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. (wikipedia)
According to Yahoo, Britney Spears has been the number one search for 6 of the last 7 years. She was beat out for a short period of time in 2004 by Paris Hilton. Internet searches in 2007 were up 60% for Britney, due to her head shaving incident, her frenetic rehab stints, court battles, loss of custody of her children, a police standoff that ended in her brief hospitalization and a whole lot of just plain bizarre behavior. Millions of people searched to see Britney Spears exposed.
Britney Spears is worth approximately $125 million. She rakes in $9 million a year in revenue from her record career. She has sold 83 million records since her debut album in 1999. Her financial situation is really quite impressive for someone who’s career has hit the skids in recent years. We needn’t fret for her financial well being.
