Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, film producer, and author. Her debut album ...Baby One More Time propelled her to international stardom in 1999. It spawned the Billboard topping
single "...Baby One More Time". She released her second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again in 2000 with continued success. A third album Britney was released in 2001, followed by the release of her fourth album In The Zone in 2003. The album's breakout single "Toxic" won Spears her first Grammy Award. After the release of a remix album and a career
break, she released Blackout in 2007.
According to Zomba Label Group, Spears has sold over 83 million records worldwide. The RIAA ranks her as the eighth
best-selling female artist in American
music history, having sold 31 million albums in the U.S. Spears's fame in the music industry has led her to experiment with other forms of media, including film and television. Most noted for her starring role in the 2002 movie Crossroads, Spears has also made guest appearances in various movie and television programs. Her success as a singer led her to several high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, including her own perfume line.
Spears's personal life has gained much attention from the media. Her
marriage to Kevin Federline in
2004 received much publicity, as did the birth of her first
child,
Sean Preston, in 2005 and her second
child,
Jayden James, in 2006. The couple's divorce in November of the same year was highly publicized, followed by an ongoing legal battle for the custody of their two children!
