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Justin Timberlake
As both a member of *NSYNC and a solo artist, Southern superstar Justin Timberlake has played a major role in the teen pop explosion of the '90s and 2000s. Like similar teen pop favorites — who have included the Backstreet Boys, C-Note, Christina Aguilera, Hanson, the Spice Girls, and Britney Spears — Timberlake usually doesn't get much respect from rock critics (who, in many cases, tend to be very alternative-minded and anti-commercialistic). Regardless, he is adored by millions of fans, many of whom have been adolescent girls. Over the years, the teen market has had a lot of different sounds. In the '70s, for example, artists like Donny Osmond, the Partridge Family, David Cassidy, and the DeFranco Family were aimed at teens — those were the bubblegum popsters one typically read about in Tiger Beat magazine back then. But Timberlake is part of the more modern school of teen pop, which is mindful of dance-pop, urban contemporary and hip-hop and got started with the rise of New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, and Tiffany in the late '80s. New Kids, in fact, were the male group that paved the way for *NSYNC as well as the Backstreet Boys and Take That (who were meant to be a British equivalent of New Kids). And just as Tiger Beat (the bible of bubblegum) was obsessed with the New Kids in the late '80s, it would become equally obsessed with *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys in the '90s.
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer who came to fame as a vocalist in the pop band N*Sync. His career started after a stint on the American television talent show Star Search when he became a cast member on the 1980s version of the Mickey Mouse Club variety show.
Timberlake later gained attention for his relationship with Britney Spears. The two dated for five years. The couple's break up attracted a great deal of media attention
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Artist Biography - Justin Timberlake
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 In 2002, Timberlake released his first solo album, Justified, to widespread critical acclaim and impressive sales. The album reached #2 on the US Billboard chart, and both it and the single 'Cry Me A River' won 2004 Grammy Awards.
With Justified deemed a smashing success, yielding a string of top-10 hits, including 'Like I Love You,' 'Cry Me A River,' and 'Rock Your Body,' Timberlake joined forces with former Mousketeer Aguilera in May 2003 for the appropriately titled 'Justified & Stripped' tour.
During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Timberlake performed a song and dance routine with Janet Jackson to an audience of over 100 million people. In the course of this live performance, he bared her breast in what he called a 'wardrobe malfunction'. CBS, the NFL, and MTV, which produced the halftime show, disclaimed all responsibility under a hailstorm of controversy. The FCC announced an investigation.
In 2004, Justin Timberlake began dating Cameron Diaz. He has also started work on his motion picture acting debut, the thriller Edison, due out in 2005.
Filmography (Composer)
Bad Boys 2 (2003) (song 'Love Don't Love Me')
Crossroads (2002) (song 'Bye Bye Bye') with NSYNC
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) (song 'P.O.P.') with NSYNC
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