NSYNC

NSYNC
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Background information
Origin	Orlando, Florida, United States
Years active	1995–2002
Members	Lance Bass JC Chasez Joey Fatone Chris Kirkpatrick Justin Timberlake

'N Sync (often stylised *NSYNC) was a five-part American boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida. The group members were Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Justin Timberlake.

History

The group first formed in 1995. Kirkpatrick attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and decided to form a vocal group. He saw an ad placed by Lou Pearlman and responded. He knew Fatone from Universal Studios, where they both worked as performers. Kirkpatrick then hired Timberlake. The logic behind the name *NSYNC came from Timberlake's mother, Lynn Harless. It was created from the last letter of each member's name: Justin, Chris, Joey, Lansten (a nickname created for Lance Bass, so the name scheme created before the departure of original member Jason would continue to fit), and JC.

After being signed to BMG, the group found success in Europe, especially Germany, because the media assured the Germans that NSYNC was the next cool thing. The Germans waited in the hopes that for once, they could prove that they had good musical taste. In the mid-'90s, NSYNC constantly toured there. Their album *NSYNC was first released in Europe on May 26, 1997. Eventually, success followed in the United States, too, and the Germans became very excitied. With the American release of their first album on March 24, 1998, the single "I Want You Back" became popular. Meanwhile, the group continued touring.

Their album did well in Europe and the U.S. as did the seasonal Home For Christmas, which was released on November 10, 1998. In 1999, after their American breakthrough, *NSYNC fought a court battle against Pearlman's company, TransCon, citing illicit business practices on Pearlman's part. *NSYNC left Pearlman to be managed by Johnny Wright of Wright Entertainment Group.

After the lawsuit, they broke their record contract and signed to Jive Records, home of rival boy band Backstreet Boys (ironically, another Pearlman creation). Highly anticipated, No Strings Attached, released on March 21, 2000, sold 2.4 million copies in its first week of release—the highest first week sales in music history (1.1 million of which was attributed to the first day of release).

Their fourth album, Celebrity, released on July 24, 2001 came in at number two, with 1.8 million records sold in its first week. Their albums have been boosted by a number of successful single releases, including "Tearin' Up My Heart" from *NSYNC, "Music of My Heart" recorded with Gloria Estefan for the movie Music of the Heart, "Bye Bye Bye", "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise You" from No Strings Attached. More recent hits such as "Gone" and "Girlfriend" have expanded the group's influence and fan base into the hip-hop crowd as well.

The band has made guest appearances in the television series The Simpsons Episode (#261) "New Kids On The Blecch," which aired on February 25, 2001. Other appearances include Clueless, Touched by an Angel, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Robot Chicken.

The group went on hiatus in 2002, as two of its members released solo albums – Justin Timberlake released Justified on November 4, 2002 and JC Chasez released Schizophrenic, on February 24, 2004. Both have follow-up albums in the works.

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. He has also been recording 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. Bass became a certified astronaut 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. He has instead been focusing on his film production company, Bacon and Eggs, with several projects in the works including the upcoming Lovewrecked. He also starred in his own movie, On the Line, with fellow bandmember Fatone. Fatone has been filling up his resume with acting gigs in the movies (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Cooler, Red Riding Hood, Homie Spumoni) and on Broadway (Rent, Little Shop Of Horrors).

Plans for the group to work on their fifth album have been discussed, but details are uncertain. Rumors circulating that Timberlake has quit the group have added to the uncertainty over the group's future, though all group members vehemently deny these rumors. Also, 2006 will be the first year in which the group will not reunite for its annual charity event, Challenge for the Children.

A greatest hits album was released on October 25, 2005, on Jive Records. The album debuted at #47 on the US charts without any promotion from the band. The album "No Strings Attached" was featured on the NBC series ER on December 8, 2005.

In 2006, Justin Timberlake was interviewed on MTV's "All Eyes on" series entitled "All Eyes On Justin Timberlake" and Justin said that he would take the blame for NSYNC's demise. He also mentioned that there are no project for NSYNC in the near future.

Discography

Albums

Main article: 'N Sync discography

• *NSYNC (1998)
• Home for Christmas (1998)
• The Winter Album (1998)
• No Strings Attached (2000)
• Celebrity (2001)
• Greatest Hits (2005)

Singles

Main article: 'N Sync discography

• I Want You Back (1998)
• Tearin' Up My Heart (1998)
• God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You (1999)
• I Drive Myself Crazy (1999)
• Music Of My Heart (2000)
• Bye Bye Bye (2000)
• It's Gonna Be Me (2000)
• This I Promise You (2000)
• Pop (2001)
• Gone (2001)
• Girlfriend (with Nelly) (2002)

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Trivia

• 'N Sync has performed a shortened cover version of Janet Jackson's 'That's the Way Love Goes' in a remake of the song's music video which aired during her Mtv Icon Special.
• Lance Bass and Joey Fatone were the lead actors in the movie On the Line. This movie featured an Easter egg at the end of the movie in which they performed a small skit including Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick.
• In August 2006 Lance confirmed recent speculation that he is gay in a People magazine cover story.

See also

• Best selling music artists

External links

• Official site
• JC's Official Site
• Justin's Official site
• It's Gonna Be Me Music Video
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Jive Records
• Trans Continental Records