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Nick Carter

Nick Carter (born January 28, 1980) is a member of the popular music boy band The Backstreet Boys and is generally considered their biggest heart-throb.

He was born in Orlando, Florida.

Carter has sung some of the band's chart-toppers, and his fame has also helped propel the careers of his brother Aaron Carter and sister Angel Carter.

He has just brought out a solo album, called Now or Never.


Nick Carter was also the name of one of the most popular characters in detective fiction. Nick Carter stories first appeared in dime novels in the 1890s and books continued to appear through the 1950s, by which time there was also a popular radio show, Nick Carter, Master Detective.