Christina Aguilera
(born December 18, 1980), also known as Xtina, is a singer,
producer, songwriter, actress,
dancer, fashion icon, gay icon, mother of one and philantropist. She
sold over 98 288 000 records (albums + singles) since the beginning of
her career, in 1999.
Awards
Five time Grammy award winner
Golden Globe Nominee
Won over 130 awards
worldwide
Gay Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Rock'n'Roll Hall of
Fame
Grammy Walk of Fame
Legendary
facts
Second top selling single artist of the 2000s behind Madonna
Only artist under
30 to be named by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 greatest artists of
all time
Best-Selling 'Maxim' Issue Ever
Best-Selling
'Allure' Issue Ever
Beautiful
: elected most empowering song of the decade by Stonewall & one
of
the most played songs of the decade, with an audience impression of
more than 6 billion.
Chart
facts
45
450 000 albums + 52 838 000 singles sold worldwide. [Details]
4 #1 singles in the USA
7 #1 singles
on the United World Chart
Her 4 albums
reached the Top 3 in the USA (2 #1, 1 #2, 1 #3)
9th Top Grossing
Female Tour of all time (Back
To Basics Tour)
10 top 10 singles in the UK
13 top 10 singles in Australia
14 top 10 singles on the United World Chart
Over 100
Platinum/Multi-Platinum Certifications Worldwide
Burlesque : a movie
that grossed $90 000 000 WW and whose DVD sold over 1 100 000 copies in
a month in the USA (debuting at #2)
Philanthropy
- UN
ambassador
for the WFP & global spokesperson for World Hunger Relief. She
helped raise over $22 million which helped provide over 90 million
meals.
- Supports Missing
Kids, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, Women's Cancer
Research Fund,
Cedars-Sinai Women's Cancer Research Institute, National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence, Refuge UK, fight against AIDS
- Gay Icon : "My video captures the reality
that gay and transgender people are beautiful, even though prejudice
and discrimination against them still exists." First
person to have her prints on the Gay Walk of Fame.
- Against Proposition 8 in 2008 : "Why you would put so much money
behind something [aimed at] stopping from people loving each other and
bonding together? I just don't understand it. It's hard for me to
grasp. But I would've been out there with my rally sign as well."
- As the
spokesperson of Rock
The Vote she urged young people to vote in 2008.
- She headlined
London's Africa Rising charity concert.
- She won $180,000
on a Turkish TV-show, the money was given to orphans.
Praised
by many
- One of the greatest vocalists for
me is Christina
Aguilera. She’s done many different styles over the years,
but as
a vocalist she is extremely strong - Celine Dion
- Xtina is truly talented - Britney
Spears
- I wish I had a voice like
Christina Aguilera - Britney Spears
- In my opinion she's the voice of
our generation - Justin Timberlake
- She's a very intense woman, a
passionate woman, an Incredible talent.. her voice is enchanting- Ricky
Martin
- She
is so wonderful and she is so talented. People were too tough on her
Super Bowl performance. And, I think we’re in this stage,
right now, in the industry where everyone is… very
analytical and very hard on everyone. - Lady GaGa
Christina
Aguilera on Twitter.
Christina Aguilera on Facebook.
Sources : Wikipedia, RCA, MediaTraffic, Billboard.
