Here’s Every Boy Band & Girl Group Lou Pearlman Managed Before He Was Arrested

Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys were the first boy band to be signed under Lou Pearlman. The boy band comprises of AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell. The band practiced in Lou’s air hangar and traveled around the country to perform their songs. “I put the money out to help them,” Pearlman said to ABC News. “We’d give them choreographers. We’d give them vocal lessons. We’d give them tutors. … I think I’m a great cultivator.”

The band broke through in Europe in 1997 and grew a worldwide fanbase with albums like Backstreet’s Back and Millennium. Littrell sued Pearlman and Trans Continental in 1998 after years of lying about money’s whereabouts and making himself the sixth member of the band in their contract.

NSYNC

Lou Pearlman decided to make another boyband to not compete with the success of Backstreet Boys. The band comprises JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass, and Justin Timberlake. The “Bye Bye Bye” singers joined Backstreet Boys in suing their manager, but were hit with a $150 million breach-of-contract lawsuit after attempting to leave Trans Continental Records for Jive Records.

O-Town

O-Town was conceptualized through the ABC show Making the Band and comprises of Dan Miller, Erik-Michael Estrada, Jacob Underwood, and Trevor Penick. Ashley Parker Angel and Ikaika Kahoano were former members of the group. Unlike his other popular groups, Pearlman didn’t make himself a legal member of the group. He instead owned the rights to the group name which led to several legal battles down the line.

LFO

Lou Pearlman created the band LFO whose band members included Brad Fischetti, Rich Cronin, Brian Gillis, and Devin Lima.

Take 5

Take 5 was managed by Lou Pearlman and was active from 1997 to 2001. The band members included Ryan Goodell, Tilky Jones, Stevie Sculthorpe, Tim “TJ” Christofore, and Jeff “Clay” Goodell.

Natural

Natural was a boyband created by Lou Pearlman and was active from 1999 to 2004. The band, who all played instruments, consisted of Ben Bledsoe, Marc Terenzi, Michael ‘J’ Horn, Michael Johnson, and Patrick King.

Marshall Dyllon

Marshall Dyllon was a country boyband comprised of Daniel Cahoon, Jesse Littleton, Michael Martin, Paul Martin, and Todd Michael Sansom. Lou Pearlman partnered with country artist Kenny Rogers to produce the group.

US5

US5 was a multinational boyband created on the TV show Big In America. Members of the group included Christopher Richard Stringini, Izzy Gallegos, Cayce Clayton, Jay Khan, Jayson Pena, Mikel Johnson, Chris Watrin, and Vincent Tomas.

Innosense

Innosense was a girl group that Lou Pearlman co-managed with Justin Timberlake’s mother Janet Lynn Harless. Members included Danay Ferrer, Mandy Ashford, Nikki DeLoach, Veronica Finn, Jenny Morris and Amanda Latona.

Solid Harmonie

Solid Harmonie was a girl group that consisted of Rebecca Onslow, Melissa Graham, Elisa Cariera, Mariama Goodman, and Jenilca Giusti

Aaron Carter

Nick Carter’s younger brother Aaron Carter was signed to Trans Continental Records. He sued Pearlman at the age of 14, but defended his legacy until his death. Lance Bass recounted interviewing Carter about his experiences for his documentary The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story. “We thought that him deciding to do this, he was going to really tell insane stories that we always heard rumors about, so we were trying to get some confirmation finally,” the NSYNC member said. “But it didn’t happen that way. He defended him with every breath, you could see the torment still in him and you have to believe him.”   

Jordan Knight

When Jordan Knight decided to go solo after New Kids On The Block, he signed to Lou Pearlman’s Trans Continental Records.

C-Note

Latin pop group C-Note was signed to Lou Pearlman’s Trans Continental Records. Members comprised of Andrew “Dru” Rogers, David “D’Lo” Perez, Jose “Brody” Martinez, Raul Molina, Josh Correa, Orlando Torres, and Vincent Pesante.

Smilez & Southstar

Hip Hop duo Rodney “Smilez” Bailey and Rob “Southstar” Campman made up Smilez & Southstar, who were managed under Lou Pearlman from 2002 to 2004.