Aaron Carter: Backstreet Boys star leads tributes to late brother

Backstreet Boys vocalist Nick Carter has led tributes aft the decease of his younger member and chap prima Aaron.

In a societal media station Nick, 42, said the brace had a "complicated relationship" but his emotion had "never ever faded" for Aaron, who was 34.

Nick's set besides dedicated a opus to the younger Carter during a performance successful London connected Sunday evening.

Aaron's assemblage was recovered astatine his California location connected Saturday. No origin of decease has yet been disclosed.

US media reported that constabulary recovered the lifeless assemblage of the I Want Candy vocalist successful the bath.

Carter, a erstwhile kid star, sold millions of albums, having gained fame arsenic an opening enactment for the Backstreet Boys successful the precocious 1990s.

His member Nick, a subordinate of the American lad band, wrote online: "I volition miss my member much than anyone volition ever know."

Alluding to Aaron's well-documented struggles - which reportedly included aggregate trips to rehab - Nick commented: "Addiction and intelligence unwellness are the existent villains here".

Footage shared online showed Kevin Richardson, different subordinate of the Backstreet Boys, acknowledging the quality during a show which went up connected Sunday night.

He told a assemblage astatine London's The 02 venue that the set had "heavy hearts due to the fact that we mislaid 1 of our household members yesterday".

In the clip - posted by reviews website All That Dazzles - Richardson thanked fans for their support.

A soundless Nick Carter was comforted by his bandmates, earlier the radical went connected to dedicate a show of their opus Breathe to their erstwhile touring companion.

Other stars - including Paris Hilton, Tyler Hilton and Hilary Duff, and bands New Kids connected the Block and *NSYNC - person posted their ain messages remembering the singer.