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BIOGRAPHY
* DISCOGRAPHY * VIDEOGRAPHY
* FILMOGRAPHY * LYRICS
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An
astonishing fact, it has been only five years since
Britney Spears released her debut album "...Baby
One More Time." Sixty months. Less than 2,000 days.
That's it. More than seventy million albums later, it's
hard to imagine what the landscape of pop culture would
look like without her. Britney has grown into her
large-than-life persona with the eyes of the wold
watching her every move. All in just five year.
With the release of "Greatest Hits: My
Prerogative", Britney earns her fourth Mainstream
Top 40 of 2004, as "My Prerogative" begins its
chart life at No. 28. Britney is now tied as the artist
with the most chart debuts of the year.
She has also charted the most songs on Mainstream Top 40
so far this decade with a total of 14. Britney is also
in 4th place for the artist witht he most charted titles
in the history of the chart.
Dubbed by MTV as "one of the last teenage pop
superstars of the 20th century," 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 and introduction to a New
York agent. She subsequently spent three summers at the
Professional Performing Arts School Center. She also
appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions as a
child actor, including 1991's "Ruthless." She
returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on The Mickey
Mous Club, where she was featured for two years between
the ages of 11 and 13. Her demo tape eventually landed
in the hands of a Jive Records executive who quickly
signed her to the label. She toured American venues for
a series of concerts sponsored by U.S. teen magazines,
eventually joining *N Sync on tour. It all added up to
1999's wildly infectious "...Baby One More
Time" album to make its bow on the charts at No. 1.
The set not only spawned a smash hit with the title
tune, but also scored with the charming ballad
"Sometimes" and the funky "(You Drive Me)
Crazy." Before the album finished its impressive
worldwide attack to the charts, it garnered Britney 4
MTV Europe Awards, including Best Pop Performer, and 4
Billboard Music Awards, most notably Female Artist Of
The Year.
The massive demand for new Britney material was
satisfied when her 2000 sophomore collection
"Oops!... I Did It Again" was released to a
Spears-starved world in May. Once again, the title cut
flooded radio airwaves, as did the anthemic
"Stronger" and lovely "Don't Le Me Be The
Last To Know." She also racked up more awards that
year by taking home and American Music Award as Favorite
New Artist, a Billboad Music Award as Album Artist Of
The Year, and 2 Teen Choice Awards. Britney would later
earn Teen Choice Awards honors in 2001 and 2003.
Ever-prolific, the artist returned in 2001 with
"Britney," a spirited, assertive collection on
which she began to reveal her mettle as a tunesmith, not
to mention as a vocalist of increasingle soulful depth.
She earned high praise for the wickedly sultry "I'm
A Slave 4 U," as well as for the forceful
"Overprotected" and the gentle "I'm Not A
Girl, Not Yet A Woman." The album was quickly
followed by Britney's motion picture debut,
"Crossroads," which proved that she has the
talent and box-office pull to be a multifaced superstar
Britney's musical intensity and her evolution from a
teen renegade into a provocative young woman are
undeniable through-out "In The Zone," her
fourth Jive Records collection. First and foremost, the
project showed her flexing notably strong and mature
songwriting muscles. She co-wrote 8 of the project's 13
sterling new compositions, collaborating with such heavy
hitters as Red Zone ("Me Against The Music",
" The Hook Up), Cathy Dennis ("Toxic,"
"Showdown"), R. Kelly ("Outrageous")
and Ying-Yang Twins on "(I Got That) Boom
Boom." The album runs the stylistic gamut from
streetwise hip-hop and electro-trance to new-wave-etched
rock and well-crafted pop. From top to bottom, Britney
effectively expands the parameters of mainstream musical
counsciousness with songs that lure listeners with
infectious hooks, and then captivates them with layers
of clever lyrics and deft instrumentation.
Perhaps the most significant was the appearance of pop
icon Madonna, who lent her voice to the single "Me
Against The Music." Collaborating with one of her
all-time greatest musical influences was a dream come
true for Britney. From this collaboration, Britney
picked up a 2004 Billboad Music Award of Hot Dance
Single Of The Year. She also went on to win a 2004 Teen
Choice Award of Choice Music Single for
"Toxic," 2004 Female Artist Of The Year at the
MTV Europe Awards and a 2005 Grammy of Best Dance
Recording for "Toxic."
Britney's "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative"
perfectly sums up the begining chapter of Britney's
career. As far as the next chapter goes, "I can't
imagine ever reaching the point where I've hit the
wall," Britney concludes. "There will always
be something new and challenging to tackle. I can't wait
to see what happens next."
And this isn't everything... Britney changed the music
industry forever. That little girl from Kentwood
Louisiana reached her goals. She worked hard... And she
got her star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Britney
released 4 studio albums which all debuted at #1 on the
Billboad chart and a Greatest Hits collection that did
absolutely well. More than 70 000 000 albums were sold
around the world. This doesn't include the
promotional/singles sells. She's been touring the world
presenting surreal concerts (no one can take the stage
like Britney does), filling up arenas, she joined her
idols on stage to perform, she released one of the most
popular fragrances to date, Curious... The list
obviously goes on. Britney, to herself, broke so many
records.
As for Britney's personal life, after a long-time
relationship with her first love Justin Timberlake from
*N Sync followed by a rough break-up, Britney settled
down and found love again.
She married Kevin Federline on September 18, 2004 during
a private ceremony with family and friends. And then, on
September 14th of 2005, a little miracle came to life..
Something Britney had been wishing and dreaming for. She
gave birth to a baby boy named Sean Preston who weighed
in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Britney officially announced
that she was pregnant with her second child with Kevin
on May 9, 2006 during a suprise appearance on the Late
Show With David Letterman. And then, on September 12th,
baby Jayden James was born. In November of the same
year, Britney filed for divorce from Kevin. And since
then, the world got to know a different Britney
Spears... Tranforming and rebelling, Britney's making
the headlines non-stop. From rehab, to shaving her hair,
to a rough custody battle for her sons..
After a tough year in her life, Britney released her 5th
studio Blackout, which critics and public acclaimed. The
debut single Gimme More topped the charts around the
world and the new single, Piece Of Me, is doing
incredibly well also. This just proves a point: Britney
Spears is still on top.
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