Christina Aguilera

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Christina Aguilera
Background information
Birth name	Christina Maria Aguilera
Also known as	X-Tina (Stripped, 2002) Baby Jane (Back to Basics, 2006)
Born	December 18, 1980 (age 25)
Origin	Staten Island, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, Latin, Adult Contemporary, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	RCA Records
Website	ChristinaAguilera.com

Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is a four-time Grammy Award-winning American pop singer and songwriter. She was signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan, and her bubblegum pop-oriented debut album Christina Aguilera (1999) was a critical and commercial success: it produced four hit singles, including "Genie in a Bottle", and helped Aguilera win a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2000. A Latin Pop album Mi Reflejo which won a 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and a Christmas album My Kind of Christmas released during this period also sold strongly. In 2001, she participated in collaboration projects for Ricky Martin's Sound Loaded album and the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, which she won another Grammy Award for Lady Marmalade in the category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2002.

Aguilera took creative control over her second studio album Stripped (2002), which produced the hip-hop-influenced "Dirrty" and the award-winning (including the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) "Beautiful". It received mixed reviews, and Aguilera's increasingly sexual image during its promotion became the subject of criticism, controversy and ridicule. She contributed to several other artists' songs in 2004 and 2005 and married record executive Jordan Bratman.^[1] Her third studio album Back to Basics (2006), which was preceded by the hit single "Ain't No Other Man", included elements of soul, jazz and blues music and was released to good sales and positive critical reception. She earned two more Grammy nominations, Back to Basics for Best Pop Vocal Album and "Ain't No Other Man" for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 1998–2001: Pop music beginnings 1.3 2002–2003: Stripped era 1.4 2004–2005: Stripped activities 1.5 2006–present: Back to Basics 1.6 Personal life 2 Charity work 3 Vocal ability 4 Commercials and endorsements 5 Concerts & tours 5.1 US/World tours 5.2 Concerts 6 Filmography 7 Discography 7.1 Albums 7.2 Number-one singles 8 Awards and achievements 9 Videos 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and career

Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York to Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera, a U.S. Army sergeant, and Shelly Loraine Fidler, a Spanish teacher. Aguilera's father was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, while her mother, a Newfoundlander, has German, English, Irish and Dutch ancestry.^[2] Aguilera's parents met while Fausto was serving at Earnest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland. They were both Catholics. Her parents married when her mother was 20 years old and her father 31. Aguilera lived with her father and mother until she was 6 or 7 years old. When her parents divorced her mother took her and her younger sister Rachel to her grandmother's home in Rochester, Pennsylvania, a blue-collar suburb of Pittsburgh. According to Aguilera and Fidler, her father was very controlling, as well as physically and emotionally abusive, which was reflected in her songs, "I'm OK" in Stripped, and "Oh Mother" in Back to Basics. ^[3] Since then, Fidler has married a paramedic named Jim Kearns, and has changed her name to Shelly Kearns. ^[4].

Aguilera made her first recording as a fourteen-year-old on a duet with Japanese singer Keizo Nakanishi. That song, All I Wanna Do, became successful in Japan. ^{[citation needed]}

Aguilera's grandmother was the first person to recognize her vocal skills. Since Aguilera was a small child, she aspired to be a singer. She grew up admiring artists such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Barbra Streisand, Otis Redding, Madonna, Minnie Riperton, Bessie Smith, Anita Baker, Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin. As a child she performed at block parties and in talent competitions, where she defeated her opponents. Aguilera soon gained media attention, and was known as "the little girl with the big voice".^[5]

According to VH1's Driven, this label eventually backfired on her. When competitors learned they would be up against her in any given week, they immediately backed out, prompting insiders to claim it was "like sending a lamb to the slaughter." Her peers soon became jealous of her and would frequently subject her to ridicule, ostracism, and, in one gym class, attempted assault. Acts of vandalism around her house included the slashing of the tires on the family car. Eventually the family relocated and, by her own order, swore to secrecy about her talent lest another backlash occur.^[6]

On March 15, 1990, she appeared on Star Search singing Etta James's "A Sunday Kind of Love", but failed to win. Soon after losing on Star Search, she returned home and appeared on Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV's Wake Up with Larry Richert to perform the same song again. People remarked that the then 10-year-old "sounded 20".

