98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is an American pop and R&B vocal group consisting of four vocalists: the group's founding member

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, brothers

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and

Drew Lachey Andrew John Lachey (born August 8, 1976) is an American singer and actor. He is known as a member of 98 Degrees, the winner of the second season of '' Dancing with the Stars'', and the younger brother of Nick Lachey. Early years Drew Lachey was ...

, and

Justin Jeffre Justin Paul Jeffre (born February 25, 1973) is an American pop singer and politician. A long-time resident and vocal supporter of Cincinnati, Jeffre is probably best known as a member and bass singer of the multi-platinum-selling boy band 98 Deg ...

. The group was formed by Timmons in

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, although all of its members originate from Ohio. Unlike most boy bands, they formed independently and were later picked up by a

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, rather than being assembled by a label or a producer. They have sold over 10 million records worldwide and achieved eight

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in the U.S. In the late 90s to the early 00s, the group reached top-five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with the songs " Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)", "

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", " The Hardest Thing" and "

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" (with

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and

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); the latter as featured artists, topping the chart also making it their first and only number-one song. The group reunited for a one-time performance at Mixtape Festival in Hershey, PA in August 2012. After the performance, the reunion expanded into a new album and a spot on "The Package" tour in 2013.

History

Formation

The founding members of 98 Degrees met after

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native

decided to quit college and pursue a music career with best friend Jeremy Volk. He studied psychology at

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in his home state of Ohio, and planned on a career playing football in the

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. In 1995 he sang at a college party with three friends and received a positive reaction from the female audience about his voice. The 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

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who passed his name on to another graduate,

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, who was attending Miami (of Ohio) 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,

, to join them. Jeffre, a history student at

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, had attended SCPA with Lachey and they had performed together before in various outfits such as a

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at the amusement park

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and a

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. The final member to join the band was Lachey's younger brother

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, who was working in New York City as an

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, as a replacement for founding member

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. After rejecting a series of names (including Just Us and Next Issue), upon the suggestion by their manager Paris D'Jon, they decided on "98 Degrees" describing body temperature and their music.

Signing to Motown records

Taking a series of jobs including landscaping, working as club security officers and delivering take-out food, the band refined its harmonies and presentation, looking to groups such as

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, and

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for inspiration. The new group also made the rounds of auditions in

and gradually built up its contacts in the music industry. The group's wait for a manager and a recording contract did not take long, as they seized an opportunity to perform during a radio broadcast of a Boyz II Men concert, which they attended in the hope of passing a demo tape to the band. They were discovered by music manager Paris D'Jon, who was co-managing

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at the time. Just before the group signed their deal founding member Jonathan Lippman departed the group due to his religious beliefs, he later went on to form CCM group True Vibe. The group's emergence at a time when teen-oriented acts like the

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, the

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and

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were just hitting the top of the charts around the world compelled them to differentiate themselves from the mere "boy band" status that they derided. From the start, they emphasized that they wrote much of their own material, which reflected R&B influences more than mainstream pop roots. "There are major differences musically between groups, not to mention the fact that we were signed to

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, which gives us a little more credibility as far as R&B and

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goes."

1997: First album

With their debut single, "Invisible Man" which peaked at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, achieving gold-record status after its July 1997 release, 98 Degrees was off to a promising start. Although critical 8 to the debut of the group was mixed, a Billboard review of their first single noted their vocal abilities, and the addition of a new track helped to keep the band in the public eye. The group also toured extensively, including concert dates in

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. They also opened for several dates of

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, exposing them to a wider audience.

1998-1999: Breakthrough

After building popularity with their appearance in the animated

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movie ''

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'', and singing " True to Your Heart", a duet with labelmate

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, their album ''

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'' went 4×

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in 1998. Production credit included Atlanta-based producer and

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co-writing partner

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. Musician credits on the breakthrough album featured Atlanta-based session musician and former

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guitarist Dick Smith. After the second album, 98 Degrees left Motown for its parent company,

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. The band's first major hit was ''

'' (number three on the U.S.

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and number five on the

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) and went platinum. "The Hardest Thing" followed the success by reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold. In 1999, 98 Degrees released their Christmas album '' This Christmas'', which spawned the top 40 single "This Gift". Within a month after its release the album was certified platinum. The group appeared as featured guests on

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's 1999 CBS Christmas special, '' A Christmas to Remember''. Nick Lachey was featured on Jessica Simpson's album on the track "Where You Are", which was released as a single and reached the top 40. The group appeared in the album called '' Jesus: The Epic Mini Series'' with their song "The Love That You've Been Looking For".

