sábado, 13 de novembro de 2010

Introducing Yourself - Jon Griffith

Hello!
My Name is Jon Griffith. I was born in a small city by the name of Layton, Utah which is near the capital of Utah. However, I currently live in a small town called Show Low in the state of Arizona. I am eighteen years of age and work at the local grocery store called Safeway. At the moment I am single and proud to be so.

I have a love for music in general; that is to say, everything except heavy metal, country, and a few other types that just do not float my boat. I think about a lot of things, but if I was asked my opinion on something, I always answer what I really believe. For instance, my country is a beautiful place! There are so many wonderful sites to see almost everywhere you go.

One of the things that I expect out of people is, without exception, that people need to treat others with respect. I do not however, thing that people should stand there and take a beating with out putting in their own two cents.

As of right now, I am still attending college and plan to finish it before anything professional is put on the table. I am studying to be a Psychologist and an Architect.

domingo, 7 de novembro de 2010

THIAGO DUARTE - When the truth is knocking at your door

Someone from Germany spoke I shouldn't say anything about Nazism.
She said I wasn't there and I couldn't write anything about that.
I think If she had lost her parents during that terrible war .
Maybe it would change their minds about it.

When the truth is knocking at your door is much more difficult to face it.
It's not my intention to hurt anyone, I'm not the king of truth.
It's not my opinion, it's not my point of view.
I think there are two stories being told by different people.
You have to choose the side to trust.

Someone from Europe said that I need not say anything about the Frenches.
In his opinion I've never been to France to see how they really are.
They shouldn't say anything about the poverty and violence in Africa too.
Perhaps coincidentally, the colonization wasn't so good.

When the truth is knocking at your door is much more difficult to face it.
It's not my intention to hurt anyone, I'm not the king of truth.
It's not my opinion, it's not my point of view.
I think there are two stories being told by different people.
You have to choose the side to trust.

Someone from Portugal spoke me that Brazil is a violent country and poor.
I bet if Portugal had not stolen all the stuff from there.
Maybe today, Brazil would be the richest country in the whole universe.
Things have changed in Brazil ,it is now richer than Portugal.

When the truth is knocking at your door is much more difficult to face it.
It's not my intention to hurt anyone, I'm not the king of truth.
It's not my opinion, it's not my point of view.
I think there are two stories being told by different people.
You have to choose the side to trust.

Someone from "first world" spoke me that I should be against immigration.
Because, in his opinion,it makes worse the quality of life in this place.
But I think if they had never stolen all the wealth there.
Maybe these people wouldn't have a real reason to leave their country.

When the truth is knocking at your door is much more difficult to face it.
It's not my intention to hurt anyone, I'm not the king of truth.
It's not my opinion, it's not my point of view.
I think there are two stories being told by different people.
You have to choose the side to trust.

James Morrison - Please don't stop the rain


James Morrison - Please don't stop the rain

I don't know where I crossed the line
Was it something that I said
Or didn't say this time
And I don't know if it's me or you
But I can see the skies are changing
No longer shades of blue
And I don't know which way it's gonna go

If it's gonna be a rainy day
There's nothing we can do to make it change
We can pray for sunny weather
But that won't stop the rain
You're feeling like you've got no place to run
I can be your shelter 'til it's done
We can make this last forever
So please don't stop the rain

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain

I thought that time was on our side
I've put in far too many years
To let this pass us by
You see life is a crazy thing
There'll be good time and there'll be bad times
And everything in between
And I don't know which way it's gonna go

If it's gonna be a rainy day
There's nothing we can do to make it change
We can pray for sunny weather
But that won't stop the rain
Feeling like you got no place to run
I can be your shelter 'til it's done
We can make this last forever
So please don't stop the rain

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain

Oh we're a little closer now
In finding what life's all about
Yeah I know you just can't stand it
When things don't go your way
But we've got no control over what happens anyway

If it's gonna be a rainy day
There's nothing we can do to make it change
We can pray for sunny weather
But that won't stop the rain
Feeling like you got no place to run
I can be your shelter 'til it's done
We can make this last forever
So please don't stop the rain

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Can't stop it, can't stop it, just can't stop the rain
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Let it fall, please don't stop the rain

Katy Perry - Teenage dream


Katy Perry - Teenage dream

Teenage Dream Katy Perry
You think I'm pretty without any makeup on
You think I'm funny when I tell the punchline wrong
I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down
Before you met me I was alright but
Things were kinda heavy, you brought me to life
Now every February you'll be my valentine, valentine

