Christina Aguilera's childhood
Christina’s mother, by the way, is a professional pianist and violinist, and performed in the Youth Symphony orchestra.
When the future singer was 7 years old, her parents separated. Mom went to live in her native Wexford and got married a second time. Christina Aguilera began building her musical career at the age of 8. It was then that the girl performed Whitney Houston’s song “Greatest Love Of All” at a young talent competition called Star Search. However, the young singer took only second place.
Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears at the New Mickey Mouse Club show
Three years later, Christina was invited to perform the US national anthem at a sports competition in Pittsburgh. And in 1992, the famous TV show “New Mickey Mouse Club” opened and Christina became one of its participants. Here she met Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and JC Chasez. While still a schoolgirl, Christina became seriously involved in her career, and became so carried away that she dropped out of school in the 8th grade and completed her studies as an external student.
The beginning of Christina Aguilera's pop career
Two years later, Christina Aguilera is already going on her first tour.
During it, in Japan, the singer met the famous performer Keizo Nakanishi and recorded the song “All I Wanna Do” with him. The composition made Aguilera quite popular in the Land of the Rising Sun. A little later, the singer performs at the Romanian Golden Stag festival. In 1998, Disney Corporation asked to record a song for the animated film “Mulan” “Reflection”. After the tape was released on the wide screen, the soundtrack immediately became one of the 15 best singles and received a Golden Globe. Christina immediately signed a contract with RCA Records.
Christina Aguilera's video for the song “Genie In A Bottle” With the support of producers and composers, 18-year-old Christina Aguilera presents her debut album “Christina Agulera”. The first single from the disc, “Genie in a Bottle,” excited the public so much that the song spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The hit received the Blockbuster Award, Teen com Award and Ivor Novello Award.
The singer’s second single “What A Girl Wants” not only became a hit and topped the American ratings, but also became one of the best-selling songs of the year. And the video for the composition received more than one award. As a result, the debut album with popular tracks was bought by more than eight million people in the United States alone. The record sold more than 17 million copies worldwide and was certified platinum 10 times. Critics wrote about the undoubted quality of the material and the thoughtfulness of the arrangements, which highlight the interesting vocals.
Christina Aguilera's popularity grew by leaps and bounds. In 2000, the singer received the prestigious Grammy Award for Best New Artist. And the following singles “I Turn To You” and “Come On Over (All I Want Is You)” conquered the top of not only American but also world charts.
Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin “Nobody wants to be lonely”
The Spanish versions of the hits became the first in the Latin American chart, and the album became the best and brought Aguilera the 2001 Latin Grammy Award and a number of awards.
And before the end of 2001, the young performer managed to record the Christmas long-play “My Kind of Christmas,” which sold millions of copies around the world.
[edit] Musical career
From the age of 8 she took up musical creativity and began participating in competitions and television shows.
In 1998, she performed the song “Reflection” for the animated film Mulan.
In 1999, she released the singles Genie in a Bottle and What A Girl Wants, as well as the debut album Christina Aguilera.
In 2000, she released the singles I Turn to You and Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You).
In 2002 she released the singles Dirrty and Beautiful.
In 2003, she released the singles Fighter, Can't Hold Us Down and The Voice Within.
In 2006 she released the singles Ain't No Other Man and Hurt.
In 2007 she released the singles Candyman, Slow Down Baby and Oh Mother.
Performs in the genres of pop, dance-pop, R&B, soul, AC, synth-pop.
Received 6 Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award.
Sings in English and Spanish.
Christina Aguilera's new sexy look
At the beginning of 2001, Christina Aguilera radically changed her image.
Now she is no longer the romantic and always suffering person in the frame. The girl, together with singer Pink, Lil' Kim and Mya, is recording a remake of Patti Labelle's composition "Lady Marmelade", which became the soundtrack to the film "Moulin Rouge". Now fans saw a shameless, aggressive and defiant Christina. The track instantly became a multi-week number one hit and collected a rich harvest of awards. Already in the mid-2000s, Christina Aguilera became one of the most sought-after celebrities in world show business. Inspired by the success, RCA Records releases a disc with Christina's old demo recordings, which she performed at the age of 14-15. The release of “Just Be Free” sold quite a good number of copies and won a platinum certificate.
Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine on the same stage
Wasting no time, Christina Aguilera begins working on her next album, Stripped. The first single “Dirrty” in the style of rhythm and blues soared to first place in the American program according to requests. The presentation of the album itself took place only at the end of 2002. For the cover, Christina posed topless. By the way, all the songs were recorded by Aguilera with little support from other authors and composers. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. Critics gave the album mixed reviews. The singer's increasingly sexy and provocative image has become the subject of controversy. However, the album "Stripped" went quadruple platinum in America and sold 14 million copies worldwide.
After the frank and controversial song "Dirty", the second single from the album was released - a sensual and social ballad called "Beautiful". The song's poignant video highlighted the song's deep context, which addressed issues such as homophobia, anorexia and teenage social uncertainty. The song “Beautiful” became one of the singer’s most titled.
Christina Aguilera does not abandon her new sexy image and poses naked for the popular magazine Rolling Stone.
In 2003, Aguilera dealt a “double” blow to the world of music. The girl changed her hair from a blonde to a burning brunette and went on tour with the popular Justin Timberlake. The Justified and Stripped tour became the most popular and successful tour of the year.
Christina Aguilera in the movie "Burlesque"
At the end of 2004, Christina Aguilera changes again. She removes the piercing from her body - one earring out of eleven remains - on the nipple of her right breast. In parallel with her musical career, she begins a career as a TV presenter. On MTV, the girl begins hosting the Sex program, dedicated, among other things, to sexual abstinence.
At the same time, Aguilera begins to release one single after another. First up is “Car wash,” a cover of Rose Royce’s ’70s hit. Then “Tilt Ya Head Back” – a duet with Nelly. Next, the songs “A Song for You” and “Somos Novios” appear.
Christina Aguilera's third numbered album was released in the late summer of 2006. This record was full of jazz, soul and blues compositions. With this disc, the singer conquers not only her regular audience - teenagers, but also a wider audience. The songs “Hurt” and “Candyman” receive recognition from both fans and critics.
Christina Aguilera - Hurt In 2008, Christina appears in Martin Scorsese's documentary Shine a Light, which tells about a two-day concert of the legendary Rolling Stones in New York. Aguilera sings "Live With Me" in a duet with Mick Jagger. The girl also played a small role in the comedy “Get Him to the Greek.”
To mark the tenth anniversary of her creative activity, Christina Aguilera releases a collection of hits, “Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits.” In the same year, Maxim magazine named the singer 80th on the list of the most desirable women in the world.
Christina released her fourth studio album, Bionic, in mid-summer 2010. It was not a commercial success. Two singles were released from the disc, “You Lost Me” and “Not Myself Tonight,” which, however, were not in particular demand in the main American charts and abroad.
Commercial success
In 1993, Aguilera again attracted attention by taking part in the television program “The New Mickey Mouse Club.” Her partners in the show are future stars Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. Aguilera’s participation in the filming lasted only two years, after which the ambitious singer traveled with her mother to Japan, where she recorded the single “All I Wanna Do” with Japanese pop icon Keizo Nakanishi. This was followed by new achievements. In 1998, Aguilera recorded the soundtrack for the Walt Disney film Mulan. Next year, the star will make her debut at the Lilith Fair concert festival of female vocals, after which she signs a contract with the recording studio RCA Records. In 1999, Christina released her debut album, entitled “Christina Aguilera,” which sold 8 million copies, bringing fame to two undisputed Billboard hits: “Genie in a Bottle” and the undisputed leader “What a Girl Wants.” The album earned Aguilera a Grammy for Best Performer.
Along with her former New Mickey Mouse Club co-stars Spears and Timberlake, now also topping the charts, Aguilera became one of the key figures among the teen pop stars of her time. But the image of a pretty girl, imposed by such a role, was too small for Christina. After recording the song "Lady Marmalade" with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim, Aguilera released her second album, Stripped, in October 2002.
As was already clear from the title, the superstar entered a completely different stage of his creativity. The performed album included singles that soared to the top of the charts: “Dirrty”, “Beautiful” and “Make Over”.
