World"" with the boy band Youngstown for the movie ""Pokémon The Movie 2000"". They were featured on the ABC TV movie, ""Model Behavior"", starring Justin Timberlake. Stacey and Amy Sue both left the group in 2001 to pursue careers of their own. They were soon replaced by actress-singer Jennie Kwan (formerly of the NBC show ""California Dreams"") and Tai-Amber Hoo."
"""Like I Love You"" (#2), ex-*NSYNC member, Justin Timberlake released his solo album, ""Justified"". Making No. 6 on its first chart run, it climbed back into the charts and this time made No. 1 for 2 weeks. Another solo star previously in a successful group took over from Justin. Previously in Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland released her debut album, ""Simply Deep"" which topped the charts for one week. Her debut single ""Stole"", peaked at #2. Following their No. 1 album from 1999, alternative electronic band, Massive Attack hit the top again with their new album, ""100th Window"". The album spawned"
"occurring during an election year, MTV decided that the show's theme would heavily focus on the network's ""Choose or Lose"" campaign, which encouraged younger viewers to be politically active and register to vote. Prior to the incident, Timberlake had attended Jackson's ""Rhythm Nation Tour"" as an adolescent, and Jackson's energetic dance routines and daring performing style made a deep impression on him. While Timberlake was a member of pop group 'N Sync, Jackson selected the boy band as the opening act for many dates of her blockbuster ""Velvet Rope World Tour"", which helped promote and introduce the then-relatively unknown group"
"that the brothers continued to write music and to perform local shows, and took their most formative steps toward becoming a band. In 2007, in an effort to share their music and ideas with the world, the band decided to start filming and posting videos on YouTube of their own songs and some of their favorite songs by other artists. Some of the first few videos they posted included acoustic versions of songs such as Justin Timberlake's ""LoveStoned"", Rihanna's ""Umbrella"", and Coldplay's ""Viva la Vida"", among many others. To date, the band has over 3.4 billion views on YouTube and"
"science. However, Bass later stated that his primary focus during high school was singing, and when looking back, he remembers ""hardly anything"" about academia. Bass's music career has consisted primarily of his singing with NSYNC and running a small management company. In 1995, during his junior year of high school, Bass received a call from Justin Timberlake and his mother, Lynn Harless, who asked Bass if he would be interested in auditioning for the pop group NSYNC after the group's original bass singer, Jason Galasso, had quit. Timberlake's vocal coach (who had worked with Bass during his time as a"
"Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers were an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New Jersey in 2005, where they wrote their first record that made its Hollywood release. In the summer of 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie ""Camp Rock"" and its sequel, """". They also starred as Kevin, Joe, and Nick Lucas, the band Lucas in their own Disney"
"Jamie joined in 2006 the boy band Avenue that was applying for ""The X Factor"". The group consisted of Max George (now a member of British boy band The Wanted), Jonathan (Jonny) Lloyd, Scott Clarke, Ross Candy and Jamie Tinkler himself. This was Tinkler's third major competition experience after having taken part in ""Eurovision"" qualifications and ""Pop Idol"" three years earlier. They auditioned by singing an a cappella version of ""Leave Right Now"", a song by Will Young. Avenue made it through bootcamp landing in the final 4 in Louis Walsh's category. But after Walsh discovered that Jonathan Lloyd, Jamie"
"2003. The Justified World Tour Justified World Tour (also known as the Justified and Lovin' It Live) was the debut concert tour by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. The tour showcased material his debut studio album, ""Justified"" (2002). In September 2003, McDonald's announced Timberlake as a new spokesmen for their ""I'm Lovin' It"" campaign. Timberlake recorded ""I'm Lovin' It"", to be featured in ads for the franchise, later expanded and released as a single in December 2003. McDonald's later announced they will sponsor a tour for Timberlake, following his successful North American tour with Christina Aguilera. Timberlake stated, """"I love what"
"After released, however, Jackson contacted him. Timberlake declared in a later interview that the first time he felt confident to go solo happened after that conversation: In August 2002, Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, where he premiered his debut solo single ""Like I Love You""; it peaked at number 11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. His debut solo studio album ""Justified"" was released in November and debuted at number two on the ""Billboard"" 200 with first-week sales of 439,000 copies, fewer than previous 'N Sync releases. It went"
