Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Born Dec. 18, 1980

Christina Aguilera is an Ecuadorean-American recording artist, entrepreneur, and actress. She first appeared on national television as a contestant on Star Search in 1990. Christina then went on to star in the Disney Channel TV series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993-1994. After recording “Reflection,” the theme song for the Disney animated film Mulan, Aguilera signed with RCA Records. She hit stardom following her debut album, Christina Aguilera. After gaining worldwide success, Christina soon took creative control of her second studio album, Stripped (2002). Christina made her feature film debut in the musical Burlesque (2010) and has successfully released several fragrance lines.

Christina Aguilera at the American Music Awards Nominations Event

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Don Omar, Shakira

It's that time of year again for pop music lovers!

Christina Aguilera announced the nominees for the 2012 American Music Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. The award show, which airs November 18th, may not have a lot of Latinos in the running, but we are curious to see who will snag the award for "favorite Latin artist of the year."

Jennifer Lopez won the coveted award last year, but the "Dance Again" singer failed to make the cut this time around. Instead, Shakira is going to have to battle...

Christina Aguilera and Hillary Clinton

Christina Aguilera is all about using her powerhouse voice for positive change.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored The Voice judge for her philanthropy efforts in fighting against world hunger during the 2012 George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. yesterday.

The mega-pop star partnered with the United Nations World Hunger Relief fund and has been able to raise $115 million to help impoverish children across the globe. Christina was also recently honored for her...