Let's go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love
We can dance until we die, you and I will be young
forever
You make me feel like I'm livin' a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's run away and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch now baby I believe this is real
So take a chance and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back

We drove to Cali and got drunk on the beach
Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets
I finally found you
My missing puzzle piece
I'm complete

Let's go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love
We can dance until we die, you and I will be young
forever
You make me feel like I'm livin' a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's run away and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch now baby I believe this is real
So take a chance and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back

Imma get your heart racing in my skin tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight

You make me feel like I'm livin' a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's run away and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch now baby I believe this is real
So take a chance and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back

Imma get your heart racing in my skin tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight

Kesha - Take it off


Kesha - Take it off

Take It Off Ke$ha
There's a place downtown,
Where the freaks all come around.
It's a hole in the wall.
It's a dirty free for all.

When the dark of the night comes around.
That's the time, that the animal comes alive.
Looking for something wild.

A-and now we lookin' like pimps in my gold Trans-Am.
Got a water bottle full of whiskey in my handbag.
Got my drunk text on, I'll regret it in the 'mo
Then but tonight, I don't give a, I don't give a, I don't give a

There's a place downtown,
Where the freaks all come around.
It's a hole in the wall.
It's a dirty free for all.

And they turn me on.
When they take it off.
When they take it off.
Everybody take it off.

There's a place I know if you're looking for a show.
Where they go hardcore and there's glitter on the
floor.

And they turn me on.
When they take it off.
When they take it off.
Everybody take it off.

Lose your mind. Lose it now. Lose your clothes in the crowd.
We're delirious. Tear it down 'till the sun comes back around.

N-now we're getting so smashed.
Knocking over trash cans.
Everybody breakin' bottles it's a filthy hot mess.
Gonna get faded, I'm not the designated driver so I don't give a, I don't give a, I don't give a

There's a place downtown,
Where the freaks all come around.
It's a hole in the wall.
It's a dirty free for all.

And they turn me on.
When they take it off.
When they take it off.
Everybody take it off.

There's a place I know if you're looking for a show.
Where they go hardcore and there's glitter on the
floor.

And they turn me on.
When they take it off.
When they take it off.
Everybody take it off.

Oh, oh, ooooh!
Everybody take it off!
Oh, oh, ooooh!
Everybody take it off!
Right now, take it off!
Right now, take it off!
Ooooh..
Right now, take it off!
Right now, take it off!
Everybody take it off!

There's a place downtown,
Where the freaks all come around.
It's a hole in the wall.
It's a dirty free for all.

And they turn me on.
When they take it off.
When they take it off.
Everybody take it off.

There's a place I know if you're looking for a show.
Where they go hardcore and there's glitter on the
floor.

And they turn me on.
When they take it off.
When they take it off.
Everybody take it off.

David Guetta Feat. Rosie Rogers


David Guetta Feat. Rosie Rogers

Without you
David Guetta

Watcha think I was gonna do
pack my things and leave without you
How many times do I've gotta prove I'm not leaving without you
Watcha think I was gonna do
pack my things and leave without you
How many times do I've gotta prove I'm not leaving without you
I'm not going anywhere (x2) Baby
Without you, without you, without you, without you...

(What you gonna do)

You've got me facing...?
stab my face to find...?
if you wait for me then look behind you
I'm gonna find you
Did you really think I was gonna to
pack my thing I won't to leave without you
Just how many times am I gonna hate you
keep on, keep on, keep on proving things to you

Watcha think I was gonna do
pack my things and leave without you
How many times do I've gotta prove I'm not leaving without you
Watcha think I was gonna do
pack my things and leave without you
How many times do I've gotta prove I'm not leaving without you

Your power face but do you subscribe to?
Let me fake now gonna...find you

Did you really thing that I was going to
pack my things and go and leave without you
whatch me fly...try to
keep on, keep on, keep on proving that

Watcha think I was gonna do
pack my things and leave without you
How many times do I've gotta prove I'm not leaving without you
Yeah, yeah, Yeah (x2)

I'm not goin' anywhere (x2) Baby
Without you, Without you, Without you, Without you

Pink - Please Don't leave me


Pink - Please Don't leave me

Da da da da, da da da da
Da da da da-da da

I don't know if I could yell any louder
How many times have I kicked you outta here?
Or said something insulting?
da da da da-da
I can be so mean when I wanna be
I am capable of really anything
I can cut you into pieces
When my heart is....broken

