Can you believe that on 23 October, Britney Spears’s big breakout debut hit, ‘Baby One More Time’ was released two decades ago!
To celebrate this milestone, OFM’s dedicating the day to the ‘Princess of Pop’. Tune in 08:00 – 18:00 to hear her best hits from the last 20 years.
If you have any Britney memories, you’d like to share with us, you can so on Whatsapp – 084 222 9497, data rates apply. Text, pics, voicenotes, a video of your dance moves – all are welcome. AND, what’s more, to thank you for participating, one lucky listener stands a chance to win R1000 cash! So keep those Britney gems coming…
Born December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi, Britney Jean Spears was raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. She appeared in stage productions and television series, before signing with Jive Records in 1997.
Spears's first two studio albums, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), were global successes and made her the best-selling teenage artist of all-time.
Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In 2012, Forbes reported that Spears was the highest paid female musician of the year, with earnings of $58 million, having last topped the list in 2002.
During the promotion of her eighth and ninth studio albums, Britney Jean (2013) and Glory (2016), Spears embarked on a four-year concert residency, Britney: Piece of Me, at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Spears has earned numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, six MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video Vanguard Award, seven Billboard Music Awards, including the Millennium Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
One of the world's best-selling music artists, Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
Check out Britney in action below:
Britney Spears Day comes to you courtesy of LindsaySaker Bloemfontein.