Britney Jean Spears
is an American singer, dancer, actress, and occasional songwriter.
Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television as
a contestant on the Star Search program in 1992 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 which debuted at number one on the Billboard
200. The success of the album propelled Spears into stardom, establishing her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop
phenomenon", credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.
Spears continued her career with three more consecutive number one studio albums; Oops!… I Did It Again (2000),
Britney (2001), and In the Zone (2003). Spears subsequently became the first artist in the history of Nielsen
SoundScan to have four consecutive albums debut at number one. Spears's personal life began to gain substantial
media attention after her marriage to Kevin Federline in 2004. Their marriage ended two years later, resulting in
an ongoing custody battle over their first child, born in 2005 and their second child, born in 2006....
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