| The Backstreet Boys were formed in 1992. They are white, middle-class Americans singing a mixture of balladry, hip-hop, R&B and dance-club pop. The Backstreet Boys consists of cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell from Lexington, Kentucky. Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean are natives of Orlando, Florida. The fifth Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter, is from New York. |