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March 31,1999
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he five young men who make up ‘N Sync came
from all over the U.S. to form a band in Orlando,
FL that then became an overnight sensation in Germany.
Confused? You needn’t be. JC , Joey, Justin, Lance and
Chris have come together, with a self-titled debut RCA
Recoids album. l"he record, originally released on BMG
Ariola Munich, was produced by several top-name pro­
ducers, including dancemeister Denniz ft>p (Ace of Base,
3T, Robyn), and has already sported two giant smashes.
The anthemic pop-soul of “I Want You Back” went Gold
in both Europe and the United States. 1 he dance-floor
pulse of “Tearin Up My Heart,” their latest release, is
one of the most played songs at l op 40 radio this sum­
mer. In August, with the help of their first hour long
television special, ‘N Sync In Concert, on the Disney
Channel, ‘N Sync’s debut album earned Platinum sta­
tus and entered the Top 10 on Billboard’s charts.
T he group’s roots are based in the O rlando m eet­
ing of W ashington DC born "JC ” Chasez, and Mem­
phis, T N native Ju stin Tim berlake on the set of the
Disney Channel show, “Mickey Mouse C lub.” After
the show ended, J C and Ju stin found themselves in
Nashville at the sam e tim e working with the same
vocal coach and writers, but on separate solo projects.
Ju stin was then called back to O rlando, where he
hooked up w ith Pittsburgh, PA expatriate C hris
Kirkpatrick. T h e trio then met New Yorker Joey
Fatone in a local O rlando club. T he four would go
out clubbing where their slick dance-floor moves had
everyone w anting to know what group they were in.
Thus inspired, the quartet decided to form a band
and started looking for a bass voice. Through Ju stin ’s
vocal coach in Tennessee, the group hooked up with
blonde-haired, green-eyed, 18-year-old Clinton, Mis­
sissippi crooner Jam es Lance Bass AKA Lance, who
fit right in with his characteristic basso profundo. The
bandm ates may have come from all over, but JustiN ,
ChriS,JoeY, LansteN (Lance’s occasional nickname)
and JC discovered im mediately they were ‘N Sync.
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