Christina Aguilera

Christina Maria Aguilera is a American Chanteuse born on December 18th, 1980 with New York, in the district of Staten Island. She measures 1m56 and is today one of the most powerful voices of the United States with a capacity of almost 4 octaves. She is called in the USA the small singer with the great voice. Its first child will be born at the end of 2007.

Biography

After 3 albums with enormous success:

christina aguilera" (lolita) 1999

stripped" (sexy) 2002
back to basics (jazz) 2006

An album of Christmas:

my king off chrsistmas 2001

a Spanish album

my reflejo 2000

Enormous tube:

genius in has botle 1999
like one over 2000
lady marmalade 2001
dirrty 2002
beautiful 2002
fighter 2003
ain' T No other man 2006
hurt 2006
candyman 2007

Christina should be confined next January of its first fore-mentioned child Jordy. Before turning over in studio of recording for one 4th album.

Its beginnings

From its true name, Christina Maria Aguilera, it was born from an Ecuadorian father (Fausto Wagner Javier Aguilera), (of the port of Guyaquil) officer of the U.S. Army, and a teaching mother of origin Irish (Shelly Loraine Fidler) pianist and violonist. It was impassioned by all the Hispanic culture, it was besides a time Spaniard translator and professor.

Christina Aguilera and its mother, victims of violence marital flee of the family home whereas the small one is only 7 years old to join the maternal grandmother of Christina. A few times later, his/her mother remarie with Jim Kearns that Christina regards as his/her father. Shelly, and Jim had a child together: Mickey (born in 1996). The biological sister of Christina is Rachel (1986) and the two children of Jim are Casey and Stefanie.

Christina always wanted to be a singer and it is at the eight years age that it begins in the world from the music while singing with the television program Star Search to which it will not gain. Meanwhile, it multiplies the appearances in the school and Community spectacles. At the ten years age, she sings the national anthem for the Steelers and the Penguins of Pittsburgh and at the twelve years age, she makes her entry in the All New Mickey Mouse Club with several other high-speed motorboats such as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, J.C. Drive out and Keri Russell.

After two years with the group, she travels overseas to enrich her talent by singer.

First recordings

She leaves in direction the Japan and records there a Duo with the popular singer Keizo Nakanishi: All I Wanna C . Of return to the the United States, it takes part in a hearing to become the singer of the song topic of cartoon film Mulan (Disney). Christina then records a demonstration on a song of Whitney Houston which it sends directly to the company. Almost the following day, Disney contacts future the star to announce to him that she will sing the part Reflection . The same week, the company RCA sign a contract with the singer and makes him record the album which will be sold with more than 16 million specimens throughout the world; Christina Aguilera .

Its first album

Thus, in 1999, the song Genie In has Bottle made a misfortune and Christina goes up at the top of the prize lists. Then success comes from What has Girl Wants , I Turn To You , Like One Over (All I Want Is You) . To the beginning of the year 2000 leaves Nobody Wants To Be Lonely (in Duo with Ricky Martin) which belongs to the original soundtrack of drawing-animated Hercules (Walt Disney) and Lady Marmalade (with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim) drawn from the original soundtrack from the musical film Moulin-Rouge!, this last will be sold more than the original version. After an album for the time of the festivals, heading My Kind Off Christmas and sold to more than one million specimen, a Spanish album ( Semi Reflejo , 300.000 specimens sold only in Spain, and more than 4 million in the world), an album including/understanding of the recorded parts whereas it was still a teenager (entitled " Just Be Free" and withdrawn of the sale), a ton of appearances in shows and a heap of price, Christina still surprises us.

Its second album

Its second principal album Stripped watch more personality of the singer, like her new talents as an author. The first simple one, Dirrty , with the rappor Redman, gives it to the top of the prize lists in spite of a very discussed video clip. Beautiful , the second extract has as much success and even allows him to gain a third Grammy Award. The third, Fighter , we shows a very new kind as well as a very original video clip. Christina leaves then, towards the end of the summer 2003, its fourth simple, Can' T Hold Us Down , with raspy the Lil' Kim. The fifth extract, heading The Voice Within , is really a rare pearl. After having finished its world tour, Christina undertakes, during the summer 2004, a North-American round. But of the health issues force it to cancel its list in concerts. Again forms some, Christina turns over in studio and records two new collaborations: Because Wash with Missy Elliott (for cartoon film Shark Bruises , in French include/understand Gang of sharks) and Tilt Ya Head Back with the rappor Nelly. The two songs are very well accommodated during the end of the year 2004 and gain much success. But Christina Aguilera does not stop therefore working its music. It temporarily turns to a style more jazzy and blues. So it records a resumption of has Song For You on the album Possibilities of the pianist Herbie Hancock. During 2005-2006, it collaborates with one of the great names of the song Andrea Bocelli, on the title " Somos Novios".

