They released a holiday album, Home For Christmas, that winter which gave them two albums in the top ten that year. The group’s second single, “Tearin’ Up My Heart” went on to become one of VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s. Singles from that album include “ I Want You Back,” “Tearin’ Up My Heart,” “God Must Have Spent (a Little More Time On You),” and “I Drive Myself Crazy.” Their big break was their Disney Channel Concert Special in the summer of 1998 which helped skyrocket the album from #85 to #9 on the Billboard charts. After a solid year of hard work overseas, the boys were signed to an American label (RCA) and their self titled album was released in the States in 1998. *NSYNC’s first album was released solely in Germany in 1997 and peaked at number one after just two weeks on the charts. The boys jokingly nicknamed him “Lansten” so that the name still fit. Shortly after being named, and prior to signing any contracts however, Jason left the group and Justin’s vocal coach hooked them up with Lance Bass. The name *NSYNC is a combination of the last letters of the boys’ first names, thought of by Justin Timberlake’s mother, Lynn Harless. The four needed a bass voice and originally had Jason Latona (the brother of Kirkpatrick’s then girlfriend) in place as the fifth member. Chris recruited Joey Fatone (the two had worked at Universal Studios together) and Justin Timberlake, who brought fellow Mickey Mouse Club member, JC Chasez along. However, Pearlman instructed Kirkpatrick to find him more young male singers to work with and he offered to fund a new band. It didn’t work out when Lou Pearlman, the producer and owner of Transcontinental Records (the boy band-making machine), realized that his voice was too similar to Dorough’s, (so the Backstreet Boys got Brian Litrell’s cousin, Kevin Richardson instead). For those of you who do not understand, and for those of you who need a refresher, let me give you some back story.Ĭhris Kirkpatrick, the founding member of *NSYNC, had auditioned to be a part of the Backstreet Boys, based on the recommendation of Backstreet Boy, Howie Dorough. If the rumors about the VMA performance are true, the world will remember *NSYNC and be reminded of why they were number one in their day. How can this be? The legendary boy band, who was the epitome of pop music, is just completely forgotten? Shame on the parents of the young girls who call themselves One Direction fans! *NSYNC was our One Direction. #SOLO can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon (physical and digital copies) and streamed on Spotify.According to BuzzFeed, we live in a world where people do not know who *NSYNC is. It was almost hard to write, but I knew if I had felt this way that I couldn’t have been the only one and that’s why I wanted to share it,” says Thurber about the music on his EP. “‘Falcon’ is one of the most fun songs I’ve ever done and ‘Problem Child’ is the most personal. #SOLO features five “fizzy-pop” tracks that were written by Thurber, Keith Oden and Jeremy’s good friend, and another rising star, Meghan Trainor. In addition to the busy schedule Jeremy is keeping these days, he also has an EP out called #SOLO and I’m going to suggest you take a listen. Jeremy wrote “Collide” and a friend of his wrote Demi Lovato’s hit “Neon Lights.” While Jeremy was performing at Pride in LA this year, Demi was there making her music video for “Really Don’t Care,” her presence is what inspired Jeremy to mash the two songs together. Now that we’ve gotten to know Jeremy a bit better, check out this mashup he did of “Neon Lights” & “Collide.” It was definitely an experience to remember and a dream come true.” Every single day I wish I was back on that massive stage. The K-Pop fan base alone is a very dedicated and loud one! Ha, It was my biggest ever and again my first arena performance. You just performed at KCON in LA, can you tell us about that experience? My last show was at KCON, which was my first U.S. I started with dance class at 5 and entered into every talent show I could find in my county. “I’ve been performing since I could remember. How long have you been performing and when did you get your start? We had the opportunity to chat with Jeremy about his growing fame and what fans can expect from him as his career continues to explode. These days he’s taking his talents from the behind writing desk to front-and-center on stages across America. Jeremy Thurber is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California who has written songs for Jake Miller, Sarah De Bono, TVXQ, Karl Wolf, Common Kings and many others.
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