Christina Aguilera

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Biography

Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection", the theme song for the animated film Mulan (1998). In 1999, Aguilera came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera, which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100-"Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants", and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." Her sophomore and her debut Latin-pop album, Mi Reflejo (2000), a Christmas third studio album, My Kind of Christmas (2000), and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success, though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image. After parting from her management, Aguilera took creative control over her fourth studio album, Stripped (2002). The album's second single, "Beautiful", was a commercial success and helped the album's commercial performance amidst controversy over Aguilera's image. Aguilera followed up Stripped with the soul, jazz and blues inspired, Back to Basics (2006), released to positive critical acclaim. The album produced three singles "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman". Four years later Aguilera released her sixth studio album, Bionic (2010), which incorporated aspects of R&B, electropop, and synthpop and was met with mixed reviews and low sales. Aguilera's seventh studio album is set to be released in 2012. Aside from being known for her vocal ability, music videos and image, musically, she includes themes of dealing with public scrutiny, her childhood, and female empowerment in her music. Apart from her work in music, she has also dedicated much of her time as a philanthropist for charities, human rights and world issues which include her work as a UN ambassador for the World Food Programme. She made her feature film debut in the musical Burlesque (2010), earning Aguilera a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. Aguilera's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, four Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award, amongst seventeen and three nominations respectively. Rolling Stone ranked her number fifty-eight on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, ranking as the youngest and only artist on the list under the age of thirty. She was ranked the 20th Artist of the 2000-09 decade by Billboard and is the second top selling single artist of the 2000s behind Madonna. Aguilera's albums sales are estimated at over 50 million units worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1993
Number of Albums 20
Record Label RCA
Website christinaaguilera.com
Wikipedia Christina Aguilera on Wikipedia
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Trivia

What year was Christina Aguilera born?

1980

...Christina Aguilera, in full Christina Maria Aguilera, (born December 18, 1980 , Staten Island, New York, U.S.), American pop singer who emerged during ...
What was Christina's full name?

Christina Maria Aguilera

...Christina Aguilera, in full Christina Maria Aguilera , (born December 18, 1980, Staten Island, New York, U.S.), American pop singer who emerged during ...
In what year did she record Reflection for the Disney movie Mulan?

1998

...se Club. After recording the song Reflection for the Disney movie Mulan ( 1998 ), Aguilera signed a recording deal and released a selftitled debut album...
What was Aguileras first single?

Genie in a Bottle

...nted pop music in 1999. Both the album and Aguileras first single, Genie in a Bottle , quickly climbed to the top of the Billboard pop charts, and she ...
What language did Aguilera master to release Mi reflejo?

Spanish

...ritage, she capitalized on the Latin pop music boom by mastering enough Spanish to release Mi reflejo (2000). My Kind of Christmas (2000) followed. Ag...
What was the name of the follow-up to Bionic?

Lotus

...e album was considered a commercial disappointment, as was its followup, Lotus (2012). Her 2018 release, Liberation, earned glowing reviews. She later...
What was Christina Aguilera's net worth in 2013?

130 million USD

...rding to Celebrity Net Worth, Christina Aguilera has a net worth of 130 million USD . Childhood: Christina Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York...
Where was Christina born?

Staten Island, New York

...h of 130 million USD. Childhood: Christina Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York . Aguilera took part in many talent contests when she was growi...
How old was she when she appeared on the Star Search show?

9

...er home. As a result of this, the family relocated to another suburb. Aged 9 , she appeared on Star Search, singing 'A Sunday Kind Of Love' but did not...
Which song was nominated for a 'Best Original Song' Golden Globe?

Reflection

...Search, singing 'A Sunday Kind Of Love' but did not win the contest. ' Reflection ' was nominated for a 'Best Original Song' Golden Globe. Her debut stu...
What genre of pop did she influence in the late 1990s and early 2000s?

teen pop

... debut album, for which she is credited for influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Her works, which incorporate fe...
What label did Aguilera sign with in 1998?

RCA Records

...artists. After appearing in television programs, Aguilera signed with RCA Records in 1998. Her debut album spawned three Billboard Hot 100 numberone s...
How many Billboard Hot 100 number one singles did her debut album spawn?

three

...grams, Aguilera signed with RCA Records in 1998. Her debut album spawned three Billboard Hot 100 numberone singles Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Want...
What was Aguilera's first Spanish record?

Mi Reflejo

...hed as a bubblegum pop artist, she released her first Spanish record, Mi Reflejo (2000), which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums for nineteen cons...
How many consecutive weeks did Mi Reflejo top the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart?

nineteen

...rd, Mi Reflejo (2000), which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums for nineteen consecutive weeks. Aguilera assumed artistic control of her fourth stu...
Beautiful, Fighter, and Can't Hold Us Down became what?

topten singles

...r, further singles Beautiful, Fighter and Can't Hold Us Down became topten singles in many countries, and she was named the most successful female art...
Who is Christina Maria Aguilera's father?

Fausto Xavier Aguilera

...orn on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York, to father Fausto Xavier Aguilera and his wife, Shelly Loraine Fidler. Aguilera's early home life...
What is the name of the show Christina Maria is a coach and mentor on?

The Voice

...uilera has served as a coach and mentor on the singingcompetition show The Voice . Early Life Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980, i...
When did Aguirre's mother end her marriage?

Aguilera was six

...e Fidler. Aguilera's early home life was troubled. It wasn't until Aguilera was six that her mother managed to end the marriage and move her two daugh...
How many daughters did her mother move to Rochester, Pennsylvania?

two

...Aguilera was six that her mother managed to end the marriage and move her two daughters (Christina and her younger sister, Rachel) to a new life in Ro...
Aguilera's mother was an experienced violinist and what other instrument?

pianist

...o doubt inherited from her musical mother, an experienced violinist and pianist . By the time she was in elementary school, Aguilera's big voice had sw...
What television show did Aguilera appear on in 1990?