The November 19th 2005, it Marie with Jordan Bratman to which it had become engaged the February 10th, and that it met during the recording of her album " Stripped". The marriage proceeded in a Californian vineyard of Napa Valley with laying down sun after two days of ceremony to topic. The day before, the festival was under the topic of the Japan, country in which Christina lived younger. Its wedding gown was signed Christian Lacroix.

Its third album

The third album of the singer, named Back To Basics include/understand " Return to Sources" leaves on August 14th, 2006 to France and on August 15th, 2006 to the USA. With this album, its statute of star badly liked that it had acquired with " Stripped" disappears completely to leave of it only the statute of the star who fascine and which gives to the last style the retro years because the album is strongly influenced by the Années 1920 - 30 - 40. It is a double disc including/understanding 22 tracks (2 introductions, 1 interlude and 19 songs). The first individual Ain' T No Other Man is a great success in the whole world. As of the first week of its exit, Back To Basics is classified with the 1st position in Billboard 200 with 346.000 specimens sold in the USA, whereas its last album Stripped had run out with 330.000 specimens for the first week. In the whole world, 615.000 albums were sold for the first week. So far, 6 million specimens of Back To Basics was sold what makes of him the double album more sold for a female artist.

At the beginning of December 2006, it enters to the museum Mrs Tussauds to London where it is put in scene in a decoration of the retro years, vêtue of an evening gown wraps gilded spangled with in background music the song " Ain' T No Other man".

December 6th, 2006, Christina was in Paris Bercy to give a concert making party of the round " Back to Basics Tour". There were approximately 9000 spectators. Its round in Europe is completed in December after one month of escapade in more the European big cities with about fifteen dates of which London, Prague, Paris, Antwerp.

At the beginning of 2007, the magazine Forbes reveals the list of the 20 women of the show the richest businesses of the world having a fortune exceeding the 45 million dollars. Christina will aguilera is classified there 19ère with 65 million dollars.

January 20th, 2007 with Cannes, at the time of the NRJ Music Awards, the artist gains 2 prices (international female artist and international album). these two prices thus enable him to make go up the sales of Back To basics in France, it runs out thus with more than 100.000 specimens. The singer also made an exclusive interview for the magazine Seven to Eight on TF1 the following day.

Always mid-January Christina leaves its perfume spray in collaboration with the German company LR Heath & Beauty, which is available to the purchase exclusively on the site of the company. Unfortunately, success is not with go the restarting of the perfume thus will be done at the beginning of September 2007.

February 11th, 2007, Christina gains the price of the Best Vocal Performance in the Pop category with " Ain' T No Other Man" (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) with the Grammy Awards 2007.

The second part of the " Back to Basics Tour" on February 20th, 2007 in Houston is launched officially. Christina is thus on the point of traversing the United States to present its new high spectacle colors in more than 40 cities.

The first world one of " Candyman" was made on February 22nd, 2007 in the American emission Total Request Live (TRL on MTV)! The clip was produced during the month of January 2007 by the care of Matthew Rolston (also realizer of the clips of Beyoncé, Jessica Simpson, Jewel…) and of Christina itself! It is thus here the second time that it implies in the design of one of its vidéos (the first time being at the time of the realization of the clip of " Hurt").

Throughout the month of April 2007, the singer mobilizes herself at the sides of Nicole Kidman in the fight against marital violence. Other women united with them for this humane movement. Aguilera recently filmed a publicity campaign in order to make act the people in the fight against the violence of the women in the community. This spot will be diffused at the time of its round Back to Basics Tour and on TV-American. The singer had written a song entitled besides " Oh Mother" (Back to Basics) which thanks the courage whose its mom showed as surviving this drama and " I' m OK" (Stripped) which reports the tests that she lived when his/her father beat them, she and her mother.

Christina Aguilera, the Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Youssou Dour and The Cure make parties of the artists who take part in the " project; Karma" moment; , an album of 20 resumptions of the singer John Lennon. She takes again on this occasion the title " Mother". The benefit of the sales of this album, left on June 12th, 2007 were to make it possible to come to assistance of the affected populations by the genocide which strikes the area of the Darfur.

It is pregnant and awaits its first child, who will be born in 2007. She declared that she would like to raise it by teaching him the Spaniard.

Christina will make the cover of September of the InStyle magazine with a photoshoot glamor realized per Mark Abrahams and an interview where the artist speaks about his childhood, his marriage and the children!

It is at the time of a press conference with Shangai at the time of the " Back to Basics Tour" that Christina revealed that its next album should be shorter than " Back to Basics". She said herself already very inspired and decided to take the time necessary for the realization of her next opus.

