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Name:
Britney Spears
Birth Name: Britney Jean Spears
Nicknames: Bit-Bit, Brit
Hometown: Kentwood, Louisiana
Birthday : 2, Dec 1981 ( Wednesday )
Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius
Blood Type : A
Height : 165cm
Weight : 59kg
Hair: light brown
Eyes: brown
Profession: actress, musician
Education: Professional Performing Arts School in New York,
New York
Off-Broadway Dance Center in New York, New York
Mickey Mouse Club
Father: Jamie Spears (building contractor)
Mother: Lynne Spears (second grade teacher)
Sister: Jamie Lynn Spears (actress; born on April 4, 1991)
Brother: Bryan Spears (born on April 19, 1977)
Son: Sean Preston Federline (born on September 14, 2005 at the
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center before 1 PM)
Step son: Kaleb (born on July 20, 2004), Kori (born on July
31, 2002)
Claim to fame: Baby One More Time which sold
for 6,000,000 copies (1999)
Hobbies: shopping, seeing movies, reading romance
novels,swimming, days at the beach
People she admires: Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Madonna
Favorite Food : Ice Cream, Pasta, Hot Dogs.
Favorite Color : Baby Blue (leaning more towards pink now)
Favorite Movies : My Best Friend's Wedding, Steel Magnolias
Favorite Clothing Designers : Betsey Johnson, Bebe, A/X by
Giorgio Armani
Favorite Sports: Basketball, swimming
Favorite Teams : Chicago Bulls, New York Yankees
Favorite Actors: Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt
Favorite Drink: Sprite
Biography
Britney Jean Spears was born on the 2nd of December 1981, in
Kentwood, Louisiana. As a young girl growing up, she always
knew she wanted to pursue a musical career and took her
talents to her local church, where she performed "What Child
Is This," and even on national television, with her appearance
as a Star Search contestant. At the age of 8, Britney
auditioned for the popular children's variety show, Mickey
Mouse Club, but was refused because of her young age. Luckily
for Britney, one of the show's producers saw the young
singer's talent, and helped her find an agent in New York
City.
Britney spent the next three summers in New York, where she
studied at the famous Off-Broadway Dance Center and at the
Professional Performing Arts School. To add to the formation
of a future international star, Britney appeared in
commercials and Off-Broadway shows, one of which showcased
Britney as an innocent 10-year-old who is really an evil bad
girl.
Three years after her first Mickey Mouse Club rejection,
Britney finally landed a spot as a "Mouseketeer" at the age of
11. Joining a cast of talented teens on the show, Britney
showed off her acting, dancing and singing talents on the show
that also spawned the careers of fellow beauties Keri Russell
and Christina Aguilera. After 2 years of living in Orlando
with her family while doing the show, Britney moved back home
to Kentwood after the show was cancelled, and returned to high
school.
Her one normal year as a fourteen-year-old high school student
would be the last bit of normalcy in Britney's life. With a
dream of pursuing a career as a singer and a desire to leave
her small hometown, Britney set off to New York City yet
again, this time destined to sign with a major record label.
Britney finally signed with Jive Records, after an executive
was fully impressed with the talent he heard on the demo tape.
Working with Eric Foster White, a producer who had previously
worked with artists such as Boyzone and Whitney Houston,
Britney's debut album was finally ready for its January 12,
1999 release date.
Baby, One More Time spawned such hits as "Crazy," "Sometimes"
and of course the title track, the infectious "Baby, One More
Time." The album held the number one spot on the Billboard
charts, was certified RIAA 12 x platinum (it has gone on to
sell more than 20 million copies), and won Britney awards such
as the 1999 MTV Europe Awards for Best Female Artist, Best Pop
Artist and Best Breakthrough Artist. Between recording her
second album, Britney co-wrote a book with mom Lynne Spears,
entitled Heart to Heart, and went on an extensive worldwide
tour.
A huge Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Madonna fan, Britney
has been scrutinized by the media with reports of a breast
augmentation, and a love affair with England's most eligible
bachelor, Prince William. With the The Edge hype nowhere near
over, she returned to the music scene in 2000 with her
follow-up album, entitled Oops!... I Did It Again. With a hit
video accompanying the hit title track (in which Ms. Spears
has definitely done it again, this time in a red leather
catsuit), a second worldwide tour in support of her album, and
millions of fans, Britney has definitely accomplished what few
artists ever accomplish, at the mere age of 18.
