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Christina Aguilera

January 09, 2023

Not to be confused with Christina Aguilar.
This article is about the singer. For her eponymous debut album, see Christina Aguilera (album).

Christina María Aguilera (/æɡɪˈlɛərə/; Spanish: [aɣiˈleɾa];[1] born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes,[2] she has been referred to as the "Voice of a Generation".[3][4] Aguilera rose to stardom with her eponymous debut album, for which she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Her works, which incorporate feminism, sexuality, and domestic violence, have generated both critical praise and controversy, for which she is often cited as an influence by other artists.

Christina Aguilera
Aguilera during an interview for Allure in 2022
Born
Christina María Aguilera

(1980-12-18) December 18, 1980 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
Other names
  • Xtina
  • Baby Jane
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • television personality
Years active1993–present
OrganizationChristina Aguilera Fragrances
Works
Spouse
Jordan Bratman
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(m. 2005; div. 2011)​
Partner(s)Matthew Rutler (2010–present; engaged)
Children2
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websitechristinaaguilera.com
Signature

After appearing in television programs, Aguilera signed with RCA Records in 1998. Her debut album spawned three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles — "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" — and earned her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Established as a bubblegum pop artist, she released her first Spanish record, Mi Reflejo (2000), which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums for nineteen consecutive weeks. Aguilera assumed artistic control of her fourth studio album Stripped (2002). In the music video for its song "Dirrty", she sparked controversy for exploring her sexuality, leading to the departure of her teen idol image. However, further singles "Beautiful", "Fighter" and "Can't Hold Us Down" became top-ten singles in many countries, and she was named the most successful female artist of 2003.

Her fifth album, Back to Basics (2006), was met with favorable reviews and became the second of her career to debut atop of the Billboard 200. Its singles "Ain't No Other Man" and "Hurt" reached the top-ten positions in most countries. In 2010, Aguilera starred in Burlesque and contributed to its soundtrack. In subsequent years, she featured on the successful singles "Feel This Moment", "Say Something", and "Moves Like Jagger". The latter reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 making Aguilera one of the few artists to reach the top spot over three decades. Outside of her music, she was named a spokesperson for the World Food Program (WFP), served as a coach on reality competition show The Voice (2011–2016), and acted in the drama series Nashville (2015). In 2019, she headlined Christina Aguilera: The Xperience, her first residency show at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas.

Aguilera is considered a pop culture icon and is generally described as a triple threat entertainer.[5][6] With estimated sales over 90 million records, she is recognized as one of the world's best-selling music artists.[7] In 2009, she was classified as the twentieth most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard. Throughout her career, she has accumulated numerous awards and accolades, including five Grammy Awards, two Latin Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), one Billboard Music Awards, one Guinness World Record, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was named a Disney Legend. Aguilera is regarded as one of the most influential Latin artists in the entertainment industry;[8][9] in 2013, Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world, and was ranked as the eighth greatest woman in music by VH1. Furthermore, she has been deemed one of the greatest singers in contemporary pop music, ranked among the greatest of all time by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Consequence of Sound.

Life and career

1980–1998: Early life and career beginnings

Christina María Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York City on December 18, 1980, the eldest of two daughters to musician Shelly Loraine Kearns (née Fidler) and United States Army soldier Fausto Xavier Aguilera.[10] Her father was born in Ecuador, and her mother has German, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry.[11][12] The family moved frequently because of his military service, and lived in places including New Jersey, Texas, New York, and Japan.[13] Aguilera said he was physically and emotionally abusive.[14] She used music to escape her turbulent household.[15] Following her parents' divorce when she was six years old, Aguilera, her younger sister Rachel, and her mother moved into her grandmother's home in Rochester, a suburb in the Pittsburgh area.[12] Her mother later remarried to Jim Kearns and had a son with him named Michael.[16] After years of estrangement, Aguilera expressed interest in reconciling with her father in 2012.[17]

As a child, she was drawn to soul and blues records her grandmother bought and would practice singing, which earned her a reputation as "the little girl with the big voice" in her neighborhood.[18] Aguilera 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)".[13] At age 10, she performed "A Sunday Kind of Love" on the competition show Star Search, and was eliminated during the semi-final round.[15] She performed the song again on KDKA-TV's Wake Up with Larry Richert.[19] During her youth in the Pittsburgh area, Aguilera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, Pittsburgh Steelers football, and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball games, and the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals.[20] She attended Rochester Area School District in Rochester and Marshall Middle School near Wexford, and briefly attended North Allegheny Intermediate High School before being homeschooled to avoid being bullied.[21]

In 1991, Aguilera auditioned for a position on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club, though did not meet its age requirements. She joined the television series two years later, which featured her performing musical numbers and sketch comedy until its cancellation in 1994.[22] Fellow cast members included Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake.[23] After the show ended, Aguilera moved to Japan and recorded her first song, "All I Wanna Do", a duet with Japanese singer Keizo Nakanishi.[24] In 1998, Aguilera returned to the US to seek a recording contract. She approached RCA Records, who told her to contact Walt Disney Records instead because they were having financial difficulties.[25] 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).[26] Aguilera was ultimately selected to sing "Reflection"; the song was released in June 1998 and charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 15.[27]

1999–2001: Christina Aguilera, Mi Reflejo, and My Kind of Christmas

After "Reflection", Aguilera attracted the attention of RCA's A&R Ron Fair and was signed with the label quickly afterwards.[28][29] 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.[30] They released the lead single from the album, "Genie in a Bottle", a trendy pop and R&B track, in June 1999.[30] The single rose Aguilera to stardom, peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and charts of 20 other countries.[31] It has sold over seven million copies as of 2014.[32] Aguilera's eponymous debut album followed in August 1999 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200.[13] It was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[33] and had moved 17 million copies worldwide by 2010.[34] The album produced three other singles: two US number-one singles "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)", and one US top-five single "I Turn to You", a cover of All-4-One's song.[35] At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in February 2000, Aguilera won Best New Artist.[36]

Aguilera's two following studio albums, Mi Reflejo and My Kind of Christmas, were released in September and October 2000, respectively.[37] The former, a Spanish-language album consisting of re-recorded versions of tracks on Aguilera's debut album and several original songs, topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums for 19 consecutive weeks and was certified six times platinum in the Latin field by the RIAA.[33][38] It won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2001.[39] The latter contains covers of Christmas popular songs and a few original dance-pop tunes,[40] and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[33] In support of her albums, Aguilera embarked on her first concert tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert, from mid-2000 to early 2001. The tour visited North America, Europe, South America, and Japan.[41][42] Billboard in 2000 recognized Aguilera as the Top Female Pop Act of the Year.[43] Despite the successes, Aguilera was displeased with the music and image her manager Steve Kurtz had aligned her to, feeling unable to control her own image.[44] In October 2000, she filed a fiduciary duty lawsuit against Kurtz for improper, undue, and inappropriate influence over her professional activities. After terminating Kurtz's services, RCA hired Irving Azoff as Aguilera's new manager.[45]

Aguilera took her first steps in artistic control with a cover of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade" (1974) with Pink, Mýa, and Lil' Kim for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack.[18] RCA executives initially opposed to Aguilera recording "Lady Marmalade" because it was "too urban", but Aguilera ultimately managed to record the song of her own accord.[44] The collaboration topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks based on airplay alone, becoming the first airplay-only track in history to remain on the chart's top spot for more than one week.[46][47] It won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards.[48] In mid-2001, Warlock Records released Just Be Free, a compilation of demo tracks Aguilera recorded in 1994 and 1995, when she was looking forward to an album release after the end of The Mickey Mouse Club. Aguilera filed a suit against Warlock Records and the album's producers to stop the release.[49] The two parties came to a confidential settlement to release the album, in which Aguilera lent out her name, likeness, and image for an unspecified amount of damages.[50]

2002–2003: Stripped

 
Aguilera performing on The Stripped Tour in 2003

While working on her fourth studio album, Aguilera leaned toward a new artistic direction that she felt had more musical and lyrical depth.[51] She named the album Stripped and explained that the title represented "a new beginning, a re-introduction of [herself] as a new artist in a way".[52] Aguilera served as the album's executive producer and co-wrote most of the songs.[53][54] To present her new persona, Aguilera released "Dirrty" as the lead single from the album in September 2002.[55] Its accompanying music video generated controversy for depicting overtly sexual fetishes.[56] Aguilera's new image presented in the video was widely criticized by the public that it began to overshadow her music.[57][58][59] She defended her new image: "I'm in the power position, in complete command of everything and everybody around me. To be totally balls-out like that is, for me, the measure of a true artist."[59]

Stripped was released in October 2002.[60] The album incorporated various genres from R&B and flamenco to rock, and lyrically revolves around the theme of self-esteem while also discussing sex and gender equality.[54][61] It received mixed reviews from music critics, who viewed the employment of various musical styles incoherent, but praised Aguilera's vocals.[60][61] The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 4.3 million copies in the US as of 2014.[62] In the UK, the album has sold two million copies as of 2017 and was the second highest-selling album by an American female artist during the 2000s decade, behind Norah Jones with Come Away with Me.[63][64] By 2006, Stripped had sold over 12 million copies worldwide.[65] 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.[66][67] It was the album's best-charting single, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[35] The song won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004.[68]

Stripped was followed by three other singles: "Fighter", "Can't Hold Us Down", and "The Voice Within", all of which were released in 2003 and entered the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.[35] During promotion of Stripped, Aguilera cultivated a new image by adopting the alter ego Xtina, dyeing her hair black, and debuting several tattoos and piercings.[69][70] She co-headlined the Justified and Stripped Tour alongside Justin Timberlake from June to September 2003 in support of Stripped and Timberlake's album Justified (2002), before embarking on her solo Stripped Tour until December.[71][72] 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.[73] She hosted the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards, where she won Best Female award, in November.[74] Billboard announced Aguilera as the Top Female Pop Act of 2003.[75]

2004–2009: Marriage, Back to Basics, and first child

 
Aguilera performing at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2006

In 2004, Aguilera recorded a revised version of Rose Royce's "Car Wash" (1976) with Missy Elliott for the animated film Shark Tale, in which she was a voice actress,[76] and contributed vocals to Nelly's single "Tilt Ya Head Back".[77] She was a featured artist on Herbie Hancock's 2005 cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" (1970), which was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2006.[78] During this time, Aguilera started working on her follow-up studio album and embraced a new image inspired by figures of the Classic Hollywood era such as Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, and Mary Pickford, debuting blonde curly hair and retro-styled makeup.[79][80]

Aguilera became engaged to marketing executive Jordan Bratman, who had dated her since 2003, in February 2005.[81] They married on November 19, 2005, at an estate in Napa County, California.[82] Aguilera released the lead single, "Ain't No Other Man", from her fifth studio album, Back to Basics, in June 2006.[83] The song, like the majority of the album, was inspired by Aguilera's marriage and incorporates elements of early 20th-century soul, blues, and jazz.[84][85] It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 1.7 million digital copies in the US as of 2014.[35][62] Its music video saw Aguilera debuting her new alter ego, Baby Jane, inspired by the thriller film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).[83]

Back to Basics was released in August 2006. Aguilera described the record, a double album, as a "throwback" to jazz, blues, and soul music of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s that incorporates "a modern twist."[86] She was much inspired by works of such classic blues and soul singers as Otis Redding, Millie Jackson, and Nina Simone during the recording sessions.[87] Back to Basics received generally positive reviews from critics, who commented that the retro-oriented production complements Aguilera's vocals.[88] It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and has sold 1.7 million copies in the US.[62] At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2007, Aguilera won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Ain't No Other Man" and performed "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" as a tribute to the late James Brown.[89] Back to Basics was succeeded by two international top-ten singles: "Hurt" and "Candyman". Two other singles, "Slow Down Baby" and "Oh Mother", were released exclusively in Australia[90] and Europe,[91] respectively. In support of Back to Basics, Aguilera embarked on the Back to Basics Tour, which ran from November 2006 to October 2008.[92][93][94] With US$48.1 million grossed, the tour was the highest-grossing solo female tour of 2007.[95]

In January 2008, a son named Max was born to Aguilera and Bratman.[96] Later that year, she appeared in the Martin Scorsese documentary Shine a Light chronicling a two-day concert by The Rolling Stones in New York City's Beacon Theatre, in which Aguilera performs "Live with Me" alongside the band's lead vocalist Mick Jagger.[97] In commemoration of a decade-long career in the music industry, Aguilera released a greatest hits album titled Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits exclusively through Target in November 2008, in the US.[98] In addition to previous singles, it includes four original electropop-oriented songs, two of which are remade versions of two previous singles.[99][100] Aguilera commented that the newly recorded tracks' "futurisic, robotic sound" served as a preview for her follow-up studio album.[101] 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.[35] Billboard in 2009 recognized Aguilera as the 20th most successful artist of the 2000s.[102]

