Christina Aguilera Biography

Christina Aguilera Early Life

Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York to Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera, a U.S. Army sergeant, and Shelly Loraine Fidler, a Spanish teacher. Aguilera's father was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, while her mother, a Newfoundlander, is a Canadian who has German, English, Irish and Dutch ancestry. Aguilera's parents met while her father, Fausto, was serving at Earnest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada. They were both Catholics. Her parents married when her mother was 20 years old and her father 31. Aguilera lived with her father and mother until she was 6 or 7 years old. When her parents divorced her mother took her and her younger sister Rachel to her grandmother's home in Rochester, Pennsylvania, a blue-collar suburb of Pittsburgh. According to Aguilera and Fidler, her father was very controlling, as well as physically and emotionally abusive, which was reflected in her songs, "I'm OK" in Stripped, and "Oh Mother" in Back to Basics. Since then, Fidler has married a paramedic named Jim Kearns, and has changed her name to Shelly Kearns

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Christina Aguilera News

Christina Aguilera talks about losing her baby weight

03/11/2008

Since giving birth to son Max two months ago, Christina Aguilera has undergone a fierce weight loss regimen.

As it turns out, nursing her little boy is the real secret behind newly slimmed-down mommy Christina.

“I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier,” Christina told Access Hollywood. “It's like a workout within itself. It’s very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.”

But before ... (read more)

Christina Aguilera Celebrates Son's Birth With Penis Balloons

02/22/2008

Christina Aguilera made her first TV appearance since giving birth - and happily joked about her swollen assets.

Aguilera wore a revealing low-cut dress as she made her first TV chat show appearance just a month after giving birth to son Max Liron Bratman. And he was left blushing - and then laughing hysterically - as host Ellen DeGeneres highlighted how certain physical attributes were clearly still swollen. “You look great, Ellen told her, quickly adding: “One question: Are you ... (read more)

Christina Aguilera on giving birth

02/16/2008

"I didn't want any surprises," she says matter-of-factly of her decision to deliver via scheduled C-section at week 37 of her pregnancy. "Honestly, I didn't want any [vaginal] tearing. I had heard horror stories of women going in and having to have an emergency C-section [anyway]. The hardest part was deciding on his birthday. I wanted to leave it up to fate, but at the same time I was ready to be done early!"

When the big moment finally arrived, "the instant ... (read more)