I really admire this guy because of his faith and dedication to God despite of the success he recieved. He remains faithful. God bless him more.
“I always knew in my heart that I wanted to do Christian music, that's what's always tugged on my heart strings the most.”
—Brian Littrell
Brian
Littrell is known for making two types of music: pop hits with the
Backstreet Boys and inspirational tunes as a Christian music artist.
Born
on February 20, 1975, in Lexington, Kentucky, Brian Littrell joined the
Backstreet Boys, one of the biggest pop groups ever to hit the charts,
at age 18. The popular boy-band singer has also become a successful
Christian music artist. Littrell is now married and a dad, and after
overcoming heart health issues and surgery, runs a foundation to help
families with kids facing heart-related medical conditions.
On
February 20, 1975, in Lexington, Kentucky, Harold Baker Littrell II and
his wife Jackie added another baby boy to their family, Brian Thomas
Littrell. Born with a congenital heart problem, their younger son almost
died from an infection because of his weakened heart at age 5. He found
solace from his childhood medical challenges through faith and singing,
combining both in the church choir. Soon, Littrell was performing in
school plays and musicals, as well as weddings. He intended to attend
Cincinnati Bible College on a full scholarship and become a music
minister. But life had other plans.
In
April of 1993, the high school student was unexpectedly invited to
audition for a new pop group, the Backstreet Boys, by his cousin Kevin
Richardson. The next day he was selected as the quintet's final member
alongside Richardson, Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Howie Dorough. After
making their mark in Europe, the band unveiled their 1997 debut album
stateside. It sold 13 million copies with highlights like "Quit Playin'
Games (With My Heart)" and "As Long as You Love Me."
In
between churning out more hits and putting on concerts, Littrell, the
conservative, more straitlaced Backstreet Boys member, found time in the
studio for the music he longed to create. In 2006, he released his
first Christian-music album, Welcome Home. It reached No. 3 on
the Christian album chart, No. 1 on the U.S. Christian Inspirational
chart and No. 74 on the Billboard 200 chart. Later, Littrell won two
Gospel Musical Association (GMA) Dove Awards for Inspirational Recorded
Song of the Year in 2006 and 2008. He also took home a GMA Dove Award
for Special Event Album of the Year in 2008.
Littrell's
crooning career led him not only to fame but to his future wife too.
While shooting the "As Long As You Love Me" music video in 1997, he met
model/accessories designer Leighanne Wallace, an extra on set. On
September 2, 2002, they wed. Two years later they had son Baylee. The
grateful Littrell almost never made it to fatherhood: In 1997, he
underwent open-heart surgery to fix a hole in his heart, and doctors
found a hidden second one. Littrell said it was a miracle that he
survived. His 7-year-old son endured his own scare, overcoming Kawasaki
disease (an inflammation of the blood vessels) in 2008. Grateful for his
family's health, the pop star now runs Brian Littrell's Healthy Heart
Club for Kids, providing information and support to families with
children contending with heart conditions.
Story source: http://www.biography.com
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