2010–2011: Bionic, Burlesque, and The Voice

 
Aguilera at the premiere of Burlesque at the Empire, Leicester Square in 2010

Aguilera began working on her sixth studio album during her pregnancy when she frequently listened to electronic music.[103] The lead single from the album, "Not Myself Tonight", was released in March 2010.[104] Heavily influenced by electronic genres, the song signaled Aguilera's musical experiments on her forthcoming album.[105] It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[35] The album, titled Bionic, was released in June 2010. Categorized as a R&B-flavored futurepop album by critics,[106][107] Bionic lyrically revolves around sexual themes while also discussing feminism.[108] Critical reaction to the album was mixed; reviewers commended Aguilera's experimentation with new styles, but found it forced and unnatural.[109][110][111] The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and has sold 332,000 copies in the US as of 2019.[112] The album spawned one other international single, "You Lost Me". Two other singles from the album, "Woohoo" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj and "I Hate Boys", were released in the US and Europe,[113][114] and Australia, respectively.[115]

Aguilera starred alongside Cher in the musical film Burlesque.[116] Written and directed by Steve Antin, the film was released in theaters in November 2010.[117] 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). Burlesque grossed US$90 million in the box office[118] and received mixed reviews from critics, who found it clichéd but praised Aguilera's acting.[119] The film received a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.[120] Aguilera recorded eight tracks for the film's ten-track accompanying soundtrack, and Cher performed the other two.[121] The soundtrack reached number 18 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA.[33][35]

At Super Bowl XLV in February 2011, Aguilera omitted a few lines while performing the US national anthem.[122] She apologized for the incident, saying: "I got so caught up in the moment of the song that I lost my place."[123] At the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, she performed alongside Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams, and Florence Welch in a segment that paid tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin.[124] Aguilera finalized her divorce from Jordan Bratman, from whom she had been separated since September 2010, on April 15, 2011.[125] She concurrently started dating Matthew Rutler, an assistant on the set of Burlesque.[126] From April 2011 to December 2012, Aguilera served as a coach on the first three seasons of the television competition series The Voice.[127] During the first season, Aguilera was featured on Maroon 5's single "Moves like Jagger" upon the invitation of the group's lead vocalist and Aguilera's fellow The Voice coach Adam Levine. The single peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[128][33]

2012–2017: Lotus, second child, and television projects

 
Christina performing "Beautiful" at the Breakthrough Prize Scientist Awards in 2014

Upon the third season of The Voice in September 2012, Aguilera released "Your Body" as the lead single from her seventh studio album.[129] The single charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 34.[130] The album, titled Lotus, followed in November 2012. Aguilera described the record as a "rebirth" of herself after the personal struggles she overcame.[69] Contemporary reviewers found the album generic and conventional, as opposed to Aguilera's previous experimental ventures.[131][132] Lotus peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 and has sold 303,000 copies in the US as of 2019.[112] The album was supported by another single, "Just a Fool", featuring Aguilera's fellow The Voice coach Blake Shelton.[133] In December 2012, Aguilera was replaced by Shakira for the fourth season of The Voice due to wanting to focus on solo projects.[134] She returned for the fifth season in September 2013.[135]

In 2013, Aguilera scored three international top-ten singles. She was featured on rapper Pitbull's "Feel This Moment", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[33][35] She subsequently appeared on Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández's cover of Miguel Gallardo's "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti" (1976), which earned a diamond certification in Mexico.[136] Aguilera collaborated with A Great Big World on the ballad "Say Something", which earned a six-time platinum certification from the RIAA[33] and won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[137] Aguilera temporarily withdrew from The Voice for the sixth and seventh seasons, wishing to devote time to her family. She was respectively replaced by Shakira and Gwen Stefani during the two seasons.[138][139] After her engagement to Matthew Rutler in February 2014 and the birth of their daughter Summer in August,[140] she returned for the eighth season in October.[141] Aguilera's last season on The Voice was the tenth, which she won with her contestant Alisan Porter in May 2016.[142]

Aguilera played a recurring role of Jade St. John, a pop singer who tries to venture out to country music, on the third season of ABC's musical drama series Nashville in April 2015.[143] Two promotional singles were released in order to support her appearance: "The Real Thing" and "Shotgun".[144][145] She and her partner Rutler served as executive producers for a music-based game show, Tracks, which aired on Spike TV in March 2016.[146]

On June 16, 2016, Aguilera released a song titled "Change" in 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. The proceeds were donated to the National Compassion Fund to benefit the victims' families.[147] Her other works included recording a disco song titled "Telepathy" featuring Nile Rodgers for the soundtrack of Netflix original series The Get Down (2016),[148] being a voice actress for The Emoji Movie (2017),[149] and starring in the romantic science fiction film Zoe released in 2018.[150] In November 2017, Aguilera performed a medley of The Bodyguard songs during the American Music Awards in honor to celebrate Whitney Houston.[151]

2018–2021: Liberation and Christina Aguilera: The Xperience

 
Aguilera performing on her Liberation Tour at the Pepsi Center in 2018

Aguilera started working on her eighth studio album in the summer of 2015.[152][153] "Accelerate" featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 2 Chainz was released as the lead single from the album on May 3, 2018.[154] "Accelerate" became Aguilera's tenth number one song on the US Billboard Dance Songs Chart.[155] It was followed by the promotional single "Twice" on May 11,[156] and the second single "Fall in Line" featuring Demi Lovato on May 16.[157][158] "Like I Do" featuring GoldLink was released on June 7, 2018, as the album's third and final single.[159] Liberation, was released on June 15, 2018, to favorable reviews.[160][161][162] Aguilera heavily incorporated R&B and hip hop on the album to represent her desire for freedom from what she described as the "churning hamster wheel" that was The Voice.[163] Liberation debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming Aguilera's seventh US top-ten album.[164] At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, "Fall in Line" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, while "Like I Do" received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance.[165] Aguilera starred in the romantic science fiction Zoe, which was premiered at the Tribeca Film festival in April 2018, and was later released on July 20 by Amazon Studios.

To promote Liberation, Aguilera embarked on her first tour in 10 years, The Liberation Tour, which ran from September to November 2018.[166] and a follow-up European tour, The X Tour, which ran from July to December 2019.[167] She also headlined Christina Aguilera: The Xperience,[168][169][170][171][172] a 25-date concert residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, beginning in May and concluding in March 2020.[173] In October 2019, Aguilera released the soul and blues-inspired song "Haunted Heart" from the soundtrack of the computer-animated Addams Family film,[174][175][176] and a month later "Fall on Me"—her second collaboration with A Great Big World—was premiered.[177] On March 6, 2020, Aguilera released "Loyal Brave True" as a promotional single from the live action remake of Mulan.[178] Rolling Stone considered it Oscar-worthy while the song was also shortlisted as one of fifteen potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[179][180] She released a re-recording of "Reflection" on August 28.[181]

In July 2021, Aguilera performed for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[182][183] Both shows were sold out.[184][182][183] In early October, Aguilera featured on the soundtrack for The Addams Family 2 performing the theme song from the original series.[185] That same week, Aguilera performed two medleys for ABC's Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary special with the songs "Reflection", "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "Loyal Brave True".[186][187] Later that month, Aguilera performed "River Deep – Mountain High" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a tribute for Tina Turner.[188] On December 7, 2021, Aguilera was also honored with the first Music Icon award at the 47th People's Choice Awards.[189]

2022–present: Aguilera and upcoming tenth studio album

 
Aguilera performing "A Million Dreams" at the Expo 2020 in 2022

In early 2021, Aguilera announced that her ninth studio album would be in Spanish, being her first in 22 years, following up Mi Reflejo (2000).[190] She also announced that the album would be released in three parts, with the first being an extended play titled La Fuerza, eventually released on January 21, 2022.[190] Preceding the EP's release, on October 21, 2021, Aguilera released "Pa Mis Muchachas", with Becky G, Nicki Nicole and Nathy Peluso.[191] Following that, on November 19, Aguilera debuted the second single, "Somos Nada", at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[192][193] On January 20, 2022, alongside the release of La Fuerza, "Santo", a collaboration with Ozuna, was released as the third single.[194] On May 6, 2022, a music video was released for "La Reina".[195]

On April 1, 2022, Aguilera performed at the Dubai Expo 2020 and closed the show with a cover of "A Million Dreams".[196] In late May, Aguilera announced La Tormenta, the second extended play apart of her then-forthcoming Spanish-language studio album and its next single, "Suéltame" with Argentine singer Tini.[197][198] The EP was released on May 30, 2022, after being delayed due to the Robb Elementary School shooting.[199] On May 31, 2022, her ninth studio album, Aguilera, was released on streaming services and featured all the songs from La Fuerza, La Tormenta and a new duet with Christian Nodal of "Cuando Me Dé la Gana".[200][201] Aguilera went on to be nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Album and Best Immersive Audio Album and two Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[202]

On June 11, 2022, Aguilera performed at Los Angeles Pride alongside Mya, Kim Petras and Paris Hilton.[203] During one segment of the show, Aguilera wore a strap-on dildo which received both praise and controversy.[204][205] After her Los Angeles Pride headline show, Agulera embarked on a festival tour, EU/UK Summer Series,[206] which included three festivals in Spain, one in Monaco,[207] three arena shows in United Kingdom,[208] and ended with Brighton Pride.[209] During the show in Liverpool, Aguilera revealed that she had begun working on her tenth studio album, which would be in English.[210][211][212]

On September 29, 2022, Aguilera performed "La Reina" at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards and received the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award.[213] La Luz, the third and final EP from Aguilera, was released that same day and featured a spoken intro by Aguilera and "No Es Que Te Extrañe".[214][215] On October 21, 2022, a deluxe 20th anniversary version of Stripped was released and featured two new tracks: "I Will Be" (the b-side to "Dirrty") and Benny Benassi's remix to "Beautiful".[216] A new music video for "Beautiful" was also released.[217][218] In November 2022, Aguilera won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[219] She also performed "Cuando Me Dé la Gana" with Christian Nodal the same night.[220] Aguilera was announced as a headliner of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival festival in Viña del Mar.[221][222]

Artistry

Voice

Critics have described Aguilera as a soprano,[223][224][2] possessing a four-octave vocal range (from C3 to C♯7),[225][226][227] being also able to perform the whistle register.[228] After the release of her self-titled debut album, Ron Fair — executive of RCA Records — said he was betting on Aguilera due to her "perfect intonation", considering that she had "pipes to be the next Barbra Streisand or Céline Dion".[229] In an article for Slate, Maura Johnston wrote that although Aguilera works in contemporary pop music, she has "an instrument that despite its ability to leap octaves has a low-end grounding similar to that possessed by opera singers".[230] Highlighting her vocal versatility, Joan Anderman from The Boston Globe stated that she is "a real singer [...] blessed with the sort of breathtaking elasticity, golden tones, and sheer power that separate the divas from the dabblers".[231] Aguilera is also recognized for making use of melisma in her songs and performances;[232][233] Jon Pareles, writing for The New York Times, analyzed her vocal abilities, emphasizing that "she can aim a note as directly as a missile or turn its trajectory into an aerobatic spiral of leaping, quivering, scalloping melismas".[234] According to critics of Rolling Stone magazine, she has been modeled her "dramatic and melismatic technique" following steps of artists like Etta James.[235]

 
"You Lost Me" (2010)
In "You Lost Me", Aguilera interprets lines of the song using the melismatic technique,[236] one of her main distinctions as vocalist in pop music,[232] by which her vocal ability has been compared to those of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.[237]
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Throughout her career, her vocal ability has yielded comparisons with other vocalists. As a result of her use of melismatic technique, David Browne associated her with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, opining that the three form the team of the main proponents of this vocal modality.[237] Sharing the same point of view, Sasha Frere-Jones, columnist for The New Yorker, expressed that the technique was responsible for making her a "serious singer" without needing to "reincarnate the Sarah Vaughan".[238] Steve Kipner — songwriter of "Genie in a Bottle" (1999) — considered that Aguilera has an "impressive" vocal dexterity, being able to "internalized all the riffs from Chaka Khan".[229] Ann Powers, critic from Los Angeles Times, said that Aguilera has a voice "purely powerful as that of Etta James [...] and she's moving toward the expressiveness of Gladys Knight, if not Aretha Franklin"; however, Powers notes that her vocal ability in ballad songs "connects her to Barbra Streisand", in addition to comparing her to Donna Summer when she works on songs influenced by rhythm and blues.[239]

