Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American pop singer-songwriter.
She was signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan. Her debut album Christina Aguilera (1999) was a critical and commercial success, earning her a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2000.
A Latin Pop album Mi Reflejo, which won a 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album, and a Christmas album My Kind of Christmas released during this period, also sold strongly.
Aguilera took creative control over her second studio album Stripped, released in 2002. While it received mixed reviews and earned Aguilera a Grammy Award, her overtly sexual image during the album's promotion became the subject of intense criticism and ridicule.
Her third studio album Back to Basics (2006) included elements of soul, jazz and blues music. It was released to good sales and positive critical reception, and earned Aguilera the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy.
Since her debut Aguilera has sold over 30 million records internationally.
