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Britney Spears
It's Britney, bitch
Born: December 2, 1981 (age 42)
McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Genres: Pop • dance-pop • electropop
Occupation(s): Singer • dancer • actress • songwriter
Labels: Jive Records • RCA Records
Instruments: Vocals
Associated acts: Madonnawill.i.amPharrell WilliamsRihannamh:horriblemusic:Iggy AzaleaBackstreet Boys
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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981), known as Britney Spears, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s, for which she is referred to as the "Princess of Pop".

Why She's the Princess of Pop

  1. Her iconic songs such as "...Baby One More Time", "Oops!... I Did It Again", "I'm a Slave 4 U" ,"Toxic", "Gimme More", "Womanizer" and "Till the World Ends".
  2. Her elaborate performances which mostly have gotten positive reviews since 1998.
  3. She defended the late Michael Jackson from Diane Sawyer and said she believes he's innocent and that the accusations towards him are untrue.
  4. She collaborated with numerous great artists herself including Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Tinashe, Pharrell Williams and Rihanna.
  5. She has been a positive influence for numerous post-2005 artists.
  6. She has several iconic albums under her belt which mostly have been seen as some of the best albums of all time.
  7. Her music videos mostly have amazing production value and choreography, which help further her status as an icon.
  8. Her role on the Mickey Mouse Club was pretty good and showed that she had potential even before she became famous.
  9. Although she's being criticized for being bad singer. She proved many times she can sing like here. She also has really good vocal range (4 octaves F#2- F#6).
  10. She is good feature on song "SMS (Bangerz)" by Miley Cyrus and "S&M" by Rihanna.

Bad Qualities

  1. She butchered several classic songs such as "I Love Rock N Roll" and "My Prerogative".
  2. She had bad songs such as "Pretty Girls", "Scream and Shout", "Big Fat Bass", and "Chillin' with You".
  3. She has garnered controversy as most of her content post-2008 had very large and distracting amounts of auto-tune and also overused her "baby voice" which rubbed critics and audience members the wrong way. People also have accused her of lip-syncing in her concerts, which have caused people to walk out.
  4. Her album Britney Jean garnered controversy because almost all songs were supposedly sung by background singer, Myah Marie. Also, the album wasn't really good.
  5. Her acting career was lukewarmly received by critics.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Britney Spears: In the Zone (2004)
  • Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (2005)
  • Keys Cuts from Remixed (2005)

Singles

Trivia

  • She is naturally a brunette but dyes her hair blonde.
  • Her performance at the 2001 MTV VMAs, in which she infamously danced with a python wrapped around her neck, lead to heavy criticism from PETA.
  • She is of Scottish, English and Maltese American descent.
  • She was considered for the role of Daisy Duke in the much-maligned film adaptation of the cult series of the same name but lost out to Jessica Simpson.
  • She wrote the theme song for her sister's show Zoey 101.
  • Her "baby voice" she's known for is actually fake and her deep voice is similar to her Mickey Mouse Club friend Christina Aguilera.

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