The 8 times platinum Oops!... I Did It Again spawned number 1
singles like "Lucky," "Stronger" (in which she performs a lap
dance to a chair), and "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know."
2001 was a banner year for the popster, as she co-hosted the
American Music Awards with L.L. Cool J.; performed at the Rock
In Rio festival (where audiences got a real glimpse of what
she sounds like offstage -- and we don't mean her singing
voice); performed with Aerosmith, N Sync, Nelly, and Mary J.
Blige at the Super Bowl; appeared on a spoken-word CD of the
Pope's prayers; and signed a multimillion-dollar endorsement
with Pepsi. While she dances with factory workers in a
warehouse, impressing even Viagra-enhanced Bob Dole and his
dog, Christina Aguilera stars in a Coca-Cola commercial,
fueling more than just a pop war.
The mystery of her sudden physical maturity is still unsolved,
but there are two rumors we can dispel: Britney isn't cuddling
up to Prince William, but rather a prince of pop, *N Sync
singer Justin Timberlake. Although she preaches abstinence
until marriage, it's hard to believe that Britney and Justin
do no more than cuddle. And another rumor that is certainly
not true is the one claiming that Britney and Justin were
killed in a car crash in Los Angeles; it was just a prank
courtesy of two radio personalities.
Britney and her legions of teenage fans aren't her only
admirers: it turns out her role-model, Madonna, has said that
she's a big fan of Britney, and a duet with the new Princess
of Pop is in the works. Britney also appeared in a one-hour
BBC documentary on the Material Girl. As if CDs, sold-out
concerts, books (her second co-written book with her mother
was released in April 2001, entitled A Mother's Gift), and a
huge endorsement aren't enough, Britney is now working on an
acting career and tinkering with the idea of a fashion line.
Spears' self-titled third album was a laboured attempt to
cultivate a more mature approach, with the singer also going a
long way towards shedding her puritanical image. Although its
initial sales were not as strong as her previous two albums,
Britney shot straight to the top of the US album chart on its
release in November 2001 for a brief stay. Her fourth album
saw Spears moving further away from teen pop, disposing of the
services of Max Martin and cultivating a sexually charged
adult image at odds with the flirtatious schoolgirl of her
earlier albums.
The album, released in November 2003, included a collaboration
with Madonna on "Me Against The Music" (the two singers had
raised some eyebrows by snogging on stage at the MTV Video
Music awards in August). Despite mixed reviews, In The Zone
debuted at the top of the US charts. In truth, "Me Against The
Music" is hardly about declaring war against grooves.
"Actually, it's about the intensity that people approach music
with," Britney shares. "It's about getting totally lost in the
music and pushing yourself to the edge in every way you can
imagine. I love thoroughly immersing myself in music, and I
wanted to capture that intensity in a song."
Britney's musical intensity and her evolution from a teen
renegade into a provocative young woman are undeniable
throughout "In The Zone," her fourth Jive Records collection.
First and foremost, the project shows her flexing notably
strong and mature songwriting muscles. She co-wrote 7 of the
project's 12 sterling new compositions, collaborating with
such heavy hitters as Red Zone ("Me Against The Music," "The
Hook Up"), The Matrix ("Shadow"), Moby ("Early Mornin'"), and
Cathy Dennis ("Toxic," "Showdown"). Also contributing hit
worthy material to the album is R. Kelly ("Outrageous"),
Ying-Yang Twins on "(I Got That) Boom Boom."
In September 2005, Britney evolved as a devoted wife and
mother, with the birth of her first child, a Son, which she
named Sean Preston. In November that year, she released a
remix album "B in the mix, the Remixes".
Looking back over the last seven years of this remarkable
ladies career and life, it really is hard to imagine what the
face of Pop would look like without her. Here is a 24 year-old
woman who has grown in the face of the glaring media from
innocent School-girl to Sexual Pop Vixen to Young wife and
Mother. Who knows what is next for Britney? Rumours of a
comeback album for 2006 have been circulating for a while and
also a few more movie productions, yet one thing is for
certain: Britney Spears has worked hard to get to where she is
today and by no means will she be disappearing any time soon.
Her name and face is legend in the media and celebrity circuit
and it's surely only a matter of time before Spears shocks us
all again, with her next album or tour or movie or personal
move. One thing is for certain though: the public will be
watching. |
