Los Angeles: Lou Pearlman, the producer responsible for boy bands Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, died in prison while serving his 25-year sentence for a USD 300 million Ponzi scheme. He was 62.

Pearlman is best known for his hand in creating some of the biggest bands of the '90s, reported Variety. In Florida in 1993, the producer brought together then-unknown singers AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Howie D and Brian Littrell to create the Backstreet Boys. The band would go on to sell more than 130 million records.