At 16, Britney Spears enjoys
being a girl. She loves colors that pop and shopping till
you drop, romance novels and idyllic days at the beach. Untamed
and untarnished as they come, the bright beautiful teen from
Kentwood, Louisiana (pop:1200), is poised to liven up the
pop world with the irresistible collection of songs on her
Jive Records self-titled debut release.
Despite a refreshingly adolescent
attitude, Britney's life has hardly been traditional. "I've
done the prom thing, but it's only once a year," she notes
about her unconventional teenage lifestyle. "I need to sing
and I love to travel."
Performing since early childhood
in local dance reviews and church choirs, she auditioned for
the Disney Channel's "Mickey Mouse Club" series at age eight
in Atlanta. Too young for her series, but too talented to
dismiss, a producer on the show helped Britney secure an agent
in New York City, where she spent the next three summers studying
at the renowned Off-Broadway Dance Center and at the Professional
Performing Arts School. She also began appearing in national
commercials and Off-Broadway shows including the 1991 comedy,
"Ruthless," based on the 1956 thriller "The Bad Seed." "At
10 I was playing this really bad child who seems real sweet
but she's evil too. It was so much fun," she recalls.
Finally old enough at age
11, Britney earned a coveted place in "Mickey Mouse Club."
After two years performing on the popular children's TV show
filmed in Orlando, Britney returned to Kentwood for one completely
normal year of high school at age 14. "It was fun for awhile
but I started getting itchy to get out again and see the world,"
she says.
A devoted fan of pop music-
her favorites include Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Whitney
Houston- Britney once again went to New York to pursue her
dream. "I had always wanted to be a singer," she says. "It's
what I always wanted to do since I was little." Now a seasoned
performer at age 15, an audition for an all girl vocal group
led to her developing a solo career as a pop singer as well
as continuing her high school studies with tutors. "I need
a lot of help in geometry and Spanish!" she admits.
Recording with Martin in Sweden
this past spring and in New Jersey with Foster White, Britney's
ready to make her own special mark on the world. "I love performing
more than anything and having people hear my music. I know
I've had to give some stuff up to do this, but I don't miss
high school. When I was home two years ago, every weekend
we'd go out and do the same thing. It's wonderful as long
as you love what you're doing, but I'd rather be doing this!"
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