However, Aguilera has also been criticized for the excessive use of melisma, as well as for oversinging in her songs and concerts.[240][241][242] Writing for The Huffington Post, John Eskow stated that she is the main proponent of "oversouling" and, despite recognizing that she has a "great instrument", opined that she "[doesn't] seem to know when to stop" with the use of "gratuitous and confected melisma".[243] Lucy Davies, author at BBC Music, acknowledges that Aguilera has a "stunning voice", but indicated that "she could be more varied, simply by cutting out some of the 'y-e-e-eeeh, woah yeh's' in her songs".[244] During the recording session of "Beautiful" (2002), the producer Linda Perry recalled that Aguilera had difficulty avoiding "vocal improvisations", stopping the recording every time she started to "[oversing]". Perry used the first take, saying, "She had a hard time accepting that as the final track. She's a perfectionist. She knows her voice really well and she knows what's going on. She can hear things that nobody else would catch."[245] In an article for Entertainment Weekly, Chris Willman opined that Aguilera's tendency to oversinging is due to the influence of Carey in her vocal abilities, noting "her slightly nasal tone that really only becomes obvious when she's overselling a song".[246] VH1 writer Alexa Tietjen added that Aguilera "does tend to take it to the extreme at times [...] but Christina's vocal prowess is what's gotten her so far. Love them or hate them, the riffs are a part of who she is as a performer."[247]

Influences

According to Pier Dominguez, the domestic violence that Aguilera suffered during her childhood directly impacted her developing personality.[248] However, the author states that unlike other children who witness the violence at home, she did not show feelings of guilt, emotional disturbance or aggressive behavior towards people; on the contrary, she created an "internal defense mechanism".[249][223] On the other hand, Chloé Govan comments that the fact that Aguilera had been a victim of bullying at school made her an introverted and insecure person.[250] Her mother's role was crucial in changing this situation, from whom she learned a "message about self-respect".[251] Both authors agree that the learning had a strong influence on Aguilera's behavior in the transition to adulthood and exerted an impact on her early number-one singles in career, "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants" (both from 1999),[251][252] the lyrics of which can refer to female empowerment.[253][254]

 
 
Aguilera cited Whitney Houston[255] and Etta James[256] (left) and (right) among her main influences in the music, having performed some of their songs during her early years

Aguilera states that her biggest influence in music was Etta James: "[She's] my all-time favorite singer [...] I'll still be as raunchy as I wanna be, and I'll have her memory to back me up. She's what I want to be someday".[257] As her first references to sing and perform, Aguilera credits the musical The Sound of Music (1959) and its lead actress, Julie Andrews;[258][259] other of the main inspirations cited throughout her career includes Whitney Houston,[229] Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson,[260] Pearl Bailey,[261] and the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses.[261][262] Furthermore, Aguilera recalls that she started singing her first songs in Spanish during her childhood because of her parents who constantly listened to works by Julio Iglesias.[263] Other musical inspirations for Aguilera include Chavela Vargas and Vicente Fernández.[264] Aguilera described her song "La Reina" from Aguilera (2022) as a respectful response to Fernández's "El Rey".[265][266]

In recognition of what she describes as "positive female artists," Aguilera mentioned Madonna and Janet Jackson as artistic influences; in 2000, during an interview with Jam! Canoe, she demonstrated her respect for both singers because they have "taken on the stage, the studio and the screen and have been successful in all three [...] artists who aren't afraid to take chances and be daring, experimental and sexy".[267] Cher was also highlighted as one of Aguilera's source of inspiration in career as she remembered that saw her for the first time in the music video for "If I Could Turn Back Time" (1989), described as a "pivotal moment" that encouraged her as a "woman who's been there, done everything, before everyone else – who had the guts to do it".[268][269] Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald were Aguilera's biggest influences on her vocal abilities as a child.[252]

Some of her inspirations were portrayed in her artistic work; during the process of developing of her fifth studio album, Back to Basics (2006), Aguilera revealed that she had been influenced by music records from Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Otis Redding.[14][270] In the audiovisual work for "Candyman" (2007), she performed three different roles as an allusion to the interpretation of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the group The Andrews Sisters on a brief appearance in the film Buck Privates (1941).[271][272] Outside the music industry, she mentioned Marilyn Monroe as a reference, paying tribute to the actress in the music video for "Tilt Ya Head Back" (2004) and in movie Burlesque (2010) — where she recorded one of Monroe's most popular songs, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", featured in musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).[273][274] Furthermore, Aguilera highlighted her inspirations in the art world, declaring to be an appreciator of works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Banksy.[275][276]

Musical style and themes

Generally referred to as a pop artist,[277] Aguilera has gone on to experiment with different musical genres throughout her career.[278] She explains that she always tries to bring something new in her projects, "experiment with [her] voice" in addition to verbalizing her preference of working with more "obscure" collaborators and that she is not necessarily inclined to contact "the number-one chart-toppers in music" because of their popular demand.[100][279] Reviewing her artistically, Alexis Petridis, columnist from The Guardian, recognized that her "boldness in reinventing herself" was always "one of her most impressive facets,"[280] while Kelefa Sanneh from The New York Times highlighted her "decision to snub some of the big-name producers on whom pop stars often rely".[281]

Aguilera's first two records, Christina Aguilera (1999) and Mi Reflejo (2000), were produced with an influsion of teen pop and dance-pop, with the latter also referencing her incentive through Latin music.[253][282] She showed artistic growth with Stripped (2002) which was described as "substantive and mature [...] with pleasantly surprising depth," where she showed a range of genres, including R&B, hip hop, rock, and soul, and moved away from the teen niche.[283][44] On her fifth studio album, Back to Basics (2006), Aguilera worked with several producers to create a "throwback with elements of old-school genres combined with a modern-day twist [and] hard-hitting beats".[86] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic called the project an "artistic statement [...] a little crass and self-centered, but also catchy, exciting and unique".[284]

In 2010, Aguilera developed the soundtrack for Burlesque, whose content was influenced by Cabaret (1972) and highlighted several songs that were redone as dance numbers in a fashion similar to Moulin Rouge! (2001).[285][286] In the same year, Bionic saw Aguilera working with producers specialized in electronic music to create a future-pop project with elements taken from electro.[287][288] Sam Lanksy from MTV Buzzworthy described it as "forward-thinking and even timeless," and praised its "subversive [and] ambient production".[289] Aguilera explored and heavily incorporated electro-pop on Lotus (2012).[290] Conversely, in 2018 she contributed with Kanye West and Anderson Paak on Liberation, creating an album inspired by R&B and hip-hop styles which she had included in her previous material.[291] Aguilera had noted that, "There's nothing like an amazing hip-hop beat. At the end of the day, I am a soul singer [...] singing soulfully is where my core, my root and my heart really is".[163]

Regarding the themes of her music, Aguilera stated that she feels a "sense of responsibility" to reference portions of her personal life so that "people that can relate might not feel as alone in the circumstance".[292] Most of her songs have covered themes of love, motherhood, marriage and fidelity.[14][293] She has also deal with heavy topics such as domestic violence and abusive relationships.[294][295] Sex has also played a huge part in Aguilera's music.[296][297] In an interview with People, she stated, "If I want to be sexual, it's for my own appreciation and enjoyment. That's why I like to talk about the fact that sometimes I am attracted to women. I appreciate their femininity and beauty".[298] Recognized for being feministic in her music,[299] Aguilera denounced the double standard for the first time in "Can't Hold Us Down" (2002),[300] explaining that men are applauded for their sexual behaviors, while women who behave in a similar fashion are disdained.[301] Writing for The Guardian, Hermione Hoby noted that she "incites a sisterly spirit of collaboration [and] not shy of the odd feministic declaration herself".[302]

Image

Aguilera has reinvented her public image numerous times during her career.[303][304] Early in her career, she was marketed as a bubblegum pop singer due to the genre's high financial return in the late 1990s,[223] becoming a teen idol.[305][306] Stereogum wrtier Tom Breihan noted that Aguilera "thought of herself primarily as a [...] young Mariah Carey-type, but her A&R rep Ron Fair had instead sent [her] into the pop zeitgeist" of the times.[307] However, she was accused of cultivating a sexual image, attracting criticism regarding her revealing clothes;[308] in an interview with MTV News, Debbie Gibson accused her of "influencing girls out there wearing less and less", considering that "she lives and breathes the sexual image".[309] In response to negative comments, Aguilera stated: "Just because I have a certain image, everyone wants me to be this role model. But nobody is perfect, and nobody can live up to that".[310] Furthermore, her music and image received comparisons to Britney Spears.[13][55] David Browne, author from Entertainment Weekly, noted that she was "a good girl pretending to be bad" when compared to Spears' music and image.[311] In contrast, Christopher J. Farley of Time considered her a more impressive artist than Spears.[312] Megan Turner from New York Post compared the "battle" between both artists in the media with the previous one between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones; however, she highlighted the difference in them, opining that "while Britney has a va-va-voom sexuality [...] Aguilera had charm and a youthful appeal".[313] Bustle writer James Tison labelled Aguilera a "diva" saying she "mastered being one in the best way possible".[314] He added that "one of her best diva qualities is her willingness to embrace her own sexuality".[314]

 
Wax statue of Aguilera at the Madame Tussauds, localized in London

In 2002, Aguilera introduced her alter ego Xtina, for which she adopted increasingly provocative and extravagant looks.[315] During this period, she dyed her hair black, debuted body piercings and photographed nude for several publications.[316] While analyzing her new visual, Vice and Rolling Stone magazines wrote that her new clothes echoed as if she were participating in the Girls Gone Wild franchise.[54][317] On the other hand, she reinforced her new visual direction by dressing up as a nun during a performance of "Dirrty" (2002) accompanied by a choir and undressed to reveal what she would wear underneath to serving as the host of the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.[318] In a review of her persona, author Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic opined that Aguilera reached "maturity with transparent sexuality and pounding sounds of nightclubs".[319] Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Adam White was more positive about her image and recognized that her "embracing of an overtly sexual image in the wake of adolescent stardom was a tried and tested route to adult success".[320]

Under a new persona named Baby Jane — a reference to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) — Aguilera again transformed her public image in 2006;[321] sticking to the platinum blonde in her hair, she started to dress inspired by actresses from Old Hollywood.[322] However, in 2010, her new looks were highlighted in the international media for comparisons with those used by Lady Gaga.[323][324] After gaining weight in 2012, she was criticized by several publications;[325] in the following year, she received favorable media attention after a significant weight loss.[326][327] In the March 2018 edition of Paper, she appeared without makeup and photographic manipulation, receiving praise and attracting attention to artists who would pose the same way on their social media.[328]

Aguilera has been cited as a sex symbol.[238][278] Through VH1, she was included in the list of the sexiest entertainment artists in 2002 and 2013;[329][330] in publications from FHM and Complex, she received similar honors in 2004 and 2012, respectively.[331][332] In 2003, she was chosen as the sexiest woman of the year by Maxim, stamping the cover of the best-selling issue of the magazine's history.[333] Furthermore, she was mentioned as one of the most beautiful people in the world in 2003 and 2007 in People editions.[334][335] Aguilera also is recognized a gay icon;[336][337][338] in 2019, she was awarded by the Human Rights Campaign for using her "platform to share a message of hope and inspiration to those who have been marginalized [...] bringing greater visibility to the LGBTQ community".[339] Her fashion sense has also attracted media attention throughout her artistic life;[340][341] Jon Caramanica, journalist from The New York Times, concluded that "Aguilera will be remembered for her glamour and her scandalous take on femme-pop",[342] while Janelle Okwodu from Vogue noted that she "has never been afraid to take a fashion risk [and] has filled her videos with jaw-dropping styles and risqué runway looks".[343] Following her appearance at New York Fashion Week in 2018, Dazed named her one of the most stylish people of the year.[344]

Aguilera has called her fans "fighters", which has become the nickname used on social media to refer to her fanbase.[226][337] She is one of the most popular musicians on Twitter[345] with approximately 17 million followers,[346] and was one of the most searched artists in the world in 2002, 2004, and 2010 through Google.[347] She was also one of the most popular searches in 2003 by Yahoo! Search.[348] When she became a coach on The Voice, Aguilera became one of the highest-paid American television stars;[349] in 2011, it was reported that she would receive $225,000 per episode, as well as $12 million per season in 2013, $12.5 million in 2014, and $17 million in 2016.[350] In 2007, Forbes included her on its list of richest women in entertainment with an estimated net worth estimated of $60 million,[351] and estimated that she had earned $20 million that year.[352] In 2021, Yahoo! Finance estimated Aguilera's fortune at $160 million.[353]

