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Britney Jean Spears is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was born on December 2, 1981. She is known as the "Princess of Music" because she is credited with encouraging the resurrection of adolescent pop in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spears is regarded as a pop legend, having sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, including more than 70 million in the United States alone, making her one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
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