'N Sync
Origin	Orlando, Florida, USA
Genre(s)	Teen pop, Pop, contemporary R&B[1]
Years active	1995—2002

'N Sync (often stylized *NSYNC) was an award-winning Grammy nominated musical group. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is marketed and oriented toward Teenagers In 1996 the Girl group Spice Girls released their single " Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian The group's launch to fame was financed by Lou Pearlman. Louis Jay Pearlman (born June 19, 1954) was known in the 1990s entertainment business for being the manager of famous American Boy bands the In 2001, Rolling Stone magazine named 'N Sync "the biggest band in the world",^[2] and since 1995, 'N Sync has sold over 56 million records worldwide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[3]

Formed in Orlando, Florida in 1995, the group consisted of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed Joshua Scott Chasez, better known as JC Chasez, is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer, and occasional Actor James Lance Bass (born May 4 1979 is an American pop Singer, Actor, film and Television producer, and Author Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr (born January 28 1977) is an American Singer, Actor and Television personality Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (born October 17, 1971) is an American singer and Voice actor who is best known as the founding member of the After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Sony BMG, the group's 2000 album No Strings Attached sold 1. Louis Jay Pearlman (born June 19, 1954) was known in the 1990s entertainment business for being the manager of famous American Boy bands the Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group 1 million copies in one day and 2. 4 million copies in one week, giving it the highest first week album sales ever in US and #5 worldwide, and their 2001 album, Celebrity, holds the record for the second-highest first full week of sales. Celebrity is the last studio Album by the pop boy band 'N Sync. ^[4] In addition to a host of Grammy nominations, 'N Sync has performed at the Academy Awards, the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympics, and sang or recorded duets with the likes of Aerosmith, Mary J Blige, Britney Spears, Nelly, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, and Gloria Estefan. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter The group also appeared as themselves on The Simpsons, in an episode entitled "New Kids on the Blecch", which aired on February 25, 2001. " New Kids on the Blecch " is the fourteenth episode from the twelfth season of The Simpsons. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

While 'N Sync announced a "temporary hiatus" in spring 2002, the band has not recorded new material since. The group's official website shut down in summer of 2006, and in 2007, Lance Bass confirmed that the group has "definitely broken up. "^[5]

Contents 1 Formation and international success: 1995-1998 2 Breaking the American market: 1998-1999 3 Legal battles 4 Record-breaking success 5 Celebrity and "Pop" 6 After Celebrity 7 Marketing 7.1 Awards 8 Hiatus 8.1 Future albums 9 Discography 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Formation and international success: 1995-1998

'N Sync formed in Orlando, Florida in 1995. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. After being the first runner-up for a spot in the Backstreet Boys, Chris Kirkpatrick approached music manager Lou Pearlman about forming another pop group. Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (born October 17, 1971) is an American singer and Voice actor who is best known as the founding member of the A talent manager, also known as a artist manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the Entertainment industry Louis Jay Pearlman (born June 19, 1954) was known in the 1990s entertainment business for being the manager of famous American Boy bands the Pearlman suggested that Kirkpatrick find other young male singers, which prompted Kirkpatrick to call Justin Timberlake, whom he had befriended in the Orlando music scene. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed When Kirkpatrick told Timberlake of his efforts to form a pop group, Timberlake agreed to join and suggested they call his friend and former Mickey Mouse Club castmate JC Chasez who would become the leader of their group, 'N Sync. Joshua Scott Chasez, better known as JC Chasez, is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer, and occasional Actor Kirkpatrick, Timberlake, and Chasez soon approached Joey Fatone, whom they had known through mutual friends. Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr (born January 28 1977) is an American Singer, Actor and Television personality ^[6]

The quartet began rehearsing together, but soon decided to even out their sound by finding a bass singer. Fatone approached classmate Jason Galasso to invite into the group,^[7] and the group decided to name themselves *NSYNC , after Timberlake's mother, Lynn Harless, commented on how "in sync" their voices were. The group's name was also a play on the letters of each member's first names - JustiN, ChriS, JoeY, JasoN and JC. After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental label. However, at the last minute, Galasso decided he was displeased with the direction of the group and dropped out. ^[7] In need of a replacement, the group auditioned several people without fruition. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old singer bass singer from Mississippi named Lance Bass. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States James Lance Bass (born May 4 1979 is an American pop Singer, Actor, film and Television producer, and Author Bass flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group. (The bandmembers later nicknamed Bass "Lansten", so as not to throw off the last-letter theme of the band's name).

