Nick Lachey

Background

Nicholas Scott Lachey was born on November 9, 1973, in Harlan, Kentucky, to Cathalyn and John Lachey. He is the brother of singer and actor Drew Lachey, alongside whom he has worked closely. Lachey attended Clovernook Elementary School in the Cincinnati suburb of North College Hill, Ohio, and the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In the fall of 1992, he enrolled at the University of Southern California, according to a statement he made during his guest appearance on “The Arsenio Hall Show” on December 12, 2013.

Lachey started his professional singing career at Kings Island with friend Justin Jeffre in the mid-1990s singing in a group quartet throughout the park. He was a member of the boy band 98 Degrees, along with Drew, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons. Their debut album was the self-titled “98 Degrees,” however, the band’s first real success came with their follow-up album “98 Degrees and Rising.” The band has sold over 10 million records. During the summer of 2003, the reality show “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica,” starring Lachey and then-wife Jessica Simpson, aired on M.T.V. The couple starred in the television special “The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour,” which aired in 2004 and was compared to “The Sonny & Cher Show.” In 2005, “Newlyweds” won a People’s Choice Award for ‘Favorite Reality Show’ before wrapping shortly after.

On November 11, 2003, his solo debut album, “SoulO,” was released. Despite being released during the success of “Newlyweds,” the album was a commercial failure. Lachey took a recurring role in the series “Charmed” between 2004 and 2005. “What’s Left of Me” was released on May 9, 2006, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Gold, after selling over 500,000 copies domestically. Lachey also starred in a well-known T.V. series, “One Tree Hill,” as a singer at Red Bedroom Productions. It was announced in January 2010 that Jive Records had put his new album on hold indefinitely. In June 2010, Lachey confirmed that he had parted ways with Jive Records.