Throughout her youth in Pittsburgh, Aguilera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey games, Pittsburgh Steelers football and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball] games. Her first major role in entertainment came in 1993 when she joined the Disney Channel's variety show The New Mickey Mouse Club. Her co-stars included Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Rhona Bennett (who later became a member of En Vogue), Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. According to the documentary Driven, Aguilera's Mickey Mouse Club co-stars called her "the Diva". One of her most notable performances was of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing".^[6] When the show ended in 1994, Aguilera began recording demos in an attempt to get signed to a record label.

In 1997 she represented the United States at the "Golden Stag" International Festival with a two-song set which included a Sheryl Crow and Diana Ross song^[7].

[edit] 1998–2001: Pop music beginnings

In 1998 she sang the High "E" ("E" above tenor high "C") in full voice on a cover of Whitney Houston's "Run to You" which she recorded with an old tape recorder in her bathroom. She was then selected to record the song "Reflection" for the Disney animated production of Mulan (1998). Recording "Reflection" led to Aguilera earning a contract with RCA Records during the same week.^[8] "Reflection" peaked within the top twenty on the Adult Contemporary Singles Chart, and it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song" in 1998.

Under the exclusive representation of Steve Kurtz, Aguilera's self-titled debut album Christina Aguilera was released in the United States on August 24, 1999. It reached the top of the Billboard 200 and Canadian album charts, shipping over 8 million copies in the United States alone.

Her singles "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" and "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" topped the Billboard Hot 100 during 1999 and 2000, and "I Turn to You" reached #3. Aguilera won the "Best New Artist" award at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and she was nominated for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "Genie in a Bottle". According to the album's songwriters who appeared on the documentary Driven, Aguilera wanted to display the range and audacity in her voice during the promotion of the album, and performed acoustic sets and appeared on television shows accompanied only by a piano.^[6] She ended the year on MTV's 2 Large New Year's Special, as she performed and was MTV's first artist of the millennium.

Later in 2000 Aguilera first emphasized her Latin heritage, following the Latin pop trend of the time, by releasing her first Spanish album, Mi Reflejo on September.12, 2000. This album contained Spanish versions of songs from her English debut as well as new Spanish tracks. It peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Latin album charts, and in 2001 it won Aguilera a Latin Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Album". The Album has sold 2.1 million copies worldwide and has been certified Gold(500,000) in the USA and 3x Platinum (600,000* Latin album)[6] under the RIAA's Los Premios de Oro y Platino program. The single "Falsas Esperanzas" from the album reached the top forty in Argentina. Christina also released a Christmas album on October 24, 2000 called My Kind of Christmas. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200, has sold 1.3 million copies worldwide, and has been certified Platinum (1 million)[7] in the USA. Ricky Martin asked her to duet with him on the track "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" from his album Sound Loaded; released in 2001 as the album's second single, it reached the top five in the United Kingdom and Germany, top twenty in the U.S., and top forty in Canada, Switzerland, and Australia.

In 2001, Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and P!nk were chosen to remake Patti LaBelle's 1975 single "Lady Marmalade" for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack. "Lady Marmalade" hit number one on the Hot 100 for five weeks and reached number one in eleven other countries, and it earned all four performers a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals".

That year a single emerged into record stores called "Just Be Free", one of the demos Aguilera recorded when she was around fifteen years old. When RCA Records discovered the single, they officially advised fans not to purchase it and had German authorities pull the single off shelves.^[9] Months later, Warlock Records was set to release Just Be Free, an album which contains the demo tracks. Aguilera filed a breach of contract and unfair-competition suit against Warlock and the album's producers to block the release. ^[10] Instead, the two parties came to a settlement to release the album. Aguilera lent out her name, likeness and image for an unspecified amount of damages. Many of the details of the lawsuit remain confidential. When the album was released in August 2001, it had a photograph of Aguilera when she was fifteen years old.^[11]

Although Aguilera's debut album was very well-received, she was dissatisfied with the music and image her management had created for her. At the time, Aguilera was marketed as a bubblegum pop artist, because of the genre's upward financial trend. However, she publicly mentioned plans of her next album to have much more depth, both musically and lyrically.^[12] Steve Kurtz's influence in matters of the singer's creative direction, the role of being her exclusive personal manager and overscheduling had in part caused her to seek legal means of terminating their management contract.

