BACKSTREETBOYS 的英语介绍资料

BACKSTREETBOYS 的英语介绍资料

A quintet of hunkalicious singing vocalists, the Backstreet Boys is, probobaly the most popluar vocal group outside the United States. If we are the fans for western pop songs and are interested in B-Boys, let's take a look at their growing path from the very beginning.

The B-Boys gelled in 1993, in Orlando, where high school students A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough, and junior high student Nick Carter frequently ran into each other[1] at acting auditions. They began hanging out[2], started singing, and eventually Kevin Richardson and his Kentucky cousin, Brian Littrell joined in. Though their eponymous debut album[3] has by now sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. The quintet's 1995 single, "We've Got It Goin' On" fizzled after climbing to No. 69 on Billboard's Hot 100.

But of course, it's always lonely at the top, and none of the five currently has a serious girlfriend. Here are the favorites of the Boys: When Nick goes shopping, relates one, he loves to buy sneakers and gold jewelry; Brian's favorite food is macaroni and cheese, and his favorite cologne is Safari by Ralph Lauren; A.J. likes girls with nice eyes and long hair; Howie is most likely to "invite you for a moonlight walk along the beach"; and Kevin "spent eight years of his life living in a log cabin, and he's also a qualified ballroom-dancer[4] instructor!"

In 1999, Millennium's first week out of the gate[5], the disc amassed 1,133,505 in sales, making it the most albums sold in a week - ever - since SoundScan began recording sales figures, handily trouncing the record set by Garth Brooks the previous December.

注释：

[1]ran into each other：run into sb.是个固定搭配，意思为偶然碰上某人。这里的意思是他们三个人经常在学校的试演中碰面。

[2]hanging out：原形为hang out，意思是经常在一起。如：Marry always hangs out with her best friend Jay. 玛丽经常跟她的好朋友Jay在一起。

[3]debut album：意思为首张专辑。

[4]ballroom-dancer：ballroom-dance是国标舞，那么把dance变成dancer就是跳国标舞的人了。

[5]out of the gate：字面上的意思是大门外，可跟文中的句子连起来就变的很可笑了。所以联系上下文就知道应该是刚刚发行。

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后街男孩

Backstreet Boys 是个由几个帅气的男歌手组成的五重奏歌唱组合，他们也几乎成为了美国以外地区最受欢迎的声乐团体。如果你是西方流行音乐的忠实歌迷而且也对 Backstreet Boys 深感兴趣的，那么就来看看下面有关其成长道路的介绍吧。

Backstreet Boys 于1993年初始 Orlando，当时的高中生A.J. McLean ，Howie Dorough和初中生 Nick Carter 经常在试演的时候碰面。从此他们开始经常一起，并唱歌，最后Kevin Richardson 和 Kentucky 他的表弟 Brian Littrell 也加入了他们的行列。

尽管他们的首张唱片到目前为止已经在美国销售超过了1千万张，这个五重奏1995的单曲"We've Got It Goin' On"在达到Billboard 100大热点的第69位之后就没再有任何突出的成绩。

当然，高高在上的感觉总是很孤独的，目前所有的BSB成员都没有正式的女朋友。下面是BSB成员所喜欢的东西：Nick喜爱运动鞋和金饰；Brian最喜欢的食物是通心粉和起士，他最喜欢Ralph Lauren的Safari古龙香水；A.J.喜欢有长发和美丽眼睛的女孩子；Howie是会"邀请你在月光下到海边散步"的人；Kevin"曾在小木屋居住了八年，他还是一个合格的交际舞教练！"

1999年，Millennium第一个星期的销售量为1，133，505张，创下了SoundScan的历史， 击败了 Garth Brooks于去年12月创造的记录。

Backstreet Boys Biography
Backstreet Boys Members:
AJ Maclean
Kevin Richardson
Brian Littrell
Howie Dorough
Nick Carter
The Backstreet Boys Get Their Start
So where did the ride to stardom begin for the Back Street Boys? It started in high school when AJ Maclean, Nick Carter and Howie Dorough decided to start singing together after running into each other at auditions. A little later on Kevin Richardson and his cousin Brian Littrell joined the group after they moved to Florida from Kentucky. Even though all these guys were new to the boyband thing, they weren't new to performing. By age 12 Nick had already been the lead in The Phantom of the Opera, Howie and AJ had done Nickelodeon TV stuff and Brian had sung in his church choir.
The Backstreet Boys Make Their Mark
The Back Street Boy's success came quickly in Europe and by late
Courtesy of Jive/Zomba
1996, with the release of Backstreet and the single Quit Playing Games (with my Heart), they had broken the charts in Canada and the US. The Backstreet Boys have never looked back, setting and breaking records left right and center. Backstreet Boys was seven times platinum and Millennium sold over 1.3 million copies in its first week. In 2000, Black and Blue debuted at number one on Billboard's 200 albums chart, selling 1.6 million copies in its first week out. That may be less than *NSYNC's 2.4 million, but the Backstreet Boys have nothing to prove - they are already pop icons.
Backstreet Boys - Did U Know?
Kevin Richardson used to sing into a broom handle while standing on top of a hill so he could pretend the valley below was a stadium full of cheering fans.
AJ Maclean has 10 tattoos.
Howie Dorough's sister died of Lupus.
The Backstreet Boys Say..
"We're just five guys who love to sing. We have a love and respect for music and we want to have careers in this industry for a long time."
专集介绍:http://www.musicfanclubs.org/nodoubt/Biography/Biography.html