From there, Pearlman set the five boys up in a house in Orlando, where they rehearsed constantly, learning dance routines and vocal parts, and working on promotion for their first public performance at Pleasure Island on October 22, 1998. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) After the showcase, the Marketing Consultant Michael Schweiger was recruited to shop the group to all of the major record labels in New York. None were interested; they felt the group was too similar to the Backstreet Boys to be successful. Pearlman hired Johnny Wright, manager of the Backstreet Boys, to manage the group. Johnny Wright is a successful American music manager He has managed groups including New Kids on the Block, the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, the solo acts 'N Sync sent him a two-song demo, which impressed him. The group performed for him and a group of BMG executives. Although the record company had some concerns with the name and Bass's dancing abilities, they eventually agreed to sign the group to BMG Ariola Munich with Wright as their manager.

With a record deal finally secured, the boys began touring around Europe, simultaneously recording their first album, entitled *NSYNC which would be released on May 26, 1998. *NSYNC is the 1998 self-titled debut album by the Boy band 'N Sync, released in the United States on March 24, 1998 Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The album was preceded by the single "I Want You Back", which became a top 10 hit in Germany in late 1998. " I Want You Back " is the first single released from 'N Sync 's Europe/US self-titled debut album Subsequent releases "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "Here We Go" solidified the act's success in Europe. " Tearin' Up My Heart " is the second single released from *NSYNC 's Europe/US self-titled debut album

This garnered the attention of Vincent DeGiorgio, an A&R rep for RCA Records. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. After seeing the group perform in Budapest he signed them to RCA in early 1998. The label had the group record some new tracks to adjust their album for the US market.

Breaking the American market: 1998-1999

The group released their American first single, "I Want You Back" in January 1998. The song became a moderate success, peaking at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. They followed up with their self-titled album on March 24, 1998. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Initially album sales were sluggish, debuting at #82 on the Billboard 200. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Sales began to pick up when Disney Channel aired an original Concert on July 18, 1998. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The concert sent the album rocketing up the charts: three weeks preceding the concert, the album sat at #85 on the albums chart. Three weeks after the concert, the album had reached #9. The group released their second single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", that same month. It shot to the top of radio airplay charts and got regular play on MTV (especially on a new show called Total Request Live). MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. This further increasing the group's visibility and sales for the album, which eventually peaked at #2 in October of 1998. Constant touring, including an opening spot on Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope Tour, helped maintain the group's momentum. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer The Velvet Rope is the sixth Studio album by American Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson, released on October 6, Eventually, the album went on to be certified for sales of over 11 million by the RIAA.

The group appeared in the TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series) on February 5, 1999 at the height of their popularity, performing "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" in an episode where Sabrina acquires a magical fake ID to attend their concert. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) " God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You " is the third single released from *NSYNC 's Europe/US self-titled debut album

On November 10, 1998, the group released a holiday album, Home for Christmas. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The album peaked at #7 and sold over 2 million copies. The group scored their first top 10 on the Hot 100 with their third single, "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time on You", which peaked #8 in February of 1999. Country group Alabama later re-recorded the song and released it as a single that featured vocals from 'N Sync. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The fourth and final single from the album, "I Drive Myself Crazy", was a modest chart hit but a mainstay on TRL. " I Drive Myself Crazy " is the fourth and final single released from *NSYNC 's Europe/US self-titled debut album

In September 1999 the group collaborated with Gloria Estefan on a song for the soundtrack for her movie, Music of the Heart. Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter Music of the Heart is a 1999 Dramatic Film. This film was produced by Craven-Maddalena Films and Miramax Films, and The track, "Music of My Heart", reached #2 on the strength of its single sales, and served as a stopgap between album releases. " Music of My Heart " is a song by Gloria Estefan and *NSYNC, released as the first single from the soundtrack of the movie Music of the Heart

