Biography
Britney Jean Spears is an American singer and entertainer.She first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive, releasing her debut album "Baby One More Time" in 1999. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , and established her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon", credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.Her next three albums also debuted at number one. In December 2008, her sixth studio album, Circus, was released.
Britney Spears was born on December 2,1981 in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana as a Southern Baptist.She was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions.She performed in local dance revues and sang in her local Baptist church choir.She entered New York City's Professional Performing Arts School when she was eight.She attended high school for a year at Kentwood.She released her debut single, "...Baby One More Time", in October 1998 which peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1999 and topped the chart for two weeks.
Spears won the best dance recording award in 2005 for "TOXIC".She was named as Most Searched Person in the Guinness World Records book edition 2007 and 2009.Forbes magazine listed Spears as the thirteenth most powerful celebrity as she made $35 million from June 2008 to June 2009.In June 2009, it was confirmed that Spears is dating her agent Jason Trawick.