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Backstreet Boys

American musical group; boy band
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Summary

Backstreet Boys is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172,837 views/month, #43 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: People's Choice Award for Favorite Band[3], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4], MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song[5], MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[6], American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[7], MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice[8], Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Male Artist[9], Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Music Group[10]
  • Influenced by: Michael Jackson[11], Bay City Rollers[12], The Jackson 5[13], Boyz II Men[14], Wham![15], New Edition[16], Frankie Valli[17], Ace of Base[18], New Kids on the Block[19], Rick Astley[20], Madonna[21], Richard Marx[22], Spice Girls[23], Take That[24]
  • Genre: pop music[25], dance-pop[26], contemporary R&B[27], teen pop[28], adult contemporary music[29]
  • Record label: Jive Records[30], Sony BMG[31], RCA[32], Legacy Recordings[33]
  • Discography: Backstreet Boys discography[34]
  • Commons category: Backstreet Boys[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Inception: 1993[37]
  • Location of formation: Orlando[38]
  • Official website: http://www.backstreetboys.com/[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Backstreet Boys[40]
  • Commons gallery: Backstreet Boys[41]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best New Artist[42]
  • Topic has template: Template:Backstreet Boys[43]
  • List of works: Liste der Lieder der Backstreet Boys[44]
  • Has characteristic: boy band[45]
  • Short name: BSB[46]
  • Start of work period: 1993[47]
  • Has list: list of awards and nominations received by Backstreet Boys[48]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[49]

  • Country: US[50]

  • Began / founded: 1993[51]

  • Genre(s): dance-pop, electropop, pop, teen pop[52]

  • Community tags: american, boy band, dance-pop, electropop, pop, teen pop[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2f569e60-0a1b-4fb9-95a4-3dc1525d1aad[54]

Why It Matters

Backstreet Boys has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

It has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers[57], a musical group[58], founded in 2005[59]; Aaron Carter[60], an actor[61], 1987–2022[62], of United States[63], specialised in music[64]; NSYNC[65], a boy band[66], founded in 1995[67]; and Akino[68], a singer[69], b. 1989[70], of United States[71].

FAQs

What awards did Backstreet Boys receive?

Honors received include People's Choice Award for Favorite Band[3], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4], MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song[5], and MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[6].

Who did Backstreet Boys influence?

Backstreet Boys has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers[57], Aaron Carter[60], NSYNC[65], and Akino[68].

Related Entities

Aaron Carter Ace of Base A. J. McLean Brian Littrell Debbie Gibson Falco Frankie Valli Jive Records Jonas Brothers Kevin Richardson Madonna MC Hammer New Kids on the Block Nick Carter Richard Marx United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 97008
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Michael Jackson, Bay City Rollers, The Jackson 5 +19
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