Aguilera's new music, as well as her new piercings and tattoos, stunned some critics but also attracted new fans. The album “Stripped” sold a little more than 4 million copies, but Christina, to her credit, was not at all ashamed of either her music or her appearance. “I knew that this was music for adults, and that not everyone was ready for it,” Aguilera commented on her album in an interview with The New York Times magazine.
In 2006, Aguilera changed her style again, releasing a new two-disc studio album, “Back to Basics,” which was heavily influenced by the music of the 20s and 40s. As with the previous album, Christina is changing her image again. Now her style matches the classic Jean Harlow look.
Personal life of Christina Aguilera
In 2005, 24-year-old Christina Aguilera officially married music producer Jordan Bratman. The celebration was luxurious and outstanding. Many celebrities were invited to the wedding, for example, Drew Barrymore, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz, from whom, by the way, they signed a non-disclosure agreement.
Christina Aguilera with her son Max and ex-husband Jordan Bratman
In September 2007, it became known that the singer was pregnant. Paris Hilton publicly congratulated Christina at one of the parties and thus revealed the secret to the whole world. During pregnancy, by the way, Aguilera repeatedly posed nude for various magazines, for example, Mary Claire. On January 12, 2008, the singer gave birth to a son, Max Lairon Bratman.
In October 2010, Christina Aguilera filed for divorce. In the documents, she indicated the reason for this decision - “insoluble contradictions.”
Pregnant Christina Aguilera with her son Max and husband Matthew Rutler
Even before she signed the divorce papers, the singer began a new romance with casting assistant Matthew Rutler. The couple has been together since 2010 and plans to get married. The exact date of the wedding is not yet known, but according to unconfirmed information, the lovers may get married by the end of the year in Hawaii. In August 2014, the couple had a daughter.
Personal life
The first rumors about his personal life
At the dawn of the 2000s, Aguilera was already very famous, but she did not date anyone, although the press constantly attributed numerous novels to her. Most often, media representatives saw Justin Timberlake in the role of Christina’s “boyfriend,” but Aguilera herself very actively, and sometimes not entirely correctly, denied these rumors.
Jorge Santos
In 2001-2002 the celebrity was dating Jorge Santos, a dancer from her troupe. Their relationship developed over the course of two years, but in 2002, Santos decided to quit dancing and left the singer’s troupe, after which they broke up.
Jordan Bratmano and Matt Rutler
In 2002, Christina met music producer Jordan Bratman. Soon they began dating, and in 2005, the worker married Bratman.
In 2011, they officially divorced, although in fact they separated earlier. Even before the divorce, the couple stopped living together - since 2010, the artist had been in a relationship with Matt Rutler, her current common-law spouse. In 2014, they announced their engagement, but have not yet formalized their relationship.
Christina Aguilera's children
Christina has two children: son Max Lyron, born in 2008 from her marriage to Bratman, and daughter Summer Rain from Matt Rutler, born in 2014.
Christina Aguilera now
In November 2012, Christina Aguilera released her seventh album “Lotus”; it was received lukewarmly and did not gain the required ratings.
A few months later, the girl received the People's Choice Awards “Voice of the People: For Special Achievement” 2013. On January 18, a single recorded together with Pitbull, “Feel This Moment,” was released, which subsequently received platinum status. Pitbull and Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment After this, Christina dropped out of the social scene, and six months later she showed off her previous shape; by the end of the summer she was able to lose 15 kg. She also began to take an active part in the “Voice” project: the singer performed the single “Say Something” together with the group A Great Big World, and in the finale of the fifth season of the American show “The Voice” Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga performed the song “Do What U” Want." In addition to concert and television activities, the singer is involved in charity work. Since 2007, she has annually released a series of her perfumes: the first was the eponymous fragrance Christina Aguilera (2007). The following year, the singer's next fragrance, Inspire, was released. Christina Aguilera by Night was released in 2009, Christina Aguilera Royal Desir - in 2010.
Red Sin - perfume from Christina Aguilera
In 2011, her fifth fragrance, Secret Potion, went on sale. On October 1, 2012, the Red Sin fragrance was created, and in 2013, the Unforgettable fragrance was released.
