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'N SYNC (sometimes stylized as ★NSYNC and known as J5 between 1987 and 1993) are an American boyband formed in Orlando, Florida consisting of members Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone.
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The group was originally formed in 1987 when Timberlake, Chasez and Bass were joined by Anton and Marlon Jackson on The Disney Channel's Disney Playhouse. The group appeared on the show under the name J5 and signed a recording contract with Walt Disney Records. The group released three albums before Timberlake quit both the group and the show after signing a solo recording contract with Epic Records and was replaced by Daniel Tuck who became the group's lead singer. After the release of a greatest hits record, Chasez also quit the group and was released by Matthew Richards. The group released a further two studio albums before splitting up due to the end of 'Playhouse'. In their six year career, J5 sold 45 million records worldwide.
In 1994, Timberlake was approached by Lou Pearlman who was looking to form a new boyband. He suggested the addition of Chasez and Bass with Kirkpatrick and Fatone joining the group a few months later. The group would be signed by Epic Records in a landmark deal. In a 1995 interview, Timberlake revealed the name of the group would be 'NSYNC and claimed the group was a "natural succession" from J5 and they "recognise" their past. Later that year, the group released "Off The Wall" as their debut album under the name which went onto sell over 20 million copies worldwide.
In January 1996, the group fired Pearlman and sued him and his record company for defrauding the group. The case was settled out of court. Later that year, the group released what would become not only their best-selling album but also the best-selling album in history. "Thriller" sold between 65-70 million copies worldwide and the album topped the Billboard 200 chart for 37 weeks and was in the top 10 of the 200 for 80 consecutive weeks. It was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles. Their following albums "Bad" (1998), "Dangerous" (2001) and "HIStory" (2004) also rank amongst the best-selling in the world. In 2005, following the release of their remix album "Blood On The Dancefloor", which became the best-selling remix album of all time, the group announced a hiatus to focus on solo projects. Despite this, the band has not recorded new material since and weren't seen together as a five-piece until Chris Kirkpatrick's wedding in 2013. The group's official website was shut down in the summer of 2006, and in 2007, Lance Bass confirmed that the group has "definitely broken up."
In August 2005, on the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut album, the group announced they had reunited to release a new studio album later in the year. The record, titled "Invincible" was released on November 13th and sold 14 million copies by the end of the year making it the best-selling album of the year and one of the fastest selling albums of all time.