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THE QUEEN OF POP BRITNEY SPEARS SECURES HER REIGN AT THE 1999 MTV EUROPE AWARDS BEATS ALL TIME RECORD AND SWEEPS THE BOARD WITH FOUR OUT OF FOUR

Best Female, Best Pop, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Song

New York, NY

Jive Recording artist, Britney Spears was the undoubted winner at the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards, held Thursday, November 11 at The Point in Dublin, Ireland. The young pop star not only won all four of her awards but also beat the all time record for winning more awards than any artist has ever won. She took the awards for Best Female; beating out Lauryn Hill and Madonna, Best Pop; topping the Backstreet Boys and Ricky Martin, Best Breakthrough Artist; beating out Jennifer Lopez and Eminem and Best Pop Song for 'Baby One More Time'; overtaking Madonna, TLC and the Backstreet Boys.

Britney Spears' debut 8X platinum album ...Baby One More Time is currently top 10 on the Billboard Album 200 chart and has been since it was released 43 weeks ago. Britney Spears is the youngest artist in Soundscan history to have a certified RIAA 8X platinum album. The fourth single from ...Baby One More Time will be "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" and will be shipped to radio on December 15.

Britney Spears' upcoming performances include the NBC Christmas In Rockefeller Center on December 1, the 1999 Billboard Music Awards on December 8 live from Las Vegas and Nickelodeon's Big Holiday Help-A-Thon 99 airing December 11. Time Out With Britney Spears, her debut home video is set for a worldwide release on November 23 on video and the DVD will be in stores on December 21.

Britney is currently in the studio recording her sophomore album scheduled for a second quarter release in 2000.

 

Bio

At 17, 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.

Produced by Eric Foster White (Whitney Houston, Hi-Five) and Max Martin (Robyn, Backstreet Boys, Ace of Base), the album showcases Britney's unbridled effervescence and musical curiosity. From the sweet melody of "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart," to the driving funk of "One More Time," to the funky reggae beats of "Soda Pop," to her soulful take on the Jets hit "You've Cot It All," Britney's lively, assured vocal style is intoxicating. "I want to be an artist that everyone can relate to, that's young, happy and fun," she says.

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!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

source: Official B. Spears site  





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