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Christina Aguilera was
born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New
York to parents James (Jim) and Shelly Aguilera.
At an early age, her parents moved to Wexford,
Pennsylvania.
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She grew up knowing she
wanted to be a performer and began entering
school and local talent shows. The talent
shows brought her to perform on national
television on the TV show Star Search.
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In 1992, she co-starred on
the The Mickey Mouse Show with
Britney
Spears, Justin Timberlake, and other child
stars.
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In 1998, she broke into
the music business when she recorded a duet with
Japanese pop star
Keizo Nakanishi.
The song was an instant international hit.
This notoriety provided her with an opportunity
to sing on the soundtrack for the movie Mulan.
The song, "Reflection" from the movie soundtrack
became a hit and won a Golden Globe nomination
for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture. She
was also nominated for a ALMA Award for
Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature
Film.
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In 1999, she released her
first self titled debut album, Christina
Aguilera which went straight up the charts.
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In 2000 she was awarded a
YoungStar
Starlight Award and an ALMA Special Achievement
Award for New Entertainer of the Year.
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In 2001 she was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Song in Moulin Rouge!
and a ALMA
Award for Outstanding Song in a Motion Picture
Soundtrack.
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She was awarded the
GLAAD Media
Special Recognition Award in 2003.
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She continues to record
new hit songs.
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Christina married long time boyfriend and record
executive Jordan Bratman in November 2005.
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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