In October 2000 Aguilera filed a Breach of Fiduciary Duty lawsuit against Kurtz for improper, undue and inappropriate influence over her professional activities, as well as fraud. According to legal documents, Kurtz did not protect her rights and interests. Instead, he took action that was for his own interest, at the cost of hers. The lawsuit came about when Aguilera discovered Kurtz used more of her commissionable income than he was allotted, and had paid other managers to assist him. She also petitioned the California State Labor Commission to nullify the contract. After terminating Kurtz's services, Irving Azoff was hired as her new manager.^[13] The change in management marked a new change in how Aguilera was marketed, as well as what music she would do in the future.

Kurtz countersued later that month for breach of contract, claiming that the singer violated the same agreement she had sued to void. In the lawsuit, he included others close to Aguilera, alleging their intent to sabotage his business relationship with Aguilera. He also singled out Azoff for being in violation of the terms of Kurtz's contract.^[14]

[edit] 2002–2003: Stripped era

On October.29, 2002, after much delay, Aguilera's second full-length English album, Stripped, was released selling more than 330,000 copies in the first week and peaking at #2 on the Billboard 200. The majority of Stripped was co-written by Aguilera (who had recently signed a global music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing), and was influenced by many different subjects and music styles, including rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, balladry, pop rock, hip-hop and jazz. The album was not received as well as her debut by most critics, and Aguilera's vocals were overlooked as she began to cultivate a more sexually provocative image. After the release of the album, she took part in photoshoots for magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone^[15] and CosmoGirl!. Many of these photographs featured her nude or semi-nude. She denied that this change was a matter of publicity, claiming that the image better reflected her true personality than did the image she cultivated back in 1999. It was during this time Aguilera referred to herself as "Xtina", stating that it was a "reflection of her darker self".

Initially, the raunchy image had a negative effect on Aguilera in the U.S., especially after the release of her controversial "Dirrty" music video. While the video for "Dirrty" became a huge hit on MTV, it disappointed on the U.S. singles chart. However, the single was a huge hit worldwide, reaching number one in several countries. The album reached the top five on the UK, U.S. and Canadian album charts, though it was initially considered a "sophomore slump". The second single, "Beautiful", became a huge radio hit and three more singles from the album ("Fighter", "Can't Hold Us Down" featuring Lil' Kim, "The Voice Within" were released in the following two years and were huge hits helping the album stay on the charts for the next two years. Stripped stayed on the U.S. and UK album charts until well into 2004, and went on to be certified 4x Platinum in the U.S., ending up at number ten on Billboard's year-end album chart. Kelly Clarkson's second single "Miss Independent" was co-written by Aguilera, having been half-finished for Stripped. "[8]"

In June, Aguilera joined Justin Timberlake on the final leg of his international Justified tour, held in the U.S. This portion of the tour became a co-headliner called the Justified & Stripped tour. In August an overhead lighting grid collapsed from the ceiling of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, causing major damage to the sound and video equipment below. Because the collapse occurred hours before the performance, only a few stagehands were injured, but a few shows were cancelled or postponed. In the fourth quarter of that year Aguilera continued to tour internationally without Timberlake, and changed the name of the tour to the Stripped tour. She also dyed her hair black. It was one of the top-grossing tours of that year, and sold out most of its venues. Rolling Stone readers named it the best tour of the year.^[16]

In light of the tour's success, another U.S. tour was scheduled to begin in mid-2004 with a new theme and featuring Chingy as an opening act.

The tour was scrapped because of Aguilera's vocal cord injuries suffered shortly before its opening date. It was later reported by the British tabloid newspaper The Sun that low ticket sales and lack of new material were actually the major contributing factors in the tour's cancellation. Aguilera has since denied the report.^[17] In a tribute to Madonna's performance at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards' ceremony, Aguilera performed a kiss with the singer-actress at the 2003 edition of the ceremony in August. The incident occurred during the opening performance of Madonna's songs "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" with fellow popstar Britney Spears.^[18]

During 2003, Christina also became the face of the fashion house Versace.

