Spears Britney

American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress, a fabulous success by age 19. Credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Spears is referred to as the "Princess of Pop". She has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Spears was already a pro at the age of 11 when she joined Disney Channels Mickey Mouse Club show. She performed since early childhood in local dance reviews and church choirs. From age 8 to 11, she trained at New Yorks Off-Broadway Dance Center and the Professional Performing Arts School. During that time, she began doing commercials and stage appearances, already showing the talent and drive to go all the way to the top. She took part of some off-Broadway productions including Ruthless in 1991, based on the 1956 thriller The Bad Seed. She says she enjoyed playing an evil child...that it was a lot of fun! According to her mother, Lynne, Britney started talking early and loved music from the time she was a sweet toddler, learning to dance as soon as she was on her feet. She was soon enrolled in tumbling class, tap and gymnastics. Full of energy, she excelled in gymnastics where she practised up to the time she was nine. After two years with Disney, she had one normal year of high school at 14. The beautiful teenager never did have a conventional lifestyle, and by 17 she was plunged into the show-biz world of tours, photo-shoots and adoring fans. Her magic began to spread. Even before her first album came out, legions of people were becoming her fans on the strength of her performances at local malls and her sensational turn as the opening act for the popular group Nsync. She signed to Jive Records in 1997 at age 15 and issued her first LP, Baby One More Time in 1999. The record was a massive hit, topping the charts and reeling off a series of radio smash singles. It became the best-selling album ever released by a teenage girl. During 1999, Britney was nominated for two Grammys (including the coveted Best New Artist), swept the 1999 MTV Europe Awards (where she nabbed Best Female, Best Pop, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best song), brought her explosive live show around the globe and appeared on every major televised award show both in the USA and in Europe. Her trim teen-age figure and scant costumes were seen on every magazine cover. Oops! I Did It Again followed in the spring of 2000, sexy, sassy and solidly in control. Her showmanship was maturing along with her musical sophistication. She attributes her wonderful success to her family and her faith in God. Her mother says Britneys focus and determination have also helped her achieve all that she has. Spears and her mother wrote a book, Heart To Heart, published in 2000. She created the Britney Spears Foundation in conjunction with the Giving Back Fund with a first endowment of the formation of a performing arts summer camp for underprivileged kids in Massachusetts. "I’m so happy to be able to give kids the opportunity to learn about the amazing world of dance and music that I’ve have been lucky enough to have in my own life." Married and separated within 55 hours on a weekend, Spears and hubby Jason Allen Alexander (not of Seinfeld fame), apparently a childhood friend, filed for an annulment, which was effective on 5 January 2004. The wedding took place in Las Vegas on an impulse early in the morning of 3 January 2004. The bride wore a baseball cap and jeans and was accompanied down the aisle of the Little White We Read less