Legal battles

In 1998, 'N Sync experienced a highly publicized legal battle with Lou Pearlman, due to what the group believed were illicit business practices on his part. ^[8] 'N Sync sued Pearlman and his record company, Trans Continental, for defrauding the group of more than 50% of their earnings, rather than his original promise of only receiving one-sixth of the profits. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual ^[8] The group threatened to leave and sign with Jive Records, which prompted Pearlman and RCA to countersue *NSYNC for $150 million US, citing breach of contract. Jive Records is a British record label based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label Breach of contract is a Legal concept in which a Binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance ^[9] The injunction was thrown out of court^[8] and, after winning back their earnings, *NSYNC signed with Jive. ^[10]

Record-breaking success

With their legal woes behind them, 'N Sync refocused and worked on tracks for their second album. In January 2000, the group released "Bye Bye Bye", an upbeat dance track, which shot into the top 5 of the Hot 100 and would spend 5 weeks atop the Hot 100 Airplay chart. " Bye Bye Bye " is the first single released from American Boyband *NSYNC 's second album No Strings Attached. The Hot 100 Airplay is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The song is often considered the group's signature song. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established They also sang a song in the Latin Grammy in 2001 singing their Spanish song Yo te voy a amar. The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS.

The accompanying album, No Strings Attached, was released on March 21, 2000. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It sold a record of 2. 4 million copies in its first week of release. An estimated 1. 1 million of those sales were attributed to the first day of release, another record. By the end of 2000, it had sold over 9. 9 million copies, a record for most albums ever sold in a single year. No Strings Attached is currently the eighth best selling album of the SoundScan era, with sales of over 11,099,000. The album also broke the Amazon sales records. [1]

Their second single, "It's Gonna Be Me", became the group's first #1 single. The third and final single, "This I Promise You" also reached the top 5. " This I Promise You " is a song by *NSYNC, released as the third single (the fourth in some countries from their second album No Strings Attached It also became the groups first #1 on the AC chart. All 3 singles from the album reached the top 5

The group also embarked on a World No Strings Attached Tour that year. No Strings Attached Tour was 'N Sync 's 2000 world tour in support of the record setting diamond album No Strings Attached. Tickets for the first leg sold an amazing 1 million in the first day on sale, and all venues except one stadium sold out the first day. The stage was a third bigger than their previous tour, and featured a moving platform to allow the group to get closer to the crowd. The adventures of preparing for the tour were featured on an MTV special "Making the Tour", which was later released on DVD. The tour was then featured on a HBO special, that aired the same week the group's song "It's Gonna Be Me" hit #1 on the charts. The group then went on the second leg of the tour in the fall and performed one last show in 2001 for the "Rock in Rio" concert. Rock in Rio, the largest rock festival in the world (15 million people in the first edition 700 thousand in the second about 1 million in the third and in the 3 international editions The group also performed The Bee Gees Medley in 2001. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.

The group also released Live From Madison Square Garden, a home video release of the group's HBO Special. Live from Madison Square Garden is a Live album by OAR released on June 5, 2007.

Celebrity and "Pop"

The group's third album, Celebrity, released on July 24, 2001, holds the record for the second-highest first full week of sales^[4]. Celebrity is the last studio Album by the pop boy band 'N Sync. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The album produced three singles: "Pop" (#19 US), "Gone" (#11 US) and "Girlfriend" (#5 US). "Pop" is the first single by *NSync from their album Celebrity. The album featured much more creative involvement from the group, especially Chasez and Timberlake, who wrote and produced several of the tracks. The album was also notably more heavily influenced by hip-hop than the groups' previous releases. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. As such, rapper Nelly contributed a verse to a remix of the single "Girlfriend". Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States The album was generally well-received, but album sales were substantially less than previous releases.

