BaCk In 1990, Aj McLeAn, HoWiE dOrOuGh, & NiCk CaRtEr WeRe All StRiViN' fOr A cArEeR iN dA eNtErTaInMeNt InDuStRy. At A yOuNg AgE aJ sTuDiEd DaNcE, eVeRyThIn' FrOm JaZz 2 BaLLeT 4 yEaRs & WaS aN aCcOmPLiShEd PuPpEtEeR wHo'D wOrKeD oN cAbLe Tv SeRiEs.
HoWiE oN dA oThEr HaNd, FiRsT hIt Da ThEaTeR sTaGe As A GrAmMaR sChOoLaGe KiD & hAd EvEn ApPeArEd In Da FiLmS 'PaReNtHoOd' & 'CoP & a HaLf'.
NiCk, MeAnWhILe WaS a FeATuReD vOcALiSt 4 Da TaMpA bAy BuCcAnEeR hAlfTiMe ShOw DuRiN' dA 1991 & 1992 nEw OrIgInAl AmAtEuR hOuR fOr HiS sInGiN' sKiLLs.
"Me & Aj MeT uP wItH eAcH oThEr In OrLaNdO tHrOuGh A tAlEnT cOmPeTiTiOn" ReMeMbErS hOwIe. "We HaD a VoCaL cOaCh DaT uSeD 2 wOrK wItH wHo WaS, aT dA tImE aJ's VoCaL cOaCh. He InTrOdUcEd Da 2 oF uS." bEiN' oRlAnDo BaSeD pErFoRmAnCe, ItS nO sUrPrIsE dAt HoWiE & aJ fReGuEnTlY sAw EaCh OtHeR aT aUdiTiOnS, pArTiCuLaRlY aUdItIoNs 4 NeW nIcKeLoDeOn SeRiEs WhIcH aLwAyS uSe LoTs Of YoUnG pErFoRmErS. 2 pAsS tImE wAiTiN' 4 tHeIr AppOiNtMeNtS hOwIe & Aj WoUlD sInG a CaPpEllA. ONe TiMe NiCk, WhO wAs AlSo AuDiTiOnIn' FoR dA sAmE pRoJeCt, HeArD tHeM & jOiNeD iN. PrEtTy SoOn ThEy DeCiDeD 2 fOrM a GrOuP & sEeK oUt SoMeOnE wHo CoUlD hElP tHeM. dAt PeRsOn WaS lOuIs PeArLmAn, A sUcCeSsFuL fLoRiDa BuSiNeSs MaN wItH a GrEaT lOvE fOr MuSiC, & wAs LoOkIn' 4 TaLeNts. So ThEy WeNt In & AuDiTiOnEd 4 HiM. "hE sUgGeStEd We ExTeNd Da GrOuP 2 fIvE mEmBeRs." SaYs HoWiE.
mEaNwHiLe, KeViN rIcHaRdSoN a NaTiVe Of LeXiNgToN, kEntUcKy HaD mOvEd DoWn 2 OrLaNdO 2 pUrSuE a DrEaM oF hIs OwN. wOrKiN' aT dIsNeY mGm StUdIoS pLaYiN' aLaDdiN 4 dA tOuRiStS. SOoN aFtEr KeViN' hEaRd AbOuT dA sOoN-2-bE-bAcKsTrEeT bOyS sEaRcH 4 tWo NeW mEmBeRs ThRoUgH dA oRlAnDo GrApEvInE & aUdItIoNeD 4 dA gRoUp. "ThErE wErE 2 oThEr MeMbeRs WhO dIdN't WoRk OuT & I rEpLaCeD oNe Of ThEm. ThEn We NeEdEd AnOtHeR mEmBeR. BRiAnS mY cOuSiN, & i CaLLeD hIm Up & He CaMe DoWn 2 FlOrIdA & hE aUdItIoN" rEvEaLs KeViN. BRiAn ReMeMbErS dA dAy He ToOk KeViNs CaLL. iT wAs Da 19th Of ApRiL 1993 & hE wAs CaLLeD oUt Of HiS hIstOrY lEsSoN aT sChOoL. hE tOoK a PlAnE 2 oRlAnDo Da VeRy NeXt DaY 2 aUdiTiOn 4 LoU PeArLmAn & JoHnNy WrIgHt. BrIaN wHo'D bEeN sInGiN' iN cHrUcH hIs EnTiRe LiFe, WaS pErFeCt. FiNaLLy Da BaNd HaD aLL iTs MeMbErS, hOwIe, Aj, NiCk, KeViN & bRiAn GoT oN wEll RiGhT fRoM dA bEgInNiN'. tHeY kNeW eXAcTlY wHaT tHeY wAnTeD 2 dO & tHeY aLsO kNeW tHaT iT mEaNt A lOt Of HaRd WoRk. NaMiN' dA gRoUp AfTeR a PoPuLaR mArKeT iN oRlAnDo, Da BaCkStReEt MaRkEt. BaCkStReEt BoYs WeRe BoRn….
ThErE yOu HaVe iT…….. dAtS hOw BsB aLL gOt StArTeD…… nOw If YoU wAnT 2 kNoW aBoUt EaCh MeMbEr ThEmSeLvEs. CliCk On BiOs
