The Boy Band Blueprint
The Boy - Band Blueprint From the Beatles to One Direction, the young dudes are N Sync
Fans bid $ 100. 0 on eBay for a piece of Vegemite toast that member Niall Horan bit into in Sydney
Beatlemania set off a merchandising frenzy that included a Flip Your Wig game, lunch boxes, figurines and serving trays
AMERICAN BRITISH BRITISH / IRISH
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SPIN - OFF : BRIAN WILSON Kokomo hit No. 1 in November 1988, 24 years after the band s first chart topper, I Get Around
PUERTO RICAN
SCOTTISH
The Wanted Life on El drew an audience of 1. 7 million viewers
THE BEATLES HEYDAY : 1962 - 1970
BEACH BOYSHEYDAY : 1962-1975
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DIRECTION HEYDAY : 2012001
THIS MONTH MARKS THE SOTH ANNIVERSARY of the Beatles arrival in the. S. and the Fab Four s legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. While the lads quickly distanced themselves from their largely fabricated image as mop - topped Beatlemania inspiring dreamboats, their blueprint for a successful boy band - smart one ( John Lennon ), cute one ( Paul McCartney ), quiet one ( George Harrison ) and funny one ( Ringo Starr ) lives on. Whether their successors played surf music, suave R & B, novelty songs or sugary ballads, here s a look at the connections and characteristics that have defined five decades of adorable pop acts.
THEWANTED HEYDAY : 2010-2013
SPIN - OFF : Michael Jackson outbid MICHAEL Paul McCartney for the JACKSON publishing rights to some 200 Beatles songs in the mid - 80s
THE MONKEES HEYDAY : 1966 - 1970
Their squeaky clean image was sugarcoated, said Joe Jonas, who recently admitted to drug use
BIGTIMERUSHHEYDAY : 2010
JACKSON 5 HEYDAY : 19691979
In 1963 5 - year - old Donny Osmond performed on The Andy Williams Show ; in 2009 he won Dancing With the Stars
WITH FEW SUBSTITUTIONS, THE FORMULA THAT KEEPS ON WINNING :
START HERE
JONAS BROTHERS HEYDAY : 2005-2010
THEOSMONDS HEYDAY : 1971-1976
Instruments #
not essential
SPIN - OFF DONNY OSMOND
CUTEONE
BBMak s breakout song. Back Here, initially madea birger solash in the U. S. than in the band s native England
BBMAKHEYDAY : 1999-2003
TOGETHER 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS KNOWN TO PLAY OWN INSTRUMENTS HAD NO. 1 HIT SINGLE IN U. S. INCLUDED FAMILY MEMBERS SPAWNED FROM TV MADE CHRISTMAS ALBUM AT LEAST ONE MEMBER ARRESTED FAMOUS SOLO SPIN - OFF HAD A COMEBACK TOUR
BAY CITY ROLLERS HEYDAY : 1973-1976
TALENTED, DREAMY HEARTTHROB
BAD BOY
HOMELY ONE
HANSON HEYDAY : 1997 - 2000
NEWEDITION HEYDAY : 1983 - 1988
SPIN - OFF : BOBBY BROWN
THE PUPPET MASTER >
N Sync fans bought 1. 1 million copies of No Strings Attached on its first day in stores, making it the first album to hit seven figure sales in one day
N SYNC HEYDAY : 1997-2002
MENUDO HEYDAY : 1981-1989
Bobby Brown said his earnings from New Edition tours and records amounted to $ 500 and a VCR
Brian Epstein groomed the Beatles : Maurice Starr Greated New Edition and New Kids on the
; Lou Pearman invented Backstreet Boys and N Sync : Simon Cowel masterminded One Direction
98 DEGREES HEYDAY : 1997 - 2001
NEW KIDS ON THE
HEYDAY : 1988-1992
Social media
SPIN - OFF : RICKY MARTIN
everything
Its not about sales Its about tours
SPIN - OFF JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
BACKSTREET BOYS HEYDAY : 1996 - 2001
BOYZ II MENHEYDAY 1991-1997
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SPIN - OFF : NICK LACHEY
The band s original name was Nynuk
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The reunited Backstreet Boys sang at a 2013Christmas concert in Washington, attended by the Obamas
Members cycled out when their voices changed or they got too old ; Menudo had more than 30 members total
Nick Lachey broke into reality TV on MTV s Newlyweds with Jessica Simpson before hosting NBC s The Sing - Off
SOURCES : BILLBOARD. COM : BAND WEBSITES. REPORTING BY ALEX ACIMAN, MOLLY MARTIN. BROOK TWEETEN AND VICTOR WILLIAMS
