Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).

Britney Spears, an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress was bom on December 2, 1981, in McComb, Mississippi. For more than two decades, Britney Spears has been one of the most successful and sometimes controversial solo acts in popular music. Spears developed an interest in performing at a young age. At the age of 8, she auditioned for a spot on the Disney Channel’s The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, but did not get the part because she was too young. Then, when she was 11, she was cast in The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. 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 is regarded as a pop icon and is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has won numerous awards including a Grammy Award; seven Guinness World Records; six MTV Video Music Awards; seven Billboard Music Awards.

In January 2004, Spears got married to Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend at The Little White Wedding Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. The marriage was canceled 55 hours later. In July 2004, Spears was engaged to American dancer Kevin Federline, whom she met 3 months ago. This relationship has received much atten¬tion from the media. The meeting with Jason Trawick was a turning point for her life. Jason proposed to Britney in 2011 but canceled the marriage two years later. After two marriages and a lot of love affairs, Britney Spears wanted to spend all her time on her sons - Sean and Jayden.

1. Britney Spears was cast in The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 8. 2. She was regarded as the “Princess of Pop”. 3. She won seven MTV Video Music Awards 4. Her first marriage was with Jason Allen Alexander in January 2004. 5. Her sons are Sean and Jayden

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