On December 2, 1981 was born in a small town in America a girl named Britney Jean Spears. No one then could imagine that this smiling blonde babe going to become not only a successful pop singer, but an international media figure and a symbol for millions of young people around the world.
The Little Britney
Britney Spears came to this world in the U.S. city of McComb but moved to a little girl to Kentwood, Louisiana population. It is the middle child of a middle class family whose mother dropped everything to support the career of her daughter Britney.
And small-nicknamed Brit who know the family and friends showed artistic inclinations. Participating in local dance competitions in her church choir until age 8 was presented to a show trial to present the Mickey Mouse Club for Disney television. The makers of the program as too young for the job but realized she had a great talent. So, helped to enter the Off-Broadway Dance Center and Professional Performing Arts School. Both schools are in New York, which began a new life for Britney and her mother when they moved to the Big Apple to begin her artistic training.
Her first professional performances
After 3 years of study, performance in the Off-Broadway and Britney ad shoots again to try out the Disney Channel.This time got the admit for presenting the TV show Mickey Mouse Club. Was a key moment in her career, enabling her to become known statewide and also have as partners in the future program so popular singers such as Justin Timberlake or Christina Aguilera.
After her two seasons as a TV presenter Britney decides to return to Kentwood and direct their steps towards the world of music. While still a teenager who dreams of emulating her idol, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston …- firm as a soloist with the label Jive Records, but not until 1999 when this young naive Lolita-like launches her first album , Baby one more time …
An international boom
When … Baby One More Time Britney was released he was only 17 years. Although it is still a child in many respects got her single is now at number 1 on the Billboard chart during its first week. She also made history as the album of the same name also climbed up all on Billboard as it appeared. Sometimes , the second single also won a great success. The world realized that she was born Princess of Pop gala performances, magazines and television appearances and four MTV awards define the best year in the life of Britney Spears.
The great success of their first album backed Britney to launch their second album, Oops … I did it again in 2000.Just go out broke records. It sold 1.3 million copies in the U.S. the first weekend and was No. 1 in 20 countries.Topics such as Lucky , Stronger , Do not let me be the last to know or own Oops … the rose to the top of the music industry at the moment.
Consolidation
The musical career of Britney Spears continued to advance by leaps and bounds. Spoke at galas as important as the medium of the Superbowl or the legendary Rock in Rio festival, where she performed before 25,000 people. During this time she presents her third album, Britney , a sample of her musical evolution towards maturity with their first single, I’m a Slave 4 U . Upon hearing the fans see that Britney is no longer the teenage girl who likes the bright colors and go shopping.
The latest album of Britney Spears was launched in 2003.It’s In the Zone , a CD that includes songs like Everytimeand Me Against the Music , a theme that plays with her admired Madonna and featuring the collaboration of prestigious musicians.
In 2004 published the first compilation of the singer,Greatest Hits: My Prerogative . This is a greatest hits album that Britney meets with remixes, duets and songs hitherto unpublished. CD name corresponds to the first single, a version of Bobby Brown’s success in 1988.
More Than Music
Britney Spears is a singer known as evidenced by the many awards she has received throughout her career (MTV, Billboard, Emmy, Golden Music …) but it is famous worldwide for other things besides music. She has written books in collaboration with her mother, has a lead role in a Hollywood movie, has dolls and chewing gum to her name and has even created a foundation to organize camps for underprivileged children.
But most covers that Britney has dominated in recent years due to her hectic love life: her present marriage, a short link a few hours with a childhood friend and their relationship with Justin Timberlake. Also noteworthy is her friendship with Madonna, who starred in a scene commentary on the MTV awards 2003 when the singer kissed her and Christina Aguilera in the mouth while playing a song three.
Discography
Since its debut in 1999 Britney Spears has released four musical recording projects that have become an international star. … Baby One More Time , Oops … I did it again , Britney and In the Zone are the titles he has sold millions of copies in countries on five continents. Some of his songs, like the singles of their first two albums, have become true anthems for many teens.
