Lou Pearlman Perished In Prison

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the disgraced star-maker Lou Pearlman has died while in prison. Famous for starting boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, the producer died at the age of 62 years old on Friday.

Pearlman was famous for taking the Backstreet Boys to the top in the 1990s. Selling over 130 million records and paving the way for future artists, like the band *NSYNC who sold over 55 million records. Everyone was shocked by the sudden passing of the producer.

Serving a 25-year sentence in Texarkana, TX, at the Federal Correctional Institution, Pearlman was in for running bank schemes and Ponzi scams. In 2008 he was convicted of swindling investors and fraud of over $300 million.

Even through the producer had a dark side, Pearlman’s passing will touch a lot of people. He was known for being a creative genius and revolutionizing the world of pop music, but his schemes overshadowed his talents eventually. Many stars would not have reached the place where they are without the help of Pearlman.

The masculine name Lou is short for Louis which was taken from the French form of Ludovicus or the Latin name Ludwig; this name was from the Germanic name Chlodovech, comprised of the elements hlud or “famous” and wig “war and battle”. This is a suitable meaning for a producer such as Lou Pearlman, who was famous for his own battles, he waged in the music business and prison.