Star Search

...school her daughter. Still, Aguilera continued to perform, and in 1990, she earned a spot on the nationally syndicated television program Star Search ....
Christina Aguilera has garnered critical acclaim and what else?

chartsuccess

...ding instincts, Christina Aguilera has garnered critical acclaim and chartsuccess , balancing uplifting ballads with sexually liberated anthems all del...
What is the name of Christina's carnal sophomore set?

Stripped

...lf from the rest of the pack, beginning with her carnal sophomore set, Stripped , a heavy R&B album from 2002 that found its greatest success with the ...
What song was the greatest hit on Aguileas sophomore album, Stripped?

Beautiful

...vy R&B album from 2002 that found its greatest success with the ballad Beautiful . She may have emphasized her maturation with Stripped singles like Di...
In what year did Back to Basics come out?

2006

...ed her maturation with Stripped singles like Dirrtty, but by the time of 2006 's retroswinginspired Back to Basics, it was clear that Aguilera was the ...
When was Stripped released?

2002

...eginning with her carnal sophomore set, Stripped, a heavy R&B album from 2002 that found its greatest success with the ballad Beautiful. She may have ...
What is the throughline of her career?

contemporary dance and R&B

...reliable, pop diva of the boom. Through all of these changes, contemporary dance and R&B remains the throughline of her career, as on 2012's Lotus and...
In what year did she illuminate her persona with a new album?

2022

... throughline of her career, as on 2012's Lotus and 2018's Liberation. In 2022 , she further illuminated her persona with the Spanish EP La Fuerza. Born...
In what year did Aguilera release Liberation?

2018

...ce and R&B remains the throughline of her career, as on 2012's Lotus and 2018 's Liberation. In 2022, she further illuminated her persona with the Span...
What Spanish EP did she release in 2022?

La Fuerza

...tion. In 2022, she further illuminated her persona with the Spanish EP La Fuerza . Born on Staten Island on December 18, 1980, Aguilera spent her early...
On what date was she born?

December 18, 1980

...er persona with the Spanish EP La Fuerza. Born on Staten Island on December 18, 1980 , Aguilera spent her early childhood in Rochester and Wexford, Pen...
At what age did she begin performing regularly in local talent shows?

six

... Wexford, Pennsylvania, suburban towns just outside of Pittsburgh. At age six , she began performing regularly in local talent shows, working her way u...
In what year did she join the Disney Channel's reboot of The Mickey Mouse Club?

1992

...g her to joining the Disney Channel's reboot of The Mickey Mouse Club in 1992 . Aguilera joined a cast that also featured future stars Britney Spears, ...
What country did Aguilea's father come from?

Ecuador

...ra grew up as a talented and famous singer of 2000s. She was born to an Ecuador ian father, Fausto Aguilera, and an Irish descent mother, Shelly Kearns...
Who was Aguila's mother's nationality?

Irish

... of 2000s. She was born to an Ecuadorian father, Fausto Aguilera, and an Irish descent mother, Shelly Kearns, who are both fluent in Spanish. Growing ...
How many siblings did Christina have?

four

...arns, who are both fluent in Spanish. Growing up together along with her four siblings, Michael, Casey, Rachel and Stephanie, Christina realized from ...
Where did Christina live after her parents' divorce?

Pittsburgh

...ed the National Anthem at professional sporting events in the area of Pittsburgh , where she lived with her mother after her parents' divorce. Seriousl...
How old was Christina when she auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club?

ten

...parents' divorce. Seriously wanting to build her career in entertainment, ten yearold Christina went to an open audition for The Mickey Mouse Club but ...
Who did Christina send a demo tape to?

Ron Fair

...l. After two years of singing, dancing, and performing in Disney, in request of manager Steve Kurtz, Christina sent a demo tape to RCA exec, Ron Fair ....
How many MTV Video Music Awards has she received?

2

...ed many honors including Grammy Nominations and a win for Best New Artist. 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Radio Music Awards, 2 VH1 Awards, and a Teen Ch...
What kind of blonde hair and red lipstick are seen in Wartime Hollywood glamour?

Platinum

...l influences include Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Janet Jackson. Platinum blonde hair and bright red lipstick Wartime pinupclassic Hollywood gla...
What award did Christina win for Best New Artist?

Grammy

...d following the release of her album Back to Basics. Trivia (132) Won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. February 2000 Made the Top 20 in FHM magazin...
When did Christina make the Top 20 in FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women?

February 2000

...Back to Basics. Trivia (132) Won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. February 2000 Made the Top 20 in FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women. Announced that...
Christina announced that she would star in TV commercials for what brand?

Coke

...s 100 Sexiest Women. Announced that she would star in TV commercials for Coke , which were slated to appear in the United States in May 2001 and contin...
Which singles were released on her 1999 debut album?

Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Wants, and Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You).

...illboard Hot 100 numberone singles Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Wants, and Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You). The following year, Aguilera relea...
What was the name of her fifth studio album?

Back to Basics

...uced Dirrty, Beautiful, and Fighter. Aguilera's fifth studio album, Back to Basics (2006), debuted at number one on the album charts of ten countries ...
When did she release her sixth studio album Bionic?

2010

... of ten countries and spawned the tracks Ain't No Other Man and Hurt. In 2010 , Aguilera released her sixth studio album Bionic and starred in the film...
In what film did she star?

Burlesque

...guilera released her sixth studio album Bionic and starred in the film Burlesque . The following year, she debuted as a coach on the reality competitio...
When was her seventh album released?

2012

...y competition television series The Voice; she has since appeared on six of its twelve seasons. Her seventh studio album, Lotus, was released in 2012 ....