Fact Sheet:

Birthdate: December 18, 1980
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York
Occupations: Actor, Musician
Claim to Fame: Hit single "Genie in a Bottle" (1999)
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'5
Occupations: Singer
Father: Jim Aguilera, works in the military; of Ecuadoran descent
Mother: Shelly Aguilera, violinist, pianist; Irish-American; president of Christina's fan club
Sister: Rachel Aguilera; younger
Sister: Stephanie Aguilera; younger
Brother: Michael Aguilera; younger
Brother: Casey Aguilera; younger
Awards: 1999 Grammy: Best New Artist
Factoids: Appeared on Star Search at age 9
Former member of the Mickey Mouse Club; fellow club members included Britney Spears, J.C. and Justin of 'N Sync and Felicity's Keri Russell.
Contact: Christina Aguilera
1100 Alta Loma Road
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Biography: Christina Aguilera was born December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York. Christina is an accomplished entertainer and a star musician. She is the daughter of an Ecuadorian father, Fausto, and a Irish mother, Shelly. Christina moved around quite a bit as a child because her father was in the military. Her parents separated when Christina was seven, an she moved to Wexford, Pennsylvania, with her mom and sister Rachel.
Christina began performing at age six in school talent shows, and at eight she appeared on the nationally syndicated "Star Search". At the age of ten, she sang the National Anthem for the Pittsburgh Steelers. By twelve, she joined the star cast of "The New Mickey Mouse Club", appearing on the Orlando-based show. Two years later, the show ended and Christina took the opportunity to travel overseas, to pursue her singing career, and recorded a duet with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanishi.
When she heard that Disney was looking for a singer to record a song for the animated film Mulan, Aguilera cut a one-take demo using the boombox in her living room. The demo was FedExed to Disney and 48 hours later she was in a Los Angeles studio recording "Reflection" for Mulan. Within the week, RCA signed her to a major label record contract. Christina's big break came with her first #1 single "Genie In A Bottle". This single stayed atop the charts for five consecutive weeks. The follow-up single, "What A Girl Wants", reached the top of Billboard's Hot 100 #1 slot for 2000. Christina's amazing new year started with a great duet performance with Enrique Iglesias at the Super Bowl Half Time Show which also featured Phil Collins and Toni Braxton. Instead of coasting on her success, she already has big plans for the future. She's writing some songs for her next album, and planning a fashion and jewelry line. She's working on Spanish language albums that will pay tribute to her heritage.