The daughter of an Ecuador-born US Army sergeant and a Spanish teacher,
Christina Aguilera (December 18, 1980) had a troubled childhood and used music
as a form of escape. She dreamed of being a singer, entering various talent
contests before coming to the attention of the American public as a ten-year-old
in 1990 on the Star Search TV show. In 1993, she landed a slot on the Disney
Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club and went on to sing a track called
“Reflection” in the 1998 movie Mulan, the following year releasing her
self-titled debut album. The album turned her into a s...