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Name : Britney Jean Spears
Known as Britney Spears
Birthday : December 2, 1981
Birthplace : McComb, Mississippi
Occupation : Singer
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".
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Britney was born in McComb, Mississippi on December 2, 1981 and raised Southern Baptist in Kentwood, Louisiana. Her parents are James Parnell Spears, a building contractor, and Lynne Irene Bridges (born 1956), a former grade school teacher. Spears brother, Bryan (born 1977), is one of her managers, and her sister, Jamie-Lynn (born 1991), is an actress and singer. Her maternal grandmother, Lillian Woolmoore (1924–1993), was an English war-bride, who met Spears's maternal grandfather, Barnett O'Field Bridges (1919–1978), in England during WWII, and subsequently moved with him to the US. Her paternal grandparents were June Austin Spears (born 1930) and Emma Jean Forbes (1934–1966).
Britney 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 (her opponent would later appear on a 2001 episode of the game show I've Got a Secret with his "secret" being the win against Spears). Spears then returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on the New Mickey Mouse Club and was accepted. She was featured in the 1993–1994 seasons from the ages of 11–13. She performed several backflips for the New Mickey Mouse Club, which she would later repeat for the "...Baby One More Time" video. Other performers on the show included Justin Timberlake, future boyfriend of Spears, and Joshua Chasez (both of whom later became members of the pop group 'N Sync), Keri Russell (star of the TV show Felicity), fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera, and actor Ryan Gosling. After the show ended, Spears and her five friends (Jenny Morris, Veronica Finn, Mandy Ashford, Danay Ferrer, and her Mouseketeer co-star Nikki DeLoach)co-formed American pop-dance group Innosense. Finally, once Spears was not part of the group, she could go as a solo artist in 1997. A few years later, Spears recorded a demo tape, which landed in the hands of Jive Records. She was signed to their label and began touring American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by American teen magazines, before joining *NSYNC and becoming their opening act.
Britney hits us baby one more time
...Baby One More Time spawned such hits as "Crazy," "Sometimes" and of course the title track, the infectious "...[Hit Me] Baby, One More Time." The album held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts, was certified RIAA 12 times 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 the release of her smash debut and the recording of 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 was scrutinized by the media early on, with reports of a breast augmentation and a love affair with England's most eligible bachelor, Prince William.
With the Britney Spears 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 Miss Spears definitely did it again, this time in a red latex catsuit), a second worldwide tour in support of her album, and millions of fans, Britney accomplished what few artists ever accomplish, at the mere age of 18.
oops! Britney does it again
Oops!...I Did It Again spawned hit singles like "Lucky," "Stronger" (with an accompanying video that features her performing a lap dance to a chair) and "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know."
2001 was a banner year for the pop star, 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 deal with Pepsi.
While she danced with factory workers in a warehouse, impressing even Viagra-enhanced Bob Dole and his dog, Christina Aguilera starred in a Coca-Cola commercial, fueling more than just a soda pop war.
Britney Spears rumors
The mystery of her sudden physical maturity is still unsolved, but there are two rumors we can dispel: Britney was not cuddling up to Prince William, but rather a prince of pop, former 'N Sync singer Justin Timberlake. After their breakup and Justin's constant on-the-record interviews in which he stated that he and Britney did have sex, Britney finally admitted that she did in fact sleep with Justin (and added it was because she thought she would marry him).
And another rumor that was certainly not true is the one claiming that Britney and Justin were killed in a car crash in Los Angeles in 2001; it was just a prank courtesy of two radio personalities at Dallas radio station KEGL, who were later fired.
Britney Spears in crossroads
In 2001, the hardworking singer released her third and self-titled album, which spawned hits like "Overprotected," "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" and "Slave 4 U."
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 deal weren't enough, Britney starred in her first feature film, Crossroads in 2002 (although her only award win came from the Razzie Awards for Worst Actress), starred as host and performer on Saturday Night Live (in February 2002), had a cameo in Austin Powers in Goldmember, and even entered the restaurant industry with her own establishment, Nyla (which stands for her two favorite places, "NY" for New York and "LA" for her home state of Louisiana -- the restaurant has since closed).
But Britney's personal life was continuing to make headlines. After her public breakup with now solo singer Justin Timberlake in 2002 (after his song and video "Cry Me River," it seems like Brit cheated on him), the once chaste Miss Spears was making the tabloids and entertainment news shows for her heavy partying and rebellious lifestyle.
She even appeared at a movie premiere with bad boy Colin Farrell, and her many tattoos and confirmation that Justin indeed did have sex with Britney only added fuel to the fire. Throw in a nearly naked performance at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, a performance with caged animals and a snake at the following year's VMAs, and a very erotic video for the aforementioned "Slave 4 U," and it seemed like Britney was far from the good girl she once promoted herself to be.
Britney on mtv video music awards
But the saga continued. A few months before the release of her fourth album, In The Zone, Britney shocked audiences yet again at the VMAs, this time in a remixed rendition of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" and "Hollywood." Along with Christina Aguilera and dressed like a prostitute/bride, Britney kissed Madonna in one of the most memorable -- and scandalous -- moments of the year. The publicity surely helped and it seemed Madonna really meant it when she said she was a Britney fan, as the Material Girl appeared on the first single off In The Zone, "Me Against the Music," and co-starred in the video. In The Zone was released in November 2003, and debuted at No. 1 with more than 609,000 copies sold in its first week of release. That same month, Britney received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
But the stunt that really took the cake was Britney's quickie marriage to childhood pal, Jason Allen Alexander (not of Seinfeld fame). She and Alexander exchanged vows at a Las Vegas chapel, after a night of drinking. The marriage was annulled 55 hours later, although they're apparently still friends.
Britney in the zone
While the second single off In The Zone, "Toxic," is proving to be another hit for Britney, she is co-starring in a Gladiator-style Pepsi commercial with Beyonce, Pink and Enrique Iglesias. It's clear that whatever Britney does, she continues to rock us.
Despite the failure of Crossroads, we haven't seen the last of Britney on the big screen: she is set to appear in the 2007 comedy, In the Pink.
Britney Spears family life
On the personal front, Britney married her former back-up dancer Kevin Federline on September 18, 2004, and after months of separation and weight gain rumors, Britney announced that she was pregnant with a baby boy, who she gave birth to in 2005. The young husband and wife would go on to have another child, a baby boy named Jayden in 2006, but ended up in court later that year when Britney filed for divorce on November 7, 2006.
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Britney Spears Still Can't Visit Sons
Feb 19, 2008
Pop star Britney Spears on Tuesday failed to regain the right to see her two children after a closed-door court hearing in the lengthy and bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Los Angeles Superior Court spokesman Alan Parachini told reporters there had been no change in the orders handed out by the family judge who last month stripped Spears of her visiting rights to see Sean Preston, 2 and Jayden James, 1.
Celebrity web site TMZ.com said Federline wanted Spears to be able to see the boys under certain conditions, but lawyers for both sides apparently could not agree on the terms.
Spears, who lost primary custody in October, was barred from court-monitored visits after refusing to hand the boys back to Federline in January and being taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
Earlier this month she spent another six days in a psychiatric unit for what is thought to be bipolar disorder and her father Jamie Spears was given control of her personal and business affairs.
The American singer who was once one of the world's biggest pop stars has spiraled downwards since her divorce last year from Federline. A year ago she shaved her head and spent a brief stint in rehab but her behavior has grown more erratic in recent months, including wearing a bright pink wig and adopting a British accent.
She has also changed lawyers and managers frequently and on Tuesday, she formally replaced one lawyer in the custody case for yet another.
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