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Aaron Charles Carter--namesake of his
Grampa Charles Douglas Spaulding, (he goes by Doug)
and Grandpa "Chuck" Carter--was born at
Tampa General Children's Hospital in Tampa, Florida
on December 7, 1987.
Aaron was lucky enough to have company (in addition
to his Mom) at that precious time, as his twin Angel
was born only minutes before he joined the world.
Aaron and Angel were welcomed by their three
siblings, Bobbie Jean (B.J.), Leslie, and of course,
Nick. Both B.J. and Nick were born at WCA Hospital
in Jamestown, NY, where the family lived before
moving to Florida. Leslie was born in Florida, at
the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter
family lived and worked at the time.
With two sisters already, who wouldn't be happy to
have a new little brother? Nick frequently expressed
delight at the addition of the newest members of the
family...especially his first (and only) brother! A
Performer Extraordinaire according to Top of the
Pops magazine, Nick was the first to actually ask
Aaron if perhaps he too wanted to sing. Says Aaron,
"If Nick wasn't a singer, then I wouldn't be
here. He supports me and is the one who asked me if
I wanted to sing. I was interested in performing
before, but I think it would have been a lot
harder." It may not have been as difficult as
Aaron suggests, however.
Aaron's musical career actually began when he was
seven, when he landed the position of lead singer in
a band called Dead End. Since then, he set the world
record for the most hit songs recorded by a person
his age in music history! Aaron and Dead End parted
friends after about two years, with Aaron declaring
"... they wanted to do alternative music and I
wanted to do more pop." From that point
forward, he was a solo act, and he began to spend
much of his time in vocal training. It wasn't long
before Aaron was putting his voice lessons to work.
In March of 1997, Aaron performed during a
Backstreet Boys' concert in Berlin, Germany, and he
stole the show! After the concert, he was offered a
record contract on the spot by an Edel Record
Company executive who saw him perform, and in the
fall of 1997, he released his first single, Crush On
You. He followed that with Crazy Little Party Girl,
I'm Gonna Miss You Forever, and Shake It, all of
which became very popular overseas. After going gold
in Norway, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and Germany,
Aaron's first full album, Aaron Carter, hit the
stores in the US on June 16, 1998, and was a big
success.
Aaron released another single--Surfin' USA--a remake
of the Beach Boys' famous song. He also worked with
such musical talents as The Moffatts, Backstreet
Boys, 'N Sync, Gil Ofarim and others to make a
single called Let the Music Heal Your Soul. They
called themselves the Bravo All Stars, and donated
the time they spent in studio on the single and its
proceeds to benefit the Nordoff-Robbins Music
Therapy Foundation, an organization that treats
disabled and autistic children through the use of a
specially designed kind of music therapy.
Aaron also released a single on the 1999 Pokemon
soundtrack. He performed his single (Have Some) Fun
With The Funk on Nickelodeon during the 1999 Big
Help Celebration.
Thousands of fans in the audience and millions of
television viewers got to see a great Airboy
performance!
2000 was Aaron's breakthrough year. He release his
smash album Aaron's Party (Come Get It), and a
tremendously successful single and video of the same
name. He opened for Britney Spears on the U.S. leg
of her 2000 world tour, and he was also the subject
of a biography written by his Mom. Aaron also moved
back to Florida (to the Florida Keys) and made
numerous hugely popular and successful appearances
on Disney, Nickelodeon, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade,
and Rosie O'Donnell.
2001 has been a smash hit already! Aaron has already
garnered the Favorite Rising Star award at the
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. He also received
rave reviews for his performances as Jojo the Who in
the Broadway hit musical, Seussical the Musical. His
multiplatinum album peaked at number 4 on the
Billboard charts, while he was also ranked at number
52 on Rolling Stone's Hot 100 Artists.
Has all the fame and fortune changed young Aaron?
Naah. He's the same loveable kid he's always been.
Asked what makes him the most happy, Aaron responds
gleefully "Making my fans and family happy, and
having fun!" And he's doing a great job at all
three!
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