Britney+Spears

= = **Britney Jean Spears** (born December 2, 1981) more commonly known as **Britney Spears**, is an American entertainer. Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the //Star Search// program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series //The New Mickey Mouse Club// from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive releasing her debut album //...Baby One More Time// in 1999. The album established her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon", credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.Spears released her sixth studio album //Circus// on her 27th birthday in December 2008. Spears is ranked as the eighth best-selling female recording artist in the United States with 32 million sold albums certified by the Recording Industry Association of America and one of the world's best-selling music artists having sold an estimated 85 million records worldwide__. __ Spears also holds the title to multiple //Guinness World Records//