Britney Spears

Name : Britney Spears
Real Name : Britney Jean Spears
Nick Name : Bit-Bit, Brit, Pinkey
Date Of Birth : December 2, 1981
Place Of Birth : Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
Sign : Sagittarius
Her name is an anagram of "Presbyterians".


Height : 5'4''
Residence : New York and Kentwood
Hair : Brown
Brown : Eye
Shoe Size : 6
Father : Jamie Spears
Mother : Lynne Spears
Siblings : Brother Bryan and Sister Jamie Lynne Spears


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,'' Jeff 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.

Good friends with singer Madonna. They made a song together called "Me Against the Music". The song is on her album "In the Zone".

Angered the animal rights group PETA for wearing a fur jacket on the cover of her "Greatest Hits Album: My Prerogative". She claims she was told it was fake fur. This is the second time PETA has criticized her after she performed on stage with a caged tiger and a snake at the 2001 MTV music awards, after which she apologized and posed for an anti-fur poster.

She is mentioned in the songs "Riot Girl" by Good Charlotte and "Don't Let Me Get Me" by Pink.

In her "Baby One More Time" music video, her love interest is played by her cousin.

Is mentioned in Eminem's song "The Real Slim Shady" and is spoofed in the song's music video.

Shares her birthday with Nelly Furtado, Lucy Liu and Gianni Versace.

She wrote her song "Someday" 2 weeks before she found out she was pregnant.

Has her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Likes to wear T-shirts with slogans on them.

Her idols are Madonna and Mariah Carey.

Studied at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School.

First solo artist ever to have a #1 Album and single on the Billboard charts at the same time with a debut.

Worked at a novelty shop before making it big.

In her first song "Baby One More Time" there is a line "My loneliness is killing me" and in another of her songs, "Stronger", there is a line "My loneliness ain't killing me no more".

Is a natural-born blonde. However, she dyed her hair brown in 2003 for a short period.

Wrote 2 books about herself, one with her mom.

She was a aerobic instructor at the gym her parents owned.

Is a huge fan of Björk.

Has British ancestry on her mother's side of her family.

Is the first woman to have four albums go straight to #1 on the American charts.

Has a tattoo of a small black-winged fairy on the back of her spine.

Attended Parklane Academy, a private school in McComb, Mississippi until October 1994. She was on the girls basketball team.

1996, 1997: Elected junior high most beautiful.

1999: One of "Teen People" Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21".

1999: Was one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People.

2000: Was voted by 'People' magazine as the fourth most influential person of that year.

2000: Announced that she will attend college and eventually wants to study entertainment law.

October 2000: Chicago-based DNA Visual Business Solutions filed a lawsuit against her and her marketing companies, including Britney Brands, Inc., claiming that they failed to pay fees due to the web-designing company for helping set up the pop star's website, http://www.britneyspears.com/.

2001: Was ranked 5th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan.

2001: Accepted an endorsement from Pepsi to do TV commercials promoting the soft drink. The first commercial was slated for the 2001 Academy Awards.

2001: Was selected as #2 among the 100 sexiest women in FHM Magazine. Jennifer Lopez was #1, and Christina Aguilera was in the Top 20.

February 2001: Her third album is slated for release in October 2001.

2001: Host of the American Music Awards.

June 2001: Two Texas DJs created a panic for her fans when they falsely reported that the pop princess and her boyfriend, NSYNC's Justin Timberlake, were in a car accident and that she had died in the crash.

September 2001: Announced that she aims to raise $2 million from her fall tour earnings to donate to the children of police officers and firemen who died when the World Trade Center collapsed.

2001: Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001".

2001: Turned down an offer to pose nude for a PETA anti-fur campaign ad.

2002: Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine.

2002: Ranked #1 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".

July 2002: Opened a trendy restaurant on East 41st St., New York City, called "Nyla", which is themed around her home state of Louisiana.

2002: Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.

June 2002: Came in at #2 in the American edition of FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll.

2003: Accompanied Colin Farrell to the S.W.A.T. (2003) US premiere.

March 2003: Is at work on her fourth album, which is due in October 2003.

2003: Ranked #30 in Maxim's Hot 100 Issue. Placed just ahead of Brittany Murphy and Mya, and behind Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Nichols, Kelly Clarkson and Halle Berry.

2003: Ranked #2 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World , in front of Carmen Electra and behind top-ranked Halle Berry.

