Biography

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer, and entertainer. Born in Mississippi, at age 12, Spears performed as a cast member in Disney Channel's television series The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994, alongside Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive, which would lead to the release of her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. As of late 2007, Britney Spears has sold over 85 million albums worldwide. On December 11, 2009 Billboard Magazine named Spears as one of the best selling act of the 2000s, solely based on album sales. Spears made history in the music industry when four of her albums made the Billboards top 20 biggest-opening-week albums of the decade. Some of her hits: "Oops!... I Did It Again", "(You Drive Me) Crazy", "My Prerogative", "Overprotected", "Toxic", "Womanizer", "3"