Just as the Mickey Mouse Club helped some of the biggest pop stars of the ’90s get their start, so too did music manager Lou Pearlman, who was responsible for the creation hit boy groups *NYSNC and The Backstreet Boys (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet).
Witnessing the popularity of the Spice Girls, Pearlman decided he wanted to complete his roster with the creation of a girl group. And thus, Innosense was born. Alongside her fellow Mouseketeer alumna, Nikki DeLoach, Spears was recruited by Pearlman to be the lead singer of Innosense. However, she exited the group and embarked on her solo career before Innosense even really got started.
According to OK! Magazine, other members of the group included Danay Ferrer, Mandy Ashford, and Amanda Latona; once Spears departed, she was replaced by singer (and potential other former Timberlake ex) Veronica Finn. Although the group had fun singles like “Say No More,” its tenure was ultimately short-lived; after six years, Innosense disbanded in 2003.
There’s no way of knowing if Innosense might have been more successful had Spears stayed on board, or if being part of Innosense might have killed Spears’s career –- but one thing is for sure, there’s no replacement for Britney Spears.
