Trivia

The school scenes in her music video "Baby One More Time" were filmed in the same place the movie Grease (1978) was shot.

Announced that she aims to raise $2 million from her fall tour earnings to donate to the children of police officers and firemen who died when the World Trade Center collapsed. (September 2001)

As of 2010, she is the best-selling female artist of the decade.

Is the first woman to have four albums go straight to #1 on the American charts.

Her sixth album "Circus" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making her the youngest female artist in history to have five albums debut at No. 1, thus earning her a place in the Guiness Book of World Records.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 17, 2003. She is tied with Melissa Gilbert for being the youngest person to accept a Walk of Fame star.

Performed live with Michael Jackson in September 2001. Together they performed Jackson's song "The Way You Make Me Feel" at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special in Madison Square Garden. This was Jackson's last live performance of the song in front of an audience.

She was an aerobic instructor at the gym her parents owned.

Requested that the writers change the lyrics of her song "Born to Make You Happy". The original version contained sexually explicit lyrics, and Britney felt she was too young to be singing it.

Between 2004 and 2010, Spears released nine perfumes which grossed over $2 billion and sold over one billion bottles in just five years. This makes her the No. 1 celebrity perfume endorser of all-time.

In her first song "Baby One More Time", there is a line "My loneliness is killing me", and in another of her songs "Stronger", there is a line "My loneliness ain't killing me no more".

Is good friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Is a natural brunette. She often prefers to dye her hair blonde.

Her album "Baby, One More Time" (1999) has sold 25 million copies worldwide.

When Rihanna asked her Twitter followers which artist they would like to see her collaborate with, the clear answer was Britney Spears. The remix of "S&M" became Britney's fifth #1 hit.

Her first album "Baby One More Time" was released on January 1999, when Spears was 17 years old. It became the best-selling album by a teenager ever. It also led to her first Grammy Award nominations. Her second album "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000) was the fastest selling album by a female artist ever, selling over 1.3 million copies in the first week.

Has a tattoo of a small black-winged fairy on the back of her spine.

Manager Larry Rudolph sent her to rehab in early 2007. She fired him. (April 2007)

Ended up as the youngest cast member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989); during the initial audition, she won the role after Jessica Simpson freaked out at the final question during the initial audition.

At age 18, she became the youngest person in the history of Saturday Night Live (1975) to act as a host and the musical guest at the same time on May 13, 2000. She did the same on February 2, 2002 and appeared as the musical guest only on October 18, 2003.

In her first starring role in the film Crossroads (2002), her character was supposed to swear. She ordered that the curse words be taken out so as not to tarnish her image for the younger pre-teen viewers of the film.

She has English, with smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of Maltese, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Irish, French, and Welsh ancestry. Her maternal grandmother, Lilian Irene Portell, was an English-born war bride. Britney's Maltese ancestry is from one of Lilian Portell's grandfathers, Edward Richard Portelli.

Engaged to Jason Trawick from December 15, 2011: his 40th birthday to January 11, 2013.

After a lengthy custody battle over their sons Sean Federline and Jayden Federline, she and Kevin Federline agreed that he retains sole custody of the children, while she keeps her visitation rights.

In her music video "Baby One More Time", her love interest is played by her cousin.

2006: Was named most searched name on internet search engine Yahoo!.

Britney released her first fragrance (Curious) with Elizabeth Arden. The fragrance broke Elizabeth Arden's first-week gross for a perfume, and ended up being the No. 1 fragrance of 2004 in department stores, as well as one of the best-selling perfumes ever. Curious earned over $100 million in sales in the first five weeks after its release. As of 2011, Spears has released 10 perfumes and is considered the number 1 celebrity perfume endorser of all time. (September 2004)

Is mentioned in the songs "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem, "Riot Girl" by Good Charlotte, "Don't Let Me Get Me" by P!nk and "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus.

Has 2 stepchildren: stepdaughter, Kori Federline (b. July 31, 2002) & stepson, Kaleb Jackson Federline (b. July 20, 2004) with ex-husband, Kevin Federline.

First solo artist ever to have a #1 album and single on the Billboard charts at the same time with a debut.

Was reportedly offered $10 million (the amount was eventually raised to $20 million) to join the second season of Fox's singing competition, The X Factor (2011) (US), as a judge, along with Simon Cowell.

Won her first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for "Toxic". (February 2005)

Shares her birthday with Nelly Furtado, Lucy Liu and Gianni Versace.

Both of her sons were delivered via Caesarean section.

Was best friends with Christina Aguilera when they performed together on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989).

Spears was honored at the 2011 MTV Music Awards. The show paid tribute to Spears and she won two awards - the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and the Best Pop Video Award for her song "Till the World Ends". The Video Vanguard Award is also known as the Lifetime Achievement Award. It has previously been given to artists such as David Bowie, The Beatles, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and U2, among several other artists and music video directors. Spears received the award in 2011, this was handed to her by Lady Gaga.

According to Forbes magazine, Spears is the third highest earning woman in Hollywood, banking $65 million in 2010. This placed her behind Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé, but higher than Lady Gaga and Madonna.

Her video for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" features her doing a love scene with a 23-year-old male model. The original cut contained material so sexually explicit that mother Lynne Spears ordered that parts of the video be edited for content before its release to the public in the spring of 2001. (March 2001)

Britney Spears has sold over 100 million albums world wide, making her one of the best-selling American recording artists.

Lost physical custody of her two sons with Kevin Federline due to not having a valid driver's license and failing to take a random drug and alcohol test. Federline has sole custody of the children. (October 2007)

Her inspirations are Madonna, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.

Her name is an anagram of "Presbyterians".

Spears became the most followed person on Google in November 2011. She beat the site co-founder Larry Page from the top position.

1996, 1997: Elected junior high most beautiful.

Was reportedly offered a role in the middle of the third season of Modern Family (2009), but by the time producers heard from her people, they already had the rest of the season planned.

Was the top earning musician of 2012. Despite not releasing an album or going on tour in 2012, Spears earned an estimated $58 million in 12 months according to Forbes. Most of her profits came from her album "Femme Fatale" (2011), her perfume line, and her endorsements. This put Spears ahead of fellow top earning pop stars such Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

Is the only female artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era to have her first four albums debut at No. 1.

2001: Turned down an offer to pose nude for a PETA anti-fur campaign ad.

Her single "3", from her second greatest hits album "The Singles Collection", made her the first artist in over three years to debut at the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the only non-American Idol artist in eleven years to do so.

December 11, 2009: Billboard magazine named Spears as the second best-selling act of the 2000s.