Thursday 5 November 2009

Pop: Researching a Famous Act

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera was born on 18th December 1980 in Staten Island, New York.

Christina grew up knowing what she wanted to do, which was to be performer and she entered local talent shows. The talent shows brought her to perform on national television in the show Star Search.

In 1998 she broke into the music industry when she recorded a duet with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanshi; the song was an international hit and this allowed her to sing for the movie Mulan.

In 1999 she released her first album, titles Christina Aguilera which went straight up in the charts and made her become a popular pop singer.

In 2000 she was awarded a Youngstar Starlight Award and a ALMA Special Achievement Award for New Entertainer of the Year.

In 2001 she was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Song in Moulin Rouge.

Christina married long time boyfriend Jordan Bratman in November 2005.

She released her third album Back To Basics in 2006 which went to #1 in the U.S Album Charts and in the U.K it was certified Platinum.

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