Christina María Aguilera (born Staten Island, New York , United States , December 18, 1980 ) , better known as Christina Aguilera, is an American singer , actress, songwriter, dancer, model , producer, fashion designer and businesswoman from Ecuador and Irish . She began acting and singing since childhood , through roles in stage productions and television shows highlighting the Star Search and Mickey Mouse Club.
In 1997 he recorded the song "Reflection" for the soundtrack of the Disney Channel original movie Mulan . Also signed with the record company RCA Records, and in 1999 he launched his debut album study titled , Christina Aguilera , from which the singles " Genie In A Bottle" , "What a Girl Wants" , "I Turn to You" were detached and "Come on Over Baby (All I Want is You)" became the first artist to have their first 4 singles in the top 3. With this album , Christina became the pop icon responsible improvement experienced by the teen pop in the music industry in the 1990s , and that led her to win the category " Best New Artist " at the Grammy Awards . In 2000 launched an album in Spanish , titled My Reflection, Aguilera took this album to be the first American to win a Latin Grammy for getting it " Best Female Pop Vocal Album ." At the same time he released a Christmas album My Kind of Christmas ( 2000).
He also collaborated on the song " Lady Marmalade" for the film Moulin Rouge ( 2001) and "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" by Ricky Martin.
Moreover, Aguilera was displeased with the lack of input in her music and image, so he sued his manager which he won , thus began to manage their image and sound art with the release of Stripped ( 2002) with hits like " Dirrty ", " Fighter" and "Beautiful" .
In 2006 , after the success of his first album , Aguilera released her third studio album Back to Basics , with great critical acclaim and included elements of soul , jazz and blues. The singles " Is not No Other Man ", " Hurt" and " Candyman" reached high positions and promoted world tour , which grossed over $ 90 million .
After a brief recess in which she became a mother, released a greatest hits album Keeps Gettin 'Better : A Decade of Hits ( 2008) and while planning his first film, Christina released her fourth studio album Bionic (2010 ) incorporating aspects of electro and synth pop , was received with mixed reviews , reaching the top five in over twenty countries. Scored the only single " Not Myself Tonight" and " You Lost Me" .
Months after it was released with blockbuster movie Burlesque , with his first starring role alongside Cher, where the soundtrack of the film scored nominations for the Golden Globe and Grammy awards. During 2011 to 2013 was judge Christina Aguilera music show The Voice alongside artists such as Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 with which he collaborated on the track " Moves Like Jagger".
Months later Aguilera released her fifth studio album titled Lotus (2012), anticipated the single "Your Body" . In the same period collaborated with Pitbull on the theme "Feel This Moment " and the Mexican Alejandro Fernández in the single " Today I have wanted you ."
In late 2013 he joined the duo A Great Big World for the song " Say Something" .
Christina Aguilera is recognized by adopting the constant reinvention while promoting every album released. In his songs includes topics of public scrutiny , her childhood , and the empowerment of women. It also has a wide vocal range of 4.9 octaves being known as the voice of the generation.
Aguilera also has become a prominent figure in popular music and culture and has been recognized as a pop icon. Aguilera 's work has won numerous awards , including four Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy ( first American to win the award ) , between seventeen and three nominations respectively, and a Golden Globe nomination was the biggest seller of the past decade along Madonna in terms of simple materials.
It also has a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it 58 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time ranking as the youngest and only less than thirty years in the artist list . She was ranked the 20th artist of the decade by Billboard 2000 . In 2013 , Christina was named one of the world's most influential people by TIME Magazine . Globally sold over 150 million copies ( and albums ) , which turns it into one of the biggest selling artists in music history , with sales of 30 million in the U.S. alone .
