For
those who thought Britney Spears huge success would be just
...Baby One More
Time, her second album titled
"Oops!...I Did It Again" was a big
worldwide phenomenoum sold over 25 million copies worlwide.The album reached
number one in U.S. by selling over one million copies on the first week, Being
the highest record for a week debut of a solo artist in the U.S.A.The album was
certified diamond in U.S.A., Canada and Turkey and received lots and lots of
multi-platinum certifications all over the world.
The critics for
Britney's second album were better than to the previous one.
The album
leading single,
"Oops!...I Did It Again" broke the record for most
radio station additions in a single day, and quickly became a
number one hit
worldwide.The same year Britney started her very first world tour, also titled
Oops!...I Did It Again, Britney performed in all over U.S.A., Canada,
Europe and Latin America.Britney ended 2000 with two more Billboard Awards and
two nominations at Grammy.
The album had other 3 singles than
"Oops!...I Did It Again" :
"Stronger" , "
Lucky" and
"Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know"
In December 2000, Forbes
placed Britney Spears at number one on the annual list of Most Powerful
Celebrities in The World.
Britney became Pepsi spokesperson in 2001 earning US$8 million
of endorsement deal that year.Britney appeared in several TV Commercials,
Point-of-Purchase promotions and Internet ties between Spears and the
company.Britney's deal with Pepsi dured until early 2004.
In
September 2001, Spears made her third consecutive MTV Video Music Awards
performance.While performing "I'm a Slave 4 U", she controversially utilized
caged animals and danced erotically with a large albino python draped over her
shoulders.
Britney's third album,
"Britney" was released November 2001
debut at one in Billboard putting Britney on the list of few solo artists to
debut first three albums number one in the U.S.A.
The third album major
hit,
"I'm Slave 4u" is the first song produced by Pharrell Williams to
reach number one on World Singles.
To promote the album, Britney released
2 DVDs, one with the same title of album and the other titled
"Britney
Live from Las Vegas" with the performance of her second big tour
"Dream
Within A Dream Tour" in Las Vegas, Nevada, Britney released a
video/gameboy/pc game called
"Britney's Dance Beat" and a Book + DVD,
"Stages".
The album had other singles released in 2001/2002 :
"Overprotected",
"I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman", "
I
Love Rock 'n' Roll",
"Boys" and
"Anticipating", this last
one released only in Brazil and France.
In early 2002, Spears's four-year
relationship with Justin Timberlake ended.
In early 2002 Britney starred
her first major movie role in
"Crossroads" receiving cruel media
critics.
June 2002 saw the opening of Spears' restaurant
Nyla in
New York City.
Nyla closed by the end of 2003.
After the ending
of
"The Dream Within A Dream Tour", Britney announced she would
have a six-month break on her career.
Ending
of August 2003, Britney performed at The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards with
Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Missy Eliot singing a medley of Madonna's old
hit
Like A Virgin and Madonna's hit of that year
Hollywood.Spears locked lips with Madonna in a highly-publicized
kiss.
After kissing Madonna several magazines all over the world started
rumors like Britney was lesbian and she was having a secret relationship with
Madonna.
In November 2003, Britney released her fourth album,
"In The
Zone".The album had 3 official singles, the first single was
"Me
Against The Music" featuring Madonna and the second was the mega hit
"Toxic" after this last one comes
"Everytime".
"In
The Zone" biggest hit,
"Toxic" is also considered one of Britney's
biggest hits to date, The musicvideo budget was over US$ 1 million.One week
after video debut on American MTV it was censored, but one week after being
censored was taken out of censore.
| 2004 - 2006 : Marriage, Children &
Divorce |
Spears married childhood friend Jason
Allen Alexander on January 3 2004, at
The Little White Wedding Chapel
in Las Vegas.55 hours after the marriage was cancelled.
In March 2004
Britney embarked on her third world tour,
"The Onyx Hotel Tour" which
was cancelled in June after Britney injured her knee during the filming of the
music video for which would be
"In The Zone" fourth single,
"Outrageous".
In
July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to Kevin Federline, three months
after they started dating.These initial stages were chronicled in Spears's first
reality show
"Britney & Kevin : Chaotic", which aired on American
TV Station UPN in May to June 2005.
On September 18 2004, Spears
officially maried Kevin Federline in a ceremony in Studio City, California,
filing legal papers on October 6.After the marriage Britney announced via
her official website she would be taking another career break to start a
family.
