- Name
- Christina Aguilera
- Date of Birth
- December 18, 1980
- Birth Place
- Staten Island, N.Y.
I
t was the battle of the ex-Mouseketeers: Christina Aguilera versus
Britney Spears
, both up for the 2000 Grammy for Best New Artist. Spears was the heavy favorite, but with her undeniably powerful voice, Aguilera won the award.
The pint-sized singer pulled away from the rest of her pop princess contemporaries with such hits as "Beautiful" and made eye-catching videos, including the one for "Dirrty," where a chaps- and bikini-clad Aguilera calls on backup dancers to get "just a little naughty." Her pin-up girl looks helped her land campaigns for
Versace
, M.A.C. and
Skechers
.
Offstage, Aguilera found love with executive Jordan Bratman, whom she
married
in 2005 and welcomed
son Max
in 2008. But in October 2010, the singer
filed to end
her nearly five-year marriage.