• Spears was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age   &nbnine and competing in state-level competitions.

• In early 2001, she caught the attention of Pepsi who gave Spears a multi-    million dollar promotional deal.

• She has had four books published including A Mother's Gift, and seven DVDs    released, including her self-produced 2005 reality series Britney & Kevin:    Chaotic.

Britney Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi but was raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. Her talent as a singer was discovered very early in life. Spears spent three summers at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 1991's Ruthless!.
Her success as an international singer was established in late 1998 with Spears's debut single "...Baby One More Time" becoming an instant international success. Her success as a singer continued amidst her troubled personal life.
Her relationship with fellow pop singer Justin Timberlake ended in early 2002 thus ending a four-year relationship. In June 2002 her involvement in a business venture, restaurant "Nyla" in New York City, has to be truncated because of debts and management issues.

Spears married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander on January 3 2004 that lasted 55 hours, ending with an annulment stating that Spears "lacked understanding of her actions."
Spears reportedly became involved in the Kabbalah Centre in September 2004 through her friendship with Madonna. She publicly left the religion in 2006.
In July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to Kevin Federline. On the night of September 18, Spears married Federline. She gave birth to her first child, Sean Preston, in 2005 and to her second child, Jayden James, in 2006. The couple's divorce in November of the same year was highly publicized, followed by an ongoing legal battle for the custody of their two sons. Throughout 2007, Spears has been the subject of intense media scrutiny due to her controversial public behavior.