Legacy

Various music journalists and authors have noted Aguilera's legacy in the entertainment industry[226][354][320] and deemed her as one of the greatest artists in pop music.[355][356] In 2004, she was listed as one of the most influential people in the music market according to The Independent,[357] and was cited as the eight greatest woman in the phonographic industry by VH1.[358] Early in her career, Aguilera was labeled as a teen idol,[305][359] and has been cited as one of the artists who revived teen pop in the late nineties;[360][361] Time magazine stated that she was a "pioneer [in] a different type of teen stardom", crediting her vocal ability as responsible for the phenomenon.[312] Since then, she has been named as one of the greatest singers in contemporary pop music;[362][363] by MTV, she was cited as one of the best voices in music since eighties,[364] while Rolling Stone and Consequence of Sound included her in their lists of greatest singers of all time.[235][365] In 2013, Latina honored her as the best vocalist of Latin origin in history.[366] With the recognition of her vocal ability and influence in the music industry, she has been referred in media with the titles of "Princess of Pop"[294][367] and "Voice of a Generation".[3][4][368]

 
Aguilera's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, received in 2010

Upon launching her music career in the late nineties, Aguilera was cited as one of the artists who shaped the "Latin explosion",[369][370] in addition to contributed to the Latin pop boom in American music in early of the century.[371] Considered one of the greatest artists of the 2000s,[372][373] she has been classified between the main references of the Millennials;[374] writing for Vice magazine, Wanna Thompson analyzed her impact in the turn of the century, stating that alongside Britney Spears, "Aguilera dominated mainstream pop-related discussions. [Her] perfectly packaged music and looks appealed to tweens and teens who wanted to be like the pretty, chart-topping pop stars plastered everywhere".[375] The commercial success of her first projects as a bubblegum pop singer caused an effect that influenced record labels to invest in new artists who attracted the same youthful appeal, catapulting names like Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore.[376][377]

Critics also highlighted the impact of her work in popular culture; while Stripped (2002) was cited as "the blueprint for divas making the transition from teen idol to adult pop star",[378] Aguilera is credited for "paving the way for a generation of pop singers".[368][379] Jeff Benjamin from Billboard stated that the album explored a "process of self-identification and declaration still influencing today's mainstream scene", in addition to "how of today's biggest pop stars have followed a similar path, exploring and incorporating these strategies into their careers".[354] In 2007, her self-titled debut album was added to the definitive list from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, being recognized as one of the "history's most influential and popular albums".[380] Since then, Aguilera and her work have influenced various recording artists including Ariana Grande,[381] Ava Max,[382] Becky G,[383] Britney Spears,[384] Camila Cabello,[385] Charli XCX,[386] Demi Lovato,[387] Dua Lipa,[388] Grimes,[389] Halsey,[390] Hayley Williams,[391] Iggy Azalea,[392] Karol G,[393] Kelly Clarkson,[235] Lady Gaga,[394] Lauren Jauregui,[395][396] Meghan Trainor,[397] Miley Cyrus,[398] Nicki Nicole,[399] Olivia Rodrigo,[400] Rina Sawayama,[401] Rosalía,[402] Sabrina Carpenter,[403] Sam Smith,[404] Selena Gomez,[405] K. Michelle,[406] and Tinashe,[407] and athletes such as figure skater Johnny Weir,[408] ice dancers Zachary Donohue and Madison Hubbell,[409] and swimmer Dana Vollmer.[410]

Aguilera has also been praised for emphasizing the importance of feminism in pop music;[411][412] several journalists agree that her use of sexual imagery has helped catalyze public discourse on the topic.[54][413] Lamar Dawson, columnist from The Huffington Post, praised her feminist efforts in the music industry and recognized that "while Christina isn't the first pop star to place feminist rhetoric into pop culture, she led the charge at the beginning of the 21st century of influencing the next generation of impressionable teens who were too young for Janet [Jackson] and Madonna's curriculum".[414] Gerrick D. Kennedy from Los Angeles Times shared the same point of view and stated that "for a generation who hit puberty during the great 2000 pop explosion, Aguilera was an essential voice with music that tackled self-empowerment, feminism, sex and domestic violence — subject matter her contemporaries were shying away from".[277] Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, co-founder of The Vagenda, opined that the provocative dance routines in Aguilera's music videos was "empowering",[413] as she has been referred to as the forerunner of the slutdrop dance style.[415][416]

Aguilera's videography impact was also analysed by music critics. While "Dirrty" (2002) has been described as "one of the most controversial videos in pop music history",[417][320] and one of the greatest music videos of all time,[418] Issy Beech from i-D recognized that the audiovisual work "paved a path for videos like "Anaconda" and "Wrecking Ball" [...] paved the way for open sexuality from women in pop".[419] In the video for "Beautiful" (2002), the highlight scene of a gay kiss has been considered one of the most important moments for LGBT culture,[420][421] in addition to start Aguilera's image as a gay icon.[422] Both works was elected as one of the greatest music videos of the 21st century by editors from Billboard,[423] while she was named one of the greatest women of the video era according VH1.[424] In 2012, her videographic collection and some looks used throughout her career were part of an exhibition by the National Museum of Women in the Arts aimed at illustrating "the essential roles women have played in moving rock and roll and American culture forward".[425][426] Jon Caramanica from The New York Times also commented about her contributions to television, observing an expressive number of artists signing with television networks to act as coaches of singing reality competition after her participation in the American version of The Voice franchise.[342]

Achievements

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Christina Aguilera
 
Aguilera performing "Reflection" during the D23 Expo in 2019, where she was honored as a Disney Legend

Aguilera has accumulated several awards and accolades in her career. At the age of nineteen, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, being recognized by The Recording Academy as one of the youngest singers to receive this award.[427] She has since gone on to win four more Grammys.[428] Furthermore, she has won two Latin Grammy Awards,[429] two MTV Video Music Awards,[430] one Billboard Music Award,[431] one Guinness World Records,[432] and was also nominated with a Golden Globe Award.[433] In 2010, she received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in "recognition of her achievements in the recording industry".[434] In 2019, she was also immortalized as a Disney Legend in "honor for her remarkable contributions to the Walt Disney Company".[435] In addition to being often cited as one of the most prominent Latin artists in the entertainment industry,[436][8][9] Aguilera was elected as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2013.[437]

Aguilera is recognized as one of the world's best-selling music artists, with estimated sales around 75 million records.[368][438] According to Nielsen Soundscan, she has sold over 18.3 million albums in the United States,[112] and her self-titled debut album (1999) was certified 8x platinum and listed as one of the best-selling in the country by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[439] Regarding her digital sales, it is estimated that she has sold around 21.4 million tracks in the country until 2014.[62] In the United Kingdom, Aguilera has sold over 9.4 million records as of 2013, which 3.3 million in albums sales and 6.1 million in singles sales.[440] According to The Official Charts Company, her fourth studio album Stripped (2002) is one of the few to surpass the 2 million copies sold,[441] becoming the second highest-selling album by an American female artist during the 2000s and one of the best-selling albums of the millennium in the country.[442][443] Furthermore, "Moves Like Jagger" (2011) — her collaboration with band Maroon 5 — was cited as one of the best-selling singles in Australia,[444] Canada,[445] South Korea,[446] the United Kingdom,[447] and the United States,[448] as well as one of the best-selling digital singles with over 14.4 million copies.[449] The song was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2021.[448]

After being listed as the top female artist of 2000 and 2003,[43][75] Billboard classified Aguilera as the twentieth most successful artist of the 2000s.[102] Through the same publication, she was considered one of the most successful artists of the decade on Billboard 200,[450] Hot 100,[451] and Mainstream Top 40 charts,[452] and the second best-selling singles artist in the United States, behind Madonna.[453] In 2016, she was also nominated as one of the greatest artists in history of the Mainstream Top 40 and Dance Club Songs charts.[454][455] In addition, Aguilera was recognized by the magazine as one of the four female artists in history to have a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in three consecutive decades.[456] In 2020, she was cited by Pollstar as one of the top female artists of the 21st century in the concert industry; according to the publication, she sold more than 1.8 million tickets for her performances throughout her career, with an earning exceeding $113.8 million.[457] In Morocco, Aguilera held her largest audience concert, attracting 250,000 people to her performance at Mawazine Festival, becoming the record audience in history of the event.[458]

Other activities

Investments and endorsements

Outside of her projects in the music industry, Aguilera has worked in other activities. In 2016, after founding her own production company, MX Productions, she signed a contract with Lions Gate Entertainment to develop a music competition program, named Tracks, which was aired on Spike TV.[459] At the same year, it was reported that she was an investor of multiple companies, including Pinterest, DraftKings, Lyft and MasterClass — for which she also developed a singing class.[460] Throughout her career, she has worked with the sale of your own products; in 2011, she attended São Paulo Fashion Week to unveil her first clothes line which was commercialized at the Brazilian department store C&A.[461] In 2004, she started her perfume line through Procter & Gamble (P&G),[462] which is maintained with annual releases since then; in addition to being awarded numerous times at the FiFi Awards by The Fragrance Foundation,[463][464] her fragrances ranked among the United Kingdom's best-sellers in 2007 and 2009.[465][466] In 2016, Aguilera's fragrance business was acquired by Elizabeth Arden, Inc., where it was estimated that the brand had $80 million in sales and $10 million in earnings in January of that year.[467]

Aguilera has also been involved in marketing initiatives during her career, endorsing numerous brands, including Sears and Levi's (2000),[468] Skechers (2003),[469] Mercedes-Benz, Virgin Mobile (both in 2004),[470][471] Pepsi, Orange UK, Sony Ericsson (both in 2006),[472][473] Oreo (2017),[474] and SweeTarts (2021).[475] In 2001, she signed with Coca-Cola to star in a series of television commercials in a deal reported to worth up £50 million.[476][477] Furthermore, Aguilera inspired a clothing line by Versace in 2003, starring as a model in its advertising campaign;[478] likewise, in 2008, she influenced and appeared in a campaign to promote a collection of sterling silver pieces designed by Stephen Webster.[479] In 2004, it was reported that she earned over £200,000 pounds to open a summer sale at London's department store Harrods.[480] Following the birth of her first child in 2008, Aguilera was paid $1.5 million to submit her baby pictures to People magazine, which became the ninth most expensive celebrity baby photograph ever taken.[481]

Philanthropy

 
Aguilera attending a beneficent event promoted by Montblanc in 2010

Aguilera has done numerous philanthropic works during her career. In 2001, she signed an open letter organized by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) destined to South Korea, appealing on national government to ban the consumption of dogs and cats.[482][483] In 2006, she replaced a costume designed by Roberto Cavalli for her Back to Basics Tour after discovering that he had used fox fur in its composition.[484] In 2010, Aguilera auctioned tickets to her concerts through Christie's, earmarking the proceeds to non-profit environmental organizations, including Conservation International and the Natural Resources Defense Council.[485] She has also worked to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS; in 2004, she was the face of a make-up line by MAC Cosmetics, profits of which were used to benefit the Mac AIDS Fund.[486] In the following year, Aguilera appeared in a photo book which raised funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation,[487] in addition to starring in a campaign organized by YouthAIDS.[488]

In 2003, Aguilera visited and donated over $200,000 dollars to the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, a support center for victims of domestic violence.[489] In 2019, she donated part of the proceeds from her residency concert to an organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada.[490] Furthermore, she has starred in commercials on the Lifetime channel calling for an end to violence against women,[491] and collaborated with institutions that fight breast cancer.[492] In 2005, she participated in a gala event designed to raise funds for child support organizations, including Nelson Mandela Children's Fund;[493] similarly, in 2008, she participated in the Turkish version of the game show Deal or No Deal, where she earned ₺180,000 lire — an amount converted into donations to the country's orphanages.[494] In a Montblanc initiative, she participated in a charity event promoting children's access to music education in 2010.[495] Aguilera was also involved in campaigns to encourage people to vote. During the 2004 United States presidential election, she was featured on advertising panels for Declare Yourself[496] and served as a spokesperson for Rock the Vote in the 2008 presidential election.[497]

In 2005, Aguilera donated her wedding gifts to charities in support of families affected by Hurricane Katrina.[498] In 2012, as a result of the disaster caused by Hurricane Sandy, she participated in a special organized by National Broadcasting Company (NBC), where she performed the song "Beautiful" (2002) and asked for donations to the American Red Cross.[499] In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, she auctioned off a Chrysler 300 and used the money raised to help disaster victims.[500] She additionally appeared on the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, where donations directly benefited Oxfam America, Partners In Health, Red Cross, and UNICEF.[501][502] In 2009, she became the global spokesperson for the World Food Program, a branch of the United Nations (UN).[503] Through the program, she traveled to several countries with high rates of malnutrition, such as Guatemala, Ecuador, and Rwanda.[504] Since then, it is estimated that she has helped raise more than $148 million for the organization and other hunger relief agencies in 45 countries.[505] In 2012, her role in the project earned her the George McGovern Leadership Award, which she received in the White House from former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.[506]

In 2016, Aguilera donated proceeds of her single "Change" to the victims and families of the Orlando nightclub shooting.[507] Aguilera noted that, "Like so many, I want to help be part of the change this world needs to make it a beautiful, inclusive place where humanity can love each other freely and passionately".[507]

