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Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is a 43-year-old multi-talented American singer, songwriter, actress, and entertainment television personality.
She is often called “the voice of a generation” and is widely recognized as one of the artists who revived teen pop in the late 1990s.
Additionally, she uses her vocal skills to explore pressing topics as diverse as sexuality, domestic violence, and feminism.
Christina Aguilera’s hit debut studio album, Christina Aguiler, was released in 1999, and she subsequently gave the world a hit single, “Genie in a Bottle.”
Since then, she has released as many as seven studio albums and created hits such as “Ain’t No Man”, “Dirrty”, and “Beautiful”.
American singer
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| Name: | Christina Maria Aguilera |
| stage name: | Christina Aguilera |
| Date of Birth: | December 18, 1980 (age 43) |
| place of birth: | Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| parents: | Xavier Aguilera, Shirley Moran |
| Children: | Max Lillon Bratman, Summer Rain Rutler |
| high: | 1.57m |
| Brothers and sisters: | Rachel Aguilera, Stephanie Kearns, Michael Kearns, Casey Kearns |
| Boyfriend • Husband: | Jordan Bratman (m. 2005-2011), Matthew Rutler (ex) |
| Profession: | Singer • Actor |
| net worth: | $160 million |
early life
Christina Maria Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York City on December 18, 1980. She holds American nationality.
She is the daughter of Xavier Aguilera (father) and Shelly Moraine (mother).
Her father, Xavier Aguilera, was a soldier in the U.S. Army, so they had to travel a lot, and her mother was a violinist and pianist.
Christina Aguilera’s parents divorced when she was six, so she moved in with her grandmother and mother in Pennsylvania.
Her father was said to be mentally, emotionally and physically abusive to her and her mother and was a poor companion.
She had always wanted to be a singer and was praised by locals for her golden voice. In 1990, Christina Aguilera made her first public appearance in a show and competition called “Talent Scout”. However, she did not win the competition.
In 1993, she performed on The Mickey Mouse Club along with other celebrities including Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake, and more.
She was only 14 years old when she recorded her first song, “All I Wanna Do,” a duet with a Japanese singer.
educate
Christina Aguilera attended the Rochester Area School District and Marshall Middle School in Wexford.
At both schools, she was bullied for her singing ability, but her television work allowed her to complete high school.
Profession
In 1998, Christina Aguilera auditioned for the soundtrack of the animated film Mulan and recorded a song called “Reflection”, after which RCA Records offered her a music contract, which she gladly accepted.
She then released her debut album, Christina Aguilera, in 1999, which produced hit singles such as “Genie in a Bottle” and “What a Girl Wants”. The album became a number one single in the US and worldwide charts.
In 2000, Christina Aguilera sang with Enrique Iglesias at Super Bowl XXXIV. In the same year, she received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She also released the Latin pop album Mi Reflej, for which she had to learn Spanish. The album included the hit single Nobody Wants to be Lonely, a duet with Ricky Martin.
In 2000, Christina Aguilera’s My Kind of Christmas was released as a Christmas album, which was certified platinum and commercially successful, with sales of over 3 million copies worldwide. In 2001, she released a single called Lady Marmalade, in collaboration with other well-known singers such as Mya, P!nk and Lil’ Kim. The song was written for the movie Moulin Rouge! and has a record as one of the best singles of all time.
In 2002, Christina Aguilera released her fourth studio album, Stripe. MTV premiered the video for her single “Dirt”, which was heavily criticized worldwide for its over-the-top portrayal of her. Despite this, the album went multi-platinum, selling a record 4 million copies worldwide.
She also released her fifth studio album, Back to Basics, in 2003, which sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. It was a critically acclaimed album that included hit singles such as Ain’t No Other Man, Candyman, Fighter, etc. She won a Grammy Award for the hit single “Ain’t No Other Man”.
In 2008, Christina Aguilera starred in Martin Scorsese’s documentary Shine a Light. The film also included a clip of her singing “Stay With Me” with Mick Jagger. In the same year, she also made a cameo appearance in the film Get Him to the Greek. Her sixth studio album Bioni was released in 2010, and she collaborated with artists such as Peaches, MIA, and Nicki Minaj. The album included hits such as “You Lost Me” and “It’s Not Me Tonight”. However, the album was not a commercial success.
She then starred in her first full-length feature film, Burlesque, which was a musical. The film was written and directed by the renowned Steve Antin. Christina Aguilera co-wrote many songs for the film and performed with Stanley Tucci, Kirsten Bell, and others.
In 2012, Christina Aguilera released her seventh studio album, Lotus. The album received mixed reviews from critics and performed poorly commercially. The album included singles such as “Your Body” and “Just a Fool”.
In 2013, Christina Aguilera had three singles that reached the international top 10. Rapper Pitbull’s single “Feel This Moment” featured Christina Aguilera. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
She then sang lead on Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández’s cover of Miguel Gallardo’s song “Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti” in 1976. The song was certified diamond in Mexico.
Christina Aguilera teamed up with A Great Big World to perform the ballad “Say Something,” which was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
However, she temporarily withdrew from the sixth and seventh seasons of The Voice because she wanted to spend time with her family. However, in these two seasons, Christina Aguilera was replaced by Gwen Stefani and Shakira respectively.
In April 2015, she played the role of Jade St. John, a pop singer trying to break into country music, in the third season of the ABC musical Nashville.
Her other work includes recording a disco song called “Telepathy” for the soundtrack of the Netflix original series The Get Down in 2016, which was performed by Neil Rogers. In 2017, she served as a voice actor in The Emoji Movie and starred in the romantic science fiction film Zoe, which was filmed in 2017 and released in 2018.
In November 2017, Christina Aguilera performed a medley of “The Bodyguard” during her performance in honor of Whitney Houston at the American Music Awards.
In July 2021, she performed two consecutive nights at the famous Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Both shows were sold out. Then, in early October, Christina Aguilera took the lead in the soundtrack of The Addams Family, singing the theme song of the original series.
That same week, she sang two unique medleys for ABC’s Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration, including original songs such as “Reflection,” “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “Loyal Brave True.”
Finally, in October 2021, she released a song called Pa’ Mis Muchachas, featuring Spanish artists Becky G, Nathy Peluso and Nicki Nicole. It is the lead single from her second Spanish album, set to be released more than twenty years after her first Latin album, Mi Reflejo, in 2000.
Social Media
Stylish and glamorous Christina Aguilera is actively involved in social media even with her busy life.
She has over 7.8 million followers on Instagram and over 22 million likes on Facebook.
Christina Maria Aguilera’s official social media accounts are:
- Instagram: @xtina
- Facebook: Christina Maria Aguilera
Personal life
Christina Aguilera looks sexy in most of her photos and appearances. However, the controversial singer’s clothing choices in most revealing events have been criticized by many but praised by others. She is 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 meters) tall and weighs 50 kg (110 lbs).
The artist has a very good figure with measurements of 36-32-39 inches: bra/chest size 34D, waist 32 inches, and hips 39 inches. She wears a dress size of 2 (US). She wears her hair in blonde curls most of the time and has blue eyes.
In 2005, Christina Aguilera married her record producer boyfriend Jordan Bratman in a non-denominational wedding that cost a whopping $2 million. She wore a Christian Lacroix gown.
After five years of marriage, Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman decided to separate after she gave birth to their son, Max Lilon Bratman, in 2008. However, they never officially divorced and have been living separately ever since.
She met then-production assistant Matthew Rutler in 2010. Although he was five years younger than her, they attempted a relationship, which ultimately failed.
In her free time, Christina Aguilera enjoys shopping, watching movies, or hanging out with friends. She also enjoys listening to music, dancing, and exercising.
Her favorite singers are Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin, and her favorite foods are mayonnaise and avocado. She likes the colors black and red.
net worth
To date, Christina Aguilera has sold over 75 million records worldwide, and in the United States alone, she has sold 19.7 million albums as of 2019, including 16.5 million certified album sales in the country.
Billboard ranked her as the 20th best-selling artist of the 2000s. In the UK, she has sold over 3.3 million albums and over 6.1 million singles. Christina Aguilera has also had as many as 10 number-one singles on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.
All these records have greatly affected her net worth, which is now estimated to be $160 million.
Discography
The outstanding American singer Christina Aguilera has released 7 studio albums so far, including an EP, 6 compilation albums, a soundtrack album, 42 singles (including 8 guest singers) and 10 promotional singles.
- Studio albums: 7
- Collection: 6
- EP: 1
- Singles: 42
- Soundtrack album: 1
- Promotional single: 19
Studio album
- My reflection
- My Christmas
- Stripping
- Back to Basics
- Bionics
- lotus
- liberation
As the lead artist
- reflection
- Mulan
- Genie in a Bottle
- Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on a Bonfire)
- My Christmas
- What Girls Want
- I turn to you
- Come on baby (I just want you)
- But I love you
- No one wants to be alone
- Mrs. Marmalade
- False Hope
- dirty
- Beautiful
- fighter
- Can’t stop us
- Inner Voice
- CAR WASH
- Not someone else
- harm
- Candy Man
- Slow down, baby
- Oh Mom
- Continuous progress
- I’m not myself tonight
- Wow
- You lost me
- I hate boys
- Express
- Let me see how you perform.
- Your Body
- Just a fool
- say something
- Is anyone there?
- We still
- Change
- Telepathy
- accelerate
- queue
- Just like me
- Haunted Heart
- Fall on me
- Loyal, Brave, True
- reflection
- Pamis Muchachas
