Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop singer and ex-Mouseketeer who rose to fame in 1999 with her debut hit song "Genie in a Bottle". As of 2004, she has achieved four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two US top 5 albums and won three Grammy Awards.

Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York, but grew up primarily in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Her father, Fausto Aguilera, is of Ecuadorian descent and her mother, Shelly Kearns, is from Newfoundland and of remote Irish descent; both are fluent in Spanish ... (read more )