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Name:
Britney Jean Spears
Hometown: Kentwood, Louisiana
Birth Date: December 2, 1981
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
Current Residence: New York, Los
Angeles and Kentwood
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Family: Jamie and Lynn
(Parents); Bryan and Jamie Lynne
(Siblings)
Her
Favorite...
Actors: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt
Actress: Julia Roberts
Color: Baby Blue
Food: Pizza
Drink: Sprite, Pepsi
Sports: Basketball, golf, tennis
Artists: Mariah Carey, Michael
Jackson, Whitney Houston, Madonna
Stores: Gap, Abercrombie &
Fitch
Disney Character: Goofy
Biography #1
At 18, Britney Spears enjoys being a girl. She
loves colors that pop and shopping till you drop,
romance novels and idyllic days at the beach. Untamed
and untarnished as they come, the bright beautiful teen
from Kentwood, Louisiana (pop:1200), is poised to liven
up the pop world with the irresistible collection of
songs on her Jive Records self-titled debut
release.
Produced by Eric Foster White (Whitney
Houston, Hi-Five) and Max Martin (Robyn, Backstreet
Boys, Ace of Base), the album showcases Britney's
unbridled effervescence and musical curiosity. From the
sweet melody of "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart,"
to the driving funk of "Baby One More Time," to the
funky reggae beats of "Soda Pop," to her soulful take
on the Jets hit "You've Got It All," Britney's lively,
assured vocal style is intoxicating. "I want to an
artist that everyone can relate to, that's young, happy
and fun," she says.
Despite a refreshingly adolescent
attitude, Britney's life has hardly been traditional.
"I've done the prom thing, but it's only once a year,"
she notes about her unconventional teenage lifestyle.
"I need to sing and I love to travel."
Performing since early childhood in
local dance reviews and church choirs, she auditioned
for the Disney Channel's "Mickey Mouse Club" series at
age eight in Atlanta. Too young for her series, but too
talented to dismiss, a producer on the show helped
Britney secure an agent in New York City, where she
spent the next three summers studying at the renowned
Off-Broadway Dance Center and at the Professional
Performing Arts School. She also began appearing in
national commercials and Off-Broadway shows including
the 1991 comedy, "Ruthless," based on the 1956 thriller
"The Bad Seed." "At 10 I was playing this really bad
child who seems real sweet but she's evil too. It was
so much fun," she recalls.
Finally old enough at age 11, Britney
earned a coveted place in "Mickey Mouse Club." After
two years performing on the popular children's TV show
filmed in Orlando, Britney returned to Kentwood for one
completely normal year of high school at age 14. "It
was fun for awhile but I started getting itchy to get
out again and see the world," she says.
A devoted fan of pop music- her
favorites include Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, and
Whitney Houston- Britney once again went to New York to
pursue her dream. "I had always wanted to be a singer,"
she says. "It's what I always wanted to do since I was
little." Now a seasoned performer at age 15, an
audition for an all girl vocal group led to her
developing a solo career as a pop singer as well as
continuing her high school studies with tutors. "I need
a lot of help in geometry and Spanish!" she
admits.
Recording with Martin in Sweden this
past spring and in New Jersey with Foster White,
Britney's ready to make her own special mark on the
world. "I love performing more than anything and having
people hear my music. I know I've had to give some
stuff up to do this, but I don't miss high school. When
I was home two years ago, every weekend we'd go out and
do the same thing. It's wonderful as long as you love
what you're doing, but I'd rather be doing
this!"
Biography #2
To say that Britney Spears’s life has changed
over the course of the past two years is somewhat of an
understatement. Since the release of her Jive Records
debut "…Baby One More Time" (which made Britney
the youngest artist in Soundscan history to have a
certified RIAA 12x platinum album, and included four
hit singles including the title track and "(You Drive
Me Crazy"), Britney has gone from being a star in the
making to a superstar and the Queen Of Teen. In 1999
alone she was nominated for two Grammys (including the
coveted Best New Artist), swept the 1999 MTV Europe
Awards (where she nabbed Best Female, Best Pop, Best
Breakthrough Artist and Best song), brought her
explosive live show around the globe and appeared on
every major televised award show both here and in
Europe.
Perhaps even more importantly than the
accolades and the sales figures, Britney has become an
icon to millions of fans worldwide and her infectious
brand of pop/R&B has become the template for girl
pop.
