Christina Aguilera ( New York , 18 of December of 1980 ) is a singer , songwriter, producer and actress American of Ecuadorian origin and Irish.
Summary
[ hide ]
- 1 Biographical synthesis
- 1 Trajectory
- 1.1 Voice capacity
- 2 Other projects
- 2.1 Action
- 3 Philanthropy
- 4 Market, image and products
- 1 Trajectory
- 2 Sources
Biographical synthesis
Christina Aguilera is the daughter of a military father and a musician mother, who played for the ” Youth Simphony Orchestra “. Even as a child, Christina had a lot of interest in the world of music. At age 8 he appeared on the American show “Star Search”, and at 10 he sang the national anthem for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins . At 12 he joined the “New Mickey Mouse Club”, having as partners other future stars such as Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake .
Trajectory
Two years later, Christina Aguilera left the “New Mickey Mouse Club” to move to Japan and acquire new musical knowledge. There he recorded the song “All I Wanna Do” with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanishi , touring all over Japan. In 1998, after his Asian experience, he returned to the United Stateswhere he recorded the song “Reflection” from the Disney movie “Mulan”. The song was a success, and the song appeared in the TOP 15 A / C, as well as being Christina nominated for a Golden Globe for best original song in a movie. In 1993 Christina Aguilera interprets the song “What Child Is This?” belonging to the Christmas album “Home For The Holidays”, and in 1999 he made a new version entitled “The Christmas Song (Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)”, which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. In that same year Christina co-wrote and sang the theme song from the Pokemon soundtrack “We’re A Miracle.”
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera, despite her youth, has sung with great music stars. On her tour of Japan she sang along with Sheryl Crow and Diana Ross . He also sang for the president of the United States , Bill Clinton , in the televised space “Christmas in Washington “, having as a partner nothing more and nothing less than BBKing . He also sang alongside Enrique Iglesias , Phil Collins and Toni Braxton at halftime of the Super Bowl. Finally, Christina Aguilera received on February 24 2000 her greatest musical success and of course the greatest joy in obtaining the Grammy award for best new artist, which is a well-deserved reward for this young American from whom many things are expected.
After the success of her album “Mi Reflejo”, with more than 300,000 copies sold in our country, Christina Aguilera surprised us again with a new work, entitled “Stripped”, in which she appears more provocative, daring and attractive than ever. In 2008 Christina Aguilera publishes “Keeps Gettin ‘Better-A Decade of Hits”, a collection of the most memorable songs of the American artist, the first compilation of all her hits that is released in two different editions ( CD and CD + DVD ) and that in an exclusive edition for SpainIt offers as a novelty two songs performed in Spanish. In 2010 “Bionic” appears, an album that contains songs co-written by Christina Aguilera with collaborators such as Sia, Tricky Stewart, Polow Da Don, Le Tigre, Hill & Switch and Ladytron, among others. The album also includes a ballad written and produced by Linda Perry: ‘Lift Me Up’
Vocal ability
The main characteristic of Christina Aguilera’s voice is that it is of the coloratura soprano type, adding the ability to use the whistle register (higher vocal register). The MTV entertainment network offered a special program to Christina Aguilera, titled All Eyes on Christina, where reporter John Norris said the singer “has a vocal range” of four octaves. However, one of his highest notes, according to Entertainment Weekly magazine, is at 3:20 of the song “Soar” from the album Stripped.
Christina Aguilera during the interpretation of the song “Lady Marmalade”. The entertainment media have stated that Aguilera is probably one of the best vocalists in the world. On the one hand, Cove magazine named her the best singer of all time. Blender Magazine, along with MTV, ranked her as the third woman in the list of the twenty-two best voices in entertainment. Rolling Stone magazine included her in the list of the hundred best singers in history, being the only contemporary artist on the list. On the other hand, singers Whitney Houston , Etta James , Britney Spears , Jordin Sparks , Celine Dion and Kelly Clarkson, among others, suggested that Christina Aguilera is one of the best vocalists in the history of the world
Other projects
Performance
In 1991, Aguilera auditioned for a role on The Mickey Mouse Club, however she did not meet the age requirements. Two years later, she joined the cast to perform musical and comedy numbers until the series was canceled in 1994. Since then, Aguilera has made numerous television appearances, in 1999 she made a cameo in an episode of Beverly Hills. , 90210. She hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2004 , including one of Sex and the City, where she parodied and played Samantha Jones and where she went to reveal to everyone that she was a man all the time. Prior to this, she appeared as a musical guest on episodes hosted by Christopher Walken in 2000 , Salma Hayek in 2003, and again in 2006., with Alec Baldwin.
