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Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television as a contestant on the Star Search program in 1992 and went on to star on the television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994. After a brief membership with the pop musical group Innosense, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999.
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| Birth name | Britney Jean Spears |
| Born | December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 27) McComb, Mississippi, United States |
| Origin | Kentwood, Louisiana, United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, author, pianist, director |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, piano |
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano, Soprano |
| Years active | 1993 " present |
| Label(s) | Jive / Zomba (1998-present) |
| Associated acts | The New Mickey Mouse Club Innosense (1997) |
| Website | www.britneyspears.com www.britney.com |
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Early Life And Career Debut
Britney Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana as a Southern Baptist. Her parents are Lynne Irene (née Bridges), a former elementary school teacher, and Jamie Parnell Spears, a building contractor. Spears's brother Bryan works as a manager for the Spears family interests and her sister Jamie Lynn is an actress and singer. Her maternal grandmother Lillian Woolmore-Portell Read more...
1998–2000: ...Baby One More Time And Oops!... I Did It Again
Spears's debut single "...Baby One More Time", which was released in October 1998, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1999, and topped the chart for two weeks. Spears commented, "I just wanted to be on the radio. I didn't think it would be on the Billboard charts! I was so excited, I wanted to cry". Gillian G. Gaar, author of She's a Rebel: The History of Women Read more...
2001–2003: Britney, Crossroads, And In The Zone
Spears released her third studio album Britney in November 2001. Although not as successful as her previous albums, she assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks. It surpassed Michael Jackson's album Invincible when it had a successful debut at number one in the U.S. by selling 745,744 units during its first week. The album's success made her the only female artist in Read more...