Christina Aguilera

Debuted on national TV at age 8 on "Star Search" (1983).

For two seasons, Christina appeared on "MMC" (1989) which furthered her desire to record an album before she graduated from high school.

Lived in Japan for three years, before she starred on "MMC" (1989).

Was best friends with Britney Spears when they performed together on "MMC" (1989)

In 1994, several labels, including RCA, passed on the opportunity to sign Christina Aguilera. Undaunted, she left for Japan to jump-start her career on distant shores.

Has 4 siblings: a younger half-brother Michael (born 1996), step-brother Casey, younger sister Rachel (born 1986) and step-sister Stephanie.

Graduated from North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania (1999)

Released her first album self entitled Christina Aguilera, on August 24, 1999.

Won a Grammy for "Best New Artist" in February 2000.

Her contract requests she gets various health foods and Flintstones chewable vitamins. Also soft drinks such as Coca Cola and Nesquik but not Pepsi or anything diet. [2000]

Made the Top 20 in FHM Magazine's 100 Sexiest Women. [2001]

Announced that she will star in TV commercials for Coke, which were slated to appear in the United States in May 2001 and continue throughout the summer. The Coke campaign also offered a $1,000,000 grand prize for a sweepstakes as well as the opportunity to meet the pop princess and hang out with her during a video taping. Christina previously starred in commercials for Coke which aired solely in Latin America. The ads were such a success that Coca-Cola decided to run new ads featuring Christina Aguilera in the U.S. [March 2001]

Won the world's best selling Latin female artist at the World Music Awards. Christina also performed her #1 world-wide smash hit "Nobody wants to be lonely" with Ricky Martin at the ceremony. [2001]

Sued Warlock Records, Platinum Recording Group and producers Robert Allecca and Michael Brown to prevent them from releasing "Just Be Free", a demo compilation she recorded when she was just 14 years old. [May 2001]

Nominated for 6 MTV Video Music Awards. So far in her career she has received 11 nominations. [July 2001]

She won the 2002 Grammy (best collaboration) with Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones, Mya and Pink for her work in the Moulin Rouge! (2001) song, "Lady Marmalade".

Co-hosted the 2001 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas with Ricky Martin. [October 26, 2001]

Host of the second annual Latin Grammy awards show. [September 2001]

With co-performers Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones, won two awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards for "Lady Marmalade." One was for the prestigious 'Best Video Of The Year' award and the other for the 'Best Song From A Movie Soundtrack' award (Moulin Rouge).

Released an album, "Stripped", in October 2002. The first single from her album was released in mid-September.

Ranked #13 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).

Ranked #8 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 women of 2002" supplement.

Released her second album, Stripped, on October 29, 2002.

Nominated for five 2003 Grammys, Song of the Year, "Beautiful", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, "Beautiful", Best Pop Collaberation with Vocal, "Can't Hold Us Down" (with Lil'Kim), Best Pop Vocal Album, "Stripped" and Best Remixed Recording, "Beautiful"(Peter Rauhofer, Remixer.)

In the year 2003 she made an estimated $29.7 million in album sales and endorsement campaigns.

Ranked #1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Women of 2003.

Is the host of MTV's 2003 Europe Music Awards.

Her "Stripped" tour with Justin Timberlake came in first in the Rolling Stone 2003 Readers' Poll for Best Tour.

On 21 December 2003, she visited and donated $200,000 to the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh in Oakland, a domestic abuse shelter.

She was named Glamour's very first Woman of the Year (2004).

Nominated for the 2004 Echo Awards Best International Female.

Her video, Fighter, has six nominations for the 2004 Music Video Production Association awards for best pop video, best hair and best makeup, best cinematography, best styling and best direction of a female artist.

Ranked #3 on Maxim's Hot 100 Women List of 2004.

Cancelled her North American summer tour with, Chingy, due to strained vocal cords. [2004]

One of Teen Peoples 25 Hottest Under 25 (2004).

Nominated for five 2004 Grammys, Song of the Year, "Beautiful", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, "Beautiful", Best Pop Collaberation with Vocal, "Can't Hold Us Down" (w/ Lil'Kim), Best Pop Vocal Album, "Stripped" and Best Remixed Recording, "Beautiful" (Peter Rauhofer, Remixer.)

Won the 2004 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, with her song, "Beautiful".

Stated in a recent interview that she had all her piercings removed with the exception of the one in her right nipple. [2004]

Us Weekly Young Hollywood Hot 20 list (2005).

Named #27 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)

Named #16 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.

150,000 FHM Music TV fans decided that "Dirrty" is the sexiest video of all time (2005).

Released her third album, Back to Basics, on August 15, 2006.

Named #37 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Ranked #4 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2007 list.

Gave birth to her son Max Liron Bratman, with husband Jordan Bratman, at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles at 10.05pm via Caesarean section, weighing in at 6lbs 2oz (12 January 2008).

In January 2008, she sold the first photos of her newborn Max for $1,500,000.

Has sold over 20 million records since her first record, self-titled, Christina Aguilera, came out in August 24, 1999. [2008]

Ranked #8 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.

Released a greatest hits album, Keeps Getting Better: A Decade of Hits fall of 2008.

Was offered the role of Stephanie Necrophuros in Nine (2009), but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with her upcoming album recording. Kate Hudson was cast instead.

She was best friends with actress and singer Brittany Murphy for many years until Murphy's death on December 20, 2009 from pneumonia aged 32.

Released her fourth studio album, Bionic, on June 8, 2010.

Ranked #18 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2010 list.

Made UK chart history in 2010 when her fourth studio album "Bionic" registered the largest weekly decline by a UK number one album by slipping 28 places to number 29. It also had the lowest first week sales for a number one album in eight years with just 24,000 copies sold.

Sang the National Anthem wrong at Super Bowl XLV. (Feburary 6, 2011).

Ranked #48 Sexiest Woman by the Spanish version of DT magazine (2011).