Backstreet Boys were, in many ways, a contradictory band. Comprised entirely of white, middle-class Americans, the group sang a hybrid of new jack balladry, hip-hop, R&B, and dance club pop that originally found its greatest success in Canada and Europe, with their 1996 debut album charting in the Top Ten in nearly every country on the continent; ironically, success in their native land did not follow until nearly two years later. The core of Backstreet Boys is cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, who both hail from Lexington, KY. The two began singing while they were children, performing in local church choirs, as well as festivals, where they sang doo wop and new jack R&B in the style of Boyz II Men. Two of the other remaining members, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean, were natives of Orlando, FL, who met each other -- as well as transplanted New Yorker and fifth Backstreeter Nick Carter -- through auditions for local commercials, theater, and television. At one audition, the three discovered that they shared an affection for classic soul and could harmonize together. In no time, they were singing as a trio. Shortly after the trio had formed, Richardson moved to Orlando, where he became a tour guide at Disney World; at night, he concentrated on becoming a professional musician. Eventually, he met Dorough, Carter, and McLean through a co-worker, and the four decided to form a group, naming themselves after an Orlando flea market; Littrell was invited to join to make the band into a quintet. Through a friend, record producer Louis J. Pearlman, the band secured management from Donna and Johnny Wright, who put the group out on the road and had several A&R reps come see the Boys perform live. Eventually, Jive Records became interested in the band, signing the group in 1994. Jive/Zomba set Backstreet Boys up with producers Veit Renn and Tim Allen and they labored over the album with the band for several months. The group's eponymous album was released throughout Europe in late 1995. The record was a success, spending several weeks in the Top Ten in most continental countries where it charted. In the U.K., Backstreet Boys were named Best Newcomers of 1995 at the Smash Hits Awards thanks to their international hit single "We've Got It Goin' On." After scoring another European hit with "I'll Never Break Your Heart," the group released their eponymous debut album in Europe and Canada in late 1996; it was a success, spending several weeks in the Top Ten in most of the countries where it charted. Despite their popularity in Europe and Canada, "We've Got It Goin' On" stalled in the lower reaches of the U.S. charts in 1995; this may have been due to the fact that the American version of Backstreet Boys was not released until 1997. Combining their international singles with new tracks (which also formed the centerpiece of that year's European-only album Backstreet's Back), the American Backstreet Boys finally began their rise to U.S. success, scoring hits with the singles "Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)" and "As Long as You Love Me" (the former of which went platinum). The album continued to spin off hits into 1999, with "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," "I'll Never Break Your Heart," and "All I Have to Give" all landing on the charts; both the former and the latter were platinum Top Five hits, and the album ended up with sales of over 13 million copies. In the meantime, the group saw its share of turmoil; Littrell underwent surgery in early 1998 to correct a congenital heart defect, and the Boys became embroiled in lawsuits against Pearlman and the rest of their management over royalties for most of the rest of the year. When the dust settled, Pearlman remained the group's manager (though the rest of the team was fired), and the Boys began work on their follow-up album. Millennium was released in the summer of 1999, and debuted at number one with first-week sales of over a million copies. Despite the fact that no singles were officially released from the album in the U.S., "I Want It That Way," "Larger Than Life," "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," and "The One" all hit the charts based on airplay alone. The group released its Christmas Album before the end of the year, by which time Millennium was well on its way to sales of 12 million copies in the U.S. alone. Once again striking immediately after their previous album stopped producing hits, Backstreet Boys issued Black & Blue in fall 2000. A tour supported the album, but after 7 years of non-stop touring and recording, the band agreed it was time for a break. Brian Littrell became a father while Kevin Richardson tried his hand at Broadway and took a starring role in the musical Chicago. Nick Carter released his solo album Now or Never in 2002, Howie Dorough did charity work for the Dorough Lupus Foundation in honor of the sister he had lost to the disease, and A.J. McLean made headlines with his stint in rehab. In 2004 the band rejoined and began work on a new album. The result, Never Gone, was released in June of 2005. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide