Christina Aguilera is an American singer, song-writer, television celebrity and producer. This pop icon’s meteoric rise to stardom can be credited to her popular albums such as My Kind of Christmas, Mi Reflejo and her self-titled debut album Christina Aguilera. She delivered numerous hits on Billboard Hot 100 with singles such as Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Wants and Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You). This five-time Grammy award winner is ranked 58th Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Along with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Aguilera also featured in the Time magazine list of Top100 Most Influential People in the World. She made several appearances in television with her roles in Star Search and The Mickey Mouse Club. Aguilera also appeared as a judge/coach in the popular hit reality music show ‘The Voice’. Besides her credentials in music and television, she is also an UN ambassador for the World Food Programme. Browse these quotes from Christina Aguilera on feminism, motivation, women empowerment and creativity.
It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.
I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.
I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body.
To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.
It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.
So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?
Christina Aguilera
I went through my first big breakup, with a boyfriend who I had been with for more than two years. He had been one of my dancers, and it was my first love and his.
You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me.
Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.
Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.
Christina Aguilera
I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.
My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.
I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.
I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children - we're all pretty bionic.
I wanna say thank you cause: Makes me that much stronger, makes me work a little bit harder. makes me that much wiser. so thanks for making me a fighter!
I'm a smart girl. There are decisions that I make for reasons, and the most important thing is that my son is happy and he always will be. He's surrounded by love.
When I'm traveling on tour, one of my favorite things to do is to throw a baseball cap on and go to a Target. The company has always been good to me. They've got such a great creative team.
I got along better with the guys than with the girls. Only two girls came up to talk to me. Later I found out they were telling their boyfriends, 'If you talk to her, I'll kill you.' It's always rough with that high school thing.
