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Britney Jean
Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning
American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and
songwriter.
She is best known for her studio albums, music videos,
and songs such as "...Baby One More Time" and
"Oops!...I Did It Again". In the early 2000s,
Spears's success as a singer led her way to high-profile
advertising deals and endorsements, as well as forays
into other forms of media, including film and reality
television. Her third and fourth albums, Britney and In
the Zone, were released during this era. In 2004, she
married back-up dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin
Federline, and the following year she gave birth to
their first son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden
James, was born in 2006. Spears filed for divorce from
Federline on November 7, 2006 citing irreconcilable
differences.
Spears has sold over seventy-six million albums
worldwide according to TIME magazine. The RIAA ranks
Spears as the eighth best-selling female artist in
American music history having sold 31 million albums.
Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi,[5] and raised
Southern Baptist in Kentwood, Louisiana. Her parents are
James Parnell Spears, a building contractor, and Lynne
Irene Bridges, a former grade school teacher. Spears's
brother, Bryan, is one of her managers, and her sister,
Jamie-Lynn, is an actress and singer. Her maternal
grandmother, Lillian Woolmore, was an English war-bride,
who met Spears's maternal grandfather, Barnett O'Field
Bridges, in England during World War II, and
subsequently moved with him to the US. Her paternal
grandparents were June Austin Spears and Emma Jean
Forbes.
Spears was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics
classes until age nine and competing in state-level
competitions. She performed in local dance revues and
her local Baptist church choirs, and was auditioning for
the Disney Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club by the
time she was eight. Although she was considered too
young to join the series at the time, a producer on the
show introduced her to a New York agent. Spears
subsequently spent three summers at NYC's Professional
Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of
off-Broadway productions, including 1991's Ruthless! In
1992 she landed a spot on Star Search, and though she
won the first round, she lost in the second. Spears then
returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on the New
Mickey Mouse Club and was accepted. She was featured in
the 199394 seasons from the ages of 1113. Other
performers on the show included Justin Timberlake, and
Joshua Chasez, who later became members of the pop group
'N Sync, Keri Russell, fellow pop singer Christina
Aguilera, and actor Ryan Gosling. After the show ended,
Spears went back home to Kentwood, Louisiana and entered
high school at 14 where she had her last bit of
normalcy.
Spears briefly joined the all-female pop group
Innosense. She later decided to go solo and a few years
later in recorded a demo tape, which landed in the hands
of Jive Records. She was signed to that label and began
touring American venues for a series of concerts
sponsored by American teen magazines, before joining
*NSYNC and becoming their opening act.
19982000: Early commercial success: Towards
the end of 1998, Spears's debut single "...Baby One
More Time" hit the airwaves. Accompanied by a music
video that featured the pop princess in a Roman Catholic
schoolgirl outfit, the song became an international
success, earning double platinum sales and going to
number one in the UK, and a large number of countries
throughout the world. Her first solo single achieved
nine million sales worldwide. The debut album of the
same title was released in January 1999,...Baby One More
Time reached number one in the Billboard 200. The album
received mixed reviews; All Music Guide gave it 4 out of
5 stars, while Rolling Stone gave it 2 out of 5 stars
and wrote, "While several Cherion-crafted
kiddie-funk jams serve up beefy hooks, shameless schlock
slowies, like "E-Mail My Heart," are pure
spam." The magazine later featured Spears on the
April 1999 cover which along with a photo shoot
triggered speculation that the still-seventeen-year-old
had had breast implants which she denied. The success of
her music coupled with her controversial image had made
her one of the year's biggest stars.
Her first album brought her various awards and
nominations. In December, she took home four Billboard
Music Awards including one for Female Artist of the
Year, and the next month won for Favorite Pop/Rock New
Artist at the American Music Awards. At the 2000 Grammy
Awards Spears received two nominations, including one
for Best New Artist which she lost out to Christina
Aguilera, and another for Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance for "...Baby One More Time."
Following the success of her debut, Spears was ready for
her second album. Her sophomore effort, Oops!... I Did
It Again, debuted at number one in the U.S., where it
sold 1,319,193 units during its first week, the record
for biggest first-week sales of an album by any female
artist. Concerning both musical content and sales, the
album was very similar to Spears's debut, although it
fared better with critics.[ The album's lead single,
"Oops!... I Did It Again" broke a record for
most radio station additions in a single day, and
quickly became a U.S. top ten hit and number one single
in other countries such as the UK. Spears kicked off her
first world tour, the Oops!... I Did It Again World
Tour, in the summer of 2000. During a performance at the
2000 MTV Video Music Awards, she ripped off a black suit
to reveal a provocative nude-colored and crystal-adorned
outfit that generated controversy. She finished the year
with two Billboard Music Awards, and received two Grammy
nominations for Oops!... I Did It Again in the
categories of Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop
Vocal Performance.
20012003: Career achievements: Spears's
success had made her notable in the music industry as
well as popular culture. In early 2001 she caught the
attention of Pepsi who gave Spears a multi-million
dollar promotional deal which included numerous
television commercials, point-of-purchase promotions and
Internet ties between Spears and the company.
