Britney Spears
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 Britney Spears performing at the “NFL Kickoff Live 2003” Concert.
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| Birth name | Britney Jean Spears | |
| Born | December 2, 1981 (age 26) | |
| Origin | McComb, Mississippi, USA | |
| Type(s) of music | Pop, dance | |
| Years active | 1996–1997 (group) 1998–present (solo) |
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| Label(s) | Jive (1997–present) | |
| Website | BritneySpears.com | |
Britney Spears (born 2 December 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana), is an American Pop singer.
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[change] Early success
Britney Spears was on a TV show for children in 1991 and 1995 called the New Mickey Mouse Club. Other people on the show during this time were singers Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and JC Chasez (who would later be members of the band *NSYNC), and actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell.
In 1998, she made her first song, "...Baby One More Time". The music video for the song is famous for showing Britney in a Catholic schoolgirl uniform.
[change] Albums
Britney has made six albums, four of which are studio albums, and two compilations:
- ...Baby One More Time (1999)
- Oops!... I Did It Again (2000)
- Britney (2001)
- In The Zone (2003)
- Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004)
- B In The Mix: The Remixes (2005).
- Blackout (2007).
[change] Movies
In 2002, Spears play the lead role, Lucy Ann Wagner, in the movie Crossroads.
She also had a small role in the movie Austin powers in Goldmember in 2002.
[change] Family life
On January 3, 2004, Spears married her childhood friend Jason Allan Alexander in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The marriage was annulled only 55 hours later.
On September 18, 2004, Spears married Kevin Federline. They had a son together on September 14, 2005 named Sean Preston Spears Federline. On September 12, 2006, Britney gave birth to her second child, another son named Jayden James Spears Federline.
In November 2006, Spears filed for divorce from Kevin.
In September of 2007, Spears lost custody of her two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline.
The early months of 2008, Spears lost the right to care for her children. The media reported mostly on Britney Spears' mental problems and custody battle with ex-husband Federline.
[change] Trivia
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- Spears cancelled her tour in 2004 after she received a knee injury.
- She has recently launched a line of perfumes.
- She recently shaved her head and spent over $50,000 on wigs.