Da da da-da da
Please don't leave me
Please don't leave me
I always say how I don't need you
But it's always gonna come right back to this
Please, don't leave me

How did I become so obnoxious?
What is it with you that makes me act like this?
I've never been this nasty
Can't you tell that this is all just a contest?
The one that wins will be the one that hits the hardest
But baby I don't mean it
I mean it, I promise

Da da da-da da
Please don't leave me
Da da da-da da
Please don't leave me
Da da da-da da
I always say how I don't need you
But it's always gonna come right back to this
Please, don't leave me

I forgot to say out loud
how beautiful you really are to me
I can't be without,
you're my perfect little punching bag
And I need you, I'm sorry.

Da da da da, da da da da
da da da da-da da
Please, please don't leave me

Baby please don't leave me
No, don't leave me
Please don't leave me no no no
You say I don't need you but it's always gonna come
right back,
It's gonna come right back to this.
Please, don't leave me.
No.
No, don't leave me
Please don't leave me, oh no no no.
I always say how I don't need you
But it's always gonna come right back to this

Please don't leave me
Please don't leave me

Christina Aguilera - You lost me


Christina Aguilera - You lost me

You Lost Me
Christina Aguilera

I am done, smoking gun
We've lost it all, the love is gone
She has won, now it's no fun
We've lost it all, the love is gone

And we had magic
And this is tragic
You couldn't keep your hands to yourself

I feel like our world's been infected
And somehow you left me neglected
We've found our lives been changed
Baby, you lost me

And we tried, oh, how we cry
We lost ourselves, the love has died
And though we tried, you can't deny
We're left as shells, we lost the fight

And we had magic
And this is tragic
You couldn't keep your hands to yourself
Ooh oh

I feel like our world's been infected
And somehow you left me neglected
We've found our lives been changed
Baby, you lost me

Now I know you're sorry, and we were sweet
But you chose lust when, you deceived me
And you'll regret it, but it's too late
How can I ever trust you again?

I feel like our world's been infected
And somehow you left me neglected
We've found our lives been changed, yeah
Baby, you lost me!

Demi Lovato Feat. Joe Jonas - Wouldn't change a thing


Demi Lovato Feat. Joe Jonas - Wouldn't change a thing

It's like
He doesn't hear a word I say
His mind is somewhere far away
And I don't know how to get there

It's like
He only wants to chill out
Makes me wanna pull all my hair out
Like he doesn't even care

You, me
We're face to face
But we don't see eye to eye

Like fire and rain!
Fire and rain
You can drive me insane
Drive me insane
But I can stay mad at you for anything

We're Venus and Mars
Venus and Mars
We're like different stars
Different stars
You're the harmony to every song I sing
And I wouldn't change a thing

She's always trying to seize her day
Just wanna let the music play
She's all or nothing
But my feelings never change

Why, you try to read my mind
You try to pick up fight
That's what all of my friends say

You, me
We're face to face
But we don't see eye to eye

Like fire and rain!
Fire and rain
You can drive me insane
Drive me insane
But I can't stay mad at you for anything

We're Venus and Mars
Venus and Mars
We're like different stars
Different stars
You're the harmony to every song I sing
And I wouldn't change a thing

When I miss she's no
But when I hold on he just let go
We're perfectly imperfect
But I wouldn't change a thing

Like fire and rain!
Fire and rain
You can drive me insane
You can Drive me insane
But I can't stay mad at you for anything

We're Venus and Mars
Venus and Mars
We're like different stars
Like different stars
You're the harmony to every song I sing
And I wouldn't change a thing
But I can't stay mad at you for anything

We're Venus and Mars
Venus and Mars
We're like different stars
Like different stars
You're the harmony to every song I sing
And I wouldn't change a, I wouldn't change a thing

-Vocabulary :
- chill : frio ,calafrios,arrepio, resfriamento,esfriar,resfriar,gelando,indiferente.
. seize :

Jerimy Camp - Speaking Louder than before


Jerimy Camp - Speaking Louder than before

Speaking Louder Than Before
Jeremy Camp

Hear now this declaration from out across the nations
We need to wake up and understand
Many hurting hearts are crying but our voices seem to be dying
can you see the battle raging on

We are the light to reach this world
We are the salt preserving these souls
Let?s show them all the love that we?ve received

We are we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before
We have a hope that?s been forgotten
We have a love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before

Take every chance that you can move together taking a stand
Never losing heart we?ll speak as one
We need to be the image of Christ to show love and serve at all times
We can make a difference in this land

Everything's surreal but this urgency i feel
We should be reaching out to all these desperate pleas
The need is real can?t you feel this call to revolution
My beating heart is breaking for them

That?s why I?m speaking now that?s why I?m speaking now

Matt Maher - Hold us together


Matt Maher - Hold us together

Hold Us Together
Matt Maher

It don't have a job
Don't pay your bills
Won't buy you a home
In Beverly Hills

Won't fix your life
And find easy steps
Ain't the low or the limp
Or the government

But as soon you needed...

Love, will, hold us together
Make us a shelter
To weather the storm
And I'll, be, my brothers keeper
So the whole world will know
That we're not alone

It's waiting for you
Knockin' at your door
Every moment of truth
When your heart hits the floor

When you're on your knees then...

Love, will, hold us together
Make us a shelter
To weather the storm
And I'll, be, my brothers keeper
So the whole world will know
That we're not alone

This is the first, day of the rest of your life
This is the first, day of the rest of your life
Cause even in the dark you can still see the light
It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright

This is the first, day of the rest of your life
This is the first, day of the rest of your life
Cause even in the dark you can still see the light
It's gonna be alright, It's gonna be alright

Love, will, hold us together
Make us a shelter
To weather the storm
And I'll, be, my brothers keeper
So the whole world will know
That we're not alone

Cobrastarship - I kissed a boy


Cobrastarship - I kissed a boy

I Kissed A Boy Cobra Starship
Yo, check it out. I've got a plan.
Here's my intention. (Haha!)
The frat boys in the club are lame.
Let's start an altercation. (Get familiar!)

It's just what I'm used to.
Just wanna fuck shit up.
But I got my whole damn crew
Come on! What cha gon[na] do!

I kissed a boy, they liked it.
Got all the honeys in the club excited.
I kissed a boy just to start shit.
Homeboy was not about it.

I know it's wrong,
But I don't mind.
I'm gonna start shit tonight.

I kissed a boy just to start shit.
Bitches loved it

Nah, you don't even know my name.
It doesn't matter.
Don't even front; you've got no game.
You're just a sucker.

So what now? I clowned you.
And I'm stealing your girl too!
She wants a secure dude.
And that's just not you!

I kissed a boy, they liked it.
Got all the honeys in the club excited.
I kissed a boy just to start shit.
Homeboy was not about it.

I know it's wrong,
But I don't mind.
I'm gonna start shit tonight.

I kissed a boy just to start shit.
Bitches loved it

Me and my bros, that's how we roll.
You['d] never know how far we'll go.
I'll grab some junk that I don't know,
And plant one right on him.
You're only here for our amusement!

I kissed a boy, they liked it.
Got all the honeys in the club excited.
I kissed a boy just to start shit.
Homeboy was not about it.

I know it's wrong,
But I don't mind.
I'm gonna start shit tonight.

I kissed a boy just to start shit.
Bitches loved it .

Colbie Caillat - Realize


Colbie Caillat - Realize

Take time to realize
That your warmth is
Crashing down on me
Take time to realize
That I am on your side
Well didn't I, didn't I tell you
But I can't spell it out for you
No it's never gonna be that simple
No I can't spell it out for you

If you just realize
What I just realized
That we'd be perfect for each other
And we'll never find another
Just realize
What I just realized
We'd never have to wonder
If we missed out on each other, now

Take time to realize
Oh oh, I'm on your side
Didn't I, didn't I tell you
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by
Didn't I tell you
But I can't spell it out for you
No, it's never gonna be that simple
No, I can't spell it out for you

If you just realize
What I just realized
That we'd be perfect for each other
And we'll never find another
Just realize
What I just realized
We'd never have to wonder
If we missed out on each other, but

It's not the same
No it's never the same
If you don't feel it too
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way
It could be the same for you

If you just realize
What I just realized
That we'd be perfect for each other
And we'll never find another
Just realize
What I just realized
We'd never have to wonder
If we missed out on each other

Just realize
What I just realized
That we'd be perfect for each other
And we'll never find another
Just realize
What I just realized
We'd never have to wonder
If we missed out on each other, now
Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now owa, owa ohh
Realize
Realize

Adam Lambert - What do you want from me


Adam Lambert - What do you want from me

Whataya Want From Me Adam Lambert
Hey, slow it down
What do you want from me
What do you want from me
Yeah, I'm afraid
What do you want from me
What do you want from me

There might have been a time
I would give myself away
(Ooh) Once upon a time
I didn't give a damn
But now here we are
So what do you want from me
What do you want from me

Just don't give up
I'm workin' it out
Please don't give in
I won't let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, what do you want from me
What do you want from me

Yeah, it's plain to see
that baby you're beautiful
And it's nothing wrong with you
It's me – I'm a freak
but thanks for lovin' me
Cause you're doing it perfectly

There might have been a time
When I would let you step away
I wouldn't even try but I think
you could save my life

Just don't give up
I'm workin' it out
Please don't give in
I won't let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, what do you want from me
What do you want from me

Just don't give up on me
I won't let you down
No, I won't let you down

So
Just don't give up
I'm workin' it out
Please don't give in
I won't let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, what do you want from me

Just don't give up
I'm workin' it out
Please don't give in
I won't let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me
(whataya want from me)
Whataya want from me
whataya want from me

Amy Mcdonald - This is the life


Amy Mcdonald - This is the life

Oh the wind whistles down
The cold dark street tonight
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
And the boys chase the girls with the curls in their hair
While the shy tormented youth sit away over there
And the songs they get louder
Each one better than before

Chorus 2x
And you're singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna sleep tonight?

Where you gonna sleep tonight?

So you're heading down the road in your taxi for four
And you're waiting outside Jimmy's front door
But nobody's in and nobody's home 'til four
So you're sitting there with nothing to do
Talking about Robert Riger and his motley crew
And where you're gonna go and where you're gonna sleep tonight

Chorus 2x

Where you're gonna sleep tonight?

Chorus 4x

Where you're gonna sleep tonight?

Joss Stone - Tell me what we're gonna do


Joss Stone - Tell me what we're gonna do

You don't have to make your mind up
I just wanna take my time with you
If that's all right
(That's all right, it's all right)
Ooh, forgive me if I get too shy
But maybe you're the reason why
I'm feeling butterflies
There's something 'bout the look in your eyes
Ooh, it just makes me feel so right

When my mind's void
You're my joy
You're the dream
I sleep and pray
For you
I adore
You're everything
That I need
I love
How you
Love me
If I'm made for you
You're made for me
It's too good to be
Tell me what we're gonna do now
Uh, uh, uh, yeah
Tell me what we're gonna do now
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Funny how my world keeps spinning
Sometimes you can be so silly
Know just how to make me laugh, ooh, ooh
Your skin is so lovely
Moves me when you touch me
I know that you've got my back
Feel so safe when you hold me
It's already like you know me

When my mind's void
You're my joy
You're the dream
I sleep and pray
For you
I adore
You're everything
That I need
I love
How you
Love me
If I'm made for you
You're made for me
It's too good to be
Tell me what we're gonna do now
Uh, uh, uh, yeah

Oh right now
See baby I love how you make me smile
Don't leave
Please stay a while
Let's make this happen
I don't care how

Right now lets stay in the present
Can't worry bout tomorrow cause today is a blessin
The world in a state of aggression
I find calm in you
I see my mom in you
It's like a feelin' in a niggas stomach
when you want it so bad
If you keep keepin' it fresh
it ain't gonna go bad
I been through the valley of love
Rolled the shores of cali
just to find peace of mind
Lookin' to the sky
askin' for at least a sign
Beautiful you came at such a decent time
when we combine
it's like good food and wine
Flavorfull yet refined
you remind me of the divine
So easy
Love can be lost and then found, like Stevie
I just love havin' you around
you wearin' a gown
I'm wearin' a crown
pound for pound
we the freshest couple in town

When my mind's void
You're my joy
You're my dream
I sleep and pray
For you
I adore you
You're everything
That I need
I love
How you
Love me
If I'm made for you
You're made for me
It's too good to be
Tell me what we're gonna do now
Uh, uh, uh, yeah
Tell me what we're gonna do now
Yeah, yeah, yeah

sábado, 6 de novembro de 2010

Christina Aguilera Biography

Singer, songwriter, performer, producer, perfumer—is there anything Christina Aguilera hasn’t done, and done exceedingly well? One of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, she has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, achieved four #1 singles on the Billboard hot 100 chart, and has won four Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award, as well as two top five albums in the United States. She has collaborated with other great artists including Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli, Sean “Diddy” Combs and most recently, the legendary Tony Bennett.
After sweeping the top of the charts with her third album, “Back to Basics,” which debuted at #1 in August ’06 and went on to become the biggest seller in the SoundScan era for a female artist, shipping 3.7 million worldwide, the unstoppable Aguilera announced a 41-city North American tour. With special guests the Pussycat Dolls as openers, the fashion legend Roberto Cavalli as the exclusive costume designer, choreographer and director Jamie King (Madonna, Janet Jackson and Prince) on board, and a unique stage design that allowed fans unprecedented access to the pop star, the shows were a feast for all senses and earned her rave reviews.
Barely catching her breath from this whirlwind, which came at the heels of extensive European dates, Aguilera lent her hand to an entirely new production—an eponymous perfume, which she launched in October ’07 through Procter and Gamble. The heady, fruity fragrance is wild and exotic, sensual and succulent. And its hourglass shaped bottle with coquettish lace trim perfectly reflects its seductive boudoir sensibility. "I love trying new things in my music and in fashion,” says Christina. “To have a perfume of my own is the beginning of an exciting adventure.”
But perfume is hardly her latest creation. In January 2008, Aguilera gave birth to her first child, son Max Liron Bratman. No doubt mommyhood is the next colorful phase in a life that has included everything from Mouseketeer to MAC spokesperson.
Following the birth, in February 2008 the new mom served as the muse behind London jeweler Stephen Webster’s new sterling silver collection. Christina inspired and fronts the unconventional collection posing as a Hitchcock heroine in the ad campaign. “Where we took the ads I think, is a really original place. It was fun experimenting with that,” says Christina.
The Staten-Island native’s trajectory from performing in local talent shows in Pennsylvania, where she grew up, to getting her big break on “Star Search” in 1992 to landing a part on the Disney Channel’s “The New Mickey Mouse Club”, is well known. It was her song, “Reflection,” for Disney’s “Mulan,” that led to a record deal with RCA and the release of her self-titled debut album in the summer of 1999. The album quickly hit #1 on the strength of its first dance/pop single, “Genie In A Bottle” (which dominated the charts for five weeks) and other chart toppers including “What A Girl Wants.” It was a feat she would repeat the following year with “Mi Reflejo,” the smash Spanish-language version of her debut, followed by her hit holiday release, “My Kind of Christmas.”
In 2001 Aguilera joined forces with Pink, Mya and Lil’ Kim on the smash “Lady Marmalade” single and video. That eye-popping slice of eye and ear candy kept her front and center in the international spotlight even as she began, slowly and steadily, to lay the groundwork for her second album, Stripped. Released in October 2002, it sealed her status as an international superstar while transforming her image from bubble-gum-pop princess to steamy sex kitten. Along with the superheated funk of the album’s provocative debut single, “Dirrty,” came such standout tracks as “Beautiful,” “Can’t Hold Us Down” and “Make Over.”
Earning her first of four Grammy Awards in 2000 for Best New Artist, her subsequent trophies came in 2001 for “Lady Marmalade” (Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals), in 2003 for “Beautiful” (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) and in 2007 for “Ain’t No Other Man (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), winning a Grammy for each of her albums. Among countless other honors, she is also the recipient of a 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Mi Reflejo (Best Female Pop Vocal Album), a 2000 Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year, and two 2004 Rolling Stone Music Awards (Best Female Performer, Readers’ Pick; and Best Tour, Readers’ Pick, “Justified and Stripped”). Voted Sexiest Teen Idol in a VH1 poll, Aguilera’s beauty and charisma have also led Teen People to list her among its “25 Hottest Stars Under 25” and Maxim to crown her Best International Female Singer (2000), one of the Sexiest Women of the Year (2003) and #1 on their “Hot 100” List (2003). Aguilera has also been honored with two NRJ Awards (Best International Female, Best International Album) as well as a 2007 MTV Europe Award (Best Female Artist).
Today, while devoting the lion’s share of her time to recording and touring, the 26-year-old is active in a range of philanthropy. A major contributor to the fight against AIDS, Aguilera has participated in the “What’s Going On?” cover project for AIDS Project Los Angeles’ Artists Against AIDS. In 2004 she became the new face for MAC cosmetic company and spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund. More recently she became involved in awareness campaigns with Youth AIDS and ALDO. She also sponsors and is actively involved in the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.