BSB’s incredible saga began 4 years ago in Orlando, Florida. It was 
there that high-school students A.J. Meclean, Howie Dorough and 
junior-high student Nick Carter began to run into each other at local 
acting auditions. The three young men became good friends and 
formed a singing group, inspired in part by Boyz II Men and Color Me 
Badd. The trio the decided to expand by 2. They met Kevin 
Richardson through a mutual friend. After scouring Orlando for a fifth 
member, Kevin thought of his cousin, Brian Littrell, who was in 
Kentucky. A phone call was made, Brian relocated and the BSB were 
ready to write their first chapter of their story. 

At first, the group did some of their favourite cover tunes, a practice 
that still continues today. But eventually the began to find their own 
distinctive sound. Stressing their strong harmonies and a blend of pop 
and R&B, the fivesome began to try to secure a record deal. 

The hard work began to pay off and within 6 months of forming, BSB 
had become one of Florida’s hottest live acts.They played everything 
from a high school gymnasium, Grauation night at Sea World, to an 
opening slot for brandy. With all that stage experience and an indie 
single "Tell me that I’m dreaming" under their belts, BSb started 
writing their next chapter. Their manager, Donna Wright was friends 
with David Mcpherson of Jive Records. After pleading with him to 
hear the band, she called him during one of the BSB’s dates, held up 
her cell phone and let him hear the pandemonium the group 
generated. "We got signed right after that," smiles Brian.

In 1995, BSB began to lay down tracks and released "We’ve got it 
goin’ on". The song took off in England and throughout the continent, 
where BSB’s brand of R&B-pop was just gaining a foothold. In a short 
period of time "I’ll never break your heart" began to climb up the 
charts and its success laid.

In 1995, BSB won a SH award in London for Best New Tour Act and 
performed the gold single "I’ll never break your heart" on Top of the 
Pops. 1996 kicked off with BSB being voted #1 International Group 
of TV viewers in Germany. Their next single, "I’ll never break your 
heart: went gold in Germany and hit #1 In Austria. By February, the 
up-tempo jam had entered into radio and radio rotation in Montreal. 
BSB’s sold out shows, with hordes of screaming fans, soon became 
legendary throughout Europe and Canada.

BSb’s self-titled debut album was released in April ‘96. That summer 
BSB embarked on a sold out 57 dates headlining European tour and 
she earned the coverted 1996 MTV Europe Viewer’s Choice Award. 
Then it was off to Canada, where their CD had gone 6 times platinum 
and hit the number one spots in the charts. BSB’s 32 shows sold out 
in under 20 minutes as the intensity moved closer to the US. "It was 
some kind of year," laughs Kevin, and it only laid the groundwork for 
the next part of the BSB story. The homecoming.

Now back home in Orlando, BSB spent the early part of ‘97 in the 
studio, crafting new vibrant songs, shapening up their vocals, taking a 
more active role in creative process and eagerly looking forward to 
bring their infectious sound to a home grown audience.

On their exhilarating Jive Records American debut, BSB do just that. 
And so another chapter unfolds…