Baby one more time:
Britney Spears in 1999 became known worldwide with Baby one more time … , the album makes it a mass phenomenon.Immediately after launch, and at just 17 years, the singer rises to the top of U.S. charts with this CD and his first single of the same title. Also manages to stay on top for weeks, which is a record in the international music world.
Oops … I did it again:
The great success of Baby One More Time … leads to Britney Spears and her label Jive Records to capitalize on their fame and launched in 2000 Oops … I did it again. This CD continues the trend of their previous album and contains songs as well known as one’s own Oops … and Do not let me be the last to know . The warm welcome received from his fans leads her concerts around the world.
Britney:
In 2001 he sees the light Britney , the album marks the steps to the artistic maturity of Britney Spears. It features songs like I’m a Slave 4U with which the singer shows her fans her musical and personal progress. They are also on the disc I’m Not a Girl, Not yet a Woman ,Overprotected and I Love Rock’n’Roll , topics included the following year in the shooting of his first film, Crossroads .
In the zone:
So far, the latest album of the musical career of Britney Spears In the Zone , her fourth CD was released internationally in 2003. It collaborate big names from the world of pop music like Madonna in the first single, Me Against the Music . Another of the most played songs of this compact isEverytime .
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative:
The year 2004 is the launch of the first compilation of Britney. On this album fans of the singer’s career can find versions of old and new hits as well known as Baby One More Time and Toxic unreleased tracks such as Do somethin ‘ and discarded songs from his previous work, for exampleI’ve Just Begun .
Crossroads
Till the End is the title of the only film so far has starred Britney Spears. Released on 15 February 2002 in the United States, this film is meant for the singer an opportunity to enter the world of Hollywood. It was filmed with the intention to exploit the fame of Britney as a young musical icon and make it a successful actress, but although his many fans the most favorably received, critics were not all that generous either with film or with the interpretation of singer.
The argument Crossroads is in no way related to the life of Britney Spears, always close to her family and without major problems. Over 90 minutes this film tells the story of Lucy, a young American woman living in a small town in Alabama. Is the prototype of the perfect, innocent girl who lives happily until after graduation decided to realize his dream: to meet his mother, who abandoned her as a baby.Given the refusal of his father to help her fulfill her desire she runs away with two childhood friends with years ago is not spoken, Kit and Mimi.
The three girls flee in the car of one of your friends with very different objectives: Lucy is looking for his mother, Kit wants to run a casting and Mimi comes to see her fiance. Aim to reach California, but to get to cross a large part of the United States. During his long trip will occur several adventures that sometimes even put them in danger. At the end of the story and Lucy arrive at your destination you realize how everything that has happened has changed and evolve their feelings, including his awakening to sex.
Crossroads was shot with a budget of about $ 10 million, a considerable amount raised to be a product of big business in Hollywood. Fortunately for the producers their collection at the box office worldwide this figure easily surpassed.The origin of this film goes back to an idea of a Hollywood screenwriter named Shonda Rimes, who suggested to producer Ann Carli that Britney Spears could have as much pull on the big screen in its day had another successful singer, Will Smith . The project was welcomed by Jive Records, Spears’ record label at the time wanted a new direction to his career.
To make this film was chosen to Tamra Davis had been director of films as interesting as Guncrazy , starring Drew Barrymore. Crossroads also counted with the participation of young actors as Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning (two friends playing the protagonist ) and Anson Mount in the role of the boy that Lucy discovers new ways of experiencing life and sex. In addition, the famous actor Dan Aykroyd has supported the project by accepting embody the father of the protagonist. As a curiosity must be said that the girl who plays the character of Britney Spears little sister is really Jamie Lynn, who holds a strong resemblance.
The producers of Crossroads: Until the end were very aware of the great success achieved by Britney Spears on the international music scene and decided to introduce a variety of songs to not disappoint the fans who came to see the film. Thus, in the movie sounded some of the issues of the singer, known as the I’m Not A Girl, Not yet a woman or the updated version of I Love Rock’n’Roll (all from their third album, Britney ) and also introduced several pieces of Madonna, as a tribute to the queen of pop world.
