Happy 28th Birthday, Backstreet Boys! The Band Was Formed Today in 1993!

n12899backst_20000601_07928.jpg 376318 01: 12/8/99 Las Vegas, NV. Backstreet Boys (winner - Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Album Artist of the Year and Albums Artist Duo/Group of the Year) at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. Photo by Brenda Chase Online USA, Inc. (Brenda Chase/Getty Images)
(Brenda Chase/Getty Images)

Could you imagine the 90′s & 2000′s with out BSB? NO. IT’S BLASPHEMY! Don’t even speak that way! What if Kevin & Brian weren’t in BSB? Well.. That actually almost happened!

Backstreet Boys originated in Orlando, Florida and was formed on April 20, 1993 by Lou Pearlman with the help of a producer, Lil’ Shy. The early line-up of the group were Howie Dorough (19), AJ McLean (15), Nick Carter (13), Sam Licata and Charles Edwards. However Licata and Edwards left in early 1993 for personal reasons. In April 1993, Kevin Richardson along with his cousin Brian Littrell completed the group. On April 20, 1993, Brian Littrell was the final piece needed to complete the master formula of Backstreet Boys- and the rest is history!

They hit the scene with their first single “We’ve Got It Goin On” in 1996 with Jive Records, but the song that really made us fall hard was “Quit Playing Games With My Heart.” From there on out, we heard Backstreet Boys all over the radio, TV, TRL, Walkmans, & tape decks, CD’s & wherever else we could bump our boys!

Check out their first music video! OH EM GEE! They look so young here!


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