Christina Aguilera Biography
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>Date of Birth: 18 December 1980, Staten Island, New York, USA
Birth Name: Christina Maria Aguilera
Nickname: Chrissy, X-Tina, Baby Jane, Candy
Height: 5' 1½" (1.56 m)
Biography from Christinaaguilera.com
Singer, songwriter, performer, producer, perfumer"is there anything Christina Aguilera hasn?t done, and done exceedingly well? One of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, she has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, achieved four #1 singles on the Billboard hot 100 chart, and has won four Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award, as well as two top five albums in the United States. She has collaborated with other great artists including Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli, Sean ?Diddy? Combs and most recently, the legendary Tony Bennett.
2008 proves there is no slowing down for the singer. In January, Aguilera gave birth to her first child, son Max Liron Bratman. Following the birth, in February 2008 the new mom served as the muse behind London jeweler Stephen Webster?s new sterling silver collection. Christina inspired and fronts the unconventional collection posing as a Hitchcock heroine in the ad campaign. ?Where we took the ads I think, is a really original place. It was fun experimenting with that,? says Christina. In April of the same year Christina launched her second fragrance, ?Inspire?. The fragrance is a mix of the artist?s favorite scent Tuberose with hints of gardenia and undertones of musk. The advertising campaign is a modern approach to the 70?s Pop art style which also gave way to Christina?s latest endeavor, a new album.
In November of 2008 the singer will debut her first greatest hits album, ?Christina Aguilera?s Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade of Hits?. The CD collection available at Target will feature ten of her most popular, chart-topping hits, include two brand new tracks ?Dynamite? and ?Keeps Getting? Better? as well as two of her old classics, ?Beautiful? and ?Genie in a Bottle? rerecorded.
After sweeping the top of the charts with her third album, ?Back to Basics,? which debuted at #1 in August ?06 and went on to become the biggest seller in the SoundScan era for a female artist, shipping 2 million worldwide, the unstoppable Aguilera announced a 41-city North American tour. With special guests the Pussycat Dolls as openers, the fashion legend Robert Cavali as the exclusive costume designer, choreographer and director Jamie King (Madonna, Janet Jackson and Prince) on board, and a unique stage design that allowed fans unprecedented access to the pop star, the shows were a feast for all senses and earned her rave reviews.
Barely catching her breath from this whirlwind, which came at the heels of extensive European dates, Aguilera lent her hand to an entirely new production"an eponymous perfume, which she launched in October ?07 through Procter and Gamble. The heady, fruity fragrance is wild and exotic, sensual and succulent. And its hourglass shaped bottle with coquettish lace trim perfectly reflects its seductive boudoir sensibility. "I love trying new things in my music and in fashion,? says Christina. ?To have a perfume of my own is the beginning of an exciting adventure.?
The Staten-Island native?s trajectory from performing in local talent shows in Pennsylvania, where she grew up, to getting her big break on ?Star Search? in 1992 to landing a part on the Disney Channel?s ?The New Mickey Mouse Club?, is well known. It was her song, ?Reflection,? for Disney?s ?Mulan,? that led to a record deal with RCA and the release of her self-titled debut album in the summer of 1999. The album quickly hit #1 on the strength of its first dance/pop single, ?Genie In A Bottle? (which dominated the charts for five weeks) and other chart toppers including ?What A Girl Wants.? It was a feat she would repeat the following year with ?Mi Reflejo,? the smash Spanish-language version of her debut, followed by her hit holiday release, ?My Kind of Christmas.?
In 2001 Aguilera joined forces with Pink, Mya and Lil? Kim on the smash ?Lady Marmalade? single and video. That eye-popping slice of eye and ear candy kept her front and center in the international spotlight even as she began, slowly and steadily, to lay the groundwork for her second album, Stripped. Released in October 2002, it sealed her status as an international superstar while transforming her image from bubble-gum-pop princess to steamy sex kitten. Along with the superheated funk of the album?s provocative debut single, ?Dirrty,? came such standout tracks as ?Beautiful,? ?Can?t Hold Us Down? and ?Make Over.?
