The History of Backstreet Boys and NSYNC | Revisited @ 30
5/13/202641 min
This year marks 30 years since Backstreet Boys released their debut album and kicked off the '90s boy band craze. In this episode of History of the 90s, originally broadcast in 2020, we look back at the rise of boy bands, from screaming fans and synchronized dance moves to the fierce rivalry between Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.
Documentaries referenced in this episode:
Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of (2015)
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (2019)
Guest info:
Maria Sherman, author of Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS
Show info:
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[gentle music] It's been 30 years since the Backstreet Boys released their debut album, kicking off the '90s boy band craze. The guys are celebrating later this summer with another round of dates at the Sphere in Las Vegas, followed by a special six-night residency in Dusseldorf, Germany, where fans first fell in love with the iconic boy band. For some reason I have yet to understand, Germany has a longstanding intense relationship with boy bands. Not only did Backstreet Boys get their start there, so did NSYNC, the other defining boy band of the '90s. Today, I'm revisiting