Britney Spears Biography

Britney Spears is a popular American singer who became a artistic image and a notorious role model for millions of teen-age girls in the 1990s and early 21st Century. After the release of her first hit album, she became a key element in a revival of "teen pop" music in the late 1990s.Britney Jean Spears was born in Kentwood, Louisiana on December 2, 1982. At an early age she displayed talent, appearing on the Star Search television show; later auditioning for the New Mickey Mouse club when she was 8 years old. While attending the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City, she worked in television commercials and acted in Off-Broadway plays Britney Spears' first album, ...Baby One More Time, was released and quickly reached the #1 spot on the pop charts. Her second album, Oops!...I Did It Again , (May 2002), and her third album, In the Zone (2003), also sold millions of copies. Toward the beginning of her career, Spears cultivated the image of virginal wholesomeness. This eventually gave way to her current sexually suggestive, adult image, which caused many parents of teen and pre-teen female fans to lose the enthusiasm they had originally shown toward Britney's more virginal image. Her sexually suggestive music videos received nearly constant coverage by MTV She married backup singer and stage dancer Kevin Federline in September, 2004 at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas. Throughout January and February of 2007, the media enjoyed reporting on Britney's increasingly odd behavior, as she was spotted at many party locations on both coasts. In mid-February, she shaved her head and was seen at a tattoo parlor in the Los Angeles area getting a tattoo on her neck. Throughout 2007, Spears jolted from one scandal to another, as allegations of drug and alcohol abuse, instances of unstable behavior and a stint in rehab all led to a very public and messy custody battle with Kevin Federline.Despite a controversial and, to some fans, sad performance at the MTV Awards show, Spears released a new album, Blackout, in October, 2007, to positive reviews.