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The debate has been raging for more than 20 years: which boy band is better, *NSYNC<\/strong> or the Backstreet Boys<\/strong>? We now have an objective opinion from someone who should know \u2014\u00a0Tatyana Ali<\/strong>, the singer and actress who opened up for both acts in 1999.<\/p>\n

Asked to choose between the two, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air<\/em> star tells People,<\/em> “My favorite was *NSYNC. They had more of a family atmosphere on their tour. I opened up for them around the U.S. and they just had a real family vibe \u2014 dinners and time together while we were in a different city every day.”<\/p>\n

“I’ll tell you though, with both *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, I had to really work to win the girl fans over,” Ali adds. “There were crazy stories.”<\/p>\n

But overall, she notes, “It was wild and such a time with the fans and the stadiums being just packed. It was really fun. I got to see all of the U.S. with *NSYNC. With the Backstreet Boys, we toured Europe. So I got to see a lot of Europe then too.”<\/p>\n

Tatyana opened for *NSYNC on their second tour in March, April and May of 1999, and for Backstreet on their Into the Millennium tour, in June 1999.<\/p>\n

Tatyana released one album, 1998’s Kiss the Sky.\u00a0<\/em>The first single, “Daydreamin’,” was a top 10 hit. She put out an EP in 2014 and another one in 2023.<\/p>\n

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