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Christina Maria Aguilera Born December 18 1980 In Staten Island New York United States Is A Pop And RnB Singer Producer And Songwriter Who Debuted In 1998 With The Song Reflection For The Soundtrack To The Disney Film Mulan. She Has Since Sold Over 90 Million Records Worldwide. She Has Won Seven Grammy Awards Including Two Latin Grammy Awards. She Has Also Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame And Holds The Prestigious Honor Of Being The Only Artist Under The Age Of 30 Included In Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time. Additionally In 2021 She Received The Inaugural Music Icon Award At The People's Choice Awards.
Aguilera Has Achieved Five No. 1 Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Making Her The Fourth Female Artist To Top The Chart Over Three Consecutive Decades 1990s 2000s And 2010s . She Has Released Ten Albums One Of Which Is A Compilation And Nine Of Which Are Studio Albums Christina Aguilera 1999 Mi Reflejo 2000 My Kind Of Christmas 2000 Stripped 2002 Back To Basics 2006 Keeps Gettin' Better A Decade Of Hits 2008 Bionic 2010 Lotus 2012 Liberation 2018 And AGUILERA 2022 . Aguilera Is Best Known For Her Vocal Ability Music Videos And Ever-Changing Image. She Includes Themes Of Dealing With Public Scrutiny Her Painful Childhood And Female Empowerment In Her Music. She Has Also Dedicated Much Of Her Time As A Philanthropist For Charities Human Rights And World Issues. In 2009 She Was Named The Ambassador Against Hunger For The World Food Programme.
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"What A Girl Wants" Is A Song Recorded By American Singer Christina Aguilera For Her Self-Titled Debut Album. The Song Was Originally Recorded By French Singer Ophélie Winter In 1998 For Her Album Privacy Released A Year Before Aguilera's Album. Written By Shelly Peiken And Guy Roche The Song Was Completed And Pitched To RCA Records Executive Ron Fair As "What A Girl Needs" It Was Renamed "What A Girl Wants" And Given To Aguilera. Though A Songwriter Along With Peiken And Roche Winter Was Never Credited As Such For The Song. A Re-Recorded Version Of "What A Girl Wants" Was Released As The Album's Second Single On September 4 1999 By RCA Records Following The Commercial Success Of The Album's Lead Single "Genie In A Bottle". A Spanish Version Of The Song Titled "Una Mujer" Was Included On Aguilera's Second Studio Album "Mi Reflejo". The Song Was Described As A Pop And R&B Track And Had Similarities To "Genie In A Bottle". It Received Positive Reviews From Music Critics Who Described It As A "light" Song And Compared Aguilera's Vocals On The Track To Those Of Mariah Carey. Commercially The Song Became Her Second Consecutive US Billboard Hot 100 Number-One Single And Also Topped The Charts In Brazil Canada New Zealand And Spain The Song Is Recognized As The First Billboard Hot 100 Number-One Single Of The 2000s. The Single Eventually Earned Gold Certifications In Countries Including Australia Belgium And Sweden As Well As Being Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA .
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Biography - Christina Aguilera
Christina Maria Aguilera Born December 18 1980 In Staten Island New York United States Is A Pop And RnB Singer Producer And Songwriter Who Debuted In 1998 With The Song Reflection For The Soundtrack To The Disney Film Mulan. She Has Since Sold Over 90 Million Records Worldwide. She Has Won Seven Grammy Awards Including Two Latin Grammy Awards. She Has Also Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame And Holds The Prestigious Honor Of Being The Only Artist Under The Age Of 30 Included In Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time. Additionally In 2021 She Received The Inaugural Music Icon Award At The People's Choice Awards.
