|
DNA World Tour
The DNA World Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American vocal group Backstreet Boys in support of their tenth studio album, '' DNA'' (2019). The tour performed over 150 shows in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. It was the ninth highest-grossing tour of 2019, with a total attendance of 999,242 from 95 shows, as well as a total revenue of $92,310,105. The tour began on May 11, 2019, but was cut short on March 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They initially rescheduled the remaining dates for 2021, but eventually had to reschedule again for 2022 and 2023. Background The DNA World Tour was announced on November 9, 2018. In April 2019, it was announced that member Brian Littrell's son Baylee would be the supporting act for North American tour dates. Opening acts * KnowleDJ * Baylee Littrell * Delta Goodrem Set list The following set list was obtained from the concert held on August 26, 2019, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It doe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The group rose to fame with their international debut album, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1996). In the following year, they released their second international album ''Backstreet's Back'' (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album ''Millennium'' (1999) and its follow-up album, '' Black & Blue'' (2000). They also released a greatest hits album, '' The Hits - Chapter One'' (2001), with a new single, "Drowning." After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album, '' Never Gone'' (2005). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Dorough
Howard Dwaine Dorough (born August 22, 1973) is an American singer. He is a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life Dorough was born August 22, 1973, in Orlando, Florida, where he met his friend and bandmate A.J. McLean through a mutual vocal coach at the Latin carnival in 1989. His mother Paula Flores-Dorough, a school worker, is Puerto Rican, and his father, Hoke Dwaine Dorough (1938–2008), a police officer, former army soldier, real estate developer and bank security, was Irish American. He is the youngest by 10 years of five siblings. His sister, Pollyanna, is also a singer. Another sister, Caroline, died from lupus in September 1998. Career Early career Dorough's love and passion for entertainment started when he was three years old, singing "Babyface" with his little guitar. He started performing around age six or seven, thanks to his sister Polyanna, singing during mass in the church choir and having his first role in the musical adaptation of '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Have To Give
"All I Have to Give" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, produced and written by Full Force, and released as the third and final single from their second album ''Backstreet's Back'' and the sixth and final single from their US debut album. The single debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming their third top-10 single in the US, following "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". Background Alongside working with Max Martin for their second album, ''Backstreet's Back'', the Backstreet Boys began collaborating with Full Force in late 1996 as a way to differentiate themselves from the pop and R&B genre. In a 2017 interview with ''Billboard'', Howie Dorough discussed how the song was particularly significant to him:My sound wasn’t exactly the lead-person sound for the group with these songs. "All I Have To Give" was me finally getting a chance to step to the plate and show the world who I am as a singer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Never Break Your Heart
"I'll Never Break Your Heart" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. The song was written by singer-songwriters Eugene Wilde and Albert Manno and produced by Veit Renn and Timmy Allen. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 4, 1995, as the second single from their Backstreet Boys (1996 album), self-titled debut album and was issued across the rest of Europe later the same month. It was later included on their Backstreet Boys (1997 album), US debut album and was released as their fourth US single in June 1998. Background The song replaced "I'll Never Find Someone Like You" on the album, which was to be the group's first single. The group's label, Jive Records, had not committed to using the song for the group, and as a result, it was offered to singer Keith Martin (musician), Keith Martin, who accepted it and released it as a single on the Bad Boys (1995 film), ''Bad Boys'' Bad Boys (soundtrack), soundtrack, and his own albums ''It's Long Overdue'' and ''All the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Long As You Love Me (Backstreet Boys Song)
"As Long as You Love Me" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, from the group's eponymous debut studio album in the United States, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1997), and their second studio album worldwide, ''Backstreet's Back'' (1997). The song was written by Max Martin who produced it with Kristian Lundin, and lyrically describes the reciprocity of a relationship. "As Long as You Love Me" was released by Jive Records as the second single from both albums in the United Kingdom on September 29, 1997, and in the United States on October 7, 1997. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production. "As Long as You Love Me" topped the charts in Lithuania, New Zealand, the Philippines and Romania, and peaked at number two in Australia and Austria, number three in Canada and the United Kingdom, number four in Switzerland and Sweden, and number five in the Netherlands and Norway. An accompanying music video was directed by British director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJ McLean
Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) is an American singer, dancer, actor and a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life McLean was born on January 9, 1978, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Denise (née Fernandez, now Solis) and Bob McLean. Denise is of Cuban- Puerto Rican and German ancestry and Bob is of Scots-Irish and English descent. A DNA test described his genetic ancestry as Iberian, Central and South American, North, West and East European, North African, Nigerian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Middle Eastern. He is an only child. He was raised solely by his mother and grandparents (Ursula and Adolph) as his parents divorced when he was two years old. He rarely saw his father. They saw one another when he was ten and again at age 12. McLean reunited with his father in 1997. His father had been following him throughout his career. They have since kept in regular contact following their 17-year estrangement, and again after a previous recent fall out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Richardson (musician)
Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971) is an American singer, best known as a member of the vocal group the Backstreet Boys. Richardson was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame with his cousin and bandmate Brian Littrell in 2015. Early life Kevin Scott Richardson was born on October 3, 1971, in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Ann (née Littrell) (1943-2022), homemaker, and Jerald Richardson Sr., an outdoorsman, military veteran, a construction worker, a fireman, a camp manager and handyman. Growing up, Kevin lived on a 10-acre farm with his parents and two older brothers (Jerald Wayne Jr. and Tim), one of whom is a model, for 9 years, and later lived in a log cabin at Cathedral Domain Camp, a church-owned youth camp which his father ran, where he worked as a camp counselor, met his best friend Keith, singer and now bodyguard, and was a regular at the camp talent shows until he was 18. In school he played little league baseball and football, which led him to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drowning (Backstreet Boys Song)
"Drowning" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on September 25, 2001, as the only single from their compilation album, '' The Hits – Chapter One''. Background The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, Rami and Linda Thompson, and produced by Rami and Kristian Lundin. The song was initially recorded for the '' Black & Blue'' album but was excluded due to the limited track listings left. Several elements of the song, such as the piano intro and the chorus, are very similar to "Långsamt farväl" released by the Swedish artist Mauro Scocco in 1997. Andreas Carlsson, co-writer of "Drowning", sang backing vocals on Lisa Nilsson's version of "Långsamt farväl" released in 2003. In Finland, "Drowning" was compared to the 1995 song "Älä sano huomisesta" by Hausmylly. Chart performance The song peaked at number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 13, 2001. It reached the top ten in several European countries, reaching number three in Sweden, numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shape Of My Heart (Backstreet Boys Song)
"Shape of My Heart" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on October 2, 2000, as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Black & Blue'' (2000). The ballad was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami, and co-written by Lisa Miskovsky. The song earned a Grammy Award nomination during the 44th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Background Due to the success of rival boy band NSYNC's album '' No Strings Attached'' selling over 2.4 million copies in its first week, there were high expectations from industry experts and fans that the Backstreet Boys' next album '' Black & Blue'' would break the first week sales of ''No Strings Attached''. "Shape of My Heart" was widely anticipated as the lead single of ''Black & Blue'', which would follow their previous singles " Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)", "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", and "I Want It That Way". Composition "Shape of My Heart" is stated to be "the soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chances (Backstreet Boys Song)
"Chances" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on November 9, 2018, as the second single from '' DNA'', their ninth studio album (eighth in the United States). The song was written by Shawn Mendes, Fiona Bevan, Casey Smith, Geoff Warburton, Scott Harris, and producers Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton. "Chances" peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart, and number 19 on the Adult Top 40. An accompanying music video was directed by McLean and René Elizondo Jr., and depicts two dancers performing inside Union Station. Background and composition AJ McLean first met Ryan Tedder in 2003, where they worked together on the Backstreet Boys' 2009 studio album ''This Is Us'' and the former musician's debut studio album '' Have It All'' (2010). After several years, McLean suggested Tedder to send several of his written songs to the Backstreet Boys. One of the songs included "Chances", which the band immediately gravitated towards. It was writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Carter (musician)
Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American singer and a member of the vocal group Backstreet Boys. As of 2015, Carter has released three solo albums, '' Now or Never'', ''I'm Taking Off'' and '' All American'', during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules, and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled ''Nick & Knight''. He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows, '' House of Carters'' and '' I (Heart) Nick Carter''. Early life Carter was born in Jamestown, New York, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding, previously Carter) and Robert Carter, owned a bar called the Yankee Rebel in Westfield, New York. He has English, Welsh, Irish, and German ancestry. Several years later, when Carter was four, the family moved to Ruskin, Florida, near Tampa, and managed the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where they added to the family. Carter's siblings include Leslie Carter (1986–2012) and Aaron Carter (1987–2022). Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