"became adults, and it is not much listened to by adults, except for nostalgia: the legacy of bubblegum pop. Teen idol performers in this category would include Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, The Osmond Brothers (particularly Donny Osmond and their teen idol sister Marie Osmond), Andy Gibb, Tony DeFranco of The DeFranco Family, and The Bay City Rollers. Even modern classic hits and oldies outlets, which cover this time period, rarely play cuts from the teen idols of the era. A notable exception is Michael Jackson of The Jackson Five, who began his career as a teen idol along with his"
"of his. In need of a bass, the group auditioned several people without success. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from Mississippi named Lance Bass. Bass flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group. After being signed to BMG Ariola Munich, another of Pearlman's labels, the group were sent to Sweden to begin working on their debut album with the help of producers such as Denniz Pop, Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson. The album's official lead single, ""I Want You Back"", was released in Germany on October 4, 1996, and entered the"
"sings and plays keyboard and the piano with the band Hanson. He and his older brother, Isaac, started the band with younger brother Zac in 1992, and were initially known as The Hanson Brothers (later changed to just 'Hanson'). At the time, Isaac was eleven, Taylor was nine, and Zac was six. They performed as an a cappella group outside clubs in Tulsa. On May 6, 1997, the band released their first major studio album, ""Middle of Nowhere"", with Mercury Records. The first single, ""MMMBop"", made it to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. May 6 has been"
"following day he left college and headed out to Los Angeles, California. ""It was a pretty hasty decision, looking back, but I was young and dumb. Sometimes ignorance is bliss,"" he said in 2004. He met a former student of the School for Creative and Performing Arts who passed his name on to another graduate, Nick Lachey, who was attending Miami University to study sports medicine. Lachey flew to Los Angeles and after hitting it off, decided to form a boyband. Lachey suggested inviting one of his friends, Justin Jeffre, to join them. Jeffre, a history student at University of"
"The Justified World Tour Justified World Tour (also known as the Justified and Lovin' It Live) was the debut concert tour by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. The tour showcased material his debut studio album, ""Justified"" (2002). In September 2003, McDonald's announced Timberlake as a new spokesmen for their ""I'm Lovin' It"" campaign. Timberlake recorded ""I'm Lovin' It"", to be featured in ads for the franchise, later expanded and released as a single in December 2003. McDonald's later announced they will sponsor a tour for Timberlake, following his successful North American tour with Christina Aguilera. Timberlake stated, """"I love what McDonald's"
"Boys Club (band) Boys Club was a pop duo consisting of Gene Hunt and Joe Pasquale from Minneapolis, Minnesota that had a big hit with ""I Remember Holding You"" in 1989, which peaked at #8 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In radio interviews conducted during the height of their success both Hunt and Pasquale stated that one of their primary musical influences was George Michael, and more specifically, the work Michael did during the Wham! years. ""The way he arranged songs and melodies was quite unique and we tried to emulate that with our own music,"" Hunt was quoted"
"Boys Club (band) Boys Club was a pop duo consisting of Gene Hunt and Joe Pasquale from Minneapolis, Minnesota that had a big hit with ""I Remember Holding You"" in 1989, which peaked at #8 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In radio interviews conducted during the height of their success both Hunt and Pasquale stated that one of their primary musical influences was George Michael, and more specifically, the work Michael did during the Wham! years. ""The way he arranged songs and melodies was quite unique and we tried to emulate that with our own music,"" Hunt was quoted"
"joined the group. After graduating from the Houston club scene, the group opened for established acts such as Dru Hill, SWV, and Immature, and released their 1998 self-titled debut album ""Destiny's Child"". The album spawned two singles: the platinum ""No, No, No Part II"" (featuring Wyclef Jean) and ""With Me"". Subsequently, the group made it on the soundtrack album of the romantic comedy ""Why Do Fools Fall in Love"" with the song ""Get on the Bus"" (featuring Timbaland), and later toured as an opening act on TLC's ""Fanmail Tour"" and Christina Aguilera's debut tour. In 1999, the group released their"
"for the albums, he began performing with his band The Tennessee Kids, composed by instrumentalists and dancers. Timberlake voiced the lead character in DreamWorks Animation's ""Trolls"" (2016), whose soundtrack includes his fifth ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart-topping single, ""Can't Stop the Feeling!"". His fifth studio album ""Man of the Woods"" (2018) became his fourth number one album in the US. Throughout his solo career, Timberlake has sold over 32 million albums and 56 million singles globally, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Often cited as a pop icon, Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including"