Although all the members of *NSYNC were born in different states of the USA it isn�t surprising that they met in Orlando. Each one had already decided on a career in Showbiz. JC and Justin were presenting the Mickey Mouse Show on the Disney Channel while Joey and Chris were working for Universal Studios. Chris and Justin got to know each other at an audition for a band and subsequently became friends. Nothing came of this casting but Chris couldn�t get the idea of starting his own band out of his head. He convinced Justin, who in turn told JC about the plan. As JC and Joey had already been friends for years and Chris and Joey knew each other from Universal Studios, the path to Joey wasn�t difficult.
Even after only the first rehearsal Justin, Chris, Joey and JC realized that their voices were almost perfectly in harmony and they were definitely on the right track. It was also clear to them that the technical performance of the dance routines had to be co-ordinated and perfect, and therefore, they practiced for hours in a dance studio. The band�s manager, Johnny Wright, was at this point already very interested in the boys, instinctively sensing that he was in the presence of four extremely talented boys, who were ready for huge success. Essentially everything was perfect, but nevertheless a small detail was missing. This detail was a bass voice.
Although a number of Talent Scouts spent weeks searching Orlando and its surroundings for a suitable bass voice, it was to no avail. Only after Justin had the bright idea of telephoning his singing teacher to ask him about suitable candidates, did they get Lance�s telephone number. Justin immediately grabbed the telephone and talked Lance into coming to Orlando for an audition. Lance came, sang and won. After the audition Justin, Chris, Joey and JC didn�t want to let Lance go. After some persuasion Lance decided to join *NSYNC. There was now no stopping the boys.
After only a short time the multitalented fivesome had practiced the first songs along with the matching choreography and shown their manager exactly what they were capable of. They stormed into the Top 100 in record time with their debut single �I Want You Back� before quickly reaching the Top Ten. No one was more amazed by the swiftness of their breakthrough than *NSYNC themselves. And, of course, now anyone who has seen *NSYNC on stage will know why Justin�s mother�s choice of name was so appropriate ! ! !
