Phoenix Stone

An original member of the Backstreet Boys, vocalist Phoenix Stone launched a short solo career after being ousted from the group's lineup in 1993. As a high school freshman, the Tampa native had won the lead role in a school production of Grease, which led to a recurring role on a television comedy for young adults. In his sophomore year, he was offered a scholarship to study voice at the University of South Florida and ending up attending the school for one semester. Realizing that operatic singing wasn't for him, he turned his sights toward pop music instead. Able to read ...