[18] She sent her cover version of Whitney Houston's "Run to You" to Disney in hopes of being selected to record the theme song "Reflection" for their animated film Mulan (1998). "I felt caged by my childhood. [119] From April 2011 to December 2012, Aguilera served as a coach on the first three seasons of the television competition series The Voice. Christina Aguilera sat down with W magazine to speak about her life and career in a 2011 cover story (via HuffPost). Born to an Ecuadorian father and a mother who is of European descent, the former "Voice" coach has often received grief for straddling the fence of her multiple heritages and not being Latina enough. [4][5] Her family moved frequently because of her father's military service, and lived in places including New Jersey, Texas, New York, and Japan. Official Website of Christina Aguilera. "[217], Aguilera has reinvented her public image on numerous occasions throughout her career. [132][133] After her engagement to Matthew Rutler in February 2014 and the birth of their daughter in August,[134] she returned for the eighth season in October. And for me that dream, all my life, has been Etta James". [137] She and her partner Rutler served as executive producers for a music-based game show, Tracks, which aired on Spike TV in March 2016. [306] In 2008, jewelry designer Stephen Webster and friend of Aguilera released "Shattered", a collection of sterling silver pieces, through Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. [58] The second single from the album, the ballad "Beautiful", received universal acclaim for its empowering lyrics about embracing inner beauty, and became an anthem for the LGBT community. Christina Aguilera has honored late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a message to her fans. [94] Keeps Gettin' Better peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, and its titular single "Keeps Gettin' Better" charted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. [178] Lucy Davies, a writer for BBC Music, opined that although Aguilera had "a stunning voice", she "could be more varied, simply by cutting out some of the 'y-e-e-eeeh, woah yeh's'". We are all praying hard that you can pull through this … this just isn’t fair.”. [129], In 2013, Aguilera scored three international top-ten singles. [64][65] Aguilera attended the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in August, where she and Britney Spears kissed Madonna during their performance of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood", which received considerable media attention. "On days when it feels impossible to even get out of bed, much less function as a mother, their support and encouragement have kept me moving forward," she said. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Amen, sister. However, the most harsh judgement has been directed towards her weight, which has fluctuated since the start of her career. Burlesque grossed US$90 million in the box office[111] and received mixed reviews from critics, who found it clichéd but praised Aguilera's acting. [49] Aguilera's new image presented in the video was widely criticized by the public that it began to overshadow her music. [21][22] RCA was pressured by the contemporary teen pop craze evoked by Aguilera's peer Britney Spears, leading to the label rushing production of the album and aligning Aguilera to be part of the teen pop trend. [138] Aguilera recorded a song titled "Change", which she dedicated to the victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as well as Christina Grimmie, who was fatally shot in Orlando the day before the nightclub shooting. [191] Aguilera points out the musical film The Sound of Music and its lead actress, Julie Andrews, as her first inspiration for singing and performing. [169][231] A 2003 issue of Maxim magazine that she covered became its best-selling issue;[232] Aguilera was named "Sexiest Woman of the Year" by its subscribers later that year,[233] and also earned the magazine its best-selling issue after posing on the cover that year. While recognized as a prominent figure in the contemporary teen pop scene, Aguilera sought to assume artistic control with Stripped (2002) and its lead single "Dirrty", which displayed her sexuality. I've said it for the last seven years – since I had my first debut record out – in every interview". Her voice is not an instrument for making modest statements; it's about peaks of self-affirmation, indescribable sensual pleasures, steely counterattacks and abysses of sorrow". [110] Aguilera played Ali Rose, who quits her bar service job and moves to Los Angeles, where she aspires to be a performer in a burlesque club owned by Tess Scali (Cher). [228] Aguilera has also been regarded as a sex symbol. "I do battle with depression," she said (via Cosmopolitan). As she dove deep into her childhood, which was far from picture-perfect, she made a heartbreaking revelation. [156] In October 2019, Aguilera released the song "Haunted Heart" from the soundtrack of the computer-animated Addams Family film,[157] and a month later "Fall on Me"—her second collaboration with A Great Big World—was premiered. When it came time to put an end to her marriage, Christina Aguilera didn't second-guess her decision, telling People magazine, "I knew I had to end it." [45] Aguilera served as the album's executive producer and co-wrote most of the songs. [307] They reprised their work together for Webster's 2009 spring line. She's a perfectionist. [183] Other classic artists, including Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, and Ella Fitzgerald, are also Aguilera's major influences; her fifth studio album Back to Basics is inspired by vintage jazz, blues and soul music records by them. News of singer Christina Aguilera’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. Aguilera responded, "I have definitely experienced forms of bullying, and that's why it's so important for me to write songs like 'Beautiful' and 'Fighter.'" [11] She aspired to be a singer, and won her first talent show at age eight with a rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Rumors of the singer’s alleged demise gained traction on Sunday after a ‘R.I.P. [24] It has sold over seven million copies as of 2014.

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