Born. 2nd December 1981, Kentwood, Louisiana, USA. One of the
last teenage superstars of the millennium, Spears enjoyed her breakthrough
success at the end of 1998. She appeared in local dance revues and church choirs
as a young girl, and at the age of eight auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club.
Although she was too young to join the series, a producer on the show gave her
an introduction to a New York agent. She subsequently spent three summers at the
Professional Performing Arts School Center. She appeared in a number of
off-Broadway productions as a child actor, including Ruthless (1991). She
returned to the [ Walt ] Disney Channel for a spot on The Mickey Mouse Club,
where she was featured for two years between the ages of 11 and 13. She began to
audition for pop bands in the New York area, her demo tapes eventually landing
on the desk of Jive Records' Jeff Fenster. ''Her vocal ability and commercial
appeal caught me right away,'' he recalls. She was expensively groomed by Jive,
who put her in the studio with Eric Foster White (producer and writer for
Boyzone, Whitney Houston and others). They employed top R&B writer Max Martin
(of Backstreet Boys fame) to produce her debut single, ''... Baby, One More
Time'', and an album of the same title. They also set up a promotional free
phone number where fans could listen to Spears' music and interviews throughout
the summer of 1998. She toured American venues for a series of concerts
sponsored by US teen magazines, eventually joining 'N Sync on tour. The careful
planning paid off when her debut album and single went on to top the American
charts at the start of 1999. The album and single enjoyed similar success in the
UK and Europe. The ballad ''Sometimes'' and the funky ''(You Drive Me) Crazy''
were also substantial transatlantic hits. ''Born To Make You Happy'' topped the
UK charts in January 2000. The demand for new Spears material was satisfied when
her sophomore set, Oops! ... I Did It Again, was released in May. The album
contained the expected quota of well-produced, expertly crafted pop songs
alongside a risible cover version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.
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