46 Fun Facts About Christina Aguilera

On which Disney Channel show did Aguilera appear from 1993 to 1994?

Mickey Mouse Club ended production in 1994, sending her home to record demos while she hunted for a record deal.

Aguilera recorded Reflection, the theme for which 1998 animated film?

Mulan's film version is sung by Lea Salonga as the heroine, while Aguilera's pop version plays over the end credits.

What was Aguilera's first US number-one single?

Genie in a Bottle uses sexual references, but Aguilera called it a song about self-respect, not giving her love away to just anybody.

Which record label signed Aguilera after Reflection?

RCA Records wanted a fresh young pop record, so it held back the R&B ad-libs Aguilera wanted on her debut.

Aguilera's 2002 album Stripped introduced which alter ego?

Xtina came as she dropped the squeaky-clean, cookie-cutter pop image, a role she said didn't speak to her.

Which ballad followed Dirrty as the second single from Stripped?

Beautiful was never meant for Aguilera: Linda Perry played it only to break the ice at their first session, then let her record it.

Which 2006 album was Aguilera's second US number one?

It was a double album inspired by 1920s–1950s music.

Which Maroon 5 hit featured Aguilera and topped the Hot 100 in 2011?

Moves like Jagger didn't start as a Maroon 5 song: producers Benny Blanco and Shellback began it before Adam Levine took it on.

In which 2010 musical film did Aguilera star as an Iowa waitress turned nightclub performer?

Burlesque is where she became romantically involved with set assistant Matthew Rutler, later her fiancé.

Which music legend played the club owner opposite Aguilera in a 2010 film musical?

Cher co-starred in a film that later became a stage musical featuring Aguilera's songs.

Which NBC talent show did Aguilera join in 2011 as one of four original celebrity mentors?

The Voice gave her seat to Shakira for season four, and she came back for season five.

In which New York borough was Aguilera born?

Staten Island was only her birthplace: after her parents split, her mother moved the girls to Rochester, near Pittsburgh.

Aguilera's father emigrated from which country?

Ecuador was his birthplace, and his US Army postings moved the family around, including to Texas.

In which Asian country did the family live from 1983 for at least two years?

They lived in Sagamihara because of her father's Army service.

On which talent show did Aguilera sing A Sunday Kind of Love in 1990?

Star Search came amid talent-show success that drew such envy at school that she ended up home-schooled.

At which 1992 sporting event did the young Aguilera sing the national anthem?

She was a regular anthem singer for Pittsburgh's Penguins, Steelers and Pirates.

Why was Aguilera turned away when she first auditioned for a Disney Channel show?

She was under the minimum age, but the show later called her back, and in 1993 she joined the cast.

Aguilera's Dirrty was modelled on a 2001 hit by which rapper, who also features on it?

Redman's Let's Get Dirty was the guide Aguilera suggested to producer Rockwilder, and Redman then rapped on her version.

What went wrong when Aguilera sang the national anthem at the 2011 Super Bowl?

She mixed up a line, repeating an earlier line in place of the fourth, and later issued an apology.

Which Whitney Houston cover did Aguilera send to Disney as a demo?

Run to You showed she could hit the high note Disney wanted, winning her the song and soon after a record deal.

Which Grammy did Aguilera win at the 42nd ceremony in 2000?

Best New Artist took her by surprise: she said she had been preparing to put on her loser face before beating nominee Britney Spears.

Which Aguilera song is recognised as the first new Hot 100 number one of the 2000s?

What a Girl Wants was re-recorded for its US single release, so radio got a new version rather than the album one.

Which Etta James classic did Aguilera sing at the late singer's funeral in 2012?

At Last was her tribute to James, the singer she said she had aspired all her life to sing like.

Which Ricky Martin single featured Aguilera in 2001?

Nobody Wants to Be Lonely began as a solo track before Martin re-recorded it with Aguilera, and it lost a Grammy to her Lady Marmalade.

