Britney Spears through the years

A look at Britney Spears from the beginning of her career to her ongoing conservatorship battle.

Britney Spears' career began as a child on 'The Mickey Mouse Club House' but it wasn't until 1998 when she started making waves in the music industry and began to work with famed producers to form her signature sound. (Getty Images) In 1999, Spears released her debut album, '...Baby One More Time' to commerical and critical success. (Photo by Brenda Chase/Newsmakers) (Getty Images) In 2000, she released her follow up album, 'Oops!... I Did It Again.' (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) ( ) Spears Iconic MTV Video Music Awards featuring a live python came in 2001. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) ( ) In 2002, Spears co-starred in the movie 'Crossroads' with Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning. (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) ( ) In 2004, Spears married Kevin Federline, with whom, she shares two children: Sean Preston and Jayden James. (Photo by J. Merritt/FilmMagic) ( ) 2006 was when trouble began for the star when she was photographed driving a car with her son in her lap. She and Federline split up the same year. (Photo by Bruce Gifford/FilmMagic) ( ) 2007 was the year of Spears' infamous meltdown including trips to mental health facilities and shaving her head. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images) ( ) In 2008, Spears was placed under a conservatorship, meaning her father Jamie would control her finances and daily life. She remains under the conservatorship to this day.  (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage) ( ) Over the next few years, Spears produced several more albums and maintained a presence in the media by appearing as a judge on 'The x Factor.' (Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images) ( ) In 2016, Spears starred in a residency in Las Vegas. She'd go on tour in 2018, which was one of the last times she performed live.  (Photo by Denise Truscello/BSLV/Getty Images for Brandcasting, Inc) ( ) In the following years, Spears' career would indefinately halt as she remained under her conservatorship. On June 23, 2021, she addressed the court calling the legal guardianship 'abusive' and asking the judge to terminate it. (Photo by ) (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)