Christina Aguilera

Blog post by: Celina Garcia

The pop sensation Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York. She first appeared on The New Mickey Mouse Club along with other well known stars like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Ryan Gosling. Although she was constantly being compared to Britney, her talent was definitely recognized and she always held her own with her vocals. Some might even suggests that she was better than Britney by saying  “..No computer in the world can make you sound like Christina Aguilera.” One of her first hit singles was What A Girl Wants. Giving her a teeny-bopper image that made all the little girls want to be her. 

By her second album, Christina took a complete turn around when she showed up with Stripped. Her squeaky clean image quickly forgotten when her first single Dirrty came out. This was no longer the girl next door. Christina had less clothing and more piercings. She didn't want to conform to the perfect teen pop star that producers wanted her to be. She proved to everyone that she could make it to the top her way. 

Candy Man was one of the next songs she released that changed her whole image once again. No longer sporting abnormal body piercings nor going back to being the girl next door, she wowed us with her pin up girl look. Her music and lyric style still staying the same, but with a touch of old time rock . 

Today Christina is known for being a judge on the hit TV show The Voice, but that hasn't stopped her from making music. She's no longer is the girl next door, the pierced girl, or the pinup girl. She has embraced herself and her music and everyone still loves her for it. Her influence on my generation is very abundant. I know everyone can personally say they've jammed out to at least one Christina Aguilera song in their life. I've watched her grow as a person and I can only hope I can have her confidence if I ever decided to change my image as a whole. 

Works Cited:

Croal, N'GaiHaskins, Walaika. "Music Made Easy." Newsweek 134.17 (1999): 91. Military & Government Collection. Web. 15 Nov. 2012.

SANNEH, KELEFA. "THE NEW SEASON/MUSIC; Idol Returns, Her Image Remade." The New York Times 8 Sept. 2002. Web. 15 Nov. 2012.