June 10, 1998
· Filed under Aaron Carter, Backstreet Boys, Tour
Beating the odds, the Backstreet Boys have found an act even younger than them to open for them on their upcoming U.S. tour.
When the Boys launch their summer tour next month, their opening act will be Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s 10-year-old brother Aaron. Following the same career path as his brother, Aaron’s debut album is already a hit in some European countries before its Stateside release next Tuesday.
The Irish boy group Boyzone has also spawned a spin off group, this one a sister act called B+Witched. That group (which is comprised of Keavy and Edele Lynch, the twin sisters of Boyzone’s Shane Lynch) landed at the top of the U.K. singles chart the very same week that Boyzone topped the U.K. album chart.
The other sibling double bill, Backstreet Boys and Aaron Carter, will kick off its U.S. tour July 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
June 29, 1997
· Filed under Aaron Carter, Backstreet Boys, Family, Music, Record Label
If five young, good looking Backstreet Boys aren’t enough for their many fans, take heart, there’s another one on the horizon.A major record company in Germany has now signed the pubescent Aaron Carter, brother of the Backstreet blonde, Nick Carter.
Nick, 17, is the youngest Backstreet boy but he’s the oldest of five Carter kids. Aaron and his twin sister Angel are nine, and they have two older sisters, 11 and 14.
Young Aaron opened a show for his brother’s band in Berlin earlier this year and duly impressed the large Edel record company, which promptly signed him to a worldwide deal. Aaron will again be opening for the boys when they head back to Europe starting August 22 in Hanover, Germany. Aaron will be promoting the August 18 overseas release of his first single, a song called “Crush On You.”
As we reported previously, The Backstreet Boys’ debut album will finally be released in the States August 12. It’s been a top seller in other markets around the world for up to a year. The single, “Quit Playing Games,” is currently climbing the U.S. charts.