Discography

Main articles: Christina Aguilera discography and List of songs recorded by Christina Aguilera

Studio albums

Filmography

See also: Christina Aguilera videography

Tours and residencies

Main articles: List of Christina Aguilera concerts and List of Christina Aguilera concert tours

Headlining tours

Co-headlining tours

Residencies

Promotional tours

See also

References

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Not to be confused with Christina Aguilar This article is about the singer For her eponymous debut album see Christina Aguilera album Christina Maria Aguilera ae ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛer e Spanish aɣiˈleɾa 1 born December 18 1980 is an American singer songwriter actress and television personality Known for her four octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes 2 she has been referred to as the Voice of a Generation 3 4 Aguilera rose to stardom with her eponymous debut album for which she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s Her works which incorporate feminism sexuality and domestic violence have generated both critical praise and controversy for which she is often cited as an influence by other artists Christina AguileraAguilera during an interview for Allure in 2022BornChristina Maria Aguilera 1980 12 18 December 18 1980 age 42 New York City U S Other namesXtinaBaby JaneOccupationsSingersongwriteractresstelevision personalityYears active1993 presentOrganizationChristina Aguilera FragrancesWorksDiscographyvideographyconcertsrecorded songsSpouseJordan Bratman m 2005 div 2011 wbr Partner s Matthew Rutler 2010 present engaged Children2AwardsFull listMusical careerOriginLos Angeles California U S GenresPopR amp Bsouldance popLatin popInstrumentsVocalsLabelsRCALegacySony LatinWebsitechristinaaguilera wbr comSignatureAfter appearing in television programs Aguilera signed with RCA Records in 1998 Her debut album spawned three Billboard Hot 100 number one singles Genie in a Bottle What a Girl Wants and Come On Over Baby All I Want Is You and earned her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist Established as a bubblegum pop artist she released her first Spanish record Mi Reflejo 2000 which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums for nineteen consecutive weeks Aguilera assumed artistic control of her fourth studio album Stripped 2002 In the music video for its song Dirrty she sparked controversy for exploring her sexuality leading to the departure of her teen idol image However further singles Beautiful Fighter and Can t Hold Us Down became top ten singles in many countries and she was named the most successful female artist of 2003 Her fifth album Back to Basics 2006 was met with favorable reviews and became the second of her career to debut atop of the Billboard 200 Its singles Ain t No Other Man and Hurt reached the top ten positions in most countries In 2010 Aguilera starred in Burlesque and contributed to its soundtrack In subsequent years she featured on the successful singles Feel This Moment Say Something and Moves Like Jagger The latter reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 making Aguilera one of the few artists to reach the top spot over three decades Outside of her music she was named a spokesperson for the World Food Program WFP served as a coach on reality competition show The Voice 2011 2016 and acted in the drama series Nashville 2015 In 2019 she headlined Christina Aguilera The Xperience her first residency show at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Aguilera is considered a pop culture icon and is generally described as a triple threat entertainer 5 6 With estimated sales over 90 million records she is recognized as one of the world s best selling music artists 7 In 2009 she was classified as the twentieth most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard Throughout her career she has accumulated numerous awards and accolades including five Grammy Awards two Latin Grammy Award two MTV Video Music Awards VMA one Billboard Music Awards one Guinness World Record a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named a Disney Legend Aguilera is regarded as one of the most influential Latin artists in the entertainment industry 8 9 in 2013 Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world and was ranked as the eighth greatest woman in music by VH1 Furthermore she has been deemed one of the greatest singers in contemporary pop music ranked among the greatest of all time by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Consequence of Sound Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 1980 1998 Early life and career beginnings 1 2 1999 2001 Christina Aguilera Mi Reflejo and My Kind of Christmas 1 3 2002 2003 Stripped 1 4 2004 2009 Marriage Back to Basics and first child 1 5 2010 2011 Bionic Burlesque and The Voice 1 6 2012 2017 Lotus second child and television projects 1 7 2018 2021 Liberation and Christina Aguilera The Xperience 1 8 2022 present Aguilera and upcoming tenth studio album 2 Artistry 2 1 Voice 2 2 Influences 2 3 Musical style and themes 3 Image 4 Legacy 5 Achievements 6 Other activities 6 1 Investments and endorsements 6 2 Philanthropy 7 Discography 8 Filmography 9 Tours and residencies 10 See also 11 References 11 1 Sources 11 2 Further reading 12 External linksLife and career1980 1998 Early life and career beginnings Christina Maria Aguilera was born in Staten Island New York City on December 18 1980 the eldest of two daughters to musician Shelly Loraine Kearns nee Fidler and United States Army soldier Fausto Xavier Aguilera 10 Her father was born in Ecuador and her mother has German Irish Welsh and Dutch ancestry 11 12 The family moved frequently because of his military service and lived in places including New Jersey Texas New York and Japan 13 Aguilera said he was physically and emotionally abusive 14 She used music to escape her turbulent household 15 Following her parents divorce when she was six years old Aguilera her younger sister Rachel and her mother moved into her grandmother s home in Rochester a suburb in the Pittsburgh area 12 Her mother later remarried to Jim Kearns and had a son with him named Michael 16 After years of estrangement Aguilera expressed interest in reconciling with her father in 2012 17 As a child she was drawn to soul and blues records her grandmother bought and would practice singing which earned her a reputation as the little girl with the big voice in her neighborhood 18 Aguilera 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 13 At age 10 she performed A Sunday Kind of Love on the competition show Star Search and was eliminated during the semi final round 15 She performed the song again on KDKA TV s Wake Up with Larry Richert 19 During her youth in the Pittsburgh area Aguilera sang The Star Spangled Banner before Pittsburgh Penguins hockey Pittsburgh Steelers football and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball games and the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals 20 She attended Rochester Area School District in Rochester and Marshall Middle School near Wexford and briefly attended North Allegheny Intermediate High School before being homeschooled to avoid being bullied 21 In 1991 Aguilera auditioned for a position on the Disney Channel s The Mickey Mouse Club though did not meet its age requirements She joined the television series two years later which featured her performing musical numbers and sketch comedy until its cancellation in 1994 22 Fellow cast members included Ryan Gosling Keri Russell Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake 23 After the show ended Aguilera moved to Japan and recorded her first song All I Wanna Do a duet with Japanese singer Keizo Nakanishi 24 In 1998 Aguilera returned to the US to seek a recording contract She approached RCA Records who told her to contact Walt Disney Records instead because they were having financial difficulties 25 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 26 Aguilera was ultimately selected to sing Reflection the song was released in June 1998 and charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 15 27 1999 2001 Christina Aguilera Mi Reflejo and My Kind of Christmas After Reflection Aguilera attracted the attention of RCA s A amp R Ron Fair and was signed with the label quickly afterwards 28 29 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 30 They released the lead single from the album Genie in a Bottle a trendy pop and R amp B track in June 1999 30 The single rose Aguilera to stardom peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and charts of 20 other countries 31 It has sold over seven million copies as of 2014 32 Aguilera s eponymous debut album followed in August 1999 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 13 It was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 33 and had moved 17 million copies worldwide by 2010 34 The album produced three other singles two US number one singles What a Girl Wants and Come On Over Baby All I Want Is You and one US top five single I Turn to You a cover of All 4 One s song 35 At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in February 2000 Aguilera won Best New Artist 36 Aguilera s two following studio albums Mi Reflejo and My Kind of Christmas were released in September and October 2000 respectively 37 The former a Spanish language album consisting of re recorded versions of tracks on Aguilera s debut album and several original songs topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums for 19 consecutive weeks and was certified six times platinum in the Latin field by the RIAA 33 38 It won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2001 39 The latter contains covers of Christmas popular songs and a few original dance pop tunes 40 and was certified platinum by the RIAA 33 In support of her albums Aguilera embarked on her first concert tour Christina Aguilera in Concert from mid 2000 to early 2001 The tour visited North America Europe South America and Japan 41 42 Billboard in 2000 recognized Aguilera as the Top Female Pop Act of the Year 43 Despite the successes Aguilera was displeased with the music and image her manager Steve Kurtz had aligned her to feeling unable to control her own image 44 In October 2000 she filed a fiduciary duty lawsuit against Kurtz for improper undue and inappropriate influence over her professional activities After terminating Kurtz s services RCA hired Irving Azoff as Aguilera s new manager 45 Aguilera took her first steps in artistic control with a cover of Labelle s Lady Marmalade 1974 with Pink Mya and Lil Kim for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack 18 RCA executives initially opposed to Aguilera recording Lady Marmalade because it was too urban but Aguilera ultimately managed to record the song of her own accord 44 The collaboration topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks based on airplay alone becoming the first airplay only track in history to remain on the chart s top spot for more than one week 46 47 It won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards 48 In mid 2001 Warlock Records released Just Be Free a compilation of demo tracks Aguilera recorded in 1994 and 1995 when she was looking forward to an album release after the end of The Mickey Mouse Club Aguilera filed a suit against Warlock Records and the album s producers to stop the release 49 The two parties came to a confidential settlement to release the album in which Aguilera lent out her name likeness and image for an unspecified amount of damages 50 2002 2003 Stripped Aguilera performing on The Stripped Tour in 2003 While working on her fourth studio album Aguilera leaned toward a new artistic direction that she felt had more musical and lyrical depth 51 She named the album Stripped and explained that the title represented a new beginning a re introduction of herself as a new artist in a way 52 Aguilera served as the album s executive producer and co wrote most of the songs 53 54 To present her new persona Aguilera released Dirrty as the lead single from the album in September 2002 55 Its accompanying music video generated controversy for depicting overtly sexual fetishes 56 Aguilera s new image presented in the video was widely criticized by the public that it began to overshadow her music 57 58 59 She defended her new image I m in the power position in complete command of everything and everybody around me To be totally balls out like that is for me the measure of a true artist 59 Stripped was released in October 2002 60 The album incorporated various genres from R amp B and flamenco to rock and lyrically revolves around the theme of self esteem while also discussing sex and gender equality 54 61 It received mixed reviews from music critics who viewed the employment of various musical styles incoherent but praised Aguilera s vocals 60 61 The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 4 3 million copies in the US as of 2014 62 In the UK the album has sold two million copies as of 2017 and was the second highest selling album by an American female artist during the 2000s decade behind Norah Jones with Come Away with Me 63 64 By 2006 Stripped had sold over 12 million copies worldwide 65 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 66 67 It was the album s best charting single peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 35 The song won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004 68 Stripped was followed by three other singles Fighter Can t Hold Us Down and The Voice Within all of which were released in 2003 and entered the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 35 During promotion of Stripped Aguilera cultivated a new image by adopting the alter ego Xtina dyeing her hair black and debuting several tattoos and piercings 69 70 She co headlined the Justified and Stripped Tour alongside Justin Timberlake from June to September 2003 in support of Stripped and Timberlake s album Justified 2002 before embarking on her solo Stripped Tour until December 71 72 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 73 She hosted the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards where she won Best Female award in November 74 Billboard announced Aguilera as the Top Female Pop Act of 2003 75 2004 2009 Marriage Back to Basics and first child Aguilera performing at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2006 In 2004 Aguilera recorded a revised version of Rose Royce s Car Wash 1976 with Missy Elliott for the animated film Shark Tale in which she was a voice actress 76 and contributed vocals to Nelly s single Tilt Ya Head Back 77 She was a featured artist on Herbie Hancock s 2005 cover of Leon Russell s A Song for You 1970 which was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2006 78 During this time Aguilera started working on her follow up studio album and embraced a new image inspired by figures of the Classic Hollywood era such as Marilyn Monroe Marlene Dietrich and Mary Pickford debuting blonde curly hair and retro styled makeup 79 80 Aguilera became engaged to marketing executive Jordan Bratman who had dated her since 2003 in February 2005 81 They married on November 19 2005 at an estate in Napa County California 82 Aguilera released the lead single Ain t No Other Man from her fifth studio album Back to Basics in June 2006 83 The song like the majority of the album was inspired by Aguilera s marriage and incorporates elements of early 20th century soul blues and jazz 84 85 It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 1 7 million digital copies in the US as of 2014 35 62 Its music video saw Aguilera debuting her new alter ego Baby Jane inspired by the thriller film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane 1962 83 Back to Basics was released in August 2006 Aguilera described the record a double album as a throwback to jazz blues and soul music of the 1920s 1930s and 1940s that incorporates a modern twist 86 She was much inspired by works of such classic blues and soul singers as Otis Redding Millie Jackson and Nina Simone during the recording sessions 87 Back to Basics received generally positive reviews from critics