Aguilera Has Achieved Five No. 1 Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Making Her The Fourth Female Artist To Top The Chart Over Three Consecutive Decades 1990s 2000s And 2010s . She Has Released Ten Albums One Of Which Is A Compilation And Nine Of Which Are Studio Albums Christina Aguilera 1999 Mi Reflejo 2000 My Kind Of Christmas 2000 Stripped 2002 Back To Basics 2006 Keeps Gettin' Better A Decade Of Hits 2008 Bionic 2010 Lotus 2012 Liberation 2018 And AGUILERA 2022 . Aguilera Is Best Known For Her Vocal Ability Music Videos And Ever-Changing Image. She Includes Themes Of Dealing With Public Scrutiny Her Painful Childhood And Female Empowerment In Her Music. She Has Also Dedicated Much Of Her Time As A Philanthropist For Charities Human Rights And World Issues. In 2009 She Was Named The Ambassador Against Hunger For The World Food Programme. read less
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Aguilera Has Achieved Five No. 1 Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Making Her The Fourth Female Artist To Top The Chart Over Three Consecutive Decades 1990s 2000s And 2010s . She Has Released Ten Albums One Of Which Is A Compilation And Nine Of Which Are Studio Albums Christina Aguilera 1999 Mi Reflejo 2000 My Kind Of Christmas 2000 Stripped 2002 Back To Basics 2006 Keeps Gettin' Better A Decade Of Hits 2008 Bionic 2010 Lotus 2012 Liberation 2018 And AGUILERA 2022 . Aguilera Is Best Known For Her Vocal Ability Music Videos And Ever-Changing Image. She Includes Themes Of Dealing With Public Scrutiny Her Painful Childhood And Female Empowerment In Her Music. She Has Also Dedicated Much Of Her Time As A Philanthropist For Charities Human Rights And World Issues. In 2009 She Was Named The Ambassador Against Hunger For The World Food Programme. read less
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"What a Girl Wants" is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her self-titled debut album. The song was originally recorded by French singer Ophélie Winter in 1998 for her album Privacy, released a year before Aguilera's album. Written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche, the song was completed and pitched to RCA Records executive Ron Fair as "What a Girl Needs"; it was renamed "What a Girl Wants" and given to Aguilera. Though a songwriter along with Peiken and Roche, Winter was never credited as such for the song.
A re-recorded version of "What a Girl Wants" was released as the album's second single on September 4, 1999, by RCA Records, following the commercial success of the album's lead single "Genie in a Bottle". A Spanish version of the song, titled "Una Mujer", was included on Aguilera's second studio album "Mi Reflejo".
The song was described as a pop and R&B track and had similarities to "Genie in a Bottle". It received positive reviews from music critics, who described it as a "light" song and compared Aguilera's vocals on the track to those of Mariah Carey.
Commercially, the song became her second consecutive US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, and also topped the charts in Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and Spain; the song is recognized as the first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single of the 2000s. The single eventually earned gold certifications in countries including Australia, Belgium and Sweden, as well as being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Christina Aguilera Is The Self-Titled Debut Album By Christina Aguilera. It Was Released On August 24 1999 In The U.S. By RCA. The Album Became A Worldwide Commercial Success Making Aguilera A Worldwide Star Overnight With Her Breakthrough Hit Single "Genie In A Bottle" As Well As The Later Singles "What A Girl Wants" "I Turn To You" And "Come On Over Baby All I Want Is You ". "Genie In A Bottle" Peaked At Number One On Billboard Hot 100 Making It One Of The Most Successful Airplay-Only Singles In History. "Genie In A Bottle" Stayed Number One For Five Weeks Due To Strong Airplay And Physical CD Sales Leading Aguilera's Debut Record To Worldwide Success. Aguilera Garnered Three Number Ones In The U.S. And Three Top 10 Hits In The U.K. It Also Featured The Song She Recorded A Year Earlier For The Mulan Soundtrack "Reflection". Her Debut Album Helped Her Receive Three Grammy Nominations Two Of Which Were For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Genie In A Bottle" In 2000 And "What A Girl Wants" In 2001. This Album Also Led To A Nomination For Best New Artist In 2000 Which She Won By Beating Britney Spears Macy Gray Kid Rock And Susan Tedeschi. The Album Has Sold Over 9 Million Copies In The United States Alone.