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| − | '''Britney Jean Spears''' (born {{nowrap|December 2,}} 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in [[McComb, Mississippi]], and raised in [[Kentwood, Louisiana]], Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with [[Jive Records]] in 1997 and released her debut album ''[[...Baby One More Time]]'' in 1999. During her first decade in the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|...Baby One More Time]]" and "[[Oops!... I Did It Again (song)|Oops!... I Did It Again]]" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of [[teen pop]] during the late 1990s. |
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| − | In 2001, she released her third studio album ''[[Britney (album)|Britney]]'' and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film ''[[Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]''. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, ''[[In the Zone]]'' (2003), which yielded chart-topping singles "[[Me Against the Music]]", "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" and "[[Everytime]]". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and her career went into hiatus. Her fifth studio album, ''[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]'', was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "[[Gimme More]]" and "[[Piece of Me]]". In 2008, her erratic behavior and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a [[conservatorship]]. The same year, her sixth studio album ''[[Circus (Britney Spears album)|Circus]]'' was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "[[Womanizer (song)|Womanizer]]", it also included hits such as "[[Circus (song)|Circus]]", and "[[If U Seek Amy]]". She embarked on her highest-grossing global concert tour,<ref name=femaletours>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/music/madonna/15-most-profitable-female-tours-ever_2133.aspx|title=15 Most Profitable Female Tours Ever|date=2010-05-21|accessdate=2010-07-27| last=Esmailian|first=Ani|work=Hollyscoop|publisher=DNA Group}}</ref> [[The Circus Starring Britney Spears]], in 2009. That same year she released a chart-topping single, "[[3 (song)|3]]" in October 2009, this gave Spears her third single that reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Her seventh studio album ''[[Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album)|Femme Fatale]]'', released in 2011, has become the first of her albums to yield three top ten singles in the United States, including her fourth US number one single, "[[Hold It Against Me]]". She also achieved a second number one single in 2011 when she featured on the remix of [[S&M (song)|S&M]] alongside [[Rihanna]]. |
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| − | Spears has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.<ref name="Mirror2011">{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/britney-spears-pictured-backstage-at-rock-89309|title=Britney Spears pictured backstage at Rock Of Ages with Shane Ward|last=Moodie|first=Clemmie|work=Daily Mirror |location=UK|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=2011-11-03|accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref> According to the [[RIAA certification|Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), she is the eighth [[List of best-selling music artists in the United States|top-selling female artist]] in the United States, with 33 million [[RIAA certification|certified]] albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt|title=RIAA — Gold & Platinum — May 3, 2010|year=2010|accessdate=2010-05-03|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|publisher=[[Mitch Bainwol]]}}</ref> Spears is also recognized as the best-selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall.<ref name=21sells/> She was ranked the 8th Artist of the 2000s by ''Billboard''.<ref name=bbad/> |
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Revision as of 21:25, 4 March 2016
Discography
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...Baby One More Time- 1998
Oops, I Did It Again- 2000
Britney- 2001
In The Zone- 2004
Blackout- 2007
Circus-2009
Femme Fatale- 2011
Remix & Recopilatory Albums:
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative- 2004
B In The Mix:The Remixes, Vol 1- 2005
The Singles Collection- 2009
B In The Mix:The Remixes, Vol 2- 2011
Oops I Did It Again- The Best Of Britney Spears- 2012
Awards and Achievements
GRAMMYS
(2005) Best Dance Recording 'Toxic
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
(2000) Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist 'Herself'
WORLD MUSIC AWARDS
(2000) Best Selling Female Pop Artist 'Herself'
(2001) Best Selling Female Pop Artist 'Herself'
BILLBOARD AWARDS
(1999)
Best New Artist of The Year
Best New Pop Arist
Female Artist of The Year
Hot 100 Singles Artists
(2000)
Album Artist of The Year
Highest One-Week Album Sales by a Female Artist in History
World-Record Breaker of 2000
(2004)
Hot Dance Sales Single of the Year 'Me Against the Music
Best-Selling Dance Single of The Year 'Me Against the Music