who commented that the retro oriented production complements Aguilera s vocals 88 It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and has sold 1 7 million copies in the US 62 At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2007 Aguilera won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Ain t No Other Man and performed It s a Man s Man s Man s World as a tribute to the late James Brown 89 Back to Basics was succeeded by two international top ten singles Hurt and Candyman Two other singles Slow Down Baby and Oh Mother were released exclusively in Australia 90 and Europe 91 respectively In support of Back to Basics Aguilera embarked on the Back to Basics Tour which ran from November 2006 to October 2008 92 93 94 With US 48 1 million grossed the tour was the highest grossing solo female tour of 2007 95 In January 2008 a son named Max was born to Aguilera and Bratman 96 Later that year she appeared in the Martin Scorsese documentary Shine a Light chronicling a two day concert by The Rolling Stones in New York City s Beacon Theatre in which Aguilera performs Live with Me alongside the band s lead vocalist Mick Jagger 97 In commemoration of a decade long career in the music industry Aguilera released a greatest hits album titled Keeps Gettin Better A Decade of Hits exclusively through Target in November 2008 in the US 98 In addition to previous singles it includes four original electropop oriented songs two of which are remade versions of two previous singles 99 100 Aguilera commented that the newly recorded tracks futurisic robotic sound served as a preview for her follow up studio album 101 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 35 Billboard in 2009 recognized Aguilera as the 20th most successful artist of the 2000s 102 2010 2011 Bionic Burlesque and The Voice Aguilera at the premiere of Burlesque at the Empire Leicester Square in 2010 Aguilera began working on her sixth studio album during her pregnancy when she frequently listened to electronic music 103 The lead single from the album Not Myself Tonight was released in March 2010 104 Heavily influenced by electronic genres the song signaled Aguilera s musical experiments on her forthcoming album 105 It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 35 The album titled Bionic was released in June 2010 Categorized as a R amp B flavored futurepop album by critics 106 107 Bionic lyrically revolves around sexual themes while also discussing feminism 108 Critical reaction to the album was mixed reviewers commended Aguilera s experimentation with new styles but found it forced and unnatural 109 110 111 The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and has sold 332 000 copies in the US as of 2019 112 The album spawned one other international single You Lost Me Two other singles from the album Woohoo featuring rapper Nicki Minaj and I Hate Boys were released in the US and Europe 113 114 and Australia respectively 115 Aguilera starred alongside Cher in the musical film Burlesque 116 Written and directed by Steve Antin the film was released in theaters in November 2010 117 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 Burlesque grossed US 90 million in the box office 118 and received mixed reviews from critics who found it cliched but praised Aguilera s acting 119 The film received a nomination for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 68th Golden Globe Awards 120 Aguilera recorded eight tracks for the film s ten track accompanying soundtrack and Cher performed the other two 121 The soundtrack reached number 18 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA 33 35 At Super Bowl XLV in February 2011 Aguilera omitted a few lines while performing the US national anthem 122 She apologized for the incident saying I got so caught up in the moment of the song that I lost my place 123 At the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards she performed alongside Jennifer Hudson Martina McBride Yolanda Adams and Florence Welch in a segment that paid tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin 124 Aguilera finalized her divorce from Jordan Bratman from whom she had been separated since September 2010 on April 15 2011 125 She concurrently started dating Matthew Rutler an assistant on the set of Burlesque 126 From April 2011 to December 2012 Aguilera served as a coach on the first three seasons of the television competition series The Voice 127 During the first season Aguilera was featured on Maroon 5 s single Moves like Jagger upon the invitation of the group s lead vocalist and Aguilera s fellow The Voice coach Adam Levine The single peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 128 33 2012 2017 Lotus second child and television projects Christina performing Beautiful at the Breakthrough Prize Scientist Awards in 2014 Upon the third season of The Voice in September 2012 Aguilera released Your Body as the lead single from her seventh studio album 129 The single charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 34 130 The album titled Lotus followed in November 2012 Aguilera described the record as a rebirth of herself after the personal struggles she overcame 69 Contemporary reviewers found the album generic and conventional as opposed to Aguilera s previous experimental ventures 131 132 Lotus peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 and has sold 303 000 copies in the US as of 2019 112 The album was supported by another single Just a Fool featuring Aguilera s fellow The Voice coach Blake Shelton 133 In December 2012 Aguilera was replaced by Shakira for the fourth season of The Voice due to wanting to focus on solo projects 134 She returned for the fifth season in September 2013 135 In 2013 Aguilera scored three international top ten singles She was featured on rapper Pitbull s Feel This Moment which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA 33 35 She subsequently appeared on Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez s cover of Miguel Gallardo s Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti 1976 which earned a diamond certification in Mexico 136 Aguilera collaborated with A Great Big World on the ballad Say Something which earned a six time platinum certification from the RIAA 33 and won Best Pop Duo Group Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards 137 Aguilera temporarily withdrew from The Voice for the sixth and seventh seasons wishing to devote time to her family She was respectively replaced by Shakira and Gwen Stefani during the two seasons 138 139 After her engagement to Matthew Rutler in February 2014 and the birth of their daughter Summer in August 140 she returned for the eighth season in October 141 Aguilera s last season on The Voice was the tenth which she won with her contestant Alisan Porter in May 2016 142 Aguilera played a recurring role of Jade St John a pop singer who tries to venture out to country music on the third season of ABC s musical drama series Nashville in April 2015 143 Two promotional singles were released in order to support her appearance The Real Thing and Shotgun 144 145 She and her partner Rutler served as executive producers for a music based game show Tracks which aired on Spike TV in March 2016 146 On June 16 2016 Aguilera released a song titled Change in 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 The proceeds were donated to the National Compassion Fund to benefit the victims families 147 Her other works included recording a disco song titled Telepathy featuring Nile Rodgers for the soundtrack of Netflix original series The Get Down 2016 148 being a voice actress for The Emoji Movie 2017 149 and starring in the romantic science fiction film Zoe released in 2018 150 In November 2017 Aguilera performed a medley of The Bodyguard songs during the American Music Awards in honor to celebrate Whitney Houston 151 2018 2021 Liberation and Christina Aguilera The Xperience Aguilera performing on her Liberation Tour at the Pepsi Center in 2018 Aguilera started working on her eighth studio album in the summer of 2015 152 153 Accelerate featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 2 Chainz was released as the lead single from the album on May 3 2018 154 Accelerate became Aguilera s tenth number one song on the US Billboard Dance Songs Chart 155 It was followed by the promotional single Twice on May 11 156 and the second single Fall in Line featuring Demi Lovato on May 16 157 158 Like I Do featuring GoldLink was released on June 7 2018 as the album s third and final single 159 Liberation was released on June 15 2018 to favorable reviews 160 161 162 Aguilera heavily incorporated R amp B and hip hop on the album to represent her desire for freedom from what she described as the churning hamster wheel that was The Voice 163 Liberation debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart becoming Aguilera s seventh US top ten album 164 At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards Fall in Line was nominated for Best Pop Duo Group Performance while Like I Do received a nomination for Best Rap Sung Performance 165 Aguilera starred in the romantic science fiction Zoe which was premiered at the Tribeca Film festival in April 2018 and was later released on July 20 by Amazon Studios To promote Liberation Aguilera embarked on her first tour in 10 years The Liberation Tour which ran from September to November 2018 166 and a follow up European tour The X Tour which ran from July to December 2019 167 She also headlined Christina Aguilera The Xperience 168 169 170 171 172 a 25 date concert residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas beginning in May and concluding in March 2020 173 In October 2019 Aguilera released the soul and blues inspired song Haunted Heart from the soundtrack of the computer animated Addams Family film 174 175 176 and a month later Fall on Me her second collaboration with A Great Big World was premiered 177 On March 6 2020 Aguilera released Loyal Brave True as a promotional single from the live action remake of Mulan 178 Rolling Stone considered it Oscar worthy while the song was also shortlisted as one of fifteen potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Original Song 179 180 She released a re recording of Reflection on August 28 181 In July 2021 Aguilera performed for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic 182 183 Both shows were sold out 184 182 183 In early October Aguilera featured on the soundtrack for The Addams Family 2 performing the theme song from the original series 185 That same week Aguilera performed two medleys for ABC s Walt Disney World s 50th Anniversary special with the songs Reflection When You Wish Upon a Star and Loyal Brave True 186 187 Later that month Aguilera performed River Deep Mountain High at the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame as a tribute for Tina Turner 188 On December 7 2021 Aguilera was also honored with the first Music Icon award at the 47th People s Choice Awards 189 2022 present Aguilera and upcoming tenth studio album Aguilera performing A Million Dreams at the Expo 2020 in 2022 In early 2021 Aguilera announced that her ninth studio album would be in Spanish being her first in 22 years following up Mi Reflejo 2000 190 She also announced that the album would be released in three parts with the first being an extended play titled La Fuerza eventually released on January 21 2022 190 Preceding the EP s release on October 21 2021 Aguilera released Pa Mis Muchachas with Becky G Nicki Nicole and Nathy Peluso 191 Following that on November 19 Aguilera debuted the second single Somos Nada at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards 192 193 On January 20 2022 alongside the release of La Fuerza Santo a collaboration with Ozuna was released as the third single 194 On May 6 2022 a music video was released for La Reina 195 On April 1 2022 Aguilera performed at the Dubai Expo 2020 and closed the show with a cover of A Million Dreams 196 In late May Aguilera announced La Tormenta the second extended play apart of her then forthcoming Spanish language studio album and its next single Sueltame with Argentine singer Tini 197 198 The EP was released on May 30 2022 after being delayed due to the Robb Elementary School shooting 199 On May 31 2022 her ninth studio album Aguilera was released on streaming services and featured all the songs from La Fuerza La Tormenta and a new duet with Christian Nodal of Cuando Me De la Gana 200 201 Aguilera went on to be nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Album and Best Immersive Audio Album and two Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 202 On June 11 2022 Aguilera performed at Los Angeles Pride alongside Mya Kim Petras and Paris Hilton 203 During one segment of the show Aguilera wore a strap on dildo which received both praise and controversy 204 205 After her Los Angeles Pride headline show Agulera embarked on a festival tour EU UK Summer Series 206 which included three festivals in Spain one in Monaco 207 three arena shows in United Kingdom 208 and ended with Brighton Pride 209 During the show in Liverpool Aguilera revealed that she had begun working on her tenth studio album which would be in English 210 211 212 On September 29 2022 Aguilera performed La Reina at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards and received the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award 213 La Luz the third and final EP from Aguilera was released that same day and featured a spoken intro by Aguilera and No Es Que Te Extrane 214 215 On October 21 2022 a deluxe 20th anniversary version of Stripped was released and featured two new tracks I Will Be the b side to Dirrty and Benny Benassi s remix to Beautiful 216 A new music video for Beautiful was also released 217 218 In November 2022 Aguilera won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards 219 She also performed Cuando Me De la Gana with Christian Nodal the same night 220 Aguilera was announced as a headliner of the Vina del Mar International Song Festival festival in Vina del Mar 221 222 ArtistryVoice Critics have described Aguilera as a soprano 223 224 2 possessing a four octave vocal range from C3 to C 7 225 226 227 being also able to perform the whistle register 228 After the release of her self titled debut album Ron Fair executive of RCA Records said he was betting on Aguilera due to her perfect intonation considering that she had pipes to be the next Barbra Streisand or Celine Dion 229 In an article for Slate Maura Johnston wrote that although Aguilera works in contemporary pop music she has an instrument that despite its ability to leap octaves has a low end grounding similar to that possessed by opera singers 230 Highlighting her vocal versatility Joan Anderman from The Boston Globe stated that she is a real singer blessed with the sort of breathtaking elasticity golden tones and sheer power that separate the divas from the dabblers 231 Aguilera is also recognized for making use of melisma in her songs and performances 232 233 Jon Pareles writing for The New York Times analyzed her vocal abilities emphasizing that she can aim a note as directly as a missile or turn its trajectory into an aerobatic spiral of leaping quivering scalloping melismas 234 According to critics of Rolling Stone magazine she has been modeled her dramatic and melismatic technique following steps of artists like Etta James 235 You Lost Me 2010 source source In You Lost Me Aguilera interprets lines of the song using the melismatic technique 236 one of her main distinctions as vocalist in pop music 232 by which her vocal ability has been compared to those of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey 237 Problems playing this file See media help Throughout her career her vocal ability has yielded comparisons with other vocalists As a result of her use of melismatic technique David Browne associated her with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey opining that the three form the team of the main proponents of this vocal modality 237 Sharing the same point of view Sasha Frere Jones columnist for The New Yorker expressed that the technique was responsible for making her a serious singer without needing