Editing Howie Dorough (section)

===Backstreet Boys===
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[[File:Howie D and Nick Carter.jpg|thumb|Dorough (left) and [[Nick Carter]] with the Backstreet Boys, 2005]]
[[Lou Pearlman]] created the Backstreet Boys in 1993, selecting Howie Dorough along with [[AJ McLean]], [[Brian Littrell]], [[Nick Carter]], and [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]]. They were then booked to perform at many venues, such as high schools and shopping malls, and eventually signed a contract with [[Jive Records]] in 1994. They slowly became popular in European countries, starting with Germany, and embarked on a tour supporting their debut album. The album slowly climbed to the top ten slots in most countries and was on its way to selling more than 8 million copies.

While their second album, ''[[Backstreet's Back]]'', was being released in Europe, they released their first album in the United States, a compilation of their international debut and ''Backstreet's Back''. The album climbed to No. 4 on the [[Billboard 200|'' Billboard'' 200]] and sold over 14 million copies. Meanwhile, ''Backstreet's Back'' became an even more significant success than their debut album, opening at the number-one spot in many countries.

Dorough is most known for his infamous fart, which was recorded and used as a part of the beat for the song "The Call" from the Backstreet Boys' fourth album, Black And Blue.<ref name="Howie Farted" group="Billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Mclean |first1=AJ |title=How Max Martin Turned a Fart Into the Epic Beat in Backstreet Boys' 'The Call': AJ McLean Tells All |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7898099/backstreet-boys-the-call-max-martin-howie-dorough-fart-story |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 27, 2019 |ref=Billboard 2017}}</ref>

They started recording ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'' in 1998 and released it in May 1999. It became one of the biggest-selling albums ever, taking number one in many countries. Their first single from ''Millennium'''s follow-up album, ''[[Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)|Black & Blue]]'', ''[[Shape of My Heart (Backstreet Boys song)|Shape Of My Heart]]'' was released to radio on October 3. ''Black and Blue'' recorded first-week sales of 1.59 million copies in the US, making the Backstreet Boys the first artists to back-to-back million album sales.

After releasing their [[The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys album)|greatest hits]] album, they went on hiatus and regrouped in 2003. They released their next album, ''[[Never Gone]]'' in 2005. While critics negatively reviewed it, it enjoyed a lot of commercial success. They released their next album, ''[[Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys album)|Unbreakable]]'' in 2007 and the follow-up ''[[This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)|This Is Us]]'' in 2009. Their eighth album ''[[In a World Like This]]'' was released on July 30, 2013. Their ninth album [[DNA (Backstreet Boys album)|'' DNA'']] was released on January 25, 2019, with a new headlining tour following in May of the same year. They have become one of the biggest-selling artists of all time, with record sales exceeding 135 million worldwide.