Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana as a Southern Baptist, is an American singer and entertainer. She was 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.
Her parents are Lynne Irene, a former elementary school teacher, and Jamie Parnell Spears, a former building contractor and chef. She has two siblings, Bryan and Jamie Lynn. Bryan Spears is married to Jamie-Lynn's manager, Graciella Rivera.
She was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions. She performed in local dance revues and sang in her local Baptist church choir. She entered New York City's Professional Performing Arts School when she was eight. Her parents would often argue, and they eventually divorced in 2002.
At age eight, she auditioned for the Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club. Although she was considered too young to join the series at the time, a producer on the show introduced her to a New York City agent. She subsequently spent three summers at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions. In 1992, she landed a spot on the popular television show Star Search. She won the first round of competition, but ultimately lost. At age eleven, she returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on The New Mickey Mouse Club in Lakeland, Florida. After the show ended, she returned to Kentwood and attended high school for a year.
In 1997, she briefly joined the all-female pop group Innosense. Later that same year, she recorded a solo demo and was signed by Jive Records. She began a U.S. concert tour sponsored by American teen magazines, and eventually became an opening act for 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys.
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