What group was Nick Lachey a member of?

Nick Lachey was a member of the pop and R&B boy band 98 Degrees. He performed in the group alongside his younger brother Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre.

The group formed in the mid-1990s after Timmons moved to Los Angeles and began assembling singers. Nick Lachey and Jeffre had known each other through Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts, while Drew later joined as the final member. The band was signed to Motown Records rather than being created by a record-label producer.

98 Degrees became one of the prominent late-1990s and early-2000s boy bands. Their hits included “Because of You,” “The Hardest Thing,” and “I Do (Cherish You).” The band went on hiatus in 2002, but reunited in 2012 and continued performing. Nick Lachey later pursued a solo career and became widely known as a television host and personality.