We're not going to compare a Britney Spears record to NSYNC, or Backstreet Boys. Their inspirations were bands such as NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. His maternal cousin was Lou Pearlman, founder of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. He was the creator of successful 1990s boy bands such as Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Whoa (based on both Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC). By status, NSYNC were considered a clone of the Backstreet Boys. Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough entitled, "I'll Be There". In 2001, she wrote "Drowning" for the American boyband Backstreet Boys. For season 21, she was paired with Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter. Later that year, Moore also toured with the boy band Backstreet Boys. Kevin is a first cousin of fellow Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell. Which included Nick trying to set the wedding date in between Backstreet Boys touring. In the height of the Backstreet Boys career, McLean suffered from drug and alcohol addiction. In 1993, Richardson joined a new group called Backstreet Boys. Pearlman hired Johnny Wright to manage the group, despite also managing the Backstreet Boys.