Britney Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer and entertainer. Britney Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program. At age 12 she performed as a cast member in Disney Channel's television series The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive, which would lead to the release of her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. The album peaked at number one in Billboard 200 and has since sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Her success continued with the release of her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again in 2000, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

After the release of her first greatest hits album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative , Britney Spears experienced personal struggles and her career went under hiatus. This was until her fifth studio album, Blackout was released in 2007. Her sixth studio album, Circus was released in 2008, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the hit single "Womanizer" which became Britney Spears second single to peaked at number one in Billboard Hot 100 since her debut single, nearly 10 years later. Britney Spears is currently the fifth best-selling artist act of the decade in the country, as well as the top-selling female album artist.