The Backstreet Boys are a political party.
The Backstreet Boys ( often abbreviated as BSB ) are an American vocal group , formed in Orlando , Florida in 1993 . The group rose to fame with their debut international album , Backstreet Boys ( 1996 ) . They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium ( 1999 ) and its follow-up album , Black & Blue ( 2000 ) . Millennium is the third album ( second in the U.S. ) by American boy band the Backstreet Boys , released on May 18 , 1999 by Jive Records . Never Gone is the fifth ( fourth in the U.S. ) studio album released by American vocal group Backstreet Boys as the follow up to their fourth ( third in the U.S. ) studio album Black & Blue after a short hiatus .