To help support the Celebrity album, the group embarked on a four-month stadium tour entitled the Pop Odyssey Tour. The outing began in May, two months before the CD's release. It was the largest tour in the history of the music business, it took over 90 trucks to haul all the pieces. The stage took three days to put together, so the group had three sets of steel stages, so crews could put that together while the group was performing at another venue. Together, they could have two full stages set up. The stage featured a catwalk which led to a second, satellite stage, in the middle of the stadium. The stage also featured many other trapdoors, stair cases coming out of the video screens, harnesses to allow the guys to fly over the audience and many other features. A trapdoor is a door set into a floor or ceiling (depending on what side of the door one is on It was also the group's first tour to feature dancers. Over two million fans attended the concerts, and the tour grossed over 90 million US dollars. A video of the concert was later released on home video, Pop Odyssey Live.

After Celebrity

After the group's 2002 Celebrity tour, they went on hiatus. The group still went to award shows and events together, and regrouped at the 2003 Grammy Awards to sing the Bee Gees Medley in tribute to the Bee Gees. It was the group's last televised performance. The last public performance for 'N Sync was at the group's 2004 Annual Challenge for the Children, where the group performed "The Star Spangled Banner". It was a fitting final performance considering "The Star Spangled Banner" was the first song the group ever sang together.

In 2005, the five regrouped one last time for the last *NSYNC Challenge For The Children, but the group did not perform. In the fall of 2005, *NSYNC released a greatest hits album. It included one song, "I'll Never Stop", that had previously not been released in America.

Marketing

The group licensed their likenesses on large number of merchandise, including board games, microphones, lip balm, marionettes, books, key chains, bedding, clothing, video games^[11], and various other articles. The group also had a deal alongside Britney Spears with McDonald's, which included commercials featuring the group and Spears, along with a CD and a video that featured behind-the-scenes footage from the making of NSYNC's music video. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer The vocal group also had a deal with Chili's Grill & Bar in which the members appeared in commercials for the restaurant, while Chili's helped sponsor the group's tour. Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine

Awards

The group has multiple RIAA awards. These include three Diamond Awards, four platinum home video releases, and multiple platinum awards for the group's records.

Hiatus

The group went on an extended hiatus in 2002, as Timberlake released his solo album Justified on November 4, 2002; Chasez then proceeded to release Schizophrenic, on February 24, 2004. Justified is the debut Studio album by pop / R&B singer Justin Timberlake. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Schizophrenic is the first solo studio Album by JC Chasez, known as one of the lead singers of the pop group 'N Sync. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Timberlake released his second album, FutureSex/LoveSounds on September 12, 2006. FutureSex/LoveSounds is the second solo studio album by American pop - R&B singer Justin Timberlake, released on September 12 2006 through Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Chasez has a follow-up album in the works. Chasez also helped co-write songs for a few other artists, notably the song "Treat Me Right" for former rival boy band, the Backstreet Boys, on their 2007 album "Unbreakable". Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Unbreakable is the Backstreet Boys ' sixth Studio album. It was released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and October

Chris Kirkpatrick closed his clothing business, FuManSkeeto, and has become involved with several indie/punk rock bands on a business level, including Hawaii-based National Product. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the National Product is a Rock band from Oahu Hawaii. History National Product began playing local gigs while still in High school, and He has also recorded 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. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel This is a list of characters in the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents. Kirkpatrick's latest project is involvement in a reality television show named "Mission: Man Band" aired on VH1. Mission Man Band (also known as SureShot, Totally Boyband and Band of Men) is an American reality series that first VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The show features a cast of former boy band members which includes Rich Cronin of LFO, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd. Rich Cronin (born Richard Burton Cronin, on August 30, 1975) is a Singer and Songwriter best known as the lead singer and primary Lyte Funky Ones ( LFO) was an American three-man pop / Rap group consisting of Rich Cronin, Devin Lima (born Harold Lima March 18 Jeffrey Brandon Timmons (born April 30, 1973 in Canton Ohio) was the founding member of the pop group 98 Degrees, which sold Color Me Badd was a male R&B Vocal group which was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US The premise of the show: to form a boyband with various members of successful pop acts from the past. The four named their group Sureshot and are currently shopping around for a record deal, and a possible second season of the show. Sureshot is an American Pop Group formed in 2007 on the Reality Television Show, Mission Man Band, on VH1.

