Pop Princess Britney Spears-“终结”布兰妮

PopPrincessBritneySpears|“终结”布兰妮Name:BritneyJeanSpearsDateofbirth:December2,1981Sibling1:OlderbrotherBryan;youngersisterJamieLynnEducation:High-schoolgraduateFYI(foryourinformation):She’smadealot,andshegivesalot:HerBritneySpearsFoundationwassetuptohelpkidsinneed(includingacampforkidsinterestedinperformingarts),andherDreamWithinaDreamtourraisedover$1millionforthefamiliesofSeptember11victims.★TheRags－to－riches2Story“Everyparentthinksherchildiswonderful,butIsensedrightaway3thatBritneytookperformingveryseriously,”hermother,LynnSpears,hassaid.“Rightfromthestart,Ifeltthatitwaswhatshereallywanted,andIwasgoingtodoeverythingIcouldtosupportherdreams.”FortheSpearsfamily,thatmeantmakingsacrifices.Butit’sthememoryofthoselow-incomeyears,sayshermom,thatkeepsBritney’sfeetfirmlyplantedontheground.“I’mnotthepersonyouseeonstage,”Britneyhassaidaboutherself.Hernewbook,Stages,seekstoshowtherealpersonbehindtheicon.AvisittoKentwood4mayprovidealltheproofyouneed:There(despitethenewmultimillion-dollar71/2-acreestate5shebuiltforMamaafewmilesfromtheiroldhome),she’snobubble-gum6popprincessmakingamint7northesexual8womaninthosevideos.She’sjustplainBritney.BritneyJeanSpearswasbornonDecember2,1981.Herdadwasacontractor9andhermomwasanelementaryschoolteacher.Theirsalariesbarely10madeendsmeet11；often,theelectricitywasshutoffbecauseofunpaidbills,thecarbrokedown,andtherewaslittlemorethan12apint13oficecreaminthefridge.Still,theSpearsfamilywantedBritneytohaveeverypossibleopportunity.Lynne“beggedandborrowed”fromgenerousfriends,family,andneighborssoshecouldpayfordancingandsinginglessonsandtripstotalentshows.Finally,attheageof10,effortspaidoff14：BritneywonaspotonthenationalshowStarSearch.Shesangherheartoutbutlostinthesecondround.Thedefeatbroughthertotearsbutshequicklypickedherselfup15andmovedon.ThenextstopwasNewYorkCity.Shegotapartinthemusical16Ruthless!Itwas1993’snewMickeyMouseClubontheDisneyChannelthathelpedhersharpenhertalents.AlongwithChristinaAguilera,NSYNCersJ.C.ChasezandJustinTimberlake(wholaterbecameherboyfriendandnowherex),shewalkedproudlyacrossthestage,performingpoptunesandcomedyskits17.Whentheshowendedayearlater,shewentbackhome.Sherejoinedherhigh-schoolclassmates,backtobeinganormalteenager.Buttheitch18tobeastarwasstillthere—andgettingstronger.Thistime,herparentssoughtoutsomeexpertadvicefromaNewYorkentertainmentlawyerwhokneweverythingoftherecordindustry.TheboybandslikeBackstreetBoysand‘NSYNCwerestayingtopofthepopcharts.LarryRudolphtookthe15-year-oldaroundtoseveralrecordingcompanies,tryingtomakethembelievethemarketwasripeforayounggirltochallengethesebands.Severalsaidno,butJiveRecordssignedherandin1999,shereleased“...BabyOneMoreTime”.ItwasBritney’sideatoparade19aroundthevideoinpigtails20andaschoolgirluniformtieduptoshowherwaist.Herlookwaspureandlovely;hersoundwasachy21andinfectious22.ThesinglerosetoNo.1,thealbumofthesamenamesoldupwardsof13millioncopies,andBritneybecamefamous.Shewasdetermined,however,nottobejustaflash-in-the-pan23likesomeyoungteenqueenswhohadcomebeforeher.Alonglifeinthemusicbusinessusuallymeansnevertostopreinventingyourself(likeheridolMadonna).Soshesaidbye-byetothehealthyimageandpreparedherselfforthebacklash24.Aspredicted,Britney’snewgrown-uplook,exhibitedoncountlessmagazinecoversandinhervideos,turnedoffsomeofheryoungerfansandtheirprotectiveparents.Butingeneral,thepublicwasrefreshedbythenewandimprovedBritneyandherlively,belly-baring26look.Hernextalbums,Oops!．．．IDidItAgainandBritney,featuredsongsandvideoswithadultthings.Theschooluniformimagehassincebeenreplacedbyasexuallady.Nowshe’sreadytospreadherwings.ShedidsobymakingfunofherselfonSaturdayNightLiveandstarringinherfirstfilm,Crossroads.SheopenedaNewYorkCityrestaurant,Nyla;becamePepsi’sspokesmodel27；andappearedintheAustinPowersGoldmember.She’salsosignedontoshoot28aNASCAR29relatedmoviein2003.“It’sreallyweird30,becauseyou’reastar,andeverythingisaboutyouallthetime,”sherecentlytoldRollingStone.“I’mtiredofthat.Iwanttohaveadifferentperspective31.”Despitethefactthatpeoplelikeher—andshehasa350lb32bodyguardshecalls“BigRob”followinghereverywhere—shehasanythingbutthestarattitude.SheprefersherGeneralFoodsinstantcoffeeeverymorning.Shewillproudlyshowyouhowtobitetheheadoffacrawfish33.Shehasthehabitofexclaiming“Lordy34!”andpolitelycallingstrangers“Sir”and“Ma’am.”AfterherrecentDreamWithinaDreamworldtour,she’sdecidedtoretireforafewmonthsandrelax.Nodoubtsheisthinkingaboutthenextboldthingshewilldowithhercareer.Somesaidshewasburnedout35fromtoomuchpartyingandherrecentstormybreakupwithTimberlake,butBritneyhasabetterexplanation.“I’mwaitingforthenextexcitingprojecttocomealong36.I’llknowitwhenitgrabsme.”Untilthen,we’lljusthavetowaituntilshehitsusonemoretime.☆从赤贫到巨富“每一个家长都认为自己的孩子很棒，但是布兰妮对演出的认真劲儿，我马上就感觉到了。”布兰妮的母亲林恩·斯皮尔斯曾说：“从一开始我就发现，那是她真正想要的，而我会全力去支持她的梦想。”对斯皮尔斯一家来说这意味着作出牺牲，不过布兰妮的妈妈却认为，正是那些日子拮据的记忆让布兰妮有了踏踏实实的今天。“我可不是你们在舞台上看到的那个人。”布兰妮这样说自己。她的新书《舞台》试图表现偶像背后那个真正的她。去肯伍德看一看，你想知道的一切便可得以证实。尽管布兰妮在离老家几英里的地方为妈妈建了占地7.5英亩、价值数百万的新居，但在肯伍德，她既不是风格还未成熟却已财源滚滚的流行歌坛公主，也不是MTV里性感十足的女郎，她仅仅是平凡普通的布兰妮。布兰妮·琼·斯皮尔斯生于1981年12月2日，爸爸是个建筑承包商，妈