001PIC.COM: Christina Aguilera

Born as Christina Maria Aguilera, as a native American of New York, Staten Island. As the firstborn daughter of Fausto , a military officer and Shelly, a pianist, she was born to this world at December 18, 1980. She works her way up starting from school talent show at her sixth age. Opportunity sprang as she

appeared at the 'Star Search', a nationally syndicated show. At the age of ten she sang the National Anthem for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins. At the age of twelve, she joins the ensemble cast of 'The New Mickey Mouse Club', appears at the Orlando-based shows with the future stars of Britney Spears, J. C. and Justin of the 'N Sync, Kerry Russel of the 'Felicity'. At fourteen, she starts to travel around the world honing her skills and made performances as far as Tokyo in Japan, Brasov in Rumania, always pursuing the same goal : to have her first album recorded before she graduates from high school.

In less than a single year from the day that she burst onto the world musical landscape, she has scored two #1 smash hit singles, watched sales of her chart-topping RCA debut album surpass the eight million mark worldwide, headlined the Super Bowl Half-Time Show, performed for the President, and to top it all off, took home the Grammy for

Best New Artist. With current plans that include a mammoth summer / fall national tour, a new Spanish album, and a holiday album of seasonal favorites, Christina Aguilera continues to provide evidence that she is the premier musical voice of her generation. Christina Aguilera's breakthrough year began with her first #1 single "Genie In A Bottle," which stayed atop the charts for five consecutive weeks and rocketed the album to #1 upon its release in August 1999. The follow-up single "What A Girl Wants" reached the coveted first Billboard Hot 100 #1 slot of 2000 and helped to push the album into platinum territory six times over. What made all this commercial success so much sweeter, were Christina's two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal performance.

Early 1998, after finishing some demos and shopping for a record deal, Christina auditioned to sing "Reflection" for Disney's animated
film "Mulan." The filmmakers needed someone "who could hit a high E above middle C," according to Christina, who then cut a one-take demo in her living room singing to a karaoke tape of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Run To You." The demo was rushed to Disney, and within a day, Christina was in a Los Angeles studio recording "Reflection." That
same week, RCA Records signed her to a record contract. "Mulan" premiered in June 1998, and "Reflection" turned into a Top 15 A/C single, with Christina performing it live on 'CBS This Morning' and the 'Donnie & Marie Show.' The single went on to garner a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture and Christina the attention of some of the best writers and producers in the industry.

Among other honors, along with stars like Jodie Foster and Aretha Franklin, Christina was named one of the most fascinating women of 1999 on the 'Ladies Home Journal' CBS-TV special earlier this
	year. Christina also recently won Best New Artist at this year's ALMA Awards, the annual event honoring the best in entertainment from the Hispanic-American community. She's graced the covers of many national magazines, including Entertainment Weekly, Teen People and Latina and
performed as a musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live,' 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show,' and was the only female guest performer on VHI's 'Men Strike Back.' She also performed on other TV specials such as 'The Essence Awards,' 'Disney Summer Jams,' and 'People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25.'

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