Spears reportedly became involved in the Kabbalah Centre in
September 2004 through her friendship with Madonna.
In November 2004,
Britney released a compilation of her biggest singles, titled
"Greatest Hits
: My Prerogative", even being on a career break, The album had two new
singles,
"My Prerogative" and
"Do Somethin'".
In
February 2005, Britney announced she was pregnancy.She gave birth to her first
child, a boy, Sean Preston Federline, on September 14 2005 in Santa Monica,
California.
When she was 7 months pregnant Britney released a single,
"Someday (I'll Understand)", the song was written by her to her first
baby.
In November 2005, Britney released a remixes album,
"B In The
Mix : The Remixes".
In May
2006, Britney announced she was pregnant for the second time in an appearance at
The Late Show With David Letterman.She appeared on
Dateline
one month after to discuss about the tabloids constant critics of her
motherhood.She addressed an incident which occurred in February when photos
revealed her driving with her son unrestrained in her lap.
In August
2006, one month before her second child birth, Spears posed
nude to
Harper's Bazaar with her almost one-year
old son Sean Preston.
On September 12 2006, Britney gave birth to her
second child, also a boy, called Jayden James Federline in Los Angeles,
California.
On November 7 2006, Britney filed for divorce from Kevin
Federline, The following day, Kevin filed a response to Spears' divorce petition
seeking physical and legal custody of their children.
Also in November,
Britney started a
"HOT" friendship with celebrity socialite Paris
Hilton, the both were seen wild partying and photographed lots of times
pantless.
| 2007 - 2008 : Personal Difficulties &
Music Comeback |
In February 2007 Britney shocked the world shaving her own
head.Few days later Britney admitted herself to
Promises rehab center
in Malibu, California to treat her drug/alcohol addiction.One day before going
to rehab, Kevin had requested an emergency hearing regarding the custody of his
children with Spears but his attorney announced that his client asked to cancel
the court appearance.Spears left the rehabilitation center on March 20 according
to her manager, who said she was released after "successfully completing their
program".Throughout early 2007, Spears embarked on a series of behaviors that
received much attention from the media, including attacking the paparazzi with
an umbrella.As the legal battle over the custody of their children continued,
many members of her entourage have been subpoenaed to testify about her
parenting skills.
In May 2007, Spears produced a mini tour for
The
House Of Blues under the name
"The M+M's Tour" after 6 shows
Britney cancelled the tour.
In
August, Britney performed her next single
"Gimme More" at the 2007 MTV
Video Music Awards, the performance received lot of media attention it was
described as a disappointing attempt at a "comeback".Despite the VMA backlash,
the single has achieved success worldwide.
In September 2007, the official findings in Spears's custody battle
were announced by the court. She was ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol
testings and to attend parenting counseling. Spears and Federline continued to
share joint custody of their two children on a conditional basis.Spears lost
physical custody of her children to Federline on October 1.
In October
2007, her seventh album and fifth studio album, titled
"Blackout" was
released, 55 hours after announcing the album was #1 on U.S., Billboard invented
some rules and dropped the album to number #2.The album was well received by
critics.
In December 2007, Britney released her second single for her
most recent album,
"Piece Of Me", the letter describes
Britney's actual life being center of world media, most followed
celebrity by paparazzi and all this stuff.
On the evening of
January 3, 2008, police were called to Spears's home after she refused to
relinquish custody of her children to Federline's people.She was hospitalized at
the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, Spears was accused to be under
influence of drugs or alcohol but blood tests showed negative to any of these
substances.Spears was released from hospital two days later.On January 14
Commissioner Scott Gordon issued an order stating that Spears's visitation
rights have been suspended indefinitely until the custody case goes to trial in
April.
In January 2008,
OK!Magazine published private photos
from Spears' and her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.The headline cover says
"Last Day With Mommy".The photo featured on the cover shows Britney
holding her two sons, Sean Preston left and Jayden James at right.
Britney was born in Mississippi and raised in Kentwood,
Louisiana.Her parents are called Lynne and James, Britney is sister of two,
Bryan and Jamie Lynn.
The album of the same title was released January 1999 reaching number
one at U.S. Billboard 200 Albums, was certified diamond on the U.S.A. and on the
Canada, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and was heavily well-accepted
by critics.