Editing Christina Aguilera (section)

==Early life==
Christina María Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980, in [[Ocean Breeze, New York]], at [[Staten Island University Hospital]],<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.silive.com/guide/2012/04/famous_folk-_in_prog.html|title=Famous Staten Islanders from all walks of life|first=Staten Island|last=Advance|date=April 22, 2012|newspaper=[[Staten Island Advance]]}}</ref> to Shelly Loraine ([[née]] Fidler) and Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Julia|last=Wang|date=April 2007|url=https://people.com/people/christina_aguilera/biography/|title=Christina Aguilera: Biography|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=April 30, 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331213217/https://people.com/people/christina_aguilera/biography/|archive-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> Her father is an [[Ecuadorian]] emigrant from [[Guayaquil]] while her mother has German, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry.{{sfn|Dominguez|2003|p=2–3}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Paulina Jayne |last=Isaac|date=June 27, 2020|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a32987825/christina-aguilera-stage-name/|title=Christina Aguilera Says Music Execs Thought Her Name Was "Too Ethnic"|magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> Fausto Aguilera was a [[United States Army]] sergeant, and Shelly Loraine was a violinist in the [[American Youth Symphony]] before becoming a Spanish translator.<ref name="Remade" />{{sfn|Dominguez|2003|p=2}}

Due to Fausto's military service, Aguilera's family moved frequently. She lived in [[Grasmere, New York]] before moving to<ref name="auto"/> [[New Jersey]] and [[Texas]].<ref name="FastTrack">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Harrington|date=February 13, 2000|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/13/003r-021300-idx.html|title=Christina Aguilera's Fast Track|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> In 1983, they moved to Japan and lived in [[Sagamihara]] for at least two years.{{sfn|Dominguez|2003|p=4}} During her youth in the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]], Aguilera attended [[North Allegheny Intermediate High School]] before leaving there to be homeschooled to avoid bullying she experienced at school.{{sfn|Donovan|2010|p=8}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Megan|last=Tomasic|date=February 24, 2020|url=https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/what-a-ride-wexfords-aguilera-won-grammy-for-best-new-artist-20-years-ago/|title='What a Ride': Wexford's Christina Aguilera Won Grammy for Best New Artist 20 Years Ago|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>

In 1986, the family returned to the United States, and settled in [[Pennsylvania]], where they welcomed her younger sister, Rachel, in 1986.{{sfn|Dominguez|2003|p=8}} Aguilera has spoken out about her father's physically and emotionally abusive behavior.<ref name="OldSoul" /> She noted that this is what made her turn to music, noting that, "growing up in an unstable environment and whatnot, music was my only real escape".<ref name="ChildStar" /> In 1987, Shelly filed to divorce Fausto and moved with Aguilera and Rachel to her mother's home in [[Rochester, Pennsylvania|Rochester]], a suburb of [[Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Sophronia|last=Scott-Gregory|date=September 27, 1999|url=https://people.com/archive/uncorking-the-genie-vol-52-no-12/|title=Uncorking the Genie|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> She later married James Kearns and had a son with him named Michael.{{sfn|Donovan|2010|p=9}} In 2012, following decades of estrangement, Aguilera expressed interest in reconciling with her biological father.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joyce|last=Chen|date=February 10, 2012|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/christina-aguilera-reconcile-estranged-father-open-lunch-article-1.1020009|title=Christina Aguilera Wants to Reconcile with Estranged Father|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>

Aguilera moving to her grandmother's home allowed her to explore her grandmother's records, which featured mostly soul and blues singers and increased her interest in music.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Austin|last=Scaggs|date=July 24, 2006|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/christina-aguilera-dirty-girl-cleans-up-108302/|title=Christina Aguilera: Dirty Girl Cleans Up|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> She also began to practice singing in public and competing in talent contests.{{sfn|Dominguez|2003|p=14–16}} Following numerous contests, she earned a reputation in her neighborhood as the "little girl with a big voice" and received widespread attention from local television and radio programs.{{sfn|Donovan|2010|p=13}}<ref>{{cite web|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|date=July 30, 2006|url=https://www.newsweek.com/christina-aguilera-comes-age-112341|title=Christina Aguilera Comes of Age|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>

In 1990, she performed the popular song "[[A Sunday Kind of Love]]" on the [[reality competition]] show ''[[Star Search]]'', but was eliminated during the semi-final round.<ref name="Vault">{{cite web|first=Lynn|last=Hirschberg|date=July 1, 2011|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/christina-aguilera-cover-story|title=From the Vault: The Fall & Rise of Christina Aguilera|magazine=W|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> Aguilera was eventually invited to sing "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" before [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] hockey, [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] football, and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] baseball games, and at the [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals]].{{sfn|Donovan|2010|p=7}}<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Grupp|date=May 6, 2009|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/anthem-singer-fires-up-mellon-crowd/|title=Anthem Singer Fires Up Mellon Crowd|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>