[edit] 2004–2005: Stripped activities

A January 2004 ZOO magazine (a British men's tabloid magazine) article reported that Aguilera is possibly bisexual. The article quotes her stating in an interview: "I find it hornier looking at women than men. Sorry, I love experimenting with my sexuality. If that means girls, then so be it." The article also reports that Christina enjoys casual sex: "I have casual sex, I love casual sex. But that doesn't mean I'm incapable of keeping my legs together".^[19]

Aguilera later decided to embrace a more mature image; this move was met with more praise than criticism, with articles using punch lines such as "From Crass to Class".^[20] She eventually dyed her hair cherry blonde and recorded a jingle, "Hello", for a Mercedes-Benz ad, becoming the new face of Mercedes-Benz. Shortly after, she dyed her hair blonde and cut it short, and took on a Marilyn Monroe look; many of her fans believe she is one of the main proponents (along with Dita Von Teese, Gwen Stefani and Ashley Judd) in bringing back the 1920s-1940s Hollywood glamour look.^{[citation needed]}

In the run-up to the 2004 United States presidential election, Aguilera was featured on billboards for the "Only You Can Silence Yourself" online voter registration drive run by the nonpartisan, non-profit campaign "Declare Yourself". In these political advertisements Aguilera was shown with her mouth sewn shut, to symbolize the effects of not voting. She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the importance of voting.

In late summer 2004 Aguilera released two singles. The first, "Car Wash", was a remake of the Rose Royce disco song recorded as a collaboration with rapper Missy Elliott for the soundtrack to the film Shark Tale. The second song is also a collaboration, but this time as a second single from one of Nelly's double-release albums, Sweat, titled "Tilt Ya Head Back". Both singles failed commercially in the U.S., but did considerably better in other parts of the world. After much delay, Aguilera's first DVD live-recording from a concert tour, Stripped Live in the UK, was released in November 2004. In late December she officially released a fragrance, Xpose, which has only been available in a few European countries.

Aguilera collaborated with jazz artist Herbie Hancock on a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" recorded for Hancock's album Possibilities, released in August 2005. Aguilera and Hancock were later nominated for the Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals". Aguilera went back to her Mickey Mouse Club roots when she helped open the 50th Anniversary for Disneyland by performing "When You Wish upon a Star", and she also collaborated with Andrea Bocelli on the song "Somos Novios" for his album Amore, released in early 2006. She performed at "Unite of the Stars" charity banquet in Johannesburg, South Africa in late 2005 with stars such as Diana Ross and Westlife in aid of Unite Against Hunger, and she also performed at the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund at the Coca-Cola Dome in November.

[edit] 2006–present: Back to Basics

In March 2006 Aguilera signed a contract with European cellphone operator Orange to represent the company and promote the new Sony Ericsson Walkman phones across Europe. She was featured in a Pepsi commercial alongside Arab singer Elissa as well as Korean pop singer Rain in May; the spot aired during the 2006 World Cup.

Aguilera also posed nude for a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photoshoot in the May 2006 issue of GQ magazine, in which she was also interviewed. She expressed disappointment in fellow singer Mariah Carey, saying, "She was never cool to me... to the point that one time we were at a party and I think she got really drunk, and she had just really derogatory things to say to me." Carey responded in a press release, "It is sad yet predictable that she would use my name at this time to reinvent past incidents for her promotional gain."^[21] Aguilera then released her own statement claiming, "My intentions were not to upset Mariah with any statements that were published or taken out of context. I have all the respect in the world for her."^[22][23]

Aguilera's third English studio album Back to Basics, which was released on August 15, 2006, went to #1 in 15 countries. Lead single "Ain't No Other Man" was a substantial success, reaching #6 in the U.S. and the top three in the UK. It was #18 on Rolling Stone's greatest songs of 2006. Aguilera described the double-CD as "a throwback to the 20s, 30s, and 40s-style jazz, blues, and feel-good soul music, but with a modern twist."^[24] Producers on the album include DJ Premier, Kwamé, Linda Perry, and Mark Ronson. One track, "F.U.S.S.", was written as a response to the animosity between Aguilera and Scott Storch during the recording of Stripped. She received writing credit for every track and was the executive producer for the album, which debuted at number one in the U.S.^[25] and the UK. "Hurt" is the 2nd single of Back To Basics and is in the top 20.

Aside from promoting her own album, Aguilera teamed up with Diddy on a track, titled "Tell Me", from his album, "Press Play". The single was released in Autumn 2006, and currently it's at number #50 on Billboard Hot 100 and is expected to be released in the UK on December 11.

