Christina Aguilera: Biography

  • 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.

  •  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.

  •  In 1992, she co-starred on the The Mickey Mouse Show with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and other child stars.

  •  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.

  •  In 1999, she released her first self titled debut album, Christina Aguilera which went straight up the charts.

  •  In 2000 she was awarded a YoungStar Starlight Award and an ALMA Special Achievement Award for New Entertainer of the Year.

  • 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.

  • She was awarded the GLAAD Media Special Recognition Award in 2003.

  • She continues to record new hit songs.

  • 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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