Lady Marmalade, from Moulin Rouge!, paired Aguilera with Lil' Kim, Mýa and whom?

Pink shared a remake co-produced by Rockwilder, whom Aguilera later approached to make her comeback single Dirrty.

How did Aguilera fight her 2001 demo album?

Aguilera sued the label, then settled, letting the album out only if every copy carried a letter from her.

Dirrty's music video was banned from local television in which country?

Thailand saw protests over posters in the video whose Thai script referred to sex tourism, and director David LaChapelle apologized.

Which pop star co-headlined a 2003 North American arena tour with Aguilera?

Justin Timberlake shared the North American run, after which Aguilera took her own Stripped Tour overseas.

Who kissed Aguilera and Britney Spears during the 2003 MTV VMAs opening?

Madonna won no award that night, yet kissing both singers made her the star of the show.

Which ceremony did Aguilera host in November 2003?

MTV Europe Music Awards host duties in Edinburgh saw her enter dressed as a nun, then rip off the habit to perform.

Which Italian singer recorded the 2006 duet Somos Novios with Aguilera?

Andrea Bocelli put it on his album Amore, and the pair then sang it live at Italy's Sanremo Music Festival.

Which Aguilera single won the 2007 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance?

Ain't No Other Man came just after her wedding, yet she called it light, fun and easy to dance to, not a love song.

Which crooner duetted with Aguilera on Steppin' Out with My Baby in 2006?

Tony Bennett later recorded it with her for his 2012 album Viva Duets, after they sang it on his 2006 NBC special and at the 2007 Emmys.

Aguilera sang which James Brown song at the 2007 Grammys?

It's a Man's Man's Man's World was her tribute to Brown, who had died on Christmas Day 2006, weeks before.

Aguilera sang Live with Me alongside the Rolling Stones in which Martin Scorsese concert film?

Shine a Light filmed Beacon Theatre shows booked for the shoot and staged as a fundraiser the Clintons attended.

Aguilera's single Candyman was a tribute to which sister act?

The Andrews Sisters' Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was its model, so in the video Aguilera plays all three members of a vintage singing trio.

Which Aguilera song from her 2010 film musical was nominated for the Best Original Song Golden Globe?

Bound to You, co-written by Sia, lost that Golden Globe to another song from the same film.

Which country star sang with Aguilera on Just a Fool, from her album Lotus?

Blake Shelton's duet with her raced up digital charts after Lotus came out, and her label then made it the album's second single.

Which act recorded the Grammy-winning duet Say Something with Aguilera?

A Great Big World's Ian Axel first recorded it for his solo album, and she asked to join after it featured on So You Think You Can Dance.

Aguilera joined the cast of which ABC musical drama in 2015?

Nashville gave her the song Shotgun, which she then sang with Rascal Flatts at the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Aguilera dedicated her 2016 single Change to the victims of which tragedy?

The Orlando nightclub shooting led her to give Change's download proceeds to the National Compassion Fund for victims' families.

What was the title of Aguilera's 2018 album, her first in six years?

Liberation hid a secret guest: Formula One star Lewis Hamilton sang on one track as XNDA, confirming it only in 2020.

Which singer joined Aguilera on the 2018 single Fall in Line?

Demi Lovato sings on a song Beyoncé had also wanted for her protégés Chloe x Halle, as producer Jon Bellion later revealed.

Aguilera's 2013 Pitbull hit Feel This Moment borrows its synth riff from which 1980s hit?

Take On Me's hook is interpolated, so all three members of a-ha received writing credits on the song.

Which 2020 Mulan song was shortlisted for the Best Original Song Oscar?

She also re-recorded Reflection for the remake.

Aguilera's 2022 Latin album was released in three parts: La Fuerza, La Tormenta and what?

La Luz followed La Tormenta, whose release she had postponed after the Uvalde school shooting in Texas.