Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera born on 18th December 1980 is an American pop singer and songwriter Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program and went on to star in Disney Channels television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 19931994 Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording Reflection for the film Mulan In 1999 Aguilera came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Genie in a Bottle What a Girl Wants and Come On Over Baby All I Want Is You A Latin pop album Mi Reflejo 2001 and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image After parting from her management Aguilera took creative control over her second studio album Stripped 2002 The albums second single Beautiful was a commercial success and helped the albums commercial performance Aguileras third studio album Back to Basics 2006 included elements of soul jazz and blues music and was released to positive critical reception  Aguileras fourth studio album Bionic was released in June 2010 Aside from being known for her vocal ability music videos and image musically she includes themes of dealing with public scrutiny her childhood and female empowerment in her music Apart from her work in music she has also dedicated much of her time as a philanthropist for charities human rights and world issues Aguileras work has earned her numerous awards including four Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award amongst fifteen and three nominations respectively Rolling Stone ranked her number fiftythree on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time ranking as the youngest and only artist on the list under the age of thirty She has become one of the most successful recording artists of the decade selling more than 42 million albums worldwide