Aaron Carter

Aaron Carter
Carter in 2014
Carter in 2014
Background information
Birth nameAaron Charles Carter
Born(1987-12-07)December 7, 1987
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 2022(2022-11-05) (aged 34)
Lancaster, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • actor
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1995–2022
Labels
Websiteaaroncarter.com

Aaron Charles Carter[1] (December 7, 1987 – November 5, 2022)[2] was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 21st century,[3] with his four studio albums.

Carter began performing at age seven, after the formation of his brother Nick's group the Backstreet Boys, and released his self-titled debut album in 1997 at age nine, selling a million copies worldwide. His second album Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (2000) sold three million copies in the United States, and Carter began making guest appearances on Nickelodeon and touring with the Backstreet Boys shortly after the record's release.[4] Carter's next album, Oh Aaron, also went platinum, and in 2002 he released what would be his last studio album for over 15 years, Another Earthquake!, followed by his 2003 Most Requested Hits collection.

Carter appeared on Dancing with the Stars, and in the Broadway musical Seussical and the off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, and made several one-off performances.[5] In 2014, he released a single featuring rapper Pat SoLo, "Ooh Wee".[6] Carter released the single "Fool's Gold" in 2016, and an EP titled Love in 2017. His fifth studio album, also titled Love, was released in 2018. A sixth album, Blacklisted, was released two days after his accidental drug-related death.

  1. ^ Abbey, Cherie D., ed. (September 2002). "Aaron Carter 1987-". Biography Today Vol. 11 No. 3. Omnigraphics, Inc. p. 15. ISBN 0780804996.
  2. ^ "Aaron Carter: Singer and brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter dies aged 34". Sky News. November 5, 2022. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "ShowBuzz". Nick And Aaron Carter Get Real. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Eakin, Marah (August 17, 2015) In 2000, Aaron Carter was on a quest to be the "flyest kid on the block" Archived December 11, 2021, at the Wayback MachineThe A.V. Club Retrieved January 8, 2016
  5. ^ Broadway.com Staff (April 10, 2012). "Pop Star Aaron Carter Extends His Run In The Fantasticks". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  6. ^ OBrien, Patrick. "Aaron Carter Performs New Single: Ooh Wee". MyFoxLA.com. Fox. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.