The younger brother of a former Backstreet Boy (Nick), Aaron Carter has carved out his own niche in the pop world and promises to surpass the fame achieved by his superstar sibling. Aaron was born on December 7, 1987 in Tampa, Florida and began his performing career at the age of seven, as the lead singer of a local band, Dead End. He left the band after two years because they were leaning towards alternative music and he wanted to do pop. He made his first solo appearance, singing a cover of The Jets' "
Crush on You", when opening for the
Backstreet Boys in Berlin
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in March 1997. The performance led to contract with Jive, and in the fall of 1997, he released his first single, "Crush on You". Aaron’s first full-length album was released in December 1997. The self-titled debut album achieved gold status in Norway, Spain, Denmark,
Canada, and Germany, and was released in the United States in June 1998. Aaron Carter's second release on Jive records, Aaron's Party (Come Get It), did really well thanks to the first single, Aaron's Party. To promote the album Aaron Carter opened for
Britney Spears on her Oops! Summer tour gaining further exposure. The album ultimately went triple platinum.
Aaron's come a long way since his early recording and performing turns in the late 90s. In summer 2005 he released his fourth album, Saturday Night, and the title song quickly rose up the charts. Aaron had also branched out into acting, with leading roles in the hit Broadway show Seussical and a lead role in the movie Popstar (2005). Unfortunately, during this time, Aaron was also hounded by the tabloid media which reported on his high profile romantic relationships with
Lindsay Lohan and
Hilary Duff and the lawsuits he was engaged in with his own mother and with former manager Lou Perlman. Undaunted, Aaron released two more albums, Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter (2006) and 2 Good 2 B True (2006). Raised in the shadow of the teen supergroup Back Street Boys, Aaron Carter remains his own person and a distinct talent in his own right that teen and tween audiences can’t get enough of.
