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This Day in Pop: Britney Spears receives her star on the Walk of Fame in 2003 (November 17)


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On November 17, 2003, Britney Spears received her star at the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, tying Melissa Gilbert as the youngest person to accomplish this. She was the 2242nd person to receive a star and more than 2000 fans gathered to watch the ceremony. The address of the star is 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

 

 

The entry on the Walk of Fame website reads:

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Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album in 1999. During her first decade within the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks ".Baby One More Time" and "Oops!. I Did It Again" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.

In 2001, she released her third studio album Britney and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone released in 2003, which yielded chart-topping singles "Me Against the Music", "Toxic" and "Everytime". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and career went under hiatus. Her fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". In 2008, her erratic behaviour and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a conservatorship. The same year, her sixth studio album Circus was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". After embarking on The Circus Starring Britney Spears, she released greatest hits The Singles Collection, which featured U.S. and Canadian number-one single "3".

Spears has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling music artists. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 32

 

In November 2020 they confirmed to have repaired the star through their Twitter account

 

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