Editing Aaron Carter (section)

{{Short description|American singer (1987–2022)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image        = Aaron Carter Performing at the Gramercy Theatre - Photo by Peter Dzubay (cropped 2).jpg
| caption      = Carter in 2014
| birth_name   = Aaron Charles Carter
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1987|12|7}}
| birth_place  = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2022|11|5|1987|12|7}}
| death_place  = [[Lancaster, California]], U.S.
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[hip hop]]}}
| occupation   = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|rapper|actor}}
| instruments  = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| years_active = 1995–2022
| label        = {{hlist| Rakkaus Records|[[Edel Music]]|[[Jive Records|Jive]]|[[RCA/Jive Label Group#Jive Label Group|Zomba]]|[[Sony BMG]]}}
| website      = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''Aaron Charles Carter'''<ref name="Biography Today Page 15">{{cite book |editor1-last=Abbey |editor1-first=Cherie D. |date=September 2002 |title=Biography Today Vol. 11 No. 3 |publisher=Omnigraphics |isbn=0780804996 |page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/15 15] |chapter=Aaron Carter 1987- |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/15 }}</ref> (December 7, 1987{{snd}}November 5, 2022)<ref name="skyaaron">{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/aaron-carter-singer-and-brother-of-backstreet-boys-nick-carter-dies-aged-34-12739591 |url-status=live |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |publisher=Sky News |title=Aaron Carter: Singer and brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter dies aged 34 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105220110/https://news.sky.com/story/aaron-carter-singer-and-brother-of-backstreet-boys-nick-carter-dies-aged-34-12739591 |archive-date=November 5, 2022}}</ref> was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a [[teen pop]] singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 21st century,<ref name="showbuzz">{{Cite news |title=ShowBuzz |work=Nick And Aaron Carter Get Real |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nick-and-aaron-carter-get-real/ |access-date=December 11, 2021 |date=July 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715163726/http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/12/tv_realty_tv/main1798485.shtml |archive-date=July 15, 2006 }}</ref> with his four studio albums.

Carter began performing at age seven, after the formation of his brother [[Nick Carter|Nick]]'s group the [[Backstreet Boys]], and released his [[Aaron Carter (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1997 at age nine, selling a million copies worldwide. His second album ''[[Aaron's Party (Come Get It)]]'' (2000) sold three million copies in the United States, and Carter began making guest appearances on [[Nickelodeon]] and touring with the Backstreet Boys shortly after the record's release.<ref>Eakin, Marah (August 17, 2015) [https://www.avclub.com/in-2000-aaron-carter-was-on-a-quest-to-be-the-flyest-1798283148 In 2000, Aaron Carter was on a quest to be the "flyest kid on the block"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211071736/https://www.avclub.com/in-2000-aaron-carter-was-on-a-quest-to-be-the-flyest-1798283148 |date=December 11, 2021 }}''[[The A.V. Club]]'' Retrieved January 8, 2016</ref> Carter's next album, ''[[Oh Aaron]]'', also went [[Music recording certification|platinum]], and in 2002 he released what would be his last studio album for over 15 years, ''[[Another Earthquake!]]'', followed by his 2003 ''[[Most Requested Hits]]'' collection.

Carter appeared on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', and in the Broadway musical ''[[Seussical]]'' and the off-Broadway musical ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', and made several one-off performances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Broadway.com Staff |title=Pop Star Aaron Carter Extends His Run In The Fantasticks |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161145/pop-star-aaron-carter-extends-his-run-in-the-fantasticks/ |website=Broadway.com |access-date=March 28, 2015 |date=April 10, 2012 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412051658/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/161145/pop-star-aaron-carter-extends-his-run-in-the-fantasticks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, he released a single featuring rapper Pat SoLo, "Ooh Wee".<ref name="myfoxla.com">{{cite web |last1=OBrien |first1=Patrick |title=Aaron Carter Performs New Single: Ooh Wee |url=http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26053801/aaron-carter-performs-new-single-ooh-wee |website=MyFoxLA.com |publisher=Fox |access-date=December 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118012828/http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26053801/aaron-carter-performs-new-single-ooh-wee |archive-date=November 18, 2014 }}</ref> Carter released the single "[[Fool's Gold (Aaron Carter song)|Fool's Gold]]" in 2016, and an [[EP]] titled ''[[Love (Aaron Carter EP)|Love]]'' in 2017. His fifth studio album, also titled ''[[Love (Aaron Carter album)|Love]]'', was released in 2018. A sixth album, ''[[Blacklisted (Aaron Carter album)|Blacklisted]]'', was released two days after his accidental drug-related death.