Britney Spears

More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. "Pop Phenomenon" doesn't come close to describing Britney Spears. The name is legend around the world. So famous is Britney Spears now that it's impossible to imagine a World in which she doesn't exist.

Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2nd, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana.

As a child, Britney attended dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many competitions and the like. But, most of all, Britney loved to sing.

At age 11, she tried for "MMC" (1989) and this time made it as a mouseketeer along side many stars of today. Her big break, however, came when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist in the late 90s. After a year in school, Britney decided to make an audition tape which she brought to New York. There she succesfully obtained a contract with Jive records. She performed in malls and was the opening act for ‘N Sync. Britney captured the world’s attention with the release of her hit single “Baby One More Time”. She became the first new female artist to have her first single and first album hit the number spot in the same week. Britney Spears’ dream of becoming a pop star has come true.

With the release of her album, "...Baby One More Time" in early 1999, Britney became an international success, selling 13 million copies of "Baby" and 9 million (as of July 2001) of her sophomore album, "Oops!...I Did It Again," released in May of 2000.

The American awards, MTV and Teen Choice awards soon began rolling in and in early 2000 Britney was nominated for two Grammy awards.