What is Britney Spears?
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{infobox person | name = Britney Spears | image = Britney_Spears_2013.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Britney Spears in May 2013 | birth_name = Britney Jean Spears | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|2}} | birth_place = [[McComb, Mississippi]], [[USA]] | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Jason Allen Alexander|January 3, 2004|January 5, 2004|end={{abbr|ann.|annulled}}}}|{{marriage|[[Kevin Federline]]|October 6, 2004|July 30, 2007|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Sam Asghari|June 9, 2022|July 28, 2023|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}}} | children = 2 | misc = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flat list| *[[Pop music|Pop]] *[[Dance music|Dance]] *[[Electronic music|Electronic]]}} | occupation = [[Celebrity]], [[Singer]], [[Dancer]] | instrument = {{flat list| *[[Piano]] *[[Vocal]] }} | years_active = 1992-2024 | label = {{flat list| *[[Jive Records|Jive]] *[[Zomba]] *[[RCA Records|RCA]] }} | associated_acts = {{flat list| *[[Innosense]] *[[Madonna]] *[['N Sync]] }} | website = {{URL|britneyspears.com}}<br />{{URL|britney.com}} }} }} '''Britney Jean Spears''' (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She has recorded several albums and has received several entertainment industry awards. ==Early life== Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.biography.com/people/britney-spears-9542229 | title = Britney Spears Biography | work = [[People (magazine)|People]] | accessdate = January 7, 2014}}</ref> Her parents are Lynne Irene (née Bridges) and James Parnell Spears. She grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana. One of Spears's maternal great-great-grandfathers was Maltese.<ref>{{harvnb|Spears|Craker|2008|p=4}}</ref> Her siblings are Bryan James and Jamie Lynn.<ref>{{harvnb|Spears|Craker|2008|p=211}}</ref> She was the middle of three children. She prepared early for a