Earning her first of four Grammy Awards in 2000 for Best New Artist, her subsequent trophies came in 2001 for ?Lady Marmalade? (Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals), in 2003 for ?Beautiful? (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) and in 2007 for ?Ain?t No Other Man (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), winning a Grammy for each of her albums. Among countless other honors, she is also the recipient of a 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Mi Reflejo (Best Female Pop Vocal Album), a 2000 Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year, and two 2004 Rolling Stone Music Awards (Best Female Performer, Readers? Pick; and Best Tour, Readers? Pick, ?Justified and Stripped?). Voted Sexiest Teen Idol in a VH1 poll, Aguilera?s beauty and charisma have also led Teen People to list her among its ?25 Hottest Stars Under 25? and Maxim to crown her Best International Female Singer (2000), one of the Sexiest Women of the Year (2003) and #1 on their ?Hot 100? List (2003). Aguilera has also been honored with two NRJ Awards (Best International Female, Best International Album) as well as a 2007 MTV Europe Award (Best Female Artist).
Today, while devoting the lion?s share of her time to recording and touring, the 27-year-old is active in a range of philanthropy. Christina and her son Max appeared in a PSA for ?Rock the Vote? encouraging young people to take a stand and vote for what they believe in. The ad, which features Christina singing ?America the Beautiful? to Max who is wrapped in an American flag, is featured in magazines, television spots and billboards in Times Square. A major contributor to the fight against AIDS, Aguilera has participated in the ?What?s Going On?? cover project for AIDS Project Los Angeles? Artists Against AIDS. In 2004 she became the new face for MAC cosmetic company and spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund. In addition, Christina became involved in awareness campaigns with Youth AIDS and ALDO. She also sponsors and is actively involved in the Women?s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.
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).
Fun Facts
Trivia: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 the songs "Infatuation" and "Loving Me 4 Me" 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.
With co-performers Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones, won two awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards for "Lady Marmalade." One was for the prestigious 'Best Video Of The Year' award and the other for the 'Best Song From A Movie Soundtrack' award (Moulin Rouge).
Host of the second annual Latin Grammy awards show. [September 2001]
Co-hosted the 2001 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas with Ricky Martin. [October 26, 2001]
Voice range is four octaves.
After wowing the crowd at a Pittsburgh charity banquet, 11-year-old Christina landed offers to sing the national anthem for the Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers.
Her contract requests she gets various health foods and Flintstones chewable vitamins. Also soft drinks such as Coca Cola and Nesquik but not Pepsi or anything diet. [2000]
Although she is half-Ecuadoran and has released a Spanish album, she is not fluent in Spanish.
Attended Marshall Middle School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.
Won the 2002 Grammy (best collaboration) with Lil' Kim, Mya, & Pink for her work in the 'Moulin Rouge' song 'Lady Marmalade'.
Appeared in the musical "The Pussycat Dolls".
Co-wrote fourteen songs on her latest album, "Stripped".
Attended Rochester Area Elementary School in Rochester, Pennsylvania.
Has 4 siblings: a younger half-brother Michael (born 1996), step-brother Casey, younger sister Rachel (born 1986) and step-sister Stephanie.
Above all sports, she prefers baseball and volleyball.
Considers Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Etta James and Billie Holiday as her most important musical influences.
Was named Godmother, "Madrina", for the second generation of students on the Mexican TV reality-talent show called, "La Academia".
Her parents met while attending college at Brigham Young University in Utah.
Has two papillon dogs, Chewy and Stinky.
Nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards for her "Dirrty" video including, Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video and Best Choreography in a Video.
Has her own shoe line, which is manufactured by ES Orginals. The shoe box that has her picture on it, can be used as a CD holder or picture frame.
Step-dad is: Jim Kearns
Co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's hit single, "Miss Independent".
Is #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2003.
Is the host of MTV's 2003 Europe Music Awards.
Her parents were married in the LDS Temple in Washington D.C.
Debuted on national TV at age 8 on "Star Search" (1983).
At 11, she was the youngest person to perform the national anthem at a major sporting event at that time
Nominated for five 2003 Grammys, Song of the Year, "Beautiful", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, "Beautiful", Best Pop Collaberation with Vocal, "Can't Hold Us Down" (with Lil'Kim), Best Pop Vocal Album, "Stripped" and Best Remixed Recording, "Beautiful"(Peter Rauhofer, Remixer.)
