Britney Spears

Britney Spears performing on the National Mall during the Operation Tribute to Freedom, NFL and Pepsi sponsored “NFL Kickoff Live 2003” Concert.
Background information
Birth name	Britney Jean Spears
Born	December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 27) McComb, Mississippi, United States
Origin	Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, author, pianist, director
Instrument(s)	vocals, piano
Years active	1993—present
Label(s)	Jive / Zomba (1998-present)
Associated acts	The New Mickey Mouse Club Innosense (1997)
Website	www.britneyspears.com www.britney.com

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) 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.

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 two children, born in 2005 and 2006. Spears released her fifth studio album Blackout in 2007. The following year Spears released her sixth studio album Circus.

Spears is ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America with 31 million certified albums and one of the world's best-selling music artists having sold an estimated 83 million records worldwide.^[4][5] Spears also holds the title to multiple Guinness World Records.

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