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BIOGRAPHY OF BRITNEY SPEARS
At 17, Britney Spears enjoys being a girl. She loves
colors that pop and shopping till you drop, romance novels and
idyllic days at the beach. Untamed and untarnished as they come,
the bright beautiful teen from Kentwood, Louisiana (pop:1200), is
poised to liven up the pop world with the irresistible collection
of songs on her Jive Records self-titled debut release. Produced
by Eric Foster White (Whitney Houston, Hi-Five) and Max Martin
(Robyn, Backstreet Boys, Ace of Base), the album showcases
Britney's unbridled effervescence and musical curiosity. From the
sweet melody of "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart,"
to the driving funk of "One More Time," to the funky
reggae beats of "Soda Pop," to her soulful take on the
Jets hit "You've Cot It All," Britney's lively, assured
vocal style is intoxicating. "I want to be an artist that
everyone can relate to, that's young, happy and fun," she
says. Despite a refreshingly adolescent attitude, Britney's life
has hardly been traditional. "I've done the prom thing, but
it's only once a year," she notes about her unconventional
teenage lifestyle. "I need to sing and I love to
travel." Performing since early childhood in local dance
reviews and church choirs, she auditioned for the Disney
Channel's "Mickey Mouse Club" series at age eight in
Atlanta. Too young for her series, but too talented to dismiss, a
producer on the show helped Britney secure an agent in New York
City, where she spent the next three summers studying at the
renowned Off-Broadway Dance Center and at the Professional
Performing Arts School. She also began appearing in national
commercials and Off-Broadway shows including the 1991 comedy,
"Ruthless," based on the 1956 thriller "The Bad
Seed." "At 10 I was playing this really bad child who
seems real sweet but she's evil too. It was so much fun,"
she recalls. Finally old enough at age 11, Britney earned a
coveted place in "Mickey Mouse Club." After two years
performing on the popular children's TV show filmed in Orlando,
Britney returned to Kentwood for one completely normal year of
high school at age 14. "It was fun for awhile but I started
getting itchy to get out again and see the world," she says.
A devoted fan of pop music- her favorites include Michael
Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston- Britney once again
went to New York to pursue her dream. "I had always wanted
to be a singer," she says. "It's what I always wanted
to do since I was little." Now a seasoned performer at age
15, an audition for an all girl vocal group led to her developing
a solo career as a pop singer as well as continuing her high
school studies with tutors. "I need a lot of help in
geometry and Spanish!" she admits. Recording with Martin in
Sweden this past spring and in New Jersey with Foster White,
Britney's ready to make her own special mark on the world.
"I love performing more than anything and having people hear
my music. I know I've had to give some stuff up to do this, but I
don't miss high school. When I was home two years ago, every
weekend we'd go out and do the same thing. It's wonderful as long
as you love what you're doing, but I'd rather be doing
this!"
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