Read CNN’s Britney Spears Fast Facts to learn about the pop singer and Grammy award winner.
Personal Birth date: December 2,1981 Birth place: McComb, Mississippi Birth name: Britney Jean Spears Father: Jamie Spears, former building contractor and chef Mother: Lynne (Bridges) Spears Marriages: Kevin Federline (September 18,2004-July 30,2007, divorced); Jason Alexander (January 3,2004-January 5,2004, annulled after 55 hours) Children: with Kevin Federline: Jayden James, September 12,2006 and Sean Preston, September 14,2005 Other Facts Number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart include: “Baby, One More Time” in 1999, “Womanizer” in 2008, “3” in 2009 (debut), and “Hold It Against Me” in 2011 (debut). Six albums have reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart: “Baby One More Time” (1999), “Oops!…. I Did It Again” (2000), “Britney” (2001), “In the Zone” (2003), “Circus” (2008), and “Femme Fatale” (2011). Has won one Grammy and has been nominated for eight. Timeline 1993-1994 – Cast member on “The Mickey Mouse Club.” 1997 – Signs a contract with Jive Records at age 15. January 12,1999 – Releases her debut album “… Baby One More Time.” May 16,2000 – Releases her second album “Oops!… I Did It Again.” 2002 – Is named Hollywood’s Most Powerful Celebrity by Forbes magazine. November 17,2003 – Receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. February 13,2005 – Wins a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for “Toxic.” February 16,2007 – Shaves her head at a beauty parlor in Tarzana, California. October 1,2007 – Temporarily loses physical custody of her children after failing to attend court hearings. January 3,2008 – Spears is hospitalized over issues involving the custody of her children. Kevin Federline, her ex-husband, is awarded sole custody on January 4,2008. February 1,2008 – A Los Angeles court grants temporary conservatorship to Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, after Spears is taken to a hospital and deemed unable to take care of herself. July 18,2008 – In a custody agreement, Spears gives Federline sole custody of the children, but retains visitation rights. August 2008 – Becoming Britney, a musical based on her life, debuts at the New York International Fringe Festival. October 28,2008 – Jamie Spears is granted permanent conservatorship of his daughter’s affairs. February 3,2009 – Sam Lutfi, Spears’ former manager, sues Spears and her parents for defamation and breach of contract in Los Angeles Superior Court. A judge dismisses the lawsuit on November 1,2012. September 8,2010 – Is accused of sexual harassment and sued by her former bodyguard, Fernando Flores.