to reincarnate the Sarah Vaughan 238 Steve Kipner songwriter of Genie in a Bottle 1999 considered that Aguilera has an impressive vocal dexterity being able to internalized all the riffs from Chaka Khan 229 Ann Powers critic from Los Angeles Times said that Aguilera has a voice purely powerful as that of Etta James and she s moving toward the expressiveness of Gladys Knight if not Aretha Franklin however Powers notes that her vocal ability in ballad songs connects her to Barbra Streisand in addition to comparing her to Donna Summer when she works on songs influenced by rhythm and blues 239 However Aguilera has also been criticized for the excessive use of melisma as well as for oversinging in her songs and concerts 240 241 242 Writing for The Huffington Post John Eskow stated that she is the main proponent of oversouling and despite recognizing that she has a great instrument opined that she doesn t seem to know when to stop with the use of gratuitous and confected melisma 243 Lucy Davies author at BBC Music acknowledges that Aguilera has a stunning voice but indicated that she could be more varied simply by cutting out some of the y e e eeeh woah yeh s in her songs 244 During the recording session of Beautiful 2002 the producer Linda Perry recalled that Aguilera had difficulty avoiding vocal improvisations stopping the recording every time she started to oversing Perry used the first take saying She had a hard time accepting that as the final track She s a perfectionist She knows her voice really well and she knows what s going on She can hear things that nobody else would catch 245 In an article for Entertainment Weekly Chris Willman opined that Aguilera s tendency to oversinging is due to the influence of Carey in her vocal abilities noting her slightly nasal tone that really only becomes obvious when she s overselling a song 246 VH1 writer Alexa Tietjen added that Aguilera does tend to take it to the extreme at times but Christina s vocal prowess is what s gotten her so far Love them or hate them the riffs are a part of who she is as a performer 247 Influences According to Pier Dominguez the domestic violence that Aguilera suffered during her childhood directly impacted her developing personality 248 However the author states that unlike other children who witness the violence at home she did not show feelings of guilt emotional disturbance or aggressive behavior towards people on the contrary she created an internal defense mechanism 249 223 On the other hand Chloe Govan comments that the fact that Aguilera had been a victim of bullying at school made her an introverted and insecure person 250 Her mother s role was crucial in changing this situation from whom she learned a message about self respect 251 Both authors agree that the learning had a strong influence on Aguilera s behavior in the transition to adulthood and exerted an impact on her early number one singles in career Genie in a Bottle and What a Girl Wants both from 1999 251 252 the lyrics of which can refer to female empowerment 253 254 Aguilera cited Whitney Houston 255 and Etta James 256 left and right among her main influences in the music having performed some of their songs during her early years Aguilera states that her biggest influence in music was Etta James She s my all time favorite singer I ll still be as raunchy as I wanna be and I ll have her memory to back me up She s what I want to be someday 257 As her first references to sing and perform Aguilera credits the musical The Sound of Music 1959 and its lead actress Julie Andrews 258 259 other of the main inspirations cited throughout her career includes Whitney Houston 229 Mariah Carey Michael Jackson 260 Pearl Bailey 261 and the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N Roses 261 262 Furthermore Aguilera recalls that she started singing her first songs in Spanish during her childhood because of her parents who constantly listened to works by Julio Iglesias 263 Other musical inspirations for Aguilera include Chavela Vargas and Vicente Fernandez 264 Aguilera described her song La Reina from Aguilera 2022 as a respectful response to Fernandez s El Rey 265 266 In recognition of what she describes as positive female artists Aguilera mentioned Madonna and Janet Jackson as artistic influences in 2000 during an interview with Jam Canoe she demonstrated her respect for both singers because they have taken on the stage the studio and the screen and have been successful in all three artists who aren t afraid to take chances and be daring experimental and sexy 267 Cher was also highlighted as one of Aguilera s source of inspiration in career as she remembered that saw her for the first time in the music video for If I Could Turn Back Time 1989 described as a pivotal moment that encouraged her as a woman who s been there done everything before everyone else who had the guts to do it 268 269 Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald were Aguilera s biggest influences on her vocal abilities as a child 252 Some of her inspirations were portrayed in her artistic work during the process of developing of her fifth studio album Back to Basics 2006 Aguilera revealed that she had been influenced by music records from Marvin Gaye Aretha Franklin Nina Simone and Otis Redding 14 270 In the audiovisual work for Candyman 2007 she performed three different roles as an allusion to the interpretation of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by the group The Andrews Sisters on a brief appearance in the film Buck Privates 1941 271 272 Outside the music industry she mentioned Marilyn Monroe as a reference paying tribute to the actress in the music video for Tilt Ya Head Back 2004 and in movie Burlesque 2010 where she recorded one of Monroe s most popular songs Diamonds Are a Girl s Best Friend featured in musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 273 274 Furthermore Aguilera highlighted her inspirations in the art world declaring to be an appreciator of works by Andy Warhol Roy Lichtenstein and Banksy 275 276 Musical style and themes Generally referred to as a pop artist 277 Aguilera has gone on to experiment with different musical genres throughout her career 278 She explains that she always tries to bring something new in her projects experiment with her voice in addition to verbalizing her preference of working with more obscure collaborators and that she is not necessarily inclined to contact the number one chart toppers in music because of their popular demand 100 279 Reviewing her artistically Alexis Petridis columnist from The Guardian recognized that her boldness in reinventing herself was always one of her most impressive facets 280 while Kelefa Sanneh from The New York Times highlighted her decision to snub some of the big name producers on whom pop stars often rely 281 Aguilera s first two records Christina Aguilera 1999 and Mi Reflejo 2000 were produced with an influsion of teen pop and dance pop with the latter also referencing her incentive through Latin music 253 282 She showed artistic growth with Stripped 2002 which was described as substantive and mature with pleasantly surprising depth where she showed a range of genres including R amp B hip hop rock and soul and moved away from the teen niche 283 44 On her fifth studio album Back to Basics 2006 Aguilera worked with several producers to create a throwback with elements of old school genres combined with a modern day twist and hard hitting beats 86 Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic called the project an artistic statement a little crass and self centered but also catchy exciting and unique 284 In 2010 Aguilera developed the soundtrack for Burlesque whose content was influenced by Cabaret 1972 and highlighted several songs that were redone as dance numbers in a fashion similar to Moulin Rouge 2001 285 286 In the same year Bionic saw Aguilera working with producers specialized in electronic music to create a future pop project with elements taken from electro 287 288 Sam Lanksy from MTV Buzzworthy described it as forward thinking and even timeless and praised its subversive and ambient production 289 Aguilera explored and heavily incorporated electro pop on Lotus 2012 290 Conversely in 2018 she contributed with Kanye West and Anderson Paak on Liberation creating an album inspired by R amp B and hip hop styles which she had included in her previous material 291 Aguilera had noted that There s nothing like an amazing hip hop beat At the end of the day I am a soul singer singing soulfully is where my core my root and my heart really is 163 Regarding the themes of her music Aguilera stated that she feels a sense of responsibility to reference portions of her personal life so that people that can relate might not feel as alone in the circumstance 292 Most of her songs have covered themes of love motherhood marriage and fidelity 14 293 She has also deal with heavy topics such as domestic violence and abusive relationships 294 295 Sex has also played a huge part in Aguilera s music 296 297 In an interview with People she stated If I want to be sexual it s for my own appreciation and enjoyment That s why I like to talk about the fact that sometimes I am attracted to women I appreciate their femininity and beauty 298 Recognized for being feministic in her music 299 Aguilera denounced the double standard for the first time in Can t Hold Us Down 2002 300 explaining that men are applauded for their sexual behaviors while women who behave in a similar fashion are disdained 301 Writing for The Guardian Hermione Hoby noted that she incites a sisterly spirit of collaboration and not shy of the odd feministic declaration herself 302 ImageAguilera has reinvented her public image numerous times during her career 303 304 Early in her career she was marketed as a bubblegum pop singer due to the genre s high financial return in the late 1990s 223 becoming a teen idol 305 306 Stereogum wrtier Tom Breihan noted that Aguilera thought of herself primarily as a young Mariah Carey type but her A amp R rep Ron Fair had instead sent her into the pop zeitgeist of the times 307 However she was accused of cultivating a sexual image attracting criticism regarding her revealing clothes 308 in an interview with MTV News Debbie Gibson accused her of influencing girls out there wearing less and less considering that she lives and breathes the sexual image 309 In response to negative comments Aguilera stated Just because I have a certain image everyone wants me to be this role model But nobody is perfect and nobody can live up to that 310 Furthermore her music and image received comparisons to Britney Spears 13 55 David Browne author from Entertainment Weekly noted that she was a good girl pretending to be bad when compared to Spears music and image 311 In contrast Christopher J Farley of Time considered her a more impressive artist than Spears 312 Megan Turner from New York Post compared the battle between both artists in the media with the previous one between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones however she highlighted the difference in them opining that while Britney has a va va voom sexuality Aguilera had charm and a youthful appeal 313 Bustle writer James Tison labelled Aguilera a diva saying she mastered being one in the best way possible 314 He added that one of her best diva qualities is her willingness to embrace her own sexuality 314 Wax statue of Aguilera at the Madame Tussauds localized in London In 2002 Aguilera introduced her alter ego Xtina for which she adopted increasingly provocative and extravagant looks 315 During this period she dyed her hair black debuted body piercings and photographed nude for several publications 316 While analyzing her new visual Vice and Rolling Stone magazines wrote that her new clothes echoed as if she were participating in the Girls Gone Wild franchise 54 317 On the other hand she reinforced her new visual direction by dressing up as a nun during a performance of Dirrty 2002 accompanied by a choir and undressed to reveal what she would wear underneath to serving as the host of the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards 318 In a review of her persona author Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic opined that Aguilera reached maturity with transparent sexuality and pounding sounds of nightclubs 319 Writing for The Daily Telegraph Adam White was more positive about her image and recognized that her embracing of an overtly sexual image in the wake of adolescent stardom was a tried and tested route to adult success 320 Under a new persona named Baby Jane a reference to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane 1962 Aguilera again transformed her public image in 2006 321 sticking to the platinum blonde in her hair she started to dress inspired by actresses from Old Hollywood 322 However in 2010 her new looks were highlighted in the international media for comparisons with those used by Lady Gaga 323 324 After gaining weight in 2012 she was criticized by several publications 325 in the following year she received favorable media attention after a significant weight loss 326 327 In the March 2018 edition of Paper she appeared without makeup and photographic manipulation receiving praise and attracting attention to artists who would pose the same way on their social media 328 Aguilera has been cited as a sex symbol 238 278 Through VH1 she was included in the list of the sexiest entertainment artists in 2002 and 2013 329 330 in publications from FHM and Complex she received similar honors in 2004 and 2012 respectively 331 332 In 2003 she was chosen as the sexiest woman of the year by Maxim stamping the cover of the best selling issue of the magazine s history 333 Furthermore she was mentioned as one of the most beautiful people in the world in 2003 and 2007 in People editions 334 335 Aguilera also is recognized a gay icon 336 337 338 in 2019 she was awarded by the Human Rights Campaign for using her platform to share a message of hope and inspiration to those who have been marginalized bringing greater visibility to the LGBTQ community 339 Her fashion sense has also attracted media attention throughout her artistic life 340 341 Jon Caramanica journalist from The New York Times concluded that Aguilera will be remembered for her glamour and her scandalous take on femme pop 342 while Janelle Okwodu from Vogue noted that she has never been afraid to take a fashion risk and has filled her videos with jaw dropping styles and risque runway looks 343 Following her appearance at New York Fashion Week in 2018 Dazed named her one of the most stylish people of the year 344 Aguilera has called her fans fighters which has become the nickname used on social media to refer to her fanbase 226 337 She is one of the most popular musicians on Twitter 345 with approximately 17 million followers 346 and was one of the most searched artists in the world in 2002 2004 and 2010 through Google 347 She was also one of the most popular searches in 2003 by Yahoo Search 348 When she became a coach on The Voice Aguilera became one of the highest paid American television stars 349 in 2011 it was reported that she would receive 225 000 per episode as well as 12 million per season in 2013 12 5 million in 2014 and 17 million in 2016 350 In 2007 Forbes included her on its list of richest women in entertainment with an estimated net worth estimated of 60 million 351 and estimated that she had earned 20 million that year 352 In 2021 Yahoo Finance estimated Aguilera s fortune at 160 million 353 LegacyVarious music journalists and authors have noted Aguilera s legacy in the entertainment industry 226 354 320 and deemed her as one of the greatest artists in pop music 355 356 In 2004 she was listed as one of the most influential people in the music market according to The Independent 357 and was cited as the eight greatest woman in the phonographic industry by VH1 358 Early in her career Aguilera was labeled as a teen idol 305 359 and has been cited as one of the artists who revived teen pop in the late nineties 360 361 Time magazine stated that she was a pioneer in a different type of teen stardom crediting her vocal ability as responsible for the phenomenon 312 