2003: Ranked #2 in the "Awesome Multitaskers" section of Stuff's 125 Sexiest Women of the Year 2003 issue, along with hyphenates Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tyra Banks , Mandy Moore, Beyoncé Knowles, Jaime King, Samantha Mumba, Janet Jackson, Estella Warren and Taryn Manning.

11/17/03: Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is tied with Melissa Gilbert for being the youngest person to accept a Walk of Fame star.

2004: Offered to perform at the Republican National Convention, but was turned down.

1/3/04: "Taking a joke too far," according to a statement released by her label, she married childhood friend Jason Alexander at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, but quickly had it annulled.

June 2004: Engaged to Kevin Federline.

Her wedding dress was designed by 'Monique L'Huillier'.

Spring 2004: Had emergency arthroscopic surgery after she injured her knee an the set of her music video "Outrageous".

2004: Her perfume "Curious" was one of the best selling fragrances of the year.

She's the best-selling female music artist of the still young century (as of early 2005).

February 2005: Won her first Grammy for Best Dance Recording for "Toxic".

April 2005: The guy in her "Curious" fragrance commercial is played by actor Eric Winter of the daytime soap "Days of Our Lives" (1965).

April 2005: Announced on her website she was pregnant with her first child with ex-husband, Kevin Federline.

9/14/05: Son Sean Preston born at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center by Caesarian section. Father is ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Donated $35,000 to the controversial Kabbalah?s children's club, Spirituality for Kids, at Madonna's advice. (August 16, 2005)

1/11/06: Topped the 2005 "Worst Dressed" list of fashion critic Richard Selzer (aka Mr. Blackwell) for wearing clothes that he said made her look like an "over-the-hill Lolita".

9/12/06: Second son, Jayden James Federline, born. Weighed 6 lb., 11 oz.

2006: Was named most searched name on internet search engine Yahoo!.

2006: Named "Most Controversial Celebrity of 2006" by CNN Headline News for her actions making people discuss about everything from proper parenthood to appearing in public without panties.

2006: Michael Fredo wrote a song about her called "Popstar Lovelife (Britney, I Know)".

1/10/07: After topping the 2005 "Worst Dressed" list of fashion critic 'Mr. Blackwell', she shared the #1 spot with Paris Hilton in 2006 for wearing clothes that made them look like "two peas in an overexposed box".

2007: Ranked #12 in "Forbes" magazine's "The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment" list, estimating her net worth at around $100 million.

February 2007: After shaving her own head with clippers in a Sherman Oaks (CA) hair salon, she visited a tattoo parlor and got several tattoos. Her weird behavior caused worldwide public attention. Some days later she admitted herself to a California treatment facility, but checked out after less than 24 hours.

April 2007: Manager Larry Rudolph sent her to rehab in early 2007. She fired him.

4/2/07: Crowned the "April Fool" (by 76% of all voters) in the "Most Foolish" survey of New York publicist Jeff Barge.

9/27/07: Manager Jeff Kwatinetz and her lawyer, Laura Wasser, have quit.

October 2007: Lost physical custody of her two sons with Kevin Federline due to not having a valid driver's license and failing to take a random drug and alcohol test. Federline has sole custody of the children.

~ Personal Quotes ~

England is one of my favorite places. The fans are just so crazy.

I always call my cousin because we're so close. We're almost like sisters, and we're also close because our moms are sisters.

I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person.

I know not everyone will like me, but this is who I am so if you don't like it, tough!

I wish my hair was thicker, and I wish my feet were prettier. My toes are really ugly. I wish my ears were smaller. And my nose could be smaller too.

I would really, really, really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what to do next, and when she's performing, the audience is just in awe of her.

I'm attracted to guys who are really confident and make conversation.

Onstage I'm the happiest person in the world.

The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.

When you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the best.

~ Personal Quotes ~

Christina Aguilera and I are friends no matter what the media makes up.

I always wanted to be a singer, it's what I wanted to do since I was little.

I remember I read this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna. And it's like, she didn't care. Madonna just came out and was herself. I respect that a lot.

I would like to be called an inspiration to people, not a role model - because I make mistakes like everybody else. When I'm offstage, I'm just like everybody else.

With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt... because love is an amazing feeling.

I went to a psychoanalyst. He explained things about my love life that I found very impressive... almost scary. He said I had a problem with closeness and intimacy... that I was afraid of letting myself fall for someone and of being hurt.