Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
*NSYNC's 'No Strings Attached' Turns 20: How Destiny's Child, Heartache & Lawsuit Fueled the Album (Exclusive)
etonline.comIn 2000, amid the peak of boy band pandemonium, anticipation for *NSYNC’s sophomore record surged after the group shook off a grueling legal battle against their founder and manager, Lou Pearlman, cut the metaphorical strings he had over them and hunkered down to produce the highly anticipated follow-up to their 1997 self-titled debut.
The result was, which was released by Jive Records on March 21, 2000. Featuring the hit singles “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me,” Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass’ sophomore effort sold 2.4 million records in the first week before going on to sell over 11 million copies, becoming Billboard’s top album of the decade, spawning undying memes and landing a permanent
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