In 8 years of career (1999 to 2007) it was the ambassadress of the more famous brands like: Fetish (make-up), Coke, Versace, Mercedes-Benz, Pepsi… and it is not finished!

Discography

Albums

1999: Christina Aguilera
2000: Semi Reflejo
2000: My Kind off Christmas
2001: Just Be Free
2002: Stripped
2006: Back To Basics

DVDs

1999: Genius Gets Her Wish
2001: My Reflection
2004: Stripped Live in the U.K.
2007: Back to Basics and Beyond
2007: Back To Basics: Live And Down Under

Turns

2000: US Sears & Levis Turn
2001: Latin The America Turn
2003: Justified and Stripped Turn
2003: Stripped World Turn
2006 - 2007: Back to Basics Turn

Christina Aguilera '' (16 million + sold).

Genie In has Bottle

What has Girl Wants

I Turn To You

Like One Over

My Kind Off Christmas '' (1,5 million + sold).

The Christmas Song

Semi Reflejo '' (4 million + sold).

" Pero Me Acuerdo De Tí"

Stripped '' (13 million + sold).

Dirrty (Feat. Redman)
Beautiful
Fighter
Can' T hold Custom Down (Ft Lil' Kim)
Infatuation (Spain)
The Voice Within

Back To Basics '' (5 million).

Ain' T No Other Man (2006)

Hurt (2006)

Candyman (2007)

Slow fox trot Down Baby (the USA) (2007)
Oh Mother (Europe) (2007)-->

Positions of Christina to Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100

Albums

1999: Christina Aguilera #1 (8x platinum) (8 million sold specimens and +)
2000: My Kind off Christmas #28 (Gold) (500 000 sold specimens and +)
2001: Semi Reflejio #28 (Gold) (500 000 sold specimens and +)
2001: Bo of Moulin-Rouge! #1 (2x platinum) (2 million sold specimens and +)
2002: Stripped #2 (4x platinum) (4 million sold specimens and +)
2006: Back To Basics #1 (2x platinum) (2 million sold specimens and +)

Christina Aguilera thus sold more than 17 million albums in the United States.

Songs

1999: Genius in has bottle (#1)
2000: What has Girl Wants (#1)
2000: Like One Over (#1)
2000: I turn to you (#3)
2001: Lady Marmalade (#1)
2002: Beautiful (#2)
2002: Dirty (#5)
2002: Fighter (#20)
2002: Can' T hold custom down (#12)
2002: The Voice Within (#33)
2004: Because Wash (#63)
2006: Ain' T No other Man (#6)
2006: Hurt (#19)
2006: Candyman (#25)

Christina classified four albums with signal 5 of the sales including three with the #1. It classified 8 songs with signal 10 of the US charts in career including 4 songs at the top of the prize list. The new album of Christina is very awaited after the success of its album doubles “Back to Basics”.

SOURCES: BILLBOARD, HULLABALOO, RIAA and CHRISTINA AGUILERA WEBSITE

Individual

1997 : All I Wanna C (ft. Keizo Nakanishi)
1998: Reflection (b.o Mulan)
1999: Genie In has Bottle FR# 3, CH #2, CA#1
2000: What has Girl Wants FR# 11, CH #17, CA#5
2000: I Turn To You CH#30, CA#10
2000: Like One Over Baby (All I Want Is You) FR# 33, CH #21, CA#14
2000: The Christmas Song
2000 : Genio Atrapado
2000 : Por Siempre Tú
2000 : Venn Conmigo
2000: Pero Me Acuerdo De Tí
2000: Falsas Esperanzas
2001 : Nobody Wants To Be Lonely (in duet with Ricky Martin) CA#4, FR#28
2001: Lady Marmalade (in duet with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim) FR# 12, CH #1, CA#18
2001: El Ultimo Adios
2002: Dirrty (F. Redman) FR# 98, CH #3, CA#5
2002: Beautiful FR# 27, CH #7, CA#1
2003: Fighter CH#11, CA#3
2003: Can' T Hold Custom Down (ft. Lil' Kim) FR# 27, CH #11, CA#20
2003: " infatuation" (Spain).
2003: The Voice Within CH#3, CA#10
2004: Because Wash (ft. Missy Elliott) (b.o film)
2004: Tilt Ya Head Back (ft. Nelly) CH#16, CA#27
2004: Hello
2005 : has Song For You (ft. Herbie Hancock, extracted the album " Possibilities").
2005: Somos Novios (ft. Andrea Bocelli)
2006: Ain' T No Other Man
2006: Hurt (fr# 3)
2006: Such Me (ft. P. Diddy)
2007: Candyman
2007 : Slow fox trot Down Baby (Australia and the U.S.A.) - stopped Promotion
2007: Oh mother (Europe)

External bonds

US Official site
French-speaking Official site
Its card on imdb

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