Britney Spears is recognized as the “princess of pop” thanks to his songs that became icons of the 2000s. However, before becoming a pop star recognized around the world, she became part of a girl band who sought to have the same success as the Spice Girls.
Before joining this band, Spears began acting in different television programs and theater productions, until in 1992 she was hired to participate in “The Mickey Mouse Club” along with Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Goslingin which it was until its cancellation, just two years later.
Innosense, Britney Spears’ band
Lou Pearlmannthe controversial manager of Britney Spears and boy bands like N’SYNC and the Backstreet BoysI wanted to form a girl group so that it could compete with those that emerged during the 90’s. That’s how it was born Innosensea band composed of Nikki DeLoach, Mandy Ashford, Danay Ferrer and Amanda Latona.
Spears joined this group for a time, but her presence was not prominent. In fact, the singer left the group long before they could record their debut album to be able to fully dedicate himself to his solo career. Finally, the group released their album, but they didn’t have anywhere near the success of the Spice Girls, so dissolved in 2003.
Britney Spears’ musical career as a solo artist
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Britney Spears
A year after leaving Innosense, Spears released her first song, “…Baby One More Time”which had million physical sales and reached first place on the music charts of various countries. She became a star instantly and every song he published became a hitas happened with “Oops…I Did It Again”.
His career was marked by a large number of iconic moments, such as his presentation at the MTV Awards from 2001, in which he danced with a python snake on his shoulders. On the other hand, the simple “Toxic”released in 2003, became a pop music classic of that decade.
However, Spears’ career was not perfect. During 2007, he went through various mental health problems due to the pressure of fame and the constant invasion of their privacy by paparazzi. Also, that year he lost custody of his children due to controlled consumption of substances and alcohol. He came to suffer a psychotic break in which he hit a car window with an umbrella and shaved his head.
All these situations led to him being under the guardianship of his father for 13 years. The problem came when he began to manage not only his whole lifebut also his moneywhich led him to benefit economically of his daughter’s estate. However, in 2021 finally an end to legal guardianshipafter years of protests by his fans with the campaign #FreeBritney.
How is Britney Spears today?
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It has been years since Britney Spears was released from her father’s custody, and she managed get on with your life. The artist stated that I would never return to the music industrybut in 2022 he released a song with Elton John, “Hold Me Closer”and in 2023 he released his single “Mind Your Business” next to Will.I.Am.
On the other hand, the singer’s fans are worried due to various videos that she uploaded to social networks. These are usually Instagram reels in which dances in the dining room of his home. The media treated his behavior as “erratic”something the pop star had already repeatedly repudiated.
Britney Spears net worth today
Today, Britney Spears has an average net worth of 40 million dollarsaccording to the Celebrity Net Worth portal. However, today she remains one of the artists with biggest sales in the worldwith a total of 150 million records sold around the world.
Source: Ambito
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