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Christina Aguilera was born December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York. Christina is an accomplished entertainer and a star musician. She is the daughter of an Ecuadorian father, Fausto, and a Irish mother, Shelly. Christina moved around quite a bit as a child because her father was in the military. Her parents separated when Christina was seven, an she moved to Wexford, Pennsylvania, with her mom and sister Rachel. Christina began performing at age six in school talent shows, and at eight she appeared on the nationally syndicated "Star Search". At the age of ten, she sang the National Anthem for the Pittsburgh Steelers. By twelve, she joined the star cast of "The New Mickey Mouse Club", appearing on the Orlando-based show. Two years later, the show ended and Christina took the opportunity to travel overseas, to pursue her singing career, and recorded a duet with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanishi. When she heard that Disney was looking for a singer to record a song for the animated film Mulan, Aguilera cut a one-take demo using the boombox in her living room. The demo was FedExed to Disney and 48 hours later she was in a Los Angeles studio recording "Reflection" for Mulan. Within the week, RCA signed her to a major label record contract. Christina has performed in places as far flung as Tokyo, Japan, Brasov and Romania. She always kept her eye on the same goal. "I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school." Christina's big break came with her first #1 single "Genie In A Bottle". This single stayed atop the charts for five consecutive weeks. The follow-up single, "What A Girl Wants", reached the top of Billboard's Hot 100 #1 slot for 2000. Christina's amazing new year started with a great duet performance with Enrique Iglesias at the Super Bowl Half Time Show which also featured Phil Collins and Toni Braxton. Christina's celebrity charm has graced the covers of many national magazines, which include Entertainment Weekly, Teen People and Latina. She has performed as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Instead of coasting on her success, she already has big plans for the future. She's writing some songs for her next album, and planning a fashion and jewelry line. She's working on Spanish language albums that will pay tribute to her heritage. Christina isn't limiting herself, and she is reinventing herself as time goes by. She say's "I want to be an all-round entertainer, I want to act, make films, make albums, do whatever I can." The career possibilities for this young hot star seem endless.
