Britney Spears born December 2, 1981 Britney Spears is an American singer and entertainer. 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. As of November 2007, Britney Spears has sold over 83 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Britney Spears is currently the best selling female artist of the decade and the fifth best selling artist of the decade overall.
Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Britney 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, Britney 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. Britney Spears's next three albums debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making Britney Spears's the first female artist to have her first four albums debut at number one. In late 2008, her sixth studio album, Circus, also debuted at number one.
