Brian Littrell (singer)

## Brian Littrell

**Brian Thomas Littrell**  is an American singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the vocal group the Backstreet Boys. He is a contemporary Christian music artist, and released the solo album Welcome Home in 2006. He is also the father of country singer Baylee Littrell.

He portrayed a version of himself in Season 4 of *Dynasty*.

## Career

### Backstreet Boys

Main article: Backstreet Boys

In 1997, Littrell was instrumental in bringing a lawsuit against the group's creator Lou Pearlman, claiming Pearlman had concealed information regarding the group's earnings. Bandmates McLean, Richardson and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements, details of which were not disclosed. In 2000, he was among Teen People's 25 Hottest People Under 25, tying with Justin Timberlake of rival band \*NSYNC.

### Christian music

Littrell longed to record Christian music, a genre he described as "pop positive". In 2004, Littrell signed a solo deal with Reunion Records and released the solo album *Welcome Home* in 2005. Littrell co-wrote six of the songs on the album, which sold over 100,000 copies in the US and reached No. 74 on the Billboard 200 charts. On the Christian album charts, *Welcome Home* debuted at No. 3. Four singles were released from the album - "In Christ Alone", "Wish", "Over My Head" and Welcome Home (You)", with the latter reaching No. 2 on the US Christian AC Charts. It was also No. 1 on Reach FM's Top 40 chart and on the US R&R Christian Inspirational charts for 3 weeks. In the summer of 2005, his solo single, "In Christ Alone", went to No. 1 on the Christian charts. Despite this change in his career, he remains a member of the Backstreet Boys.

Littrell won a Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year ("In Christ Alone") in 2006 along with songwriters Don Koch and Shawn Craig, and another in 2008 for "By His Wounds" with Glory Revealed. He also won Special Event Album of the Year in 2008 for Glory Revealed which was a compilation album with many other Christian artists; and in 2010, Special Event Album of the Year for *Glory Revealed II*.

Littrell released two Christmas collections featuring his wife Leighanne and son Baylee, *Brian Littrell's Family Christmas*, released on December 6, 2010, and *Christmas with the Littrells*, released on December 6, 2011.

### TV and film appearances

Littrell made appearances with the Backstreet Boys on *Arthur*, *Sesame Street*, and *Sabrina the Teenage Witch*, and he and bandmate McLean had cameos in *Olive Juice*, a film starring Littrell's wife Leighanne. Littrell also performed with The Backstreet Boys on *Saturday Night Live*, in 1998 and 1999. In 2013, Littrell made an appearance in the film *This Is the End* with his bandmates.

### Other ventures

During the band's hiatus, Littrell became committed to a number of other show business activities, most of them for charity. He has joined other celebrities in yearly NBA tours where he played basketball in every NBA city before a game, and has also played charity baseball games.

### Film

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