Christina
Aguilera is a bilingual singer mixed with Irish
and Ecuadorian roots born in USA. Her self titled
debut album went 10x platinum. She has received
many honors including 6 Grammy Nominations and one
win for Best New Artist. 2 MTV Video Music Awards,
a Radio Music Awards, 2 VH1 Awards, and a Teen Choice
Award with Lil'Kim, Mya and Pink and the smash hit
"Lady Maramalade". She was on "MMC"
(1989) with Nsync's Justin Timberlake and J.C. Chasez,
Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. Her
musical influences included Mariah Carey, Whitney
Houston and Janet Jackson. |
Christina
Aguilera Biography:
After Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera was the most
popular female singer of the late-'90s teen pop revival.
Unlike many of her contemporaries, Aguilera was a technically
skilled singer with a genuinely powerful voice, belting
out her uptempo dance numbers and ballads with a diva's
panache. Born Christina Maria Aguilera on December 18,
1980, on Staten Island, her parents were of Irish and
Ecuadorian stock and her father's military career meant
the family moved quite a bit during her childhood. They
eventually settled in Pittsburgh, PA, where Aguilera began
performing in talent shows at age six, with considerable
success. She appeared on Star Search in 1988 (though she
didn't win) and in 1992 joined the cast of the Disney
Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club, which also included
Spears, future NSYNC members Justin Timberlake and JC
Chasez, and Felicity star Keri Russell. After two years,
Aguilera moved to Japan, where she recorded the hit duet
"All I Wanna Do" with pop star Keizo Nakanishi.
Returning
to the U.S. in 1998, Aguilera recorded the song "Reflection"
for Disney's Mulan; her performance helped earn her a
record deal with RCA. Her self-titled debut album was
released in the summer of 1999, and with teen-oriented
dance-pop all the rage, the lead single "Genie in
a Bottle" shot to the top of the charts for five
weeks; the album also hit number one on its way to sales
of over eight million copies in the U.S. alone. The follow-up,
"What a Girl Wants," was the first number one
single of the year 2000 and Aguilera consolidated her
near-instant stardom by performing at the White House
Christmas gala and the Super Bowl halftime show, and winning
a Grammy for Best New Artist. Further hits followed in
"I Turn to You" and another number one, "Come
on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." In September 2000,
seeking a place in that year's Latin pop boom, the part-Ecuadorian
Aguilera recorded a Spanish-language album called Mi Reflejo,
learning the lyrics phonetically since she didn't speak
Spanish. It was followed quickly by the holiday album
My Kind of Christmas; both sold extremely well, a testament
to Aguilera's popularity.
In
the spring of 2001, Aguilera was featured -- along with
Pink, Mya, and Lil' Kim -- on the chart-topping blockbuster
remake of Patti LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade" featured
on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. Aguilera was by now a
fixture at music industry awards shows; as she enjoyed
her celebrity, a collection of old demos -- recorded when
she was 14 and 15 was released under the title Just Be
Free, despite Aguilera's vehement objections. Aguilera
attempted to deter the mass media's expectations when
she issued her second studio album in fall 2002. Stripped,
which appeared in October on RCA, was quickly criticized
for its adult yet confident approach. Aguilera's look
had gone from glossy to gritty. She appeared topless on
the cover of the album and went nude for a fall issue
of Rolling Stone. Debut single "Dirrty" revealed
her new sexual power and became a chart smash, while "Beautiful"
showed her softer side. For
her next record, however, Aguilera split from producer
Scott Storch and went to work with DJ Premier and Linda
Perry, among others, for the 2006 Back to Basics, which
debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album,
a two-disc set that explored her influences, mainly '20s,
'30s, and '40s jazz and blues in the style of Etta James
or Billie Holiday, portrayed a more mature, yet at the
same time provocative, singer. Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Leila
A
"deliciously sensual" fusion of Soul,
Latin
and Worldbeat flavor!
Leila, seductive soul, r&b,
latin and world music to move your soul!
Biography
Leila pronounced (Lay-la) is a multi talented, multilingual
artist/songwriter that has the capability of reaching
many different cultures and crossing many musical genres.
A truly international artist, she was born in Argentina
to Spanish parents, grew up in Barcelona and Valencia
Spain and later
moved to Canada. Embracing
Soul, R&B and Latin rhythms with "World"
undertones in a style that is smooth, sultry and warm,
Leila's sound is a soulful, seamless combination of passionate
rhythms, percolating grooves, steamy, sensual vocals and
romantic flamenco guitar.Her
independently released debut, “Of Life” with
tracks recorded in both English and Spanish has resulted
in a huge worldwide fan base! Recently voted best R&B
artist on Cyberstation U.S.A. an online radio station
with an audience of over 2 million listeners, Leila has
also made the
top of every online music site she can be found on resulting
in numerous features/interviews. These include, the late
MP3.com, (above numerous major label artists) and others
with:*
#1, #2 & #3 on the R&B chart
* #1, #2, #3 and #4 on the Soul chart
* #1 on the Latin/Pop charts
* #1 in Spiritual/Easy Listening
* #1 on the World Fusion chart
* #2 in the pop/love songs chart
* #16 on MP3.com Overall TOP 40 chart above 100,000 songs
in all genres
* #1 on Soundclick
* #5 and #6 on Garageband
* The top 5 best rated R&B songs - Digizaar
* 6 out of the top 10 in DIGITAL SALES
(paid R&B Downloads) - Digizaar
* 5 out of the top 10 best rated World/latin songs - Digizaar
* # 1 on Sonic Gardencharts
compiled from: most requested, most streams, digital sales,
best rated, most added to playlists and song page traffic/hits!Her
music has been featured on “The Young And The Restless”
“Days Of Our Lives” “All My Children”
HBO’s “Soulfood” series, “90210”
and several made for tv movies
including “They Call Me Sir” starring Michael
Clark Duncan of “The Green Mile” She
has opened up in concert for Latin Grammy winners Gilberto
Santa Rosa, Gisele,Charlie Zaa and Tony Vega at Mohegan
Sun Arena and had the opportunity to perform at
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch after receiving
an invitiation. Leila has also performed at The Globe
Theatre (Univeral Studios) Hollywood and with her exciting
Afro/Latin/Funk band and 11 dancers Leila has also appeared
at BB Kings - Foxwoods Resort and Casino to a packed audience!Leila
was also recently chosen as one of only 40 up and coming
writers invited to attend the "Oneness Songwriter
Summit" with such industry greats as Narada Michael
Walden, MOTOWN LEGEND Lamont Dozier and KC Porter (of
Santana, Toni Braxton and Ricky Martin fame) The song
entitled "This Is My Place" co-written by Leila,
K.C. and Frankie Richard (who has written for Patti Labelle)
will be
available on a soon to be released compilation.http://www.cdbaby.com/leilaWebsite
http://www.leilasworld.comDiscography
Leila...."Of Life" (debut release with 5 concurrent
#1 songs on the former MP3.com)"If
You're Gonna Leave" (#1 Soul)
"Suplicando Mas" (#1 Latin/Pop)
"Eu Te Amo" (#1 World Fusion)
"Rain" (#1 Easy Listening)
"Did Ya Think" (#1 R&B)All
featured on numerous internet radio stations including
"Cyberstation USA" with a listenership of over
2 million
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