Boys band is a group that works, as a rule, in the genre of pop music. Such collectives consist of young men with attractive appearance and are oriented mainly to adolescent girls.
Appearance
A boy band is created, as a rule, by a producer for commercial purposes. This is the main difference between these groups from groups that appear as a union of friends who write songs on their own and who play original music. The producer conceived the boy band, working out the features of his concept. Next, participants are recruited through a series of auditions. Boys band songs are also selected by the producer. It is he who creates the repertoire. Participants are generally not expected to learn to play musical instruments. However, special attention in this case is paid to high-class dance training. It should be noted that there are exceptions to this rule.
Performances
When a boy band appears on the stage, he offers the audience musical numbers in which the choreography is effectively staged. Thus, the physical data of the participants is demonstrated.
History and Modernity
The term "boy band" appeared in the nineties. The popularity of this phenomenon has peaked in Europe and the United States. It happened in the second half of the nineties. At that time, such associations arose incredibly swiftly and won first positions in the charts. However, a similar format was developed much earlier. Today, the attention of girls in the West has shifted to boy pop-rock bands. In East Asia, such projects continue to remain incredibly popular. They are called idol groups there.
Representatives
Next, we discuss projects that have been particularly successful in this area. Backstreet Boys is an American boy band that was created in 1993 in Orlando. The group sold 130 million copies of its records. It all started with meetings at the auditions of
AJ Jay McLean, Howie Dorough and Nick Carter. The guys realized that they loved classic soul, and formed a trio. Soon they were joined by Kevin Richardson and
Brian Littrel.
The next noteworthy group is called The Jackson 5. It was formed in Gary , Indiana. Brothers Michael, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie Jackson joined the team. The group played music in different styles: later disco, pop, soul, rhythm and blues. The Jackson 5 has become one of the greatest phenomena of the seventies. The group became the foundation for the solo careers of Michael and Jermain. The Jackson 5 is the first ever band to debut four singles topping the US chart.
The most successful groups of the format we are interested in include the New Kids on the Block project. This team managed to become the leader of the Billboard Hot 100 three times. The most significant hit of the collective Step By Step appeared in 1990. In the nineties, due to the rise of rap and grunge, the group began to lose ground in the main charts. The team was finally dissolved in 1994. The project became the prototype for numerous subsequent boy bands. In 2008, the quintet announced a reunion and began a North American tour.
Next, we discuss the project The Osmonds. This is an American family group. It was created in Utah, in Ogden, in the sixties. Its founders were brothers: Alan, Wayne, Meryl and Jay Osmond. The first success came to the group in the early seventies. During this period, Jimmy and Donnie Osmonda joined the composition. The debut single was written by producer Rick Hall. It was called One Bad Apple. The song won first place in the Billboard Hot 100 charts. At the top, the song lasted 5 weeks.
You should also talk about the group The Monkees. It's about an American pop rock quartet. The band members were first brought together in 1965 by NBC. The aim was to shoot in the eponymous series, which dealt with the everyday life of a rock band. The prototype for the picture was the tape The Beatles, entitled "Evening of a hard day." Thus created, the group managed to gain popularity by using the excitement of the "British invasion". She was seen as the “American response” to The Beatles. On the first two albums, Mankis members performed compositions from television series, while other people played musical instruments. Then the team began to perform independently on stage.