Spears released her third studio album in November 2001.
Britney was the first album on which Spears assumed some
creative control co-writing five of the album's tracks.
It had a successful debut at number one in the U.S.
selling 745,744 units during its first week, and making
her the only female artist in SoundScan history to have
her first three albums debut at number one.[24][25] The
album faired well with critics such as All Music Guide
who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars describing the album's
title tracks as being "pivotal moments on Britney
Spears' third album, the record where she strives to
deepen her persona, making it more adult while still
recognizably Britney." In contrast Rolling Stone
said of the album "Britney belabors the obvious:
Spears is one month away from entering her twenties and
clearly needs to grow up if she's going to bring her
fans along." The singles didn't perform as well;
Britney's lead single I'm a Slave 4 U was able to peak
at 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the album's
biggest hit. To help promote the album, Spears embarked
on the Dream Within a Dream Tour in November of 2001.
The tour hit a sour note in Mexico City when she was
forced to cut her last show short due to bad weather and
angering her audience.
With the end of the tour, Spears announced she would
take a 6 month break from her career. Earlier that year
Spears's four-year relationship with Justin Timberlake
ended. Speculation that Spears had been unfaithful began
circulating due to Timberlake's 2002 song "Cry Me a
River" and its subsequent music video. The song's
music video showed an actress playing what could be
construed as a Britney look-alike with certain physical
features resembling Spears. Timberlake has denied that
it was meant to portray Britney. Britney's break seemed
to have ended when she returned to the spotlight in
August 2003. In a performance at the MTV Video Music
Awards, Spears appeared with Christina Aguilera
performing the song "Like a Virgin" and both
girls were later joined by Madonna. Spears and Aguilera
each locked lips with Madonna in a highly-publicized
kiss. The kiss between Britney and Madonna attracted
publicity that lasted several months, while Aguilera's
kiss with Madonna did not attract as much.
In a September 2003 interview with Tucker Carlson of
CNN, on the subject of the 2003 Iraq War, Spears said,
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our
president in every decision he makes and should just
support that, you know, and be faithful in what
happens." The footage of this quote later appeared
in Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
November 2003 saw the release of Spears's fourth studio
album, In the Zone. Jettisoning the Max Martin-produced
synthpop of her earlier releases, the album took in
lesser-known producers such as RedZone and big names
including Moby and R. Kelly. Spears co-wrote eight of
the album's thirteen songs and co-produced some of her
material for the first time. In the Zone went to the top
of the U.S. charts in its debut week, selling over
609,000 copies. This made Spears the only female in
music history to have her first four studio albums debut
at number one. The album had a mild reception from
critics. Stylus Magazine gave the album a D and even
blamed her career choices saying, "Ultimately, In
the Zone suffers greatly from Britney's uneasy
transition from teen tart to sexually powerful woman.
Had Britney been in charge of her career direction
instead of mercilessly prostituted by her management,
she might have been able to produce something with some
semblance of musical vision." The Guardian praised
the albums melodies and her effort giving it 4 out of 5
stars and writing, "Unlike previous Britney albums,
In the Zone has no filler and no shoddy cover versions,
just 57 varieties of blue-chip hit-factory pop. There is
southern hip-hop, deep house, Neptunes-style R&B,
the ubiquitous Diwali beat and, most importantly, oodles
of Madonna." The album spawned the international
number one and U.S. top ten hit single,
"Toxic", which won Spears her first Grammy in
the category of Best Dance Recording.
20042006: Marriages, children and divorce:
Spears married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander on
January 3, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The marriage
lasted fifty-five hours, ending with an annulment
granted on January 5 which stated that Spears
"lacked understanding of her actions to the extent
that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage because
before entering into the marriage the Plaintiff and
Defendant did not know each other's likes and dislikes,
each others' desires to have or not have children, and
each other's desires as to State of residency".
Months after the Las Vegas incident, Spears embarked on
The Onyx Hotel Tour which was cancelled in June, after
Spears injured her knee during the filming of the video
for the single "Outrageous". An MRI showed
floating cartilage in her knee.Throughout this time she
began a relationship with Kevin Federline and in July
2004, Spears announced her engagement three months after
they met. Federline had very recently been in a
relationship with actress Shar Jackson, who was at the
time pregnant with his second child. These initial
stages were chronicled in Spears' first reality show
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, which aired on UPN during
May and June of 2005. On the night of September 18,
2004, Spears married Federline in a surprise,
After the marriage Spears announced via her website that
she would be taking another career break in order to
start a family. Her artistic career did remain low
profile only releasing her first hits collection,
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. The album debuted at
number four on the U.S. charts and featured three new
songs, including "My Prerogative". Britney
stood by her intent of starting a family; and seven
months after her marriage she chose her website to
announce her pregnancy writing, "the time has
finally come to share our wonderful news that we are
expecting our first child together. Britney gave
birth to her first child, son Sean Preston Federline, on
September 14, 2005 in Santa Monica, California by a
scheduled caesarean section.