In September 2006 she announced her "Back To Basics Tour" with eighteen European dates scheduled to begin on November 17 and end on December 17. This tour will also see her return to Ireland including Belfast's Odyssey Arena, the first since her Stripped tour came to the city in 2003.^[26] Following this contrary to her previous plans to tour blues and jazz clubs for a more intimate setting, she will tour North America in a 41- date concert kicking off February 20 in Houston and wrapping up on May 5 in Florida.[9] But she insist that the Jazz Tour will push through sometime after. "We're definitely going to mix it up, change it up, do some things that are not on the record, do some favorite classics of mine," Aguilera said in an interview with MTV. "We're really going to have fun and experiment with new ideas and interesting places to go to that have a throwback appeal and vibe."

[edit] Personal life

During 2000, Aguilera was rumored to have dated MTV VJ Carson Daly, although both parties denied it. The relationship was the subject of much discussion after the release of Eminem's song The Real Slim Shady. In the song Eminem suggests that Aguilera was sexually involved with both Daly and Fred Durst, the lead singer of Limp Bizkit. Aguilera called the comments "disgusting" and "untrue." Both Aguilera and Eminem reportedly made peace three years later backstage at The MTV Video Music Awards. [10]

She dated Brooklyn-born dancer Jorge Santos for two years until the relationship ended in September 2001. She revealed in 2006's issue of The Advocate[11] that she dated someone with a gay past, undoubtedly referring to Santos.

She began dating music executive Jordan Bratman in late 2002; their engagement was announced in February 2005.^[27] They were married on November 19, 2005, in the Napa Valley. ^[28] The couple celebrated their one year anniversary in Dublin, Ireland.

[edit] Charity work

Throughout her career, Aguilera has been involved with certain charities. She was the first celebrity to sign a letter from PETA to the South Korean government asking that the country stop its alleged "abuse of dogs killed for food". Her involvement in supporting the Defenders of Wildlife have also added to her donations with charities. Aguilera is still a major contributor in her hometown of Pittsburgh contributing regularly to the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. According to her official website, she toured the center and donated $200,000 to the shelter. She also has auctioned off front row seats and back stage passes for the Pittsburgh based charity ^[29]. She also supports the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Refuge UK.

Aguilera contributes in the fight against AIDS, by participating in AIDS Project Los Angeles' Artists Against AIDS "What's Going On?" cover project. In 2004 Aguilera became the new face for cosmetic company M·A·C and spokesperson for M·A·C AIDS Fund. Aguilera appeared in advertisements of the M·A·C's Viva Glam V lipstick and lipgloss. According to published reports, in November 2005, all of her wedding gifts were submitted to various charities around the nation in support of Hurricane Katrina victims.^{[citation needed]} In addition, Aguilera contributed to YouthAIDS by posing for a joint YouthAIDS and Aldo Shoes campaign for "Empowerment Tags" in Canada, the U.S. and the UK. She was featured with one of three ubiquitous slogans, "Speak No Evil?" and was quoted saying, "HIV is something that people don't want to talk about, hear about, or face."^{[citation needed]}

According to Billboard,^[30] singer Elton John hand-picked Aguilera, among others, for his Fashion Rocks concert benefiting his AIDS foundation. The show, which accompanies music and fashion to benefit the fight against AIDS/HIV, is televised annually and aired in September.

[edit] Vocal ability

In the MTV special All Eyes on Christina, John Norris said that Aguilera "has a four octave range." Aguilera has been noted to possess the ability to hit notes in the whistle register. A review in an Entertainment Weekly article mentions her "tackling that dog-whistle high note" at the 3:20 mark in the song "Soar" from the album Stripped.

[edit] Commercials and endorsements

• Sears (2000)
• Levis (2000)
• Fetish Make-up/Perfume by Christina Aguilera (2000)
• Coca Cola (2001)
• Motorola Phones (2002)
• NBA Love It Live (2003)
• Versace (2003)
• Skechers (2003)
• Skechers (2004)
• MAC Viva Glam Lipstick (2004)
• Virgin Mobile Phones (2004)
• Mercedes Benz A-Class (2004)
• Xpose Perfume by Christina Aguilera (2004)
• Verizon V-Cast (2005)
• ALDO Accessories (2005)
• Pepsi (2006)
• Sony Erickson & Orange Walkman (2006)
• Verizon Wireless' Chocolate by LG (2006)
• Shure Wireless Microphones (2006)

