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Lou Pearlman, music manager who created Backstreet Boys and N Sync, has died in prison

3734 days ago
NME — Pop svengali was jailed in 2008 for running a massive illegal Ponzi scheme more info

Lou Pearlman dead: Mastermind behind the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC dies in prison age 62

3735 days ago
The Mirror — He was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in 2008 following a string of fraud offences more info

Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman dies at 62 while serving time for fraud

3735 days ago
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lou Pearlman, a former music mogul who launched the careers of boy bands the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, died on Friday at age 62 while serving a 25-year prison sentence for swindling investors and banks out of more than $300 m... more info

'NSync, Backstreet Boys creator Lou Pearlman dies in prison

3735 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Lou Pearlman, credited for starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync, has died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a massive Ponzi scheme. more info

Lou Pearlman -- 'NSYNC, Backstreet Boys Mastermind ... Dead at 62

3735 days ago
TMZ — Lou Pearlman, the record producer/manager who launched huge boy bands including 'NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, has died in prison. Pearlman faced a slew of lawsuit by members of the 2 famous groups, claiming he screwed them out of their cash by… ... more info

Lou Pearlman, Former Manager of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, Dies In Prison at 62

3735 days ago
ET Online — Pearlman died in prison on Friday, where he was serving out a conviction for his involvement in a massive Ponzi scheme in 2009. more info

Lou Pearlman, disgraced Backstreet Boys and NSync impresario, dies at 62

3735 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced music impresario who launched the Backstreet Boys, NSync and other boy bands in the 1990s before being convicted of a Ponzi scheme, has died at 62, according to the prison where Pearlman was serving a 25-year sentence. ... more info

Lou Pearlman, disgraced Backstreet Boys and NSync impresario, dies at 62

3735 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced music impresario who launched the Backstreet Boys, NSync and other boy bands in the 1990s before being convicted in a Ponzi scheme, has died at 62, according to the prison where Pearlman was serving a 25-year sentence. ... more info

Lou Pearlman, Creator of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, Dead at 62

3735 days ago
People.com — The boyband creator spent the past several years in prison for fraud more info

Boy Band Svengali Lou Pearlman Dies In Prison

3735 days ago
Stereogum — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced former producer and manager of several boy bands including the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, O-Town, and LFO, has died in prison, Billboard reports. Pearlman was serving a 25-year prison sentence after being convicted of runnin... more info

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