Britney Spears
- Music Artist
- Actress
- Music Department
Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi & raised in
Kentwood, Louisiana. As a child, Britney attended
dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many
competitions and the like. But, most of all, Britney loved to sing. At
age 8, Britney tried out for MMC (1989),
but was turned down due to her young age. This directed her to an
off-Broadway show, "Ruthless", for a 2-year run as the title character.
At age 11, she again tried for MMC (1989)
and, this time, made it as a mouseketeer alongside many stars of today
(Justin Timberlake and
JC Chasez of *NSYNC
and Ryan Gosling). Her big break,
however, came when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist in the
late 90s. With the release of her debut album, "...Baby One More Time"
in early 1999, Britney became an international success, selling 13
million copies of "Baby" and 9 million (as of July 2001) of her
sophomore album, "Oops!...I Did It Again", released in May of 2000.