[edit] Concerts & tours

[edit] US/World tours

• 1997 The Spinning Tour
• 2000 TLC Tour (Opening Act)
• 2000 Sears & Levis US Tour
• 2001 Latin America Tour
• 2003 The Justified & Stripped North American Tour
• 2003 The Stripped World Tour
• 2006-2007 Back To Basics World Tour

[edit] Concerts

• 2003 Atlantis Birthday Concert (Bahamas)
• 2004 Mercedes Benz: Follow Your Own Star Concert Tour (Italy/Germany)
• 2005 Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Benefit Concert (South Africa)
• 2005 Unite Of The Stars Gala Banquet (South Africa)
• 2006 Back To Basics Showcase (France/UK)
• 2006 8th Motorola Anniverssary (USA)
• 2006 Yahoo!/Nissan Live Sets (USA)

[edit] Filmography

• 1999 Beverly Hills 90210 - Herself
• 2000 Saturday Night Live - Musical Guest
• 2003 Saturday Night Live - Herself/Musical Guest
• 2004 Saturday Night Live - Host
• 2004 Shark Tale - Jellyfish
• 2006 Saturday Night Live - Herself
• 2007 CSI: New York - TBA

[edit] Discography

Main article: Christina Aguilera discography

[edit] Albums

1. Christina Aguilera (August 24, 1999)
2. Mi Reflejo (September 12, 2000)
3. My Kind of Christmas (October 24, 2000)
4. Just Be Free (August 21, 2001)
5. Stripped (October 29, 2002)
6. Back to Basics (August 15, 2006)

[edit] Number-one singles

The following singles reached number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and/or the United World Chart.

Year	Single	Peak positions
		U.S.	UK	CAN	AUS	WORLD
1999	"Genie in a Bottle"	1	1	1	2	1
	"What a Girl Wants"	1	3	5	5	1
2000	"Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"	1	8	4	9	4
2001	"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" (with Ricky Martin)	13	4	4	8	1
	"Lady Marmalade" (with P!nk, Lil' Kim & Mya)	1	1	8	1	1
2002	"Dirrty" (feat. Redman)	48	1	5	4	5
2003	"Beautiful"	2	1	1	1	1
	Total	4	4	2	2	5

[edit] Awards and achievements

Further information: List of Christina Aguilera awards

Year	Category	Genre	Recording	Result
Grammy Awards
2000	Best New Artist	General	N/A	Won
2000	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Pop	"Genie In A Bottle"	Nominated
2001	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Pop	"What A Girl Wants"	Nominated
2001	Best Latin Pop Album	Latin	Mi Reflejo	Nominated
2002	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Pop	"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" (with Ricky Martin)	Nominated
2002	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Pop	"Lady Marmalade" (with Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink)	Won
2003	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Pop	"Dirrty" (featuring Redman)	Nominated
2004	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Pop	"Can't Hold Us Down" (featuring Lil' Kim)	Nominated
2004	Best Pop Vocal Album	Pop	Stripped	Nominated
2004	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Pop	"Beautiful"	Won
2006	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Pop	"A Song For You" (with Herbie Hancock)	Nominated
2007	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Pop	"Ain't No Other Man"	Nominated
2007	Best Pop Vocal Album	Pop	Back To Basics	Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards
2000	Mejor Desempeño Vocal Pop Femenino (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance)	Pop	"Genio Atrapado"	Nominated
2001	Grabación del Año (Record of the Year)	General	"Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti"	Nominated
2001	Mejor Álbum Vocal Pop y Femenino (Best Female Pop Vocal Album)	Pop	Mi Reflejo	Won

[edit] Videos

• 1999: Genie Gets Her Wish — Autobiographical presentation — #1 U.S. — platinum certification.
• 2000: My Reflection — Video release of ABC special — #1 U.S. — gold certification.
• 2004: Stripped Live in the UK — Complete video of Stripped Tour concert (sans "Make Over") live from Wembley Arena, London, England, extended version of The WB and MTV specials — #3 U.S. — platinum certification.

[edit] See also

• Christina Aguilera Doll
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Christina Aguilera

• Official website
• Official UK website
• Official fan club
• Official "Back To Basics" Tour Site
• Official MySpace Profile
• Aguilera Connection
• Christina Aguilera at the Internet Movie Database
• Christina Aguilera on WikiMusicGuide