Aaron Carter, a fixture of Y2K era pop music, died on Saturday (Nov. 5) at age 34. The singer, actor and TV personality passed away at his residence in Los Angeles. He is survived by his son, Prince.
In 1998, Carter — the younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter — made his solo debut in America with Aaron Carter, featuring the singles “Crush on You,” Crazy Little Party Girl” and “I’m Gonna Miss You Forever.”
His follow-up album, Aaron’s Party (Come and Get It), was released in September 2000. Aaron’s Party peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and went triple platinum. It featured the singles “I Want Candy” and two Billboard Hot 100 hits, “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” (No. 35) and “That’s How I Beat Shaq” (No. 95). He supported the album as an opening act for Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears on the Oops!… I Did It Again Tour. His third album, Oh Aaron, went platinum in 2001, and he has released two albums since then, most recently LØVË in 2018, where he had a writing credit on every track.
Carter also appeared in TV shows such as Lizzie McGuire, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and 7th Heaven. He made his Broadway debut in 2001 as JoJo the Who in Seussical the Musical and also enjoyed a long stint in the off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks. In a 2019 interview with Billboard, Carter talked about his drive to keep going in the music business: “I’m not going to give up. I’m not going to stop. I’m going to succeed. If something is broken, I’m going to f–king fix it.”
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Aaron Carter in Cologne, Germany on Nov. 27, 1998.
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Aaron Carter is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance on July 7, 1999.
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Aaron Carter, circa 1999.
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2000
Aaron Carter attends the World Premiere of “The Rugrats In Paris” on Nov. 5, 2000.
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Aaron Carter during Aaron Carter Concert at NY Knicks Kids Day at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 26, 2000.
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Nick Carter and Aaron Carter seated in the audience during the 2000 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. December 5, 2000.
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Aaron Carter, circa 2000.
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2001
Aaron Carter during an interview with host Jay Leno on April 24, 2001.
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2001
Aaron Carter and Beyonce Knowles attend the The 28th Annual American Music Awards Columbia Records After Party on January 8, 2001.
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2001
Aaron Carter and his mom at the Nickelodeon’s 14th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Los Angeles, CA., Saturday, April 21, 2001.
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2001
Aaron Carter and Jessica Simpson backstage during 106.1 BLI Long Island Winter Jam 2001 – Backstage at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
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2002
Aaron Carter photographed on Oct. 26, 2002.
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2002
Aaron Carter performs during Aaron’s Winter Party tour at Compaq Center on February 22, 2002 in San Jose, California.
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2003
Hilary Duff and Aaron Carter as they attend the premiere of The Lizzie McGuire Movie on April 26, 2003 in Hollywood, California.
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2004
Aaron Carter during Planet Hollywood Hosts Aaron Carter’s and Angel Carter’s 17th Birthday Bash at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on December 7, 2004.
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2004
Aaron and Nick Carter aririve for the “Simple Life 2” Welcome Home Party at The Spider Club on April 14, 2004 in Hollywood, California.
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2005
Aaron Carter during 2005 MTV Video Music Awards – StyleVilla At The Sagamore Hotel at The Sagamore Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.
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2006
Aaron Carter and Angel Carter during Aaron & Angel Carter’s Birthday Party – December 15, 2006 at SHAG Nightclub in Hollywood, California.
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2006
Nick Carter and Aaron Carter during E! and STYLE Networks’ TCA Summer Press Tour – July 11, 2006 at Ritz Carlton in Pasadena, California.
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2006
Aaron Carter poses with his golden record entitled “Saturday Night” at the XM Radio Studios September 29, 2006 in New York City.
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2006
Bobbie Jean Carter, Nick Carter, Leslie Carter, Angel Carter, and Aaron Carter arrive at the Style Network Party At The Summer TCA Tour on July 11, 2006 in Pasadena, California.
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2007
Aaron Carter and Kaci Brown arrive at the 33rd Annual People’s Choice Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 9, 2007 in Los Angeles.
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2008
Aaron Carter poses with fans at The First Annual San Fernando Valley “Children’s Day” Event at Woodley Park on November 22, 2008 in Van Nuys, California.
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2008
Aaron Carter poses for a portrait on January 28, 2008 in Venice, California.
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2009
Karina Smirnoff and Aaron Carter visit Millions of Milkshakes on September 23, 2009 in Los Angeles.
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2009
Aaron Carter attends Children Uniting Nations’ 11th Annual “Day of The Child” at Barkar Hangar on November 22, 2009 in Santa Monica, California.
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2009
Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff on Dancing with the Stars on Nov. 24, 2009.
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Aaron Carter in Rehearsals with creator Tom Jones for his Off-Broadway stage debut in ‘The Fantasticks’ at Snapple Theater Center in New York City.
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Aaron Carter attends SiriusXM’s “Dirty Pop With Lance Bass” Radio Talk Show Launch Event on September 13, 2012 in New York City.
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2013
Aaron Carter performs at Gramercy Theatre on March 3, 2013 in New York City.
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Aaron Carter performs on stage at Manchester Academy 3 on January 14, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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2017
Aaron Carter celebrates his 30th birthday and the release of his new single “Don’t Say Goodbye” at Il Fornaio on December 7, 2017 in Woodland Hills, California.
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2017
Aaron Carter attends “The Night Time Show” Holiday Special benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles hosted by Stephen Kramer Glickman at Hollywood Improv on December 16, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
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2019
Haze Almarinez plays with a keyboard as Lina Valentina kisses Aaron Carter during his performance during the Pop 2000 Tour at the Fremont Street Experience on July 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2021
Aaron Carter During his celebrity boxing match at Showboat Atlantic City on June 11, 2021 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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2022
Aaron Carter arrives at the “Kings of Hustler” male revue at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club on February 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.