| BIOGRAPHY
Teen pop diva Christina Aguilera was born
December 18 in 1980 in Staten Island, New York; the careers of her military
father and musician mother ensured that her family traveled the globe before
finally settling in wexford, P.A, where the youngster first began performing
in area talent shows. At age eight, Christina appeared on the syndicated
television series Star Search; four years later, she landed a regular role
on Disney's The New Mickey Mouse Club, co-starring with future luminares
including Britney Spears, N' Sync's JG Chasez and Justin Timberlake, and
Felicity's Ken Russell. Aguilera first pop music success came in Japan
thanks to " All I Wanna Do ", a smash duet with Keizo Nakanushi; in 1998,
she returned to the USA to record the song "Reflection" for the soundtrack
of the animated film Mulan, that some week signing to RCA. Releasing her
self-tittled debut album the following year, Aguilera topped the pop charts
with the single "Genie in a Bottle". Christina Aguilera sold over 10 million
copies worldmide in just under a year and turned its namesake into a superstar.
She followed this success with performances of the Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime
show and for president Clinton, and won a Best New Artist Grammy. Just
over a year after she released her debut album, Aguilera released Mi Reflejo
a collection of spanish-language song, as well as My Kind Of Christmas,
a holiday album.
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