Since then she has been named as one of the greatest singers in contemporary pop music 362 363 by MTV she was cited as one of the best voices in music since eighties 364 while Rolling Stone and Consequence of Sound included her in their lists of greatest singers of all time 235 365 In 2013 Latina honored her as the best vocalist of Latin origin in history 366 With the recognition of her vocal ability and influence in the music industry she has been referred in media with the titles of Princess of Pop 294 367 and Voice of a Generation 3 4 368 Aguilera s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame received in 2010 Upon launching her music career in the late nineties Aguilera was cited as one of the artists who shaped the Latin explosion 369 370 in addition to contributed to the Latin pop boom in American music in early of the century 371 Considered one of the greatest artists of the 2000s 372 373 she has been classified between the main references of the Millennials 374 writing for Vice magazine Wanna Thompson analyzed her impact in the turn of the century stating that alongside Britney Spears Aguilera dominated mainstream pop related discussions Her perfectly packaged music and looks appealed to tweens and teens who wanted to be like the pretty chart topping pop stars plastered everywhere 375 The commercial success of her first projects as a bubblegum pop singer caused an effect that influenced record labels to invest in new artists who attracted the same youthful appeal catapulting names like Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore 376 377 Critics also highlighted the impact of her work in popular culture while Stripped 2002 was cited as the blueprint for divas making the transition from teen idol to adult pop star 378 Aguilera is credited for paving the way for a generation of pop singers 368 379 Jeff Benjamin from Billboard stated that the album explored a process of self identification and declaration still influencing today s mainstream scene in addition to how of today s biggest pop stars have followed a similar path exploring and incorporating these strategies into their careers 354 In 2007 her self titled debut album was added to the definitive list from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame being recognized as one of the history s most influential and popular albums 380 Since then Aguilera and her work have influenced various recording artists including Ariana Grande 381 Ava Max 382 Becky G 383 Britney Spears 384 Camila Cabello 385 Charli XCX 386 Demi Lovato 387 Dua Lipa 388 Grimes 389 Halsey 390 Hayley Williams 391 Iggy Azalea 392 Karol G 393 Kelly Clarkson 235 Lady Gaga 394 Lauren Jauregui 395 396 Meghan Trainor 397 Miley Cyrus 398 Nicki Nicole 399 Olivia Rodrigo 400 Rina Sawayama 401 Rosalia 402 Sabrina Carpenter 403 Sam Smith 404 Selena Gomez 405 K Michelle 406 and Tinashe 407 and athletes such as figure skater Johnny Weir 408 ice dancers Zachary Donohue and Madison Hubbell 409 and swimmer Dana Vollmer 410 Aguilera has also been praised for emphasizing the importance of feminism in pop music 411 412 several journalists agree that her use of sexual imagery has helped catalyze public discourse on the topic 54 413 Lamar Dawson columnist from The Huffington Post praised her feminist efforts in the music industry and recognized that while Christina isn t the first pop star to place feminist rhetoric into pop culture she led the charge at the beginning of the 21st century of influencing the next generation of impressionable teens who were too young for Janet Jackson and Madonna s curriculum 414 Gerrick D Kennedy from Los Angeles Times shared the same point of view and stated that for a generation who hit puberty during the great 2000 pop explosion Aguilera was an essential voice with music that tackled self empowerment feminism sex and domestic violence subject matter her contemporaries were shying away from 277 Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett co founder of The Vagenda opined that the provocative dance routines in Aguilera s music videos was empowering 413 as she has been referred to as the forerunner of the slutdrop dance style 415 416 Aguilera s videography impact was also analysed by music critics While Dirrty 2002 has been described as one of the most controversial videos in pop music history 417 320 and one of the greatest music videos of all time 418 Issy Beech from i D recognized that the audiovisual work paved a path for videos like Anaconda and Wrecking Ball paved the way for open sexuality from women in pop 419 In the video for Beautiful 2002 the highlight scene of a gay kiss has been considered one of the most important moments for LGBT culture 420 421 in addition to start Aguilera s image as a gay icon 422 Both works was elected as one of the greatest music videos of the 21st century by editors from Billboard 423 while she was named one of the greatest women of the video era according VH1 424 In 2012 her videographic collection and some looks used throughout her career were part of an exhibition by the National Museum of Women in the Arts aimed at illustrating the essential roles women have played in moving rock and roll and American culture forward 425 426 Jon Caramanica from The New York Times also commented about her contributions to television observing an expressive number of artists signing with television networks to act as coaches of singing reality competition after her participation in the American version of The Voice franchise 342 AchievementsMain article List of awards and nominations received by Christina Aguilera Aguilera performing Reflection during the D23 Expo in 2019 where she was honored as a Disney Legend Aguilera has accumulated several awards and accolades in her career At the age of nineteen she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist being recognized by The Recording Academy as one of the youngest singers to receive this award 427 She has since gone on to win four more Grammys 428 Furthermore she has won two Latin Grammy Awards 429 two MTV Video Music Awards 430 one Billboard Music Award 431 one Guinness World Records 432 and was also nominated with a Golden Globe Award 433 In 2010 she received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of her achievements in the recording industry 434 In 2019 she was also immortalized as a Disney Legend in honor for her remarkable contributions to the Walt Disney Company 435 In addition to being often cited as one of the most prominent Latin artists in the entertainment industry 436 8 9 Aguilera was elected as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2013 437 Aguilera is recognized as one of the world s best selling music artists with estimated sales around 75 million records 368 438 According to Nielsen Soundscan she has sold over 18 3 million albums in the United States 112 and her self titled debut album 1999 was certified 8x platinum and listed as one of the best selling in the country by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 439 Regarding her digital sales it is estimated that she has sold around 21 4 million tracks in the country until 2014 62 In the United Kingdom Aguilera has sold over 9 4 million records as of 2013 which 3 3 million in albums sales and 6 1 million in singles sales 440 According to The Official Charts Company her fourth studio album Stripped 2002 is one of the few to surpass the 2 million copies sold 441 becoming the second highest selling album by an American female artist during the 2000s and one of the best selling albums of the millennium in the country 442 443 Furthermore Moves Like Jagger 2011 her collaboration with band Maroon 5 was cited as one of the best selling singles in Australia 444 Canada 445 South Korea 446 the United Kingdom 447 and the United States 448 as well as one of the best selling digital singles with over 14 4 million copies 449 The song was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2021 448 After being listed as the top female artist of 2000 and 2003 43 75 Billboard classified Aguilera as the twentieth most successful artist of the 2000s 102 Through the same publication she was considered one of the most successful artists of the decade on Billboard 200 450 Hot 100 451 and Mainstream Top 40 charts 452 and the second best selling singles artist in the United States behind Madonna 453 In 2016 she was also nominated as one of the greatest artists in history of the Mainstream Top 40 and Dance Club Songs charts 454 455 In addition Aguilera was recognized by the magazine as one of the four female artists in history to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in three consecutive decades 456 In 2020 she was cited by Pollstar as one of the top female artists of the 21st century in the concert industry according to the publication she sold more than 1 8 million tickets for her performances throughout her career with an earning exceeding 113 8 million 457 In Morocco Aguilera held her largest audience concert attracting 250 000 people to her performance at Mawazine Festival becoming the record audience in history of the event 458 Other activitiesInvestments and endorsements Outside of her projects in the music industry Aguilera has worked in other activities In 2016 after founding her own production company MX Productions she signed a contract with Lions Gate Entertainment to develop a music competition program named Tracks which was aired on Spike TV 459 At the same year it was reported that she was an investor of multiple companies including Pinterest DraftKings Lyft and MasterClass for which she also developed a singing class 460 Throughout her career she has worked with the sale of your own products in 2011 she attended Sao Paulo Fashion Week to unveil her first clothes line which was commercialized at the Brazilian department store C amp A 461 In 2004 she started her perfume line through Procter amp Gamble P amp G 462 which is maintained with annual releases since then in addition to being awarded numerous times at the FiFi Awards by The Fragrance Foundation 463 464 her fragrances ranked among the United Kingdom s best sellers in 2007 and 2009 465 466 In 2016 Aguilera s fragrance business was acquired by Elizabeth Arden Inc where it was estimated that the brand had 80 million in sales and 10 million in earnings in January of that year 467 Aguilera has also been involved in marketing initiatives during her career endorsing numerous brands including Sears and Levi s 2000 468 Skechers 2003 469 Mercedes Benz Virgin Mobile both in 2004 470 471 Pepsi Orange UK Sony Ericsson both in 2006 472 473 Oreo 2017 474 and SweeTarts 2021 475 In 2001 she signed with Coca Cola to star in a series of television commercials in a deal reported to worth up 50 million 476 477 Furthermore Aguilera inspired a clothing line by Versace in 2003 starring as a model in its advertising campaign 478 likewise in 2008 she influenced and appeared in a campaign to promote a collection of sterling silver pieces designed by Stephen Webster 479 In 2004 it was reported that she earned over 200 000 pounds to open a summer sale at London s department store Harrods 480 Following the birth of her first child in 2008 Aguilera was paid 1 5 million to submit her baby pictures to People magazine which became the ninth most expensive celebrity baby photograph ever taken 481 Philanthropy Aguilera attending a beneficent event promoted by Montblanc in 2010 Aguilera has done numerous philanthropic works during her career In 2001 she signed an open letter organized by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA destined to South Korea appealing on national government to ban the consumption of dogs and cats 482 483 In 2006 she replaced a costume designed by Roberto Cavalli for her Back to Basics Tour after discovering that he had used fox fur in its composition 484 In 2010 Aguilera auctioned tickets to her concerts through Christie s earmarking the proceeds to non profit environmental organizations including Conservation International and the Natural Resources Defense Council 485 She has also worked to raise awareness of HIV AIDS in 2004 she was the face of a make up line by MAC Cosmetics profits of which were used to benefit the Mac AIDS Fund 486 In the following year Aguilera appeared in a photo book which raised funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation 487 in addition to starring in a campaign organized by YouthAIDS 488 In 2003 Aguilera visited and donated over 200 000 dollars to the Women s Center amp Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh a support center for victims of domestic violence 489 In 2019 she donated part of the proceeds from her residency concert to an organization based in Las Vegas Nevada 490 Furthermore she has starred in commercials on the Lifetime channel calling for an end to violence against women 491 and collaborated with institutions that fight breast cancer 492 In 2005 she participated in a gala event designed to raise funds for child support organizations including Nelson Mandela Children s Fund 493 similarly in 2008 she participated in the Turkish version of the game show Deal or No Deal where she earned 180 000 lire an amount converted into donations to the country s orphanages 494 In a Montblanc initiative she participated in a charity event promoting children s access to music education in 2010 495 Aguilera was also involved in campaigns to encourage people to vote During the 2004 United States presidential election she was featured on advertising panels for Declare Yourself 496 and served as a spokesperson for Rock the Vote in the 2008 presidential election 497 In 2005 Aguilera donated her wedding gifts to charities in support of families affected by Hurricane Katrina 498 In 2012 as a result of the disaster caused by Hurricane Sandy she participated in a special organized by National Broadcasting Company NBC where she performed the song Beautiful 2002 and asked for donations to the American Red Cross 499 In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake she auctioned off a Chrysler 300 and used the money raised to help disaster victims 500 She additionally appeared on the Hope for Haiti Now telethon where donations directly benefited Oxfam America Partners In Health Red Cross and UNICEF 501 502 In 2009 she became the global spokesperson for the World Food Program a branch of the United Nations UN 503 Through the program she traveled to several countries with high rates of malnutrition such as Guatemala Ecuador and Rwanda 504 Since then it is estimated that she has helped raise more than 148 million for the organization and other hunger relief agencies in 45 countries 505 In 2012 her role in the project earned her the George McGovern Leadership Award which she received in the White House from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 506 In 2016 Aguilera donated proceeds of her single Change to the victims and families of the Orlando nightclub shooting 507 Aguilera noted that Like so many I want to help be part of the change this world needs to make it a beautiful inclusive place where humanity can love each other freely and passionately 507 DiscographyMain articles Christina Aguilera discography and List of songs recorded by Christina AguileraStudio albumsChristina Aguilera 1999 Mi Reflejo 2000 My Kind of Christmas 2000 Stripped 2002 Back to Basics 2006 Bionic 2010 Lotus 2012 Liberation 2018 Aguilera 2022 FilmographySee also Christina Aguilera videography Burlesque 2010 The Emoji Movie 2017 Zoe 2018 Tours and residenciesMain articles List of Christina Aguilera concerts and List of Christina Aguilera concert tours Headlining tours Christina Aguilera in Concert 2000 2001 The Stripped Tour 2003 Back to Basics Tour 2006 2008 The Liberation Tour 2018 The X Tour 2019 Co headlining tours The Justified amp Stripped Tour 2003 Residencies Christina Aguilera The Xperience 2019 2020 Promotional tours EU UK Summer Series 2022 See alsoList of artists who reached number one in the United States List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles ChartReferences W Magazine May 16 2018 Christina Aguilera Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Music Video Looks Event 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