Britney Spears Biography
Birthdate: December 2, 1981
Birthplace: Kentwood, Louisiana
For the past couple years, Britney Spears has been in the press for all the wrong reasons—her divorce from Kevin Federline, drama with her kids, battles in rehab—but with the release of her sixth studio album, Circus, it looks like 2009 could be the year she turns it all around!
Pop Princess
Britney has been in the spotlight all of her life. She got her start on Star Search where she lost, but gained the confidence to perform in front of large audiences. She followed up the signing competitions with a spot on the New Mickey Mouse Club—a show that also featured Christina Aguilera, J.C. from N Sync and her later boyfriend, Justin Timberlake. Soon after, Britney auditioned for an all-girl singing group, but the record executives liked her so much they offered her a solo deal!Britney The Brand
Since the release of her debut album, Baby One More Time, in 1999, Britney has dominated the pop world. Before she turned 20 in 2001, she had already sold more than 37 million albums worldwide. She's released six albums, several DVDs and toured seven times—she even starred in her own feature-length movie called Crossroads. In 2008, she played a receptionist in a few episodes of the CBS show, How I Met Your Mother. She’s also released four perfumes, Curious, Fantasy, In Control and Believe.
Rollercoaster Love Life
Britney’s love life has been rough. She dated Justin Timberlake while they were in the Mickey Mouse Club together and the couple later reprised their romance in the late nineties when Britney and Justin were the king and queen of the pop world. Their break-up was big news in the gossip columns, especially when Justin hired a Britney look-alike to play a cheating girlfriend in his Cry Me a River video. Britney thought her love troubles were over when she met her backup dancer, Kevin Federline. The couple married on September 18, 2004 and they have two children together, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Unfortunately the couple couldn’t make it work, and Britney and Kevin divorced in November 2006. These days Britney is keeping busy with her career, but hopefully she’ll meet a new special someone and fall in love again—good luck, Britney!Britney Spears - Did U know?
Britney Spears Says...
"I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person.""I remember I read this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna. And it's like, she didn't care. Madonna just came out and was herself. I respect that a lot."
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