Britney Spears

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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) more commonly known as Britney Spears is a Grammy Award-winning American entertainer. Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel’s television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive, releasing her debut album …Baby One More Time in 1999. The album established her as a pop icon and “bona fide pop phenomenon”, credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s. Spears released her sixth studio album Circus on her 27th birthday in December 2008.

Spears is ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the United States with 32 million sold albums certified by the Recording Industry Association of America and one of the world’s best-selling music artists having sold an estimated 85 million records worldwide. Spears also holds the title to multiple Guinness World Records.

In early 2001, Spears signed a multi-million dollar promotional deal with Pepsi that included television commercials, point-of-purchase promotions, and Internet ties between Spears and the company. Britney Spears has earned over US$370 million from her many, multi-million dollar advertisement and endorsement deals all around the World. She has published four books, including A Mother’s Gift, and released seven DVDs, including her self-produced 2005 reality series Britney & Kevin: Chaotic. Other Spears products include a doll and a video game. She participated in seven tours including “The Onyx Hotel Tour” in 2004. She has grossed over US$350 million from tour ticket sales and over $185 million in merchandise from her tours, the most ever grossed by a performer (male and female).

Spears endorsed her first Elizabeth Arden fragrance “Curious” in 2004, and earned $100 million in sales in the five weeks after its 2004 release. In September 2005, Spears released the fragrance “Fantasy” with Elizabeth Arden, which also saw great success. These were followed by the release of two more fragrances of “Curious:In Control” and “Midnight Fantasy” in 2006. Her latest Elizabeth Arden fragrance “Believe”, was released in September 2007. In January, 2008, Spears released Curious Heart. Spears released a new fragrance entitled Hidden Fantasy in January 2009. On March 2, 2009 it was announced that Spears would be the new face of Candie’s.

TOP 10 FUN FACTS

1.Attended Parklane Academy, a private school in McComb, Mississippi until October 1994. She was on the girls basketball team.
2. Was offered a role in Scary Movie (2000), but was forced to turn it down, due to concert scheduling.
3. Purchased a $1.5-million loft in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, for her brother Bryan.
4. Wrote 2 books about herself, one with her mom.
5. She was a aerobic instructor at the gym her parents owned.
6. Turned down an offer to pose nude for a PETA anti-fur campaign ad.
7. Is good friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
8. Has a tattoo of a small black-winged fairy on the back of her spine.
9. Her name is an anagram of “Presbyterians”.
10. She is mentioned in the songs “Riot Girl” by Good Charlotte and “Don’t Let Me Get Me” by Pink.

QUOTES

- Just because I look sexy on the cover of “Rolling Stone” doesn’t mean I’m naughty.
- [at a German chocolate museum, 1/18/02] Chocolate for me is just like an orgasm.
- [about her visit to the Playboy mansion] All I remember is seeing a bunch of naked girls and thinking, “I got to get out of here.”
- How can I explain this? I don’t see myself — hand on the Bible — I know I’m not ugly, but I don’t see myself as a sex symbol or this goddess-attractive beautiful person at all. When I’m on stage, that’s my time to do my thing and go there and be that, and it’s fun. It’s exhilarating just to be something that you’re not. And, people tend to believe it. I guess I just pull it off very well.
- Who really cares if I’ve had sex? It’s nobody’s business. Trust me, I’m not going to have a press conference to announce it. If I mess up, I’m human. If I have a drink or I’m with someone, I’m human. I’m no different than anyone else my age.
- I suck at flirting. There’s one thing I don’t understand about Hollywood. How they have a relationship, end it, and go right into the next. It’s hard for a woman in this industry. Either the guy’s going to be really intimidated, or they’re going to kiss your ass. I’m just a girl wanting a guy to love me.