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Britney's story behind fame...
Britney was born December 2, 1981 as BRITNEY JEAN SPEARS, in small country town Kentwood, Louisiana. Her mother, Lynne, an elementary school teacher, and her father, Jamie, a construction contractor, took her to a local church where she sang "What Child Is This", the first public performance. She was only eight when
she joined an audition of Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club. It was too young for her to join the show, but the producers spotted her potential talent and found her a professional music agent in New York. Accompanied with her mother and younger sister, she moved to Manhattan for several summers to study at the Professional Performing Arts School and Off-Broadway Dance Center.
In 1991, she landed a part as a demonic child in ruthless, an off-Broadway production based on the 1956 horror film, The Bad Seed. And again, at the age of 11, she auditioned again for Disney Channel's MMC, and this times, she earned her mouse ears and became a full-fledged member of MMC for both the 1993 and 1994 seasons. "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. It seems that MMC was a place where nowadays teen stars were born. In the club, she knew Justin Timberlake and Joshua "JC" Chasez, ho would go on to become two-fifths of the teen pinup band 'N Sync. Other talented alumni to emerge from the cast are Keri Russell of WB's Felicity fame, singer Christina Aguilera, Nita Booth (Miss Virginia 1998), and Ryan Gosling from Young Hercules. She stayed on the show for 2 years before going back to Lousiana to attend high school. It was only a year, she headed back to New York at age 15 to audition for executives at Jive Records.
In 1997, she signed a development deal with Jive record, and work with Eric Foster White, a producer who had worked with Boyzone, Hi-Five, and Whitney Houston. It seemed a perfect fit, given Spears self-declared musical influences: Madonna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and Houston. She also traveled to Sweden to work with Max Martin, whose previous clients included the Backstreet
Boys, Ace of Base, and Robyn. By early 1998, her first album with Jive was complete but not released until the first of 1999. Spears set out on a promotional tour to shopping malls throughout America, prompting inevitable comparisons with ‘80s teen pop stars such as Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. Its success got Spears a gig opening for ‘N
Sync, by then a popular teen band and featured on Teen People and Rolling Stone. When the album was released on January 12, 1999, her first very successful single 'Baby, One More Time' made its debut at number 17 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The single spurred along by a racy video featuring Britney dressed as a bare-midriffed Catholic schoolgirl, also shot up to number one. By September, Baby One More Time had sold over 6 million copies.
Some controversy surrounded a Rolling Stone cover story in March 1999, picturing the 17-year-old Britney in a seductive, Lolita-esque pose. She has vigorously denied the widespread rumor that she has breast implants, as well as the rumor that she is actually in her 20s. Britney has gone from being a star in the making to a superstar and the Queen Of Teen.
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Britney's Vital Facts
Name: Britney Spears
Birth Name: Britney Jean Spears
Height: 5' 4
Hair: light brown
Eyes: brown
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Date: December 2, 1981
Birth Place: Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
Occupation: Singer
Education: NYC's Professional Performing Arts School
Broadway Dance Center
Mickey Mouse Club
Father: Jamie Spears (building contractor)
Mother: Lynne Spears (a second grade teacher)
Sister: Jamie Lynn
Brother: Bryan
Favorite Food: Ben and Jerry's cookie-dough ice cream, turkey sandwiches, pasta and hotdogs
Favorite Drink: Sprite
Favorite Clothing Designers: Betsey Johnson, Bebe, A/X by Giorgio Armani
Favorite Song : Purple Rain
Favorite Movie: "My Best Friend's Wedding", "Steel Magnolias"
Favorite Sport Teams: Chicago Bulls and New York Yankees
Favorite Color: Baby Blue
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, basketball, swimming and reading
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Claim to fame: Baby One More Time which sold for 6,000,000 copies (1999)
Trivial Facts: The youngest artist in Soundscan history to have a certified RIAA 12x platinum album
Swept the 1999 MTV Europe Awards (where she nabbed Best Female, Best Pop, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best song)
Influences: Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Otis Reding
Study Plan: Entertainment Law, Business, or Communication
Pet: A rottweiler dog named Baby
First Kiss: Justin Timberlake, of 'N Sync
First Date: Homecoming ball with Reg, his previous boyfriend
Dream Date: Ben Affleck
My own story...
Well, to tell you frankly, I'm just a simple 14 year old boy here in our village. I was raised by my family, with my dad, Pedro Mazo, my mom, Elsa Mazo and together with my other relatives, I've reacehd this age with full of good attitudes and aspects in life. My full name is Varian Mazo and my birthdate was on May 14th, 1987. I am now in 2nd Year high School and studying at Emilio Aguinaldo College Science High School. I was a former HIAn on my city and I'm proud to be always on the top ten of the class since I was on Kindergarten. Right now, I still have more to finish to gain my success in life and I'm hoping to become a more educted and well-known person in the whole world.
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