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HISTORY The group first formed in 1992. Kirkpatrick attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and decided to form a vocal group. He saw an ad placed by Lou Pearlman and responded. He knew Fatone from Universal Studios , where they both worked as performers. Kirkpatrick then hired Timberlake.
The group produces a blend of pop, dance, and R&B that they call "dirty pop". ''No Strings Attached'' was the first album to feature this type of music; they gave the style a name with their latest album ''Celebrity''. Their album, released by BMG, did well in Europe and the US as did the seasonal ''Home For Christmas''. After the lawsuit, they broke their record contract and signed to Jive Records, home of rival boy band Backstreet Boys . ''No Strings Attached'', released in March 2000, sold 2.4 million copies in its first week of release—the highest first week sales in music history (1.1 million of which was attributed to the first day of release).
The band has made Guest Appearance s in the TV series '' The Simpsons '', '' Clueless '', '' Touched By An Angel '', '' Sabrina The Teenage Witch '', and '' Robot Chicken ''. The group went on hiatus in 2002, as two of its members released solo albums -- Justin Timberlake released '' Justified '' on November 4 , 2002 and JC Chasez released his solo album, '' Schizophrenic '', on February 24 , 2004 . Both have follow-up albums in the works. Chris closed his clothing business, FuManSkeeto , and has become involved with several indie/punk bands on a business level, including Hawaii-based National Product . He has also been recording as a solo artist as well as with his other band, Nigels 11 . He has also done voice work for the Nickelodeon show " The Fairly Oddparents " as Chip, a teen heartthrob. Lance became a certified Cosmonaut after months of training in Russia in 2002, but has yet to realize his goal of heading into outer space due to lack of funding. He has instead been focusing on his film production company, Bacon and Eggs, with several projects in the works including the upcoming '' Lovewrecked ''. He also starred in his own movie ''On the Line'' with fellow bandmember Joey. Joey has been filling up his resume with acting gigs in the movies ('' My Big Fat Greek Wedding '', '' The Cooler '', '' Red Riding Hood '', '' Homie Spumoni '') and on Broadway ('' Rent '', '' Little Shop Of Horrors ''). Plans for the group to work on their fifth album are being discussed, however, details are uncertain. Rumors circulating that Justin Timberlake has quit the group have added to the uncertainty over the group's future, though all group members vehemently deny these rumors. Also, 2006 will be the first year in which the group will not reunite for its annual celebrity basketball game, Challenge for the Children. A greatest hits album was released on October 25 , 2005, on Jive Records . The album debuted at #47 on the US charts without any promotion from the band. The album was featured on the NBC series '' ER '' on December 8, 2005.
DISCOGRAPHY Albums
Singles
''MUSIC OF MY HEART'' SOUNDTRACK (1999)
''NO STRINGS ATTACHED'' (2000)
''CELEBRITY'' (2001)
International Singles
''THE WINTER ALBUM'' (European release; 1998)
''NO STRINGS ATTACHED'' (UK version; 2000)
These songs were either unreleased, bonus import songs, single B-sides or non-album tracks:
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