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 Grown-up Aguilera has no rival | Type: Internet Article |
| | Grown-up Aguilera has no rival | Apr 19, 2007 | by Dave Tianen
Youthful competition with Britney is history
Since they emerged in the 1990s as former Mouseketeers turned pop sensations, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera had an obvious rivalry as to who was the true Queen of the Teens.
Just in case anyone still cares, the counting is over and Christina won. Long before Britney's most recent meltdown, it was clear that Aguilera was the more durable diva.
For one thing, unlike Spears, Aguilera has been defined largely by what she does onstage, not off. While Spears was devolving personally, Aguilera was evolving musically. Which is not to say that all of Aguilera's professional moves have been necessarily wise. The hormonally saturated "Stripped," especially the sweaty video for "Dirrty," turned her at least briefly into a "Saturday Night Live" skit cartoon.
But even that misstep served the purpose of helping her make the transition into adulthood. Unlike Spears, who never really moved beyond her Max Martin pop roots, Aguilera has taken on new challenges and a new identity with each of her three studio albums: "Christina Aguilera," "Stripped" and "Back to Basics." (We're not counting her Spanish-language release "Mi Reflejo" or her Christmas album, since both are clearly musical waysides.)
On the eve of her Friday night return to the Bradley Center, here's a look at the Aguilera musical persona as it has unfolded over the course of those three albums.
"Christina Aguilera" (1999)
Defining hits: "Genie in a Bottle," "What a Girl Wants," "Come On Over"
Concept: Pocket diva in a bottle
Influences: Think Mariah Carey in mouse ears
Payoff: A Grammy for best new artist
"Stripped" (2002)
Defining hits: "Dirrty," "Beautiful"
Concept: Pure as the driven slush
Influences: Pamela Anderson, early Madonna and the Victoria's Secret fashion special
Payoff: Clearly grown-up but deeply