Britney Houston
Encyclopedia
Britney Houston is an American
singer, dancer and Internet celebrity
who identifies as transgender
. She is known for creating parodies of popular videos and posting them on YouTube
within days of the original videos' releases. She began creating her parodies while in the national touring company of Rent
.
Several of her parodies have over a million hits, with her parody of Rihanna
's song Umbrella
having over two million. For her parody of the Pussycat Dolls
' song When I Grow Up, Houston recruited four drag queens to serve as the "Britney Cat Dolls". Houston choreographed and starred in the 2008 MTV
original television pilot
Newsical, which was not picked up. She recorded the song "And The Crowd Goes", which was written and produced by Jonny McGovern
and released on his compilation, The East Village Mixtape 2: The Legends Ball, and is working on an album of original material.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer, dancer and Internet celebrity
Internet celebrity
An Internet celebrity, cyberstar or online celebrity is someone who has become famous by means of the Internet. Such fame is based less upon raw numbers, as with traditional media...
who identifies as transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
. She is known for creating parodies of popular videos and posting them on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
within days of the original videos' releases. She began creating her parodies while in the national touring company of Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
.
Several of her parodies have over a million hits, with her parody of Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
's song Umbrella
Umbrella (song)
"Umbrella" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, featuring a rap verse by Jay-Z. The song was written by The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Jay-Z, and was produced by Stewart and The-Dream for Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad...
having over two million. For her parody of the Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
' song When I Grow Up, Houston recruited four drag queens to serve as the "Britney Cat Dolls". Houston choreographed and starred in the 2008 MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
original television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
Newsical, which was not picked up. She recorded the song "And The Crowd Goes", which was written and produced by Jonny McGovern
Jonny McGovern
Jonny McGovern , also known by his character name The Gay Pimp, is an American stand-up comedian, musician and podcaster. He has recorded three albums as comedic singer The Gay Pimp, and is also a cast member of Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show.-Early life:Jonny McGovern was born to Mary McGovern and...
and released on his compilation, The East Village Mixtape 2: The Legends Ball, and is working on an album of original material.