Nickolas Gene Carter was born on January 28, 1980 in Jamestown, New York to Robert and Jane Carter.  As a child, he appeared in several television commercials, and in 1989 auditioned for the Mickey Mouse Club.  However, his main interest was music and his mother encouraged this by paying for singing lessons. His career took off in 1992 when he successfully auditioned to become one of the Backstreet Boys.

Nick had previously come into contact with two other members of the band, A.J. McLean  and Howie Dorough, through other auditions, and the remaining band members, Kevin Scott Richardson and Brian Littrell, joined the group shortly afterwards.   Their first single, 'We've Got it Going On' was released in 1995.

More recently, Nick's team of racing boats, Nick Carter Racing, won its category in the OS Worlds in Daytona, Florida. His first solo album was "Now Or Never", released in March 2002 and his first solo single "Help Me" was taken from the album.  His younger brother Aaron, born in 1987, also has a successful  singing career.


Older brother of singer, Aaron Carter, Bobbie Jean Carter, Leslie Carter and Angel Carter. one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" [1999] 2 January 2002: Was arrested outside a Tampa, Florida nightclub for allegedly disobeying police orders to leave after a fight broke out inside the 'Pop City' club. The first time he got writing credits was on Aaron Carter's debut CD in 1997. The song was called "Ain't It Cute", and was co-written by Brian Littrell and Gary Carolla. He has later had gotten writing credits on 3 of the songs on the Backstreet Boys' "Black & Blue" (2000), and a song called "True" on the B-side of Leslie Carter's debut single "Like Wow" (2001). He is a licensed scuba diver. Voted Sexiest Man Of The World by CosmoGirl Magazine. Bandmate of Kevin Scott Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean. Son of Robert Carter and Jane Carter. Dated Paris Hilton [December 2003 - July 2004] His parents, Jane & Robert Carter, finalized their divorce at the end of March 2004. Robert Carter married 29 year old Ginger Elrod on April 1st, 2004, giving him and his siblings a stepmother, and a step-sister. He was not present at the wedding. Is allergic to cats. Ex-boyfriend of his brother's, Aaron Carter, ex-fiancée Kari Ann Peniche. Friends with actress and former model Asun Ortega.