Lou Pearlman, disgraced Backstreet Boys and NSync impresario, dies at 62
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. The former producer and manager died Friday at...
New York Times — The music producer helped pioneer the boy-band phenomenon before he was convicted of running a $300 million Ponzi scheme and sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. more info
Mercury News, California — Lou Pearlman, who founded 'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, O-Town, and others, was doing time in prison for a ponzi scheme when he died in Miami on Friday. more info
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — MIAMI — Lou Pearlman, who’s credited with starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync, has died in prison while serving ... more info
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 a... more info
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 f... more info