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Britney Spears
Background information
Birth name Britney Jean Spears
Born December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 25)
Flag of United States Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Genre(s) Pop, dance
Years active 1996 present
Label(s) Jive
Website www.britneyspears.com
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer,
songwriter, dancer, actress, and author.
She is best known for her studio albums, music videos, and songs such as
"...Baby One More Time", "Oops!...I Did It Again", "I'm a Slave 4 U" and the
Grammy Award-winning "Toxic".[1] In the early 2000s, Spears' 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.[2]
Spears has sold over seventy-six million records worldwide according to Time
magazine.[3] The RIAA ranks her as the eighth best-selling female artist in
American music history, having sold thirty-one million albums in the U.S.[4]
Biography
Childhood and discovery
Britney Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi,[5] and raised Southern
Baptist. Her parents are James Parnell Spears, a building contractor, and
Lynne Irene Bridges, a former grade school teacher. Spears' brother, Bryan,
is one of her managers, and her sister, Jamie-Lynn, is an actress and
singer. Her maternal grandmother, Lillian Woolmore,[6] was an English
war-bride, who met Spears' maternal grandfather, Barnett O'Field Bridges, in
England during World War II, and subsequently moved with him to the United
States. Her paternal grandparents were June Austin Spears and Emma Jean
Forbes.[7][6]
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.[8] 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 eleven to thirteen. Other performers
on the show included fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera, Justin
Timberlake, and Joshua Chasez, who later became members of the pop group 'N
Sync, Keri Russell, and actor Ryan Gosling.[9] 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.[10]
Spears briefly joined the all-female pop group Innosense. She later decided
to go solo and a few years later 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 school uniform, 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.[11] The debut album of the same title was released in
January 1999,...Baby One More Time reached number one in the Billboard
200.[12] 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."[13][14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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 second album, 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.[17] Concerning
both musical content and sales, the album was very similar to Spears's
debut, although it fared better with critics.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] She finished the year with two Billboard Music
Awards,[21] 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.
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o Britney Spears' first major hit single worldwide.
* "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000) (file info) [Play media] play in
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o Britney Spears's lead single from her second album Oops!... I Did It
Again.
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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.[22]
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.[23][24] The album fared 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."[25] 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."[26] 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.[27]
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 upsetting her
audience.[28]
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o Britney Spears' lead single from her third album Britney.
* "Toxic" (2003) (file info) [Play media] play in browser (beta)
o Britney Spears' comeback single which entered at number-one in the UK
Singles Chart.
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With the end of the tour, Spears announced she would take a six month break
from her career.[29] Earlier that year, Spears' four-year relationship with
Justin Timberlake ended.[30] Speculation that Spears had been unfaithful
began circulating due to Timberlake's 2002 song "Cry Me a River" and its
subsequent music video.[31] The song's music video showed an actress playing
what could be construed as a Britney look-alike with certain physical
features resembling Spears. The video also featured an actual photo taken of
Spears and Timberlake standing together. It can clearly be seen in the video
when Timberlake kicks the cracked picture frame holding the picture towards
the camera, because the director freeze framed the shot. Timberlake has
denied that it was meant to portray Britney.[32] 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 locked lips with Madonna in a highly-publicized
kiss.[33][34][35]
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."[36] 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.[37] 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."[38] 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."[39] 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.[1]
20042006: Marriages, children and divorce
Spears married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander on January 3, 2004 at
The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.[40] 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".[41][42]
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o The last single from Britney Spears' greatest hits album.
