AJ, Howie, and Nick met at an audition for a TV commercial in Orlando, Florida. They discovered they all liked to sing. They wanted to start a group, but they needed more voices. Kevin moved to Florida to be a tour guide at Disney. He met the three boys soon after. Kevin suggested his cousin, Brian, for the fifth member. They named the band after Orlando's Backstreet Market, a popular hang out for the city's teens.

　　The Boys:

　　　Brian Littrell

　　Age: 30

　　Started singing in church

　　Loves Basketball and Golf

　　Married

　　　Nick Carter

　　Age: 25

　　Starred on Broadway as a child

　　Favorite food is pizza

　　Has a scuba diving license and loves the beach

　　Howie Dorough

　　Age: 32

　　Mom is from Puerto Rico and dad is from Ireland.

　　Professional dancer

　　Sang in the choir at school

　　Kevin Richardson

　　Age: 31

　　Grew up on a farm

　　Got his first keyboard when he was 13

　　Favorite Foreign Country is Sweden

　　AJ McLean

　　Age: 26

　　Likes to do crazy stuff for no reason.

　　Writes poetry

　　New Year’s resolution was to stop eating at McDonald's