Name : Britney Spears
Real Name : Britney Jeau Spears
Nick Name : Bit-Bit, Brit
Date Of Birth : December 2, 1981
Place Of Birth : Kentwood, Louisiana USA
Sign : Sagittarius
Height : 5'4
Residence : New York and Kentwood
Hair : Brown
Eye : Brown
Father : Jamie Spears
Mother : Lynne Spears
Fan Mail : Britney Fan Club P.O. Box 250 Osyka, MS 39657 USA
Detailed : Born. 2nd December 1981, Kentwood, Louisiana,
USA. One of the last teenage superstars of the millennium, Spears enjoyed
her breakthrough success at the end of 1998. She appeared in local dance
revues and church choirs as a young girl, and at the age of eight auditioned
for The Mickey Mouse Club. Although she was too young to join the series,
a producer on the show gave her an introduction to a New York agent.
She subsequently spent three summers at the Professional Performing
Arts School Center. She appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions
as a child actor, including Ruthless (1991). She returned to the [ Walt
] Disney Channel for a spot on The Mickey Mouse Club, where she was
featured for two years between the ages of 11 and 13. She began to audition
for pop bands in the New York area, her demo tapes eventually landing
on the desk of Jive Records' Jeff Fenster. ''Her vocal ability and commercial
appeal caught me right away,'' he recalls. She was expensively groomed
by Jive, who put her in the studio with Eric Foster White (producer
and writer for Boyzone, Whitney Houston and others). They employed top
R&B writer Max Martin (of Backstreet Boys fame) to produce her debut
single, ''... Baby, One More Time'', and an album of the same title.
They also set up a promotional free phone number where fans could listen
to Spears' music and interviews throughout the summer of 1998. She toured
American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by US teen magazines,
eventually joining 'N Sync on tour. The careful planning paid off when
her debut album and single went on to top the American charts at the
start of 1999. The album and single enjoyed similar success in the UK
and Europe. The ballad ''Sometimes'' and the funky ''(You Drive Me)
Crazy'' were also substantial transatlantic hits. ''Born To Make You
Happy'' topped the UK charts in January 2000. The demand for new Spears
material was satisfied when her sophomore set, Oops! ... I Did It Again,
was released in May. The album contained the expected quota of well-produced,
expertly crafted pop songs alongside a risible cover version of (I Can't
Get No) Satisfaction.
