Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. Born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania, she appeared in television shows as a child before signing with RCA Records in 1998. During her first decade in the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture. Aguilera's first three studio albums, Christina Aguilera (1999), Mi Reflejo (2000) and My Kind of Christmas (2000) achieved international success; the former spawned the number-one US Billboard Hot 100 singles, "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)".
Displeased with her lack of input, Aguilera parted ways with her management and assumed creative control for her fourth album, Stripped (2002). The album was a commercial success and was influenced by R&B, pop rock, hip hop and soul, in contrast to her teen pop and dance-pop influenced debut. Its second single "Beautiful" helped the album's commercial performance amidst controversy over her image. While Aguilera's soul, blues and jazz-inspired fifth album, Back to Basics (2006), was met with positive critical and commercial feedback, her sixth album, Bionic (2010), had trouble maintaining commercial success. Later that year, she made her feature film debut in the musical Burlesque (2010). Aguilera served as the soundtrack's executive producer earning positive reviews and substantial sales. Aguilera's seventh album, Lotus (2012), became her lowest selling studio album to date. Since 2011, Aguilera serves as a coach for the American version of The Voice, although she temporarily left the series during the fourth season.
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