Hypnotizing Facts About Christina Aguilera, The Little Blonde With A Big Voice
There is no debate about the sublime, soulful voice of Christina Aguilera. But still, her name has been associated with countless controversies, celebrity rivalries, and rebellious acts.
Let’s take a deep dive into the life of this sparkly pop star and how she managed to stay true to herself even while dealing with the blinding lights of stardom.
1. Her Family Was Catastrophic
In 1980, Fausto Xavier Aguilera and Shelly Loraine Kearns had a daughter, Christina Aguilera.
Constantly moving towns due to her Army sergeant father, Aguilera grew up everywhere—New Jersey, Texas, New York, Japan—yet she neither had a normal home nor a normal family.
2. Music Was Her Escape
There’s the stereotype of the Army brat—and though Christina was technically one, her childhood was secretly filled with terror and pain. According to her, her father was both emotionally and physically abusive. Luckily, when she was 7, her mother took her and her sister Rachel and fled.
While her mother set up house in Rochester, PA, Aguilera began to use music to cope with the trauma of her home situation.
3. She Joined The “Teen Stars” Club
After winning talent shows and performing the Star-Spangled Banner for local major league teams, Christina Aguilera made her screen debut on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. She teamed up with other icons like Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake—but their teen dream come true was short-lived. The network canceled the show.
Her first gig may have been over, but Disney was about to hand her some golden tickets to the fame factory.
4. She Shined Brighter Than A Diamond
Collaborating with Disney and releasing a song for the movie Mulan, 18-year-old Christina Aguilera attracted the attention of record labels, who wanted Aguilera to join the “teen pop star” train. In June 1999, Aguilera released “Genie in A Bottle” and she not only joined the train but crashed all the music charts with it. There was just one problem.
Aguilera was in the limelight—but she was too young to know how to handle it.
