Timberlake grew in Millington, a small people to the north of Memphis. His first musical experience Star was interpreting songs country in the television program search, with Justin Randall's name.
In 1993 it obtained real reputation on having joined the group of children who were taking part in the television program The Mickey Mouse club. There it knew his future sentimental pair, Britney Spears, his companion of tours, Christina Aguilera, and to his future companion of band, JC Chasez. When the show ended in 1995, Timberlake recruited Chasez to take part in ' N Sync, the new musical group that the producer Lou Pearlman was planning together with Chris Kirkpatrick.
Path
1995-2002: ' N Sync
Timberlake in a concert of the tour Celebrity Tour close to the group ' N Sync. The group ' N Sync was formed in 1995 and began his career in the year 1996 in Germany. Two years later it achieved the success in The United States. In 2000 they threw the album more rapidly sold of all the times in EE. UU., Not strings attached, of which 2,4 million copies were sold during the first week.
In 2002, after Celebrity Tour concluding the tour, the band decided to do a pause. In this moment, Timberlake began to work on his own disc. Spent the time, Justin declared to the magazine Rolling Stone that was worried by the managing that the mánager Lou Pearlman was giving him to the band and that it was being defrauded economically.
2002-2004: Justified
In August, 2002, after happening months recording his album Justified, Timberlake acted in the ceremony of the prizes Video MTV Music Awards, where there presented the first simple one, " Like i love you ", with a show inspired by Michael Jackson The song reached the position number 11 of the list of popularity Billboard Hot 100
On November 5, 2002, Justified was thrown and made début in the second position of the Billboard 200, selling 439.000 copies in his first week.
In general numbers, more than 3 million copies were sold in The United States and more than 7 millions in the whole world, receiving considerably positive critiques.
With the album four simple ones parted, including " Cry me to river " and " Rock your body ", which reached the positions three and five respectively in the ready Billboard Hot 100.
Timberlake promoted the album going of tour together with Christina Aguilera in the year 2003 with the tour Justified and Stripped, and later in solitarily with the tour Justified and Lovin ' It Live. The group The Black Eyed Peas was at the expense of the opening in several of the concerts of the tour. For your part, did Timberlake take part in his successful simple one " Where is the love? " Without appearing either in the credits or in the musical video of the song.
At the end of this year, Justin recorded the song 'I'M lovin' it', which was used for the advertising campaign in the chain of fast-food McDonald's. This contract awarded Timberlake a sum of USD $6 million (almost 4 million euros).
2004-2006: collaborations and action
Timberlake left his musical career at rest to begin to show another facet: the performance. The first role he played in this period was a journalist in the film Edison force, which was filmed in the year 2004 and was launched directly in video on July 18, 2006. Also acted in films Alpha dog, Black snake moan and lent his voice for the character of 'Artie' in the animated film Shrek III, premiered on May 18, 2007.
Justin continued recording next to other artists. After 'Where is the love?', collaborated again with The Black Eyed Peas in the song "My style" of the album Monkey business (2005). It also participated in the theme 'Work it', which was included in the disk Nellyville, the rapper Nelly, in 2003. While recording the song 'Signs' next to Snoop Dog, Justin discovered that had problems with his throat. On 5 May 2005, was submitted to a opcirugía to remove some nodules. He had been advised not singing, nor speak loudly at least for a few months. Also in 2005, Justin installed its own record label, JayTee Records.
2006-2007: FutureSex/LoveSounds
Timberlake made a cameo in the music video of Nelly Furtado and Timbaland 'Promiscuous' and launched its second album as soloist, FutureSex/LoveSounds, the September 12 2006, selling 684,000 copies in its first week. Became the album with higher sales in the shop of digital music iTunes, and broke the record reached by the british band Coldplay of as many of digital sales in a week.The disc was produced by Timbaland and Danja, will.i.am, Rick Rubin and own Timberlake. Includes collaborations of Three 6 Mafia, T. I. and will.i.am.
The first single album, "SexyBack", was interpreted by Justin in the show for the opening of the MTV Video Music Awards of the year 2006 and reached the post number 1 of the Billboard Hot 100, where he stayed for seven consecutive weeks. "My love", the second single of the album, also produced by Timbaland and with collaborations of rapper T. I. , reached the number 1 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the third single "What goes around.../...Comes around."
In October 2006, Timberlake said that it would concentrate more on his musical career that in the performance, specifying that leave the music industry would be "something foolish at this stage". Was the special guest to sing during the fashion of Victoria'S Secret of the year 2006. In January 2007, Timberlake initiated the concert tour FutureSex/LoveShow.
The fourth single of the album FutureSex/LoveSounds was "Summer love/Let the mood (interlude)" in the United States and "LoveStoned/I think she knows (interlude)" in United Kingdom.