2000–2002: ''Revelation''

The group scored a ''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 1 hit in the U.S. with the single "

", a collaboration with

and

. The single went gold, selling 700,000 copies. It stayed at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for one week and the top 200 singles sales chart for 51 weeks. The single went to the top 10 in the UK charts and the group also received a

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nomination for

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for the same song. In the summer of 2000, 98 Degrees released the first single of their new album " Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)", the single went to No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified

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. In September 2000, the band's album ''

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'' was released. ''Revelation'' peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and went 2× Platinum. The band's next singles were "My Everything" and "The Way You Want Me To", both reaching the Top 40. In September 2001, the band appeared at

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alongside

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and Usher singing

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's hit song "

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". The performance was part of a show to celebrate Michael Jackson's 30 years as a solo artist. In 2002, 98 Degrees released a compilation album called '' The Collection'', with the new single "Why (Are We Still Friends)". The single reached the top 40; at that point the group had sold over 10 million records and released 12 singles.

2003–2012: Hiatus

In 2003, the group went on hiatus. At the time, Drew Lachey stated that 98 Degrees had not broken up. During the hiatus, Drew and his wife had their first daughter shortly after he won the second season of ''

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''. Nick Lachey married singer

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and released two solo albums, ''

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'' and '' What's Left of Me''. Timmons released the solo album '' Whisper That Way'' and participated in the VH1 reality TV series, '' Mission Man Band''. Jeffre ran for mayor of

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, and worked on independent media projects. The band reunited in 2004 to perform on ''Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas'' TV special. In September 2005, 98 Degrees performed at Club Purgatory in

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to support Jeffre in his candidacy for mayor of Cincinnati.

2012–present: Reunion, ''2.0'' and ''Let it snow''

On June 20, 2012, Nick and Drew Lachey announced on

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that the group would reunite for a one-time performance at Mixtape Festival in Hershey, PA in August. The group also performed at ''

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'' on August 17. In an interview with ''

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'' on July 26, 2012, Drew Lachey revealed that a week before, the group had their first rehearsal in over a decade. He also explained the group decided to come back together because they were all at that place in their lives where they felt comfortable committing to being in a group again, and they also felt the timing was right because the pop music genre has come back around. "Music is very cyclical. You go through rock stages, R&B stages, rap stages... It's an uphill battle if you try and do pop during a rap stage," says Lachey. Regarding the group's future, he said at this time, they currently have no plan beyond their performances at ''The Today Show'' and the Mixtape Festival. However, in September 2012, he revealed the group was going to go back into the studio to record a new album in October. On January 22, 2013, the group appeared on '' The View'' along with

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and

to announce their joint tour would take place in summer 2013. This tour is named "The Package" and the 12 members on tour (Boyz II Men with 3 members, NKOTB with 5 members and 98 Degrees with 4 members) jokingly refer to themselves as "The Dirty Dozen". The North American tour began on May 28, 2013. The band also performed a song during the season finale of

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'', which Nick Lachey hosts, on December 23, 2013. The band released their new album, '' 2.0'', their first studio album in 13 years, on May 7, 2013. In summer 2016, they regrouped again to headline the

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, their first headlining tour in 15 years. They were supported by

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, and

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, putting together a bill of pop acts that were first popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s at larger venues. In 2017, they returned to Universal Music and put out their second Christmas album, ''Let it Snow'', because of their 20th anniversary. They also plan to do a tour around the fall in promotion of the album, which is called "At Christmas Tour". On November 23, 2017, the band made a 90-second musical appearance in

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, performed in New York City. On May 21, 2018, the band made a musical appearance at Miss USA, singing "The Hardest Thing" and "I Do", as the three final girls did their last walk on the stage. From October 15 to October 16, 2018, 98 Degrees appeared at Epcot at Walt Disney World as part of the Eat To The Beat concert series during the annual Food and Wine Festival. On July 9, 2021, the band released a new single titled "Where Do You Want To Go", their first release since their 2013 album. They joined Canadian

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singer

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on the single " Ain't the Same" in April 2022.

Awards and nominations

Billboard Music Awards

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Kids' Choice Awards

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Teen Choice Awards

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Discography

* '' 98°'' (1997) * '' 98° and Rising'' (1998) * '' This Christmas'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * '' 2.0'' (2013) * ''Let It Snow'' (2017)

Tours

;Headlining *

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*Revelation Tour *

*98° at Christmas Tour *An Evening with 98 Degrees ;Co-headlining *All That! Music and More Festival *

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References

External links

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