Britney Spears

About Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, 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 recor… Read more »

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, 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. The album established her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon," credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s. The music video for "... Baby One More Time" and Spears' appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine also established her as an international sex symbol, garnering controversy over the influence of her public image on teenage girls. With the release of In the Zone, Spears became the first artist in the history of Nielsen SoundScan to have her first four consecutive albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 album charts. Spears released her fifth studio album Blackout in 2007. The following year Spears began recording her sixth studio album Circus. Spears is ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the United States, with 31 million albums, and one of the world's best selling artists, with 85 million records worldwide. « Less