Named after the New Edition song Boys to Men The Boy-Band Blueprint From the Beatles to One Direction, the young dudes are 'N Sync Fans bid $100,000 on eBay for a piece of Vegemite toast that member Niall Horan bit into in Sydney Beatlemania set off a merchandising frenzy that included a Flip Your Wig game, lunch boxes, figurines and serving trays AMERICAN BRITISH SPIN-OFF: BRIAN WILSON BRITISH/ IRISH "Kokomo" hit No. 1 in November PUERTO RICAN 1988, 24 years after the band's first chart topper, "I Get Around" The Wanted Life on E! drew SCOTTISH THIS MONTH MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY THE BEATLES of the Beatles' arrival in the U.S. and the Fab an audience of 1.7 million BEACH BOYS HEYDAY: 1962–1970 Four's legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. While the lads quickly distanced themselves from their largely fabricated image as mop-topped Beatlemania- inspiring dreamboats, their blueprint for a successful boy band-smart one (John Lennon), cute one (Paul McCartney), quiet one (George Harrison) and funny one (Ringo Starr)-lives on. Whether their successors played surf music, suave R&B, novelty songs or sugary ballads, here's a look at the connections and characteristics that have defined five decades of adorable pop acts. ONE DIRECTION HEYDAY: 2011- viewers HEYDAY: 1962-1975 SPIN-OFF: Michael Jackson outbid MICHAEL Paul McCartney for the publishing rights to some 200 Beatles songs in the mid-'80s THE WANTED JACKSON HEYDAY: 2010-2013 THE MONKEES Their squeaky- clean image was "sugarcoated," said Joe Jonas, who recently admitted to HEYDAY: 1966-1970 In 1963 5-year-old Donny Osmond performed on The Andy Williams Show; in 2009 he won Dancing With the Stars BIG TIME RUSH drug use O JACKSON 5 HEYDAY: 2010- HEYDAY: 1969-1979 WITH FEW SUBSTITUTIONS, THE FORMULA THAT KEEPS ON WINNING: START HERE JONAS BROTHERS THE • OSMONDS HEYDAY: 2005-2010 HEYDAY: 1971-1976 Image KEY Instruments Z not essential comes SPIN-OFF: DONNY OSMOND first BBMak's breakout TOGETHER 5+ CONSECUTIVE YEARS song, "Back Here," initially I KNOWN TO PLAY OWN INSTRUMENTS HAD NO. 1 HIT SINGLE IN U.S. I INCLUDED FAMILY MEMBERS made a bigger splash in the U.S. than in CUTE ONE SHY ONE BAY CITY • ROLLERS BBMAK I SPAWNED FROM TV HEYDAY: HEYDAY: 1999–2003 I MADE CHRISTMAS ALBUM 1973–1976 TALENTED, band's native England AT LEAST ONE MEMBER ARRESTED DREAMY HEARTTHROB I FAMOUS SOLO SPIN-OFF HAD A COMEBACK TOUR NEW EDITION SPIN-OFF: BOBBY BROWN BAD BOY НОМELY ONE HANSON HEYDAY: 1983–1988 HEYDAY: 1997-2000 Bobby Brown said his 'N Sync fans bought 1.1 million copies of No Strings Attached on its first day in stores, making it the first album to hit seven- figure sales in earnings from New Edition tours and records THE PUPPET MASTER 'N SYNC O MENUDO HEYDAY: 1997–2002 HEYDAY: Brian Epstein groomed the Beatles; Maurice Starr created New Edition and New Kids on the Block; Lou Pearlman invented Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync; Simon Cowell amounted to 1981–1989 "$500 and a VCR" masterminded One Direction 98 DEGREES O NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SPIN-OFF: RICKY MARTIN HEYDAY: 1997-2001 Social media one day HEYDAY: 1988–1992 Its not about sales, its about tours BOYZ II MEN everything BACKSTREET BOYS Members cycled out when their voices changed or they got too old; Menudo had more than 30 members total SPIN-OFF: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE The reunited HEYDAY: 1996-2001 SPIN-OFF: NICK LACHEY HEYDAY: 1991–1997 The band's original name was Nynuk Backstreet Boys sang at a 2013 Christmas merch Nick Lachey broke into reality TV on MTV's Newlyweds with Jessica Simpson before hosting NBC's The Sing-Off concert in Washington, attended by the Obamas SOURCES: BILLBOARD.COM; BAND WEBSITES. REPORTING BY ALEX ACIMAN, MOLLY MARTIN, BROOK TWEETEN AND VICTOR WILLIAMS Named after the New Edition song "Boys to Men"
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