Nominated for five 2004 Grammys, Song of the Year, "Beautiful", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, "Beautiful", Best Pop Collaberation with Vocal, "Can't Hold Us Down" (w/ Lil'Kim), Best Pop Vocal Album, "Stripped" and Best Remixed Recording, "Beautiful" (Peter Rauhofer, Remixer.)
Has a Cadillac SUV and a Range Rover.
Nominated for the 2004 Echo Awards Best International Female.
Her "Stripped" tour with Justin Timberlake came in first in the Rolling Stone 2003 Readers' Poll for Best Tour.
Received 3 BRIT Award nominations, Best International Female Solo Artist, Best International Album, and Best Pop.
Has joined forces with Fetish, the cosmetic line to come out with a line of her own.
Won the 2004 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, with her song, "Beautiful".
Her much talked about, ground-breaking, record-setting video "Dirrty" cost an estimated $5 million dollars to make.
In the year 2003 she made an estimated $29.7 million in album sales and endorsement campaigns.
Her video, Fighter, has six nominations for the 2004 Music Video Production Association awards for best pop video, best hair and best makeup, best cinematography, best styling and best direction of a female artist.
She is #3 on Maxim's Hot 100 List for 2004.
Cancelled her North American summer tour with, Chingy, due to strained vocal cords. [2004]
Released an album, "Stripped", in October 2002. The first single from her album was released in mid-September.
One of Teen Peoples 25 Hottest Under 25 (2004).
She was named Glamour's very first Woman of the Year (2004).
She has four tattoos; on the back of her neck - "Xtina", on her left waist, on her left wrist and on her arm - "Te Amo Siempre".
Her infamous satin thong from her cover of a Maxim Magazine, was fetched by a lucky bidder on ebay for $1,542.69. The treasured thong was obtained from BBC Radio 1 personality Scott Mills, who got them from a pal at Maxim, according to the online description. The winner got more than the thong that once adorned the backside of Aguilera. The total ebay deal incuded a bottle of the pool water, a note from Mills, a note from a BBC producer, a letter from Maxim that included pointers from Aguilera and a copy of the racy Magazine itself.
Ranked #14 on VH1's The 50 Geatest Women of the Video Era.
Stated in a recent interview that she had all her piercings removed with the exception of the one in her right nipple. [2004]
She has asked the US Patent and Trademark Office to approve over 450 items. Among the list are lingerie, crayons, skiwear, ropes and handcuffs.
Rolling Stone Magazine wrote that her video, Dirrty, is the most played music video of all time.
Is close friends with Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones.
Her mom, Shelly Kearns, was voted #2 for best showbiz mom, according to an In Touch magazine poll. She was out voted by Justin Timberlake's mother, Lynn Harless.
On 21 December 2003, she visited and donated $200,000 to the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh in Oakland, a domestic abuse shelter.
Recorded a remake of the disco classic "Carwash" with 'Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott'.
Recorded a duet with Nelly of "Tilt Ya Head Back".
Ranked #13 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
She is a spokesperson for Fetish (cosmetics), Coca-cola, Versace, Sketchers, MAC-cosmetics, Virgin-mobile, Mercedes, Declare Yourself.com, Xpose (perfume)
She is mentioned in the song "Riot Girl" by Good Charlotte.
Her husband Jordan Bratman is a music executive.
Graduated from North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania (1999)
Attended Marshall Middle School in Wexford, Pennslyvania.
Shares a birthday with Katie Holmes, Brad Pitt, DMX, Casper Van Dien and filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
Is mentioned in Eminem's song "The real Slim Shady" and is spoofed in the song's music video
Her last name is Spanish for "Eyrie".
150,000 FHM Music TV fans decided that "Dirrty" is the sexiest video of all time (2005).
Us Weekly Young Hollywood Hot 20 list (2005).
She's an NPC (non playable character) in The Sims: Superstar, an expansion pack for The Sims.
Named #16 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Husband Jordan Bratman asked for Christina's hand in marriage with a 5-carat diamond and platinum Stephen Webster ring.
Sharon Stone and Justin Timberlake were among the 130 guests at her wedding to Jordan Bratman.
Her father Fausto Xavier Aguilera is of Ecuadoran (Spanish and Native American) descent and her mother Shelly Loraine Fidler is of German descent on her father's side and of Irish, Welsh and Dutch descent on her mother's.
Named #27 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Was featured as #8 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)
Was best friends with Britney Spears when they performed together on "MMC" (1989)
Her father Fausto was an Ecuador-born U.S. army sergeant, who split from her mom Shelly when Christina was 6.
Her idol is legendary singer Etta James.
Named #37 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Ranked #62 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Has appeared on every one of Maxim magazine's Hot 100 of the year lists.
Ranked #4 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Other inductees include Brooks and Dunn, Ricky Martin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Harrison, Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Tim Robbins, Stan Lee and Howie Mandel.
Is good friends with Korean singer Jung-hyun Lee.
Gave birth to her first child down the hall from Nicole Richie who was also giving birth to her child.
Gave birth to a baby boy on January 12th, 2008 at 10.05 pm. Christina and her husband, music executive Jordan Bratman, named the boy Max Liron Bratman. Max was 20.5 inches long and weighed in at 6 lbs., 2 oz.
Lived in Japan for three years before she starred on the Mickey Mouse Club.
In January 2008, she sold the first photos of her newborn Max for $1,500,000.
Has sold over 20 million records since her first record, self-titled, Christina Aguilera, came out in August 24, 1999. [2008]
Ranked #8 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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.
It's human nature to have a sexual side.
I think that whatever size or shape body you have, it's important to embrace it and get down! The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not dis other women for being proud of theirs!
You can take it or leave it, but I'm not going to change, not for anyone.
It's been quite a roller-coaster ride, But I think I've grown and learned a lot about myself. In this business, it's often all about hype, record sales, and a crazy schedule of traveling, performances, and it can be easy to get lost in all that. But for me, the greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch peoples' lives. I know that's a greater accomplishment than selling records. For that I give thanks. I simply love the job I'm doing.
Hold your head high and sway your hips when you walk!
Power is making a statement about who you are.
My parents divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I woundn't necessarily have had otherwise.
I have grown up now and have no need to dress like that anymore. I want my music to speak for me rather than the dress or lack of dresses I wore.
Confidence is the hugest thing - once you exude that, guys catch on.
[pn why she wrote the song "I'm OK", which is her take on her father Fausto Aguilera's abusive behavior before her parents separated] It is such a hush-hush topic because it happens in the home. I definitely wrote that song not to badmouth him at all, but one, for a healing process for myself, and two, to give people hope or a voice to relate to. To know that you can get through it and that it will be OK.
Be a strong female - don't be afraid of the flack that goes along with that.
Obviously, all the positives are very flattering and being compared to [Mariah Carey], and I get a lot of [Britney Spears] comparisons as well, and she's extremely talented, but we are two different artists and even when I'm doing radio interviews and stuff they want to ask me very personal questions about her and you have to be a little protective of yourself and what you say because there are so many people wanting to get you to say things and pulling you in so many directions.
My inspiration, I've had many, again, starting with Julie Andrews at a young age. But, growing up, I sang Whitney Houston songs in talent shows. But, when I discovered Mariah Carey and "Vision Of Love", that was a breath of fresh air and I adored her from that moment on and idolized her. It's really amazing that in articles I've been compared to her. It's truly unbelievable because, whenever I was younger, I would ask my mom, "Do you think I'll ever be as big and sing as well as Mariah Carey?" And now that it has happened, my mom says, "I knew it would happen".
I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing clothes that covered my entire body.
[on her childhood] I never really had this father figure, which never bothered me. I had my mom, I had people that did love me and care for me.
[on not having her father to walk her down the aisle at her wedding] I'm a performer. I can totally walk myself down the aisle. I just realized it would be really nice to have that male protector in your life, to have felt that your entire life, and to have that one person give you away to the next man that's going to take care of you.
[on having kids with her husband of one year, Jordan Bratman] In five years time I'd probably like to start thinking about a child.
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