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Formed in Orlando, Florida in 1995 by now dethroned music mogul Lou Perlman, the group consisted of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick (whose idea it had been to form a rival to the Backstreet Boys). Pearlman set the five boys up in a house in Orlando, where they rehearsed constantly, learning dance routines and vocal parts until they were ready for their debut performance in Disney World. Following this, Perlman shopped the band around for a record deal and was able to secure a contract with a European label. The exposure overseas got them a deal with RCA here in the United States and they released their first single, "I Want You Back" in 1998. After exposure on the Disney Channel the single shot up the charts as did their second single, "Tearin Up My Heart." N Sync's self-titled debut album was released in the U.S. in the spring of 1998, quickly climbing up the charts. In the spring of 2000, the group broke sales records with No Strings Attached, which sold close to 2.5 million copies in its first week of release. The "kitschy-pop" third album, Celebrity, appeared in summer 2001.



In addition to scoring numerous Grammy nominations, N Sync has performed at the Academy Awards, the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympics, and has sang or recorded duets with such major stars as Aerosmith, Mary J Blige, Britney Spears, Nelly, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, and Gloria Estefan. The group went on hiatus in 2002, and two of its members, Timberlake and Chasez, later released solo albums. The group's official website shut down in summer of 2006, and in 2007, Lance Bass confirmed that the group has "definitely broken up," leaving behind a solid legacy that both its members and its fans can be proud of.