Now Britney is back ready to take it to
the next level. Featuring tracks from Diane Warren,
Rodney Jerkins, Mutt Lange, Max Martin and Britney
herself, "Oops!… I Did It Again" is destined to
be the album of the summer and is much more than just a
follow-up. It’s a record that shows the progress
from phenomenon to artist. A bit wiser and more
confident and self-assured, "Oops!… I Did It
Again" is Britney Spears as you’ve never heard
her: sexy, sassy and solidly in control.
Ask Britney about the direction of her
new CD and she is modest. "I'm not really doing
anything different this time around but I am really
growing up, as a person and that just all flows with
the overall sound and feel of this record.
There’s no master plan! I’m just gonna be
me and hope it all works out!"
Signs are evident that it has already
begun to "work out". The title track, which deals with
romantic misintentions, was written and produced by
longtime collaborators Max Martin and Rami and has
already broken the record for first week adds at
CHR/Pop radio with 155 adds. "It’s an incredible
song!" Britney declares, I think it’s even better
than "Baby One More Time!" Also incredible is the video
whose futuristic/Barbarella concept was Britney's
idea.
The most noticeable aspect of the
single, the video and the album is maturity, which is
just what Britney had in mind. "People have to remember
that when I did my first album I was only 16. I had
never been in the studio, it was all new to me and so
before I let people help me out and honestly I think
that was because I was just so new to the music
industry, not only because I was young. But making
records and being part of the process and becoming more
in charge of my sound was something I had to experience
and grow with and on this album I’ve had the
chance to do that. This album is closer to who I am.
It’s funkier!"
That funkier spirit is loud and clear
on uptempo rump shakers like "Stronger" and "Don't Go
Knockin’ On My Door" which find Britney in a
frisky and fierce state of mind. But as she proved on
her debut, Britney can deliver ballads with as much
intensity as her more high energy cuts. On the aching
"When Your Eyes Say It" (written by Diane Warren and
produced by Steve Lunt and Robert Jazayeri) and the
thoughtful "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" (penned
by Shania Twain and Robert Mutt Lange and produced by
Lange), Britney shows her depth. "I don’t want to
just be some singer who sings a song just to sing it,"
Britney offers speaking to the emotional range of the
album. "When you sing a song with feeling and do your
all you connect and that’s crucial to me.
Especially since I think that the songs on this album
are ten times better than on my first album, so I
really want my fans to feel and hear how much these
songs mean to me."
In keeping with that need to
communicate is "Dear Diary", co written by Britney.
Britney began writing melodies and songs while on the
road and she has plans to learn guitar (she is
proficient on the piano) in hopes of writing more songs
in the future. "I think I’ve always had these
songs that I've been writing in my head," Britney
explains. "Now I feel ready to let people start to hear
them."
Along with her rigorous schedule and
the release of her successful 2X Platinum home video
Time Out With Britney Spears in late 1999, Britney and
her mother have written a book entitled Heart To Heart.
As if that weren’t enough, Britney has also
created the Britney Spears Foundation in conjunction
with the Giving Back Fund. Its first endowment is the
formation of a performing arts summer camp for
underprivileged kids in Massachusetts. "I’m so
happy to be able to give kids the opportunity to learn
about amazing world of dance and music that I’ve
have been lucky enough to make such a big part of my
own life."
Britney began performing at an early
age, and when she was 8, she auditioned for the Mickey
Mouse Club. Although she was too young for the show, a
producer helped her secure an agent in New York City
where Britney spent the next three years studying dance
and music. She also had bit roles in commercials,
theatre and films. When she tuned 11, Britney was old
enough to earn a spot on the Mickey Mouse Club and
starred on the popular show for two years, relocating
with her family to Orlando.
After her stint on TV, Britney returned
home but she still had dreams of making it in the music
industry. "I've always wanted to be a singer," she
declares. Armed with those desires and a powerful
voice, Britney went back to New York when she was 15
and began to make the rounds of record labels. She sang
accapella for executives at Jive Records who saw and
heard right away that in the teenager from Kentwood,
LA, there were the makings of a star. Britney was
signed soon after her audition and began work
thereafter on what would become "…Baby One More
Time."
One listen to "Oops!.. I Did It Again"
and Britney will make a believer out of you - one more
time.
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