Less than a week before her 27th birthday, Britney Spears gave international audiences a taste of what she has in store for 2009. Unfortunately, copycat ensembles and lip synced numbers aren’t probably what fans had in mind.

Last Thursday in Germany, the pop princess gave her very first “live” performance since the 2007 VMAs. And while her appearance on the 2008 Bambi Awards was far from disastrous - the physically-fit singer seemed a bit more confident - it still could have used slightly more oomph. And originality. Strangely enough, she opted to wear an outfit identical to the one Madonna has been sporting during her Sticky & Sweet tour. Britney also chose to keep her dance moves and live vocals to a minimum.

Over the next two nights, Britney churned out a similar performances in France (on Star Academy) and in London (on Simon Cowell’s X Factor program). You can see both of those appearances below.

So are these examples of what Good Morning America viewers should expect this coming Tuesday? Well, as we all know - it could definitely be a lot worse.