Christina Aguilera was born on 18 December 1980 in Staten Island. An American singer, songwriter and actress from New York, Aguilera appeared as a child on the television show The Mickey Mouse Club and became a pop star in 1999 with her debut single Genie in a Bottle, which topped the charts. She won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2000. Known for her powerful voice, she shifted to a more mature image on the 2002 album Stripped, which included Beautiful and Dirrty, and explored jazz and soul on Back to Basics. She starred in the film Burlesque in 2010, and later served as a coach on the television show The Voice. In 2022 she released a Spanish-language album.
Before and after
- 21 October 1980Birth of Kim Kardashian
- 2 December 1980Establishment of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
- 8 December 1980Death of John Lennon
- 18 December 1980Establishment of Ichkeul National Park
- 18 December 1980Birth of Christina Aguilera
- 1981Establishment of Triglav National Park
- 1981Founding of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf
- 1981Silver Spring Monkeys
- 1981Origins of London Marathon
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1956Premiere of Eurovision Song Contest
- 1 December 1969Publication of Doraemon
- 27 May 1992Publication of Azərbaycan marşı
- 2009Premiere of As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
- 7 December 2024Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris
The era
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