Backstreet Boy AJ McLean received a shock when he traced part of his heritage to Nigeria. The American boyband, best known for 90's worldwide hit I Want it That Way, took heritage tests in honour of their current world tour named after their latest album DNA. Fellow Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough also discovered he had African ancestry, although the results did not specify the exact location. The tests, provided by myheritage.com, gave more surprising revelations, including Dorough's Scandinavian roots and Nick Carter's Italian background.

McLean, upon uncovering his Nigerian heritage, remarked "This is pretty freaking cool."

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