Regarding acting in movies, she has mentioned in various interviews that she intends to continue to be similar to Angelina Jolie . She voiced a small singing part in the animated film, Shark Tale playing a Rastafarian jellyfish in the film’s musical closing number. Stars of the film include, among others, Jolie herself. In 2008 he appeared in the Martin Scorsese documentary, Shine a Light, which chronicles a two-day concert by The Rolling Stones at New York’s Beacon Theater . The film features Aguilera singing “Live With Me” alongside Mick Jagger. Shine a Light premiered at the Film Festival Berlin and was released worldwideApril 4, 2008. Aguilera appeared as a guest judge on the sixth season of Project Runway on Lifetime Television.
Christina Aguilera
She and designer Bob Mackie were the inspiration for the challenge in which she had to design a stage costume for Aguilera. She had a brief cameo in the comedy Get Him To The Greek and appeared as herself alongside Eminem in season seven of Entourage as a client / friend of Ari Gold. Aguilera will appear in her first feature film, a musical comedy, titled Burlesque , which she began filming in November 2009 and will be released on November 24 , 2010 . Aguilera will play a small-town girl who “finds love, family and success in a neo-burlesque Los Angeles club.” The film, distributed by Screen Gems, will be directed by actor and director Steve Antinwho also wrote the script, which was reviewed by Susannah Grant. The film will co-star with singer Cher as the club’s owner and headliner. The film will also feature Cam Gigandet as his love interest, Stanley Tucci , Eric Dane , and Kristen Bell . Aguilera will contribute as a musical score writer for the film and soundtrack that includes producers Danja and Tricky Stewart, and songwriters Claude Kelly and singer Sia Furler .
Philanthropy
Throughout her career, Aguilera has been involved in charity work. He signed a letter from PETA to the South Korean government asking why they have not stopped the slaughter of dogs to make food, he has also reaffirmed his support for the Animal Protectors through donations. From Hunger to Hope commercial. She continues to be a major contributor to her city of Pittsburgh, making regular donations to the Pittsburgh Shelter and Women’s Center. According to his official website, he visited the center and donated $ 200,000 to it; he also supports the Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Shelter UK. She has worked on the Lifetime television campaign “End Violence Against Women.” His work there included a public notice that went online and during his tour of the2007 . Contribute to the fight against AIDS , participating in the project “Los Angeles Artists Against AIDS: What’s Going On?” In 2004 , he became the new face for the cosmetic company M • A • C and the spokesperson for the M • A • C Fund. Against AIDS. Aguilera appeared in ads for Viva Glam V lipstick and lipgloss by M • A • C.
He has contributed to YouthAIDS, performing for YouthAIDS and Aldo Shoes; campaigns for “Empowerment Tags” in Canada , USA . and the UK . It has been published with the slogan “No evil speaks?” and “HIV is something people don’t want to talk about, hear about, or see.” He has sung alongside Elton John at his music and fashion concert in favor of the fight against AIDS called Fashion Rocks, which is televised annually. In November of 2005 , all wedding gifts were donated to help victims of Hurricane Katrina; in March of 2007 it confirmed that it would participate in an album which would make a version of the song “Mother”John Lennon , the proceeds raised will go towards Amnesty International’s efforts to end the genocide in Darfur. The album titled Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur was released on June 12 and contains multi-artist covers of John Lennon themes.
Market, image and products
After wrapping up the promotion for the Stripped album in 2004 , Aguilera adopted another image, drawing on Hollywood’s golden age , most notably Marilyn Monroe . Her change was very well received by critics and they noted that she became mature. During this time he topped several tabloids with headlines like “from vulgar to classy.” In the same way, Aguilera changed her brown hair color to blonde. Many of her fans compared her new style to that of artists Dita Von Teese, Gwen Stefani, and Ashley Judd. However, in 2004 , his professional career was rarely active, obtaining performances of the song “Hello”, for the Mercedes-Benz company.
He also participated with Missy Elliot in a new version of a song of the same name by Rose Royce entitled “Car Wash”, which was used for the soundtrack of the movie Shark Tale. Additionally, Aguilera collaborated with rapper Nelly on a new single titled “Tilt Ya Head Back”. In 2000 , Aguilera was the face of the Fetish makeup company, ending her contract the following year. During her career, Aguilera has represented different brands, including Skechers, Mercedes-Benz, Verizon Wireless, Coca Cola, and Pepsi. On the other hand, in 2003, became an exclusive model for the Italian brand Versace, appearing in their fall line campaign. Aguilera signed a contract with the operator of cellular Orange to promote Sony Ericsson Walkman team during the World Cup in 2006 .
On the other hand, Aguilera has launched several perfumes, including two exclusive ones in Europe. The first, Xpose, was released in 2004 and was moderately successful. However, in 2007 , the singer issued a fragrance called Simply Christina. At Christmas of that year, the perfume became number one in sales in the UK and Germany . The fragrance won as the favorite perfume of a celebrity in the UK Fifi Awards Awards 2008 . In September of 2008, launched its third fragrance, Inspire, accompanied by body care products. It became the first Aguilera fragrance to be released outside of Europe and was very popular in America, Europe, and some parts of Asia. His global campaign included images produced by film director David LaChapelle.