Their sweetness, colorfulness and catchiness sucks in young girls and then, oops, the stars suddenly grow up and want to get all sexy. That's what happened with Britney Spears, 29, and that seems to be the case with Katy Perry, 26, both of whom are headed to Xcel Energy Center this week with splashy pop extravaganzas. Here's a look at how these two visually obsessed California pop tarts stack up.CAREER START
- Britney: At age 11, joined Disney's "The New Mickey Mouse Club."
- Katy: At age 15, released a Christian-music album under her real name, Katy Hudson.
IRRESISTIBLE VIDEO
- Britney: "Baby One More Time."
- Katy: "California Gurls."
MOST OUTRAGEOUS LOOK
- Britney: Shaved head.
- Katy: Blue wig, cupcake bra and blue sequined bikini bottom.
BEST PROP
- Britney: Snake in "I'm a Slave 4 U" video.
- Katy: Sparkler bra in "Firework" video.
TATTOO
- Britney: Hebrew word for "healing" on back of her neck.
- Katy: "Jesus" on her wrist.
DISTINCTION
- Britney: The only female artist to have six albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
- Katy: The first artist to have five songs top 4 million in digital-download sales.
BIGGEST EMBARRASSMENT
- Britney: Take your pick -- marrying a childhood friend for 55 hours or losing custody of her two sons and being placed under her father's conservatorship.
- Katy: Censored by "Sesame Street" because parents complained about her cleavage.
MAKING A STATEMENT
- Britney: She made out with Madonna on the MTV Video Music Awards.
- Katy: She sang "I kissed a girl and I liked it, the taste of her Cherry Chapstick," in her hit "I Kissed a Girl."
