Finally pulling her life back together

Britney Spears is a natural-blonde pop singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, author, and mother, born in the city of Kentwood in Louisiana, in December of 1981. She may be considered as among the last of the teenage superstars of this era.

Spears participated in church choirs as a kid as well as performed as a dancer in their town programs. As early as eight years of age, Britney knew she wanted to be in the limelight, and so she joined the audition for The Mickey Mouse Club, but was not accepted because she was still under-aged. One of the producers of the show, however, saw the potential in her, thus, Spears was introduced to an agent in New York.

Britney was enrolled for several summers at the Professional Performing Arts School center, which became the start of her singing and acting career. She also participated in several "off-Broadway" productions, once of which is the show "Ruthless" during the year 1991. When she turned eleven, she then was invited to join The Mickey Mouse Club, where she stayed for two years.
How did Spears find her way to being a pop sensation? Britney first started auditioning in New York for pop groups, where her demo tapes were liked by Jeff Fenster of Jive Records, who was amazed by Spears' vocal range as well as commercial appeal. Britney was then placed in the studio with Eric Foster White, a well-known writer and producer, who previously handled famous artists like Whitney Houston, Boyzone, etc. Max Martin, the top ...