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|agent = Larry Rudolph|signature = Britneyspearssignature.png}} Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears's first and second studio albums, ''...Baby One More Time'' (1999) and ''Oops!... I Did It Again'' (2000), became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist.〔Folkard, Claire (2003). ''Guinness World Records 2003''. Bantam Books. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-553-58636-7.〕 Title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" broke international sales records. In 2001, Spears released her self-titled third studio album, ''Britney'', and played the starring role in the film ''Crossroads'' (2002). She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, ''In the Zone'' (2003), which yielded the worldwide success of the "Toxic" single. In 2007, Spears's much-publicized personal issues sent her career into hiatus. Her fifth studio album, ''Blackout'', was released later that year, and spawned hits such as "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". Her erratic behavior and hospitalizations continued through the following year, at which point she was placed under a still ongoing conservatorship. Spears's sixth studio album, ''Circus'' (2008), included global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". Its supporting tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears was one of the highest-grossing global concert tours in 2009. Later that October, "3" became Spears's third single to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her seventh studio album, ''Femme Fatale'' (2011), became her first to yield three top-ten singles in the United States: "Hold It Against Me", "Till the World Ends" and "I Wanna Go". She also served as a judge during the second season of the American version of ''The X Factor''. Spears's eponymous eighth studio album ''Britney Jean'' was released in 2013; it spawned the top 15 hit "Work Bitch"; however, it became the lowest-selling record of her career. Later that year, Spears began the four-year residency show Britney: Piece of Me at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Spears was established as a pop icon and credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s. She became the 'best-selling teenaged artist of all time'〔Ruggieri, Melissa (December 19, 2000). "Music Notes". ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'': pp. D.13〕 and garnered honorific titles including the "Princess of Pop".〔Often referred to in interviews, cover stories and promotional material as the new 'princess of pop' Susan Hopkins (2002), ''Girl Heroes: The New Force In Popular Culture'', University of Michigan Press, p. 60〕 Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, six MTV Video Music Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, nine ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, ''Billboard'' ranked her as the 8th overall Artist of the Decade,〔 and also recognized her as the best-selling female artist of the 2000s, as well as the fifth overall.〔 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) named Spears as the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 34 million certified albums. She has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and over 100 million singles making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to Billboard Spears has sold about 22.38 million singles in digital downloads in US and is the fourth best selling female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began.〔http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6509510/ask-billboard-britney-spearss-career-sales?mobile_redirection=false 〕 ''Rolling Stone'' recognized her instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments – Britney Spears )〕 while VH1 ranked her eleventh on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012, and ''Billboard'' named her the sexiest woman in music. ''Forbes'' reported that Spears was the highest paid female musician of 2012, with earnings of $58 million, having last topped the list in 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Britney Spears Is The Highest-Paid Woman In Music For 2012; Full List )〕 ==Life and career== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Britney Spears」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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