Biography for Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Date of Birth:18 December 1980(1980-12-18)

Place of birth : Staten Island, New York, USA

Birth Name:Christina Maria Aguilera

Nickname:Chrissy,X-Tina,Baby Jane,Candy

Height: 5' 1½" (1.56 m)

Origin: Wexford, Pennsylvania,United States

Genre(s): Pop, R&B, soul

Occupation(s): Singer-songwriter, philanthropist

Years active: 1990–present

Label(s): RCA Records

Biography:

Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop singer and ex-Mouseketeer who rose to fame in the late 1990s with her debut hit song Genie in a Bottle.

She was born in Staten Island, New York, USA.

Her first song recorded was in Japan, but she only caught the attention of Americans when she released the song reflection for the Disney animated production of Mulan. The video clip featured a young Christina with a bob hair cut, who did not know what was ahead of her young career.

Catering to the fresh pop sound that was popular of the era, her career is still going strong in the year 2002, although her image has become increasingly sexual.

In the year 2000 she emphasized her Latino heritage, following the Latino trend of the time, by releasing her first Latin album, Mi Reflejo. At this time she claimed to have been learning Spanish.

By the year 2002, however, her previously heralded vocals were much overlooked as she began to change her fresh, youthful image into that of a highly sexualized woman with hip-hop and porn-star influences. The video for her 2002 single Dirrty featured her writhing with members of both sexes including a female-only shower scene in which she was wearing only a thong and a bra. She claimed that releasing her first song had consequently catagorised her into the clean, squeaky, pop tart range and was not her. She added that she felt suffocated, and deliberately escaped from the media to return later on as herself, and expressing her voice.

The Dirrty video also made the news when the government of Thailand banned the video from national television, because a pair of posters that appear in the background of the boxing ring advertise, in Thai language, the sex tourism and underage girls of Thailand. The producers and director of the video claimed to be ignorant of the meaning of the posters. She is currently banned from entering Thailand as it offended the Thai people.

Her 2nd official English speaking album, Stripped, was ranked one of the worst albums to have been released by many charts, but fans beg to differ. Stripped features many interludes, one before the track, Infatuation, which features her speaking fluent Spanish.

Aguilera's voice has been complemented with brilliance several times, and even in comparison to diva, Mariah Carey.

Spouse: Jordan Bratman (19 November 2005 - present) 1 child

Trade Mark:
Known for her powerful voice and her ability to sing acapella.

Wears bright blue contact lenses, even though her eyes are already naturally blue (albeit a darker blue).

Trivia:

# Her mother is Irish and her father is Ecuadorian.
# Won a Grammy for "Best New Artist" in February 2000.
# Made the Top 20 in FHM Magazine's 100 Sexiest Women. [2001]
# Announced that she will star in TV commercials for Coke, which were slated to appear in the United States in May 2001 and continue throughout the summer. The Coke campaign also offered a $1,000,000 grand prize for a sweepstakes as well as the opportunity to meet the pop princess and hang out with her during a video taping. Christina previously starred in commercials for Coke which aired solely in Latin America. The ads were such a success that Coca-Cola decided to run new ads featuring Christina Aguilera in the U.S. [March 2001]
# Attended North Allegheny High School up until the 9th grade in Wexford, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
# sued Warlock Records, Platinum Recording Group and producers Robert Allecca and Michael Brown to prevent them from releasing "Just Be Free", a demo compilation she recorded when she was just 14 years old. [May 2001]
# Won the world's best selling Latin female artist at the World Music Awards. Christina also performed her #1 world-wide smash hit "Nobody wants to be lonely" with Ricky Martin at the ceremony. [2001]
# Formerly dated backup dancer Jorge Santos. Christina co-wrote her song "Infatuation" about the relationship.
# For two seasons, Christina appeared on "MMC" (1989) which furthered her desire to record an album before she graduated from high school.
# Nominated for 6 MTV Video Music Awards. So far in her career she has received 11 nominations. [July 2001]
# In 1994, several labels, including RCA, passed on the opportunity to sign Christina Aguilera. Undaunted, she left for Japan to jump-start her career on distant shores.
Personal Quotes:

There is no truth to the rumors that we hate each other. I have no ill feeling for [Britney Spears] and vice versa. I am proud of all the achievements she has made in her career, she is a very hard-working person. I have nothing but love for her.

[about Eminem's lyrics in "The Real Slim Shady" which contained sexual references about her] It's disgusting and offensive and above all it's not true.

[about singing the remake of "Lady Marmalade" with Pink, Mya and 'Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones'.] It's the closest I ever got to being in a girl group.

I like to be edgy, I like to be different. I'm a little bit of rebel.

[after winning an MTV Award for the video "Lady Marmalade, shared with singers Mya, Pink and 'Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones'] The big hair paid off!

It's funny how society places such strict standards upon young blonde females. We're supposed to play the clean-cut view the public wants of us. But I am not your little cookie-cutter virgin.