As a child, Britney attended dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many competitions and the like. But, most of all Britney loved to sing.
At age 8, Britney tried out for "MMC" (1989), but was turned down due to her young age. This directed her to an off-Broadway show, "Ruthless", for a 2-year run as the title character.
At age 11, she again tried for "The New MMC" and this time made it as a mousekateer along side many stars of today (Justin Timberlake, and J.C. Chasez of N*Sync).
Her big break, however, came when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist in the late 90s. With the release of her debut album, "...Baby One More Time" in early 1999, Britney became an international success, selling 13 million copies of "Baby" and 9 million (as of July 2001) of her sophomore album, "Oops!...I Did It Again," released in May of 2000.
Britney's third album, "Britney", featured a more mature musical talent and continued her string of successes. In 2002, she made her first foray onto the big screen with Crossroads, a coming of age picture featuring three young women on the road.
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