Lance Bass became a NASA-certified cosmonaut^[12] 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 from financial backers. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program He opened a film production company, Bacon and Eggs, which produced several films including 2007's Lovewrecked. He also starred in his own movie, On the Line, with fellow bandmember Joey Fatone. On the Line is a 2001 American romantic comedy starring Lance Bass and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr (born January 28 1977) is an American Singer, Actor and Television personality In 2006, after months of media speculation, Bass confirmed that he is gay in a front page cover story for People magazine. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published ^[13] Following the revelation, Bass's love life has become fodder for many American blogs and tabloids. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest His autobiography, Out of Sync, was released on October 23, 2007. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Out of Sync A Memoir is the Autobiography of American pop Singer Lance Bass, published October 23, 2007 Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Joey Fatone has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Cooler, an experimental musical version of Red Riding Hood, and Homie Spumoni. My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an Academy Award nominated 2002 Romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel The Cooler is a 2003 American Drama film directed by Wayne Kramer. Red Riding Hood is a Film released in 2006. Plot The film stars Australian native and acting newcomer Morgan Thompson On Broadway, Fatone starred in Rent and Little Shop Of Horrors. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Rent is a Rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini 's Opera La Bohème Little Shop of Horrors is a Rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises In September 2004, Fatone married his long-time girlfriend, Kelly Baldwin, at a chateau on Long Island. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The couple has a daughter together named Briahna. He was the 2007 runner-up on Dancing with the Stars. Dancing with the Stars is a Reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. ^[14] He then starred as a retired baseball player, Joey Vitolo, on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, and is currently hosting NBC's The Singing Bee as well TV Guide Hetworks' Red Carpet for awards shows such as the 2008 Screen Actors Guild awards and the 2008 Academy Awards. Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

Future albums

According to Jive Records, 'N Sync signed a contract guaranteeing a minimum of five albums. As of 2008, they have delivered three (No Strings Attached, Celebrity, and a greatest hits album). Plans for the group to work on their next album have been discussed, but never realized. One of the first signs that the group's future was in jeopardy was in 2006, the first year in which the group did not reunite for Challenge for the Children, its annual charity event.

In 2006, Timberlake was interviewed on an episode of MTV's All Eyes On series and said that he was responsible for 'N Sync's extended break. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. He also mentioned that even if the band were to re-unite now, he was unsure of what they would be able to accomplish, as the music they were once famous for has since decreased in popularity.

Although there are currently no plans set for a reunion in the near future, members of the group have continued to work together on occasion. On August 31, 2006, Timberlake reunited with former bandmate Chasez on his SexyBack tour at the Roseland Ballroom. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Roseland Ballroom (also referred to as Roseland Dance City) is a catering hall/music venue/dance hall in a converted Ice skating rink with a colorful ballroom Chasez performed "Until Yesterday", a single off of his upcoming album. ^[15]

Several members of the group have been vocal about their hopes that the band will come together for another album. In an interview with WIHT on September 7, 2007, Kirkpatrick said, "We're all friends. WIHT, HOT 995, is a Radio station that serves the greater Washington DC metropolitan area Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [The band] didn't officially ever "break-up", you know, and there will always be room for [a reunion]. As much as a lot of people are going to hate that, it will be great! To the people that hate it, we'll be like, 'Hahaha! There ya go! Back again! We told you it was coming back!'"^[16]

Discography

Main article: 'N Sync discography

• 1998: *NSYNC
• 1998: Home For Christmas
• 1998: The Winter Album
• 2000: No Strings Attached
• 2001: Celebrity
• 2005: Greatest Hits

See also

• List of best-selling music artists
• List of best selling music artists in U.S.
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of best-selling albums worldwide

References

External links

• Justin Timberlake Official Site
• JC Chasez Official Site
• Lance Bass Official Site

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