A few months after giving birth to Sean, speculation
about Spears being pregnant for a second time began to
swirl. In May 2006, she announced her second pregnancy
with an appearance on The Late Show with David
Letterman. Spears appeared on Dateline NBC the next
month to discuss tabloid rumors about an impending
divorce, and motherhood. She addressed an incident which
occurred in February 2006 when photos revealed her
driving with her son unrestrained in her lap,
explaining, "I see a bunch of photographers and
Im scared and I want to get out of the situation...
Theyre coming up on the sides of the car which is a
scary situation for me... so I get my baby out of the
car and I go home. The month following the televised
interview, Spears posed nude for the August 2006 cover
of Harper's Bazaar. In the accompanying interview,
Spears stated that she is not ready to retire from
performing.
Just two days shy of Sean's first birthday, Spears gave
birth to her second son Jayden James Federline on
September 12, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Spears
filed for divorce from Federline November 7, 2006 citing
irreconcilable differences and asking for both physical
and legal custody of their two children, with visitation
rights for Federline. Laura Wasser has been hired to
represent Spears in the case. According to a
representative for Federline's lawyer, the divorce
filing "caught Kevin totally by surprise."
Finally, on March 29, 2007, Spears and Federline reached
a settlement, "All parties signed a global
settlement agreement on all issues concerning their
marriage and custody of their two children," said
Michael Sands, spokesperson for Federline's lawyer, Mark
Vincent Kaplan.
2007: Personal struggles: On February 16, 2007,
Spears entered an off-shore drug rehabilitation facility
in Antigua. She stayed, however, for less than
twenty-four hours. The following night, Spears went to a
haircutting studio in Tarzana, California and
subsequently shaved her own hair off with clippers. A
few days later, on February 20, 2007, Spears admitted
herself to a treatment facility in Malibu, California. A
statement by her manager read, "We ask that the
media respect her privacy as well as those of her family
and friends at this time." She left the facility
briefly but returned on February 22, 2007. The previous
day Kevin Federline had requested an emergency hearing
regarding the custody of his children with Spears but
his attorney announced that his client asked to cancel
the court appearance. No further explanation was given.
Spears left rehab on March 20 according to her manager
who said she was released after "successfully
completing their program".
Movies and television: Spears attended NYC's
Professional Performing Arts School for three summers
when she was 8 years old and performed in 1991's
Ruthless! and other off-Broadway productions. When she
was 11 she joined the The New Mickey Mouse Club where
she was featured from 1991-93. In the show she appeared
in various sketches and musical videos which mostly
displayed her comedic and singing abilities.
Spears had her first starring role in the 2002 film,
Crossroads where she played Lucy, a Louisiana high
school graduate who decides she wants to find her
long-lost mother in Arizona, and takes along her two
friends who wish to visit California. The movie, along
with Spears's performance in it, was poorly received by
critics who mostly saw it as an advertisement for
Britney's music and endorsments. Crossroads still
managed to debut at number two on the box-office charts
in its first weekend. The film ended up making over
US$60 million worldwide, about five times its budget of
US$12 million. Spears netted herself a Razzie Award for
Worst Actress and for Worst Original Song "I'm Not
a Girl, Not Yet a Woman". Also in films Spears has
made cameo appearances in Austin Powers in Goldmember in
2002 as herself, and Longshot 2000 as a Flight
Attendant.
On March 30, 2006, Spears was a guest-star on an episode
of NBC's television show Will & Grace titled
"Buy, Buy Baby". She played
"Amber-Louise", a closeted lesbian posing as a
conservative Christian who is to co-host with Jack
McFarland on his talk show "JackTalk" after a
large corporation takes over "OutTv", the
show's network. This marked her debut on a scripted
primetime television show playing someone other than
herself. NBC received criticism from conservative
Christian groups for the episode. The episode was the
third highest rated in the season, next to a series
finale special, and the finale.
In addition, she has appeared on Saturday Night Live
both as host and musical guest twice: once on May 13,
2000, then again on February 2, 2002. At 18, she was the
youngest person in SNL history to have acting and
musical performing duties on the same show, and remains
the only woman to have done so more than once.
In popular culture: In 2002, she was ranked as
the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes.
Spears was ranked number 20 out of the 200 top pop
culture icons of all time by VH1 and People. She topped
FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women 2004" and
"100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004" polls.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Spears was a notable
trendsetter within the United States and the world,
inspiring several fashion crazes and fads, such as the
use of low-rise jeans lower back tattoos, navel
piercings, and the whale tail among young women. She has
also topped Yahoo!'s annual list of the most-searched
names five times in the past six years. In 2007 Britney
Spears ranked 12th in Forbes The 20 Richest Women In
Entertainment. Forbes estimates her net worth at around
$100 million. She also became one of the youngest stars
to get a star on Hollywood's walk of fame.
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