Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Britney Spears :: Baby One More Time




Britney spears is arguably the biggest celebrity to emerge in the early 21st century. One of the last teenage superstars of the millennium, Spears enjoyed her breakthrough success at the end of 1998. She appeared in local dance revues and church choirs as a young girl, and at the age of eight auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club. Although she was too young to join the series, a producer on the show gave her an introduction to a New York agent. She subsequently spent three summers at the Professional Performing Arts School Center. She appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions as a child actor, including Ruthless (1991). She returned to the [ Walt ] Disney Channel for a spot on The Mickey Mouse Club, where she was featured for two years between the ages of 11 and 13.

She began to audition for pop bands in the New York area, her demo tapes eventually landing on the desk of Jive Records' Jeff Fenster. ''Her vocal ability and commercial appeal caught me right away,'' he recalls. She was expensively groomed by Jive, who put her in the studio with Eric Foster White (producer and writer for Boyzone, Whitney Houston and others). They employed top R&B writer Max Martin (of Backstreet Boys fame) to produce her debut single, ''... Baby, One More Time'', and an album of the same title. They also set up a promotional free phone number where fans could listen to Spears' music and interviews throughout the summer of 1998. She toured American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by US teen magazines, eventually joining 'N Sync on tour. The careful planning paid off when her debut album and single went on to top the American charts at the start of 1999. The album and single enjoyed similar success in the UK and Europe. The ballad ''Sometimes'' and the funky ''(You Drive Me) Crazy'' were also substantial transatlantic hits. ''Born To Make You Happy'' topped the UK charts in January 2000.

The demand for new Spears material was satisfied when her sophomore set, Oops! ... I Did It Again, was released in May. The album contained the expected quota of well-produced, expertly crafted pop songs alongside a risible cover version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

Name                Britney Jean Spears

Nickname         Brinnie, Britney, Britney Spears, Bit-Bit, Brit

Height              5'4"

Sex                 Female

Nationality     American

Birth Date        December 2, 1981

Birth Place        Kentwood, Louisiana, USA

Languages         English

Education          Professional Performing Arts School in New York, New York

Off-Broadway Dance Center in New York, New York

Mickey Mouse Club

Family

Father

James Parnell Spears (born in 1952; building contractor; divorced)

Mother

Lynne Irene Bridges (born in 1956; former second grade school teacher; divorced)

Brother

Bryan Spears (actor; born on April 19, 1977)

Sister

Jamie Lynn Spears (actress; born on April 4, 1991)

Husband

Kevin Federline (dancer; born on March 21, 1978; engaged in June 2004; married on September 18, 2004; divorced on March 29, 2007), Jason Allen Alexander (married on January 3, 2004; annulled on January 5, 2004)

Grand Father

June Austin Spears (born in 1930; paternal grandfather), Barnett O'Field Bridges (born in 1919; died in 1978; maternal grandfather)

Grand Mother

Emma Jean Forbes (born in 1933; died in 1966; paternal grandmother), Lillian Woolmoore (an English war bride; born in 1924; died in 1993; maternal grandmother)

Son

Jayden James Federline (born about 2 AM on September 12, 2006 weighing 6 lbs and 11 oz at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles), Sean Preston Federline (born on September 14, 2005 at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center before 1 PM)

Step Son

Kaleb (born on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 in Orange County; mother: Shar Jackson), Kori (born on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 in Orange County; mother: Shar Jackson)


Relationship

Colin Farrell (actor; born on May 31, 1976), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit frontman, born on August 20, 1970), Justin Timberlake (musician; born on January 31, 1981; broke up)

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

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

2005

Britney and Kevin: Chaotic

Tours:

...Baby One More Time Tour

Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour

The M+M's Tour

Crazy 2K Tour

Dream Within a Dream Tour

Hair Zone Mall Tour


Number-one Singles:

1998

"...Baby One More Time"

1999

"(You Drive Me) Crazy"

"Born to Make You Happy"

2000

"Oops!...I Did It Again"

"Lucky"

2003

"Me Against the Music" (feat. Madonna)

2004

"Toxic"

"Everytime"


















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