Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national Fernsehen in 1992 as a contestant on the star, sterne Suchen program, and went on to star, sterne on the Fernsehen series The New Mickey maus Club from 1993–1994. After a brief membership with the pop musical group Innosense, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing her debut album ...Baby One Mehr Time in 1999. The album established her as a pop Icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon", credited...