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Nick Carter

Pop Singer — born 1980

Nick Carter is one of the members of the hit boy band, ‘Backstreet Boys’ and is currently a singer, songwriter and an entertainer.

Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980, in Jamestown, New York) is an American singer best known as a lead vocalist of the Backstreet Boys. He grew up in Florida and joined the group as a 12-year-old when it was formed in Orlando in 1993, becoming its youngest member.

The Backstreet Boys broke through internationally with their self-titled 1996 album, released first in Europe and Canada. The follow-up Backstreet's Back (1997) and the U.S.-issued album Backstreet Boys (1997) sold tens of millions of copies, and the group's third studio album Millennium (1999) topped the Billboard 200. Carter sang lead on tracks including Quit Playing Games (with My Heart).

Outside the group, he released his debut solo album Now or Never in 2002 and has issued further solo records including I'm Taking Off (2011) and All American (2015). He has also appeared on reality television, including the E! series House of Carters (2006), which followed him and his siblings.

His younger brother Aaron Carter, also a pop singer, died in 2022. Nick Carter married Lauren Kitt in 2014, and the couple have three children. He has continued to tour and record with the Backstreet Boys, who released the album DNA in 2019.

The name Nick is a short form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, formed from nikē meaning victory and laos meaning people. The form Nicholas spread through medieval Europe by way of Saint Nicholas of Myra.

About the name Nick

Gender: Male · Origin: English

Abbreviation Of Nicholas. Mythological Nike Was Greek Goddess Of Victory And Root Origin Of Nicholas.

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Other notable Nicks

Nick Lachey — Pop Singer (1973)
Nick Cave — Rock Singer (1957)