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.