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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.[43] 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.[44] These initial stages were chronicled in Spears' first reality
show Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, which aired on UPN during May and June of
2005.[45] On the night of September 18, 2004, Spears married Federline in a
surprise, non-denominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City,
California, filing legal papers on October 6, 2004.[46][47]
After the marriage Spears announced via her website that she would be taking
another career break in order to start a family.[48] 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".[49] 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.[50] Britney gave birth to her first child, son Sean Preston
Federline, on September 14, 2005 in Santa Monica, California by a scheduled
caesarean section.[51]
A few months after giving birth to Sean, speculation about Spears being
pregnant for a second time began to swirl.[52] In May 2006, she announced
her second pregnancy with an appearance on The Late Show with David
Letterman.[53] 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,[54] 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.[55] 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.[56][57]
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.[58] 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.[2]
Laura Wasser has been hired to represent Spears in the case.[59] According
to a representative for Federline's lawyer, the divorce filing "caught Kevin
totally by surprise."[60] 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.[61]
2007: Personal struggles and career activities
In January, Spears lost her aunt Sandra Bridges Covington, with whom she was
very close, after a long battle with breast cancer.[62] On February 16,
2007, Spears entered an off-shore drug rehabilitation facility in Antigua.
She stayed, however, for less than twenty-four hours.[63] The following
night, Spears went to a haircutting studio in Tarzana, California and
subsequently shaved her own hair off with clippers.[64] 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."[65] She left the facility briefly but returned on February 22,
2007.[66] 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.[67] Spears left rehab on March 20 according to her
manager who said she was released after "successfully completing their
program".[68] Spears has been recording a new album with producers Sean
Garrett and Jonathan Rotem among others.[69][70]
In May 2007, Spears produced a mini-tour for the House of Blues which
included four live performances across California locations, San Diego,
Anaheim, Los Angeles, and one in Las Vegas. Those in attendance reported
that she did not actually perform the songs live in the fifteen minute show,
but danced and lip synced to recorded accompaniment of 5 previous hit
songs.[71][72] On May 19, Britney performed the House of Blues concert in
Orlando, Florida as part of her "comeback plan" under the name of The M and
M's. Even though she suffered brief audio problems while performing "Do
Somethin'", where her vocals began skipping, Spears went on with the show as
planned.[73][74] On May 20, Spears did another show in Miami at club
Mansion.
Movies and television
Spears attended NYC's Professional Performing Arts School for three summers
when she was eight years old and performed in 1991's Ruthless! and other
off-Broadway productions. When she was eleven, she joined the The New Mickey
Mouse Club where she was featured from 199193. In the show she appeared in
various sketches and musical videos which mostly displayed her comedic and
singing abilities.[8][9]
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.[75] 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.[76] Spears netted herself a Razzie Award for Worst Actress and for
Worst Original Song "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman".[77] Also in films
Spears has made cameo appearances in Austin Powers in Goldmember in 2002 as
herself, and Longshot 2000 as a Flight Attendant.[78]
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". NBC received criticism from
conservative Christian groups for the episode.[79][80] The episode was the
third highest rated in the final season of the series.[81]
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.[82] At eighteen, she was the youngest person in SNL history to have
acting and musical performing duties on the same show.
Discography
Albums
* 1999: ...Baby One More Time
* 2000: Oops!... I Did It Again
* 2001: Britney
* 2003: In the Zone
* 2004: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
* 2005: B in the Mix: The Remixes
* 2007: Britney Spears' fifth studio album
DVDs
* 1999: Time Out with Britney Spears
* 2000: Live and More!
* 2001: Britney: The Videos
* 2002: Live from Las Vegas
* 2004: In the Zone
* 2004: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Number-one singles
The following singles reached number one in tha United World Chart, the
U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany and/or France. For a
full singles discography, see Britney Spears discography.
Year Single [83][84]Peak positions[85][86]
WORLD U.S. UK CAN AUS GER FRA
1998 "...Baby One More Time" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1999 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" 1 10 5 13 12 4 2
"Born to Make You Happy" 1 not released 1 21 not released 3 9
2000 "Oops!...I Did It Again" 1 9 1 4 1 2 4
"Lucky" 2 23 5 50 3 1 16
2003 "Me Against the Music" (feat. Madonna) 1 35 2 2 1 5 11
2004 "Toxic" 1 9 1 1 1 4 3
"Everytime" 1 15 1 2 1 4 2
Total Number-one hits 7 1 5 2 5 2 1
Products
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