Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981, in Kentwood, Louisiana. Her parents are James Parnell Spears, a building contractor, and Lynne Irene Bridges (born 1956), a former grade school teacher. Spears’s brother, Bryan (born 1977), is one of her managers, and her sister, Jamie-Lynn (born 1991), is an actress and singer. Her maternal grandmother, Lillian Woolmoore (1924–1993), was an English war-bride, who met Spears’s maternal grandfather, Barnett O’Field Bridges (1919–1978), in England during WWII, and subsequently moved with him to the United States. Her paternal grandparents were June Austin Spears (born 1930) and Emma Jean Forbes (1934–1966); Britney Spears claims to have some Native American heritage. Her full name is Britney Jean Federline-Spears(married to Kevin Federline), and she ia a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, and occasional actress, author, and songwriter. She was keen to persue a musical carrier since childhood and took her talents to her local church, where she sang with the choir. She even sang on national television, as a Star Search contestant. Apart from that she was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions.
At the age of 8, Britney Spearsauditioned for the popular children’s variety show, The New Mickey Mouse Club, but was refused because of her young age. Luckily for Britney, one of the show’s producers saw the young singer’s talent and helped her find an agent in New York City, where she spent three summers at NYC’s Professional Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 1991′s Ruthless!. In 1992, she landed a spot on Star Search, and though she won the first round, she lost in the second. However she contined with Disney Channel for a spot on the New Mickey Mouse Club and was accepted. She was featured in the 1993–1994 seasons from the ages of 11–13. She performed several backflips for the New Mickey Mouse Club, which she would later repeat for the “…Baby One More Time” video. Other performers on the show included Justin Timberlake and Joshua Chasez (both of whom later became members of the pop group ‘N Sync), Keri Russell (star of the TV show Felicity), fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera, and actor Ryan Gosling. A few years later, Spears recorded a demo, which landed in the hands of a Jive Records executive. She was signed to their label and began touring American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by American teen magazines, before joining ‘N Sync and becoming their opening act.Britney Spears‘ debut single “…Baby One More Time” was realeased in early 1999 topped in sales in many countries includeing US and UK. Spears was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in April 1999. By late 1999, Spears had become one of the year’s biggest stars, a claim backed-up by the amount of award nominations she received that season. In December, she took home four Billboard Music Awards including one for Female Artist of the Year, and the next month won for Favorite Pop/Rock
New Artist at the American Music Awards. At the Grammy Awards, held in February 2000, Britney Spears received two nominations, including one for Best New Artist.
In early 2001, Spears struck a USD$7–8 million promotional deal with the soft drink giant Pepsi. In September of the same year, she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, and in addition to criticism for being scantily clad, she angered animal rights organization PETA for the use of animals, including an albino python, in her performance.
In November 2001, she released her third album Britney. It debuted at number one on both the U.S. and Canadian charts, selling over 740,000 units during its first week in the U.S. The success of this album made Britney Spears the only female artist in SoundScan history to have her first three albums debut at number one. Although four million copies of the record have been sold in the U.S.,it was a decline from the sales of her first two albums, and the lead single “I’m a Slave 4 U” was the album’s only hit in the U.S. Britney was the first album on which Spears assumed some creative control; she co-wrote five of the album’s tracks. To help promote the album, Spears embarked on the Dream Within a Dream Tour during the same year.
On January 3, 2004, Spears married her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at The Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap and the bellhop walked her down the aisle. An annulment was promptly arranged (at the behest of manager Larry Rudolph and her family) and was granted on January 5, ending their fifty-five hour marriage. The annulment request stated that Spears “lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage because before entering into the marriage the Plaintiff and Defendant did not know each others likes and dislikes, each others desires to have or not have children, and each others desires as to State of residency.” Britney Spears later explained, “Honestly, I really wanted to see what it was like to be married.”In July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to dancer Kevin Federline, three months after they met at a club in Hollywood. Their whirlwind romance sparked criticism due to the fact that Federline had very recently been in a relationship with actress Shar Jackson, who was still pregnant with their second child. On the night of September 18, 2004, Spears married Federline before twenty-seven guests in a surprise, non-denominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California. The legitimacy of the marriage was initially questioned, but on November 18, 2004, a representative of the Los Angeles County registrar’s office confirmed Britney Spears and Federline had successfully filed their marriage license with the county within ten days of their ceremony, and were therefore legally married. Initially, Britney Spears refused to sign a prenuptial agreement with Federline but her family and manager Larry Rudolph forced her to sign the prenup. A short time after the wedding, Spears fired Rudolph for allegedly interfering with her maritial affairs. After initially spending their honeymoon in Spears’ hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears wrote on her official site that, “Unfortunately, we couldn’t take our honeymoon right after the wedding because of the closing on our new house.” In October 2004, they flew to Fiji.
Britney Spears announced her pregnancy via her official website in April 2005. That month she was rushed to a hospital in Destin, Florida, where she spent forty-eight hours under a doctor’s surveillance. Britney Spears later told People, “There was just a little bit of bleeding, but we went there, and everything was fine.” Despite her eagerness to have a baby, she admitted to ELLE magazine that, “I have a feeling I’m going to have an operation. I don’t know why. But I hope so. I don’t want to go through the pain.” On September 14, 2005, 6 lb. 11oz. baby boy Sean Preston Federline was born in the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, by a scheduled caesarean section. Two days later, Spears and her son were released from the hospital and back at home in their 9,000-sq.-ft. Malibu, California mansion.Britney Spears told late-night show host David Letterman she’s pregnant again.
Pregnant pop princess Britney Spears is baring nearly all on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.
The singer of … Baby, One More Time posed in the buff for the cover of the August issue; there’s also a photo spread inside.
On the cover, Spears, who is sitting, cups her breasts with her hands and crosses her legs while showing her protruding belly and smiling for the camera of lensman Alexi Lubomirski.
“Nothing to wear?” a cover headline asks. “487 Best new ideas inside.”
Spears revealed to late-night talk show host David Letterman last month that she was pregnant, confirming media reports and ending much speculation.
Spears, 24, and her husband, Kevin Federline, have a son, Sean Preston, who was born last September.
At the age of 8, Britney Spearsauditioned for the popular children’s variety show, The New Mickey Mouse Club, but was refused because of her young age. Luckily for Britney, one of the show’s producers saw the young singer’s talent and helped her find an agent in New York City, where she spent three summers at NYC’s Professional Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 1991′s Ruthless!. In 1992, she landed a spot on Star Search, and though she won the first round, she lost in the second. However she contined with Disney Channel for a spot on the New Mickey Mouse Club and was accepted. She was featured in the 1993–1994 seasons from the ages of 11–13. She performed several backflips for the New Mickey Mouse Club, which she would later repeat for the “…Baby One More Time” video. Other performers on the show included Justin Timberlake and Joshua Chasez (both of whom later became members of the pop group ‘N Sync), Keri Russell (star of the TV show Felicity), fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera, and actor Ryan Gosling. A few years later, Spears recorded a demo, which landed in the hands of a Jive Records executive. She was signed to their label and began touring American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by American teen magazines, before joining ‘N Sync and becoming their opening act.Britney Spears‘ debut single “…Baby One More Time” was realeased in early 1999 topped in sales in many countries includeing US and UK. Spears was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in April 1999. By late 1999, Spears had become one of the year’s biggest stars, a claim backed-up by the amount of award nominations she received that season. In December, she took home four Billboard Music Awards including one for Female Artist of the Year, and the next month won for Favorite Pop/Rock
New Artist at the American Music Awards. At the Grammy Awards, held in February 2000, Britney Spears received two nominations, including one for Best New Artist.
In early 2001, Spears struck a USD$7–8 million promotional deal with the soft drink giant Pepsi. In September of the same year, she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, and in addition to criticism for being scantily clad, she angered animal rights organization PETA for the use of animals, including an albino python, in her performance.
In November 2001, she released her third album Britney. It debuted at number one on both the U.S. and Canadian charts, selling over 740,000 units during its first week in the U.S. The success of this album made Britney Spears the only female artist in SoundScan history to have her first three albums debut at number one. Although four million copies of the record have been sold in the U.S.,it was a decline from the sales of her first two albums, and the lead single “I’m a Slave 4 U” was the album’s only hit in the U.S. Britney was the first album on which Spears assumed some creative control; she co-wrote five of the album’s tracks. To help promote the album, Spears embarked on the Dream Within a Dream Tour during the same year.
On January 3, 2004, Spears married her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at The Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap and the bellhop walked her down the aisle. An annulment was promptly arranged (at the behest of manager Larry Rudolph and her family) and was granted on January 5, ending their fifty-five hour marriage. The annulment request stated that Spears “lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage because before entering into the marriage the Plaintiff and Defendant did not know each others likes and dislikes, each others desires to have or not have children, and each others desires as to State of residency.” Britney Spears later explained, “Honestly, I really wanted to see what it was like to be married.”In July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to dancer Kevin Federline, three months after they met at a club in Hollywood. Their whirlwind romance sparked criticism due to the fact that Federline had very recently been in a relationship with actress Shar Jackson, who was still pregnant with their second child. On the night of September 18, 2004, Spears married Federline before twenty-seven guests in a surprise, non-denominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California. The legitimacy of the marriage was initially questioned, but on November 18, 2004, a representative of the Los Angeles County registrar’s office confirmed Britney Spears and Federline had successfully filed their marriage license with the county within ten days of their ceremony, and were therefore legally married. Initially, Britney Spears refused to sign a prenuptial agreement with Federline but her family and manager Larry Rudolph forced her to sign the prenup. A short time after the wedding, Spears fired Rudolph for allegedly interfering with her maritial affairs. After initially spending their honeymoon in Spears’ hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears wrote on her official site that, “Unfortunately, we couldn’t take our honeymoon right after the wedding because of the closing on our new house.” In October 2004, they flew to Fiji.
Britney Spears announced her pregnancy via her official website in April 2005. That month she was rushed to a hospital in Destin, Florida, where she spent forty-eight hours under a doctor’s surveillance. Britney Spears later told People, “There was just a little bit of bleeding, but we went there, and everything was fine.” Despite her eagerness to have a baby, she admitted to ELLE magazine that, “I have a feeling I’m going to have an operation. I don’t know why. But I hope so. I don’t want to go through the pain.” On September 14, 2005, 6 lb. 11oz. baby boy Sean Preston Federline was born in the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, by a scheduled caesarean section. Two days later, Spears and her son were released from the hospital and back at home in their 9,000-sq.-ft. Malibu, California mansion.Britney Spears told late-night show host David Letterman she’s pregnant again.
Pregnant pop princess Britney Spears is baring nearly all on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.
The singer of … Baby, One More Time posed in the buff for the cover of the August issue; there’s also a photo spread inside.
On the cover, Spears, who is sitting, cups her breasts with her hands and crosses her legs while showing her protruding belly and smiling for the camera of lensman Alexi Lubomirski.
“Nothing to wear?” a cover headline asks. “487 Best new ideas inside.”
Spears revealed to late-night talk show host David Letterman last month that she was pregnant, confirming media reports and ending much speculation.
Spears, 24, and her husband, Kevin Federline, have a son, Sean Preston, who was born last September.