10 December 2011, 6:53 am
The Biography of Christina Aguilera Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York, to parents, Fausto Xavier Aguilera and his wife, Shelly Loraine Fidler.Her early life was troubled. Her father, an Ecuadorian immigrant and sergeant in the U.S. Army, was abusive. It wasn’t until she was 6 when her mother managed to end the marriage and move her two daughters (Christina and her younger sister, Rachel) to a new life in Rochester, Pennsylvania. From an early age Christina loved music, a gift she inherited from her musical mother, an experienced violin and piano player. By the time she was in elementary school, Christina's big voice had swept through a number of local talent shows, causing bad envy from her schoolmates and even some parents. It became really bad that eventually Christina's mother made the decision to home-school her. Still, Christina continued to perform, and in 1990 she earned a spot on the nationally syndicated television program, called Star Search. There, the 9-year-old wowed audiences with a rendition of Etta James' "A Sunday Kind of Love," which she won second place. In 1993, Christina earned more national attention when she landed a spot as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club. Her cast mates were a collection of future stars that included Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. Christina's time on the program lasted just two years before the singer moved with her mother to Japan to record the hit single "All I Wanna Do" with Japanese pop icon Keizo Nakanishi. In 1998 Christina sang the song "Reflection" on the soundtrack for the Walt Disney film, Mulan. A year later, Christina made her concert debut at the all female concert festival, Lilith Fair and signed with RCA Records. She released her self-titled debut album in 1999, a successful record that would go on to sell more than 8 million copies thanks to two big Billboard hits: "Genie in a Bottle" and the No. 1 single "What a Girl Wants." The album earned Christina Best New Artist honors at the 2000 Grammy Awards. Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake also lighting up the charts with their music, Christina became one of the leading faces of a group of teen pop stars. But Christina wasn’t comfortable maintaining the clean image. After teaming up with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim for the popular single "Lady Marmalade" Aguilera released her second album, in October 2002. As its title suggested, the pop superstar had went down a new path. The album featured a number of hit singles, including "Beautiful" and "Make Over." In November 2005, she married her longtime boyfriend and record producer Jordan Bratman. In January 2008, Jordan and Christina became parents with the birth of their son, Max. Along the way, Christina showed her compassionate side, working with AIDS awareness campaigns and affiliating herself with the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. In early 2010, she took on the role of Ambassador Against Hunger for the World Food Program, a responsibility that soon led her to Haiti to help earthquake victims there. In late 2010, she and Jordan separated. Not long after, the pop star was arrested for public intoxication. Both incidents sparked stories concerning Aguilera's possible alcohol problems. Her success as a singer, however, with no doubt continues. In all Christina has sold more than 25 million albums, and has collected three Grammy awards. well heres the essay now i have to do the Interesting Facts .....anyways... can u tell me if i have facts about her Childhood, Family, and Accompplishments. Thxxx for reading my esay about her and does anything need change or can i switch some words OMG i just found out that i have to put the accomplishments seperate.... plz help ? the biography has to be a page and the accomplishments have to be a paragraph.... PLZ HELP!!!... Read More »
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