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| Britney Spears Bio |
| Dance-pop singer, Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, LA. After sharpening her dance skills in local dance showcases and church choirs, at age eight she auditioned for a role on the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club show, and although the series' producers thought her too young for the job, they were very impressed with her talent and helped her gain entry to New York's Off-Broadway Dance Center and the Professional Performing Arts School. After a series of television performances and stage appearances, at 11 Spears finally joined the Mickey Mouse Club, where she remained for two seasons; continuing on as a solo artist, she signed to Jive Records and in early 1999 issued her first album, ...Baby One More Time. It hit store shelves and became of the best selling albums of the year, helping Spears to earn a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. |
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| The record was a massive hit, debuting atop the pop charts and reeling off a series of radio smashes including the title track (You Drive Me) Crazy and From the Bottom of My Broken Heart on its way to becoming the best-selling album ever released by a teenage girl. Spears' Sophomore effort, Oops!...I Did It Again, came out in May 2000. The album sold 1.3 million copies during its first week of release, and beat Mariah Carey's record for the highest first-week sales by a female solo artist. |
| In November 2001, Spears released a third album entitled Britney. The album's first single was I'm A Slave 4 U, which was written and produced by the Neptunes and also included a cover of the Joan Jett and the Blackhearts hit I Love Rock 'n Roll. It sold over 800,000 copies in it's first week. Producer Rodney Jerkins also produced several songs for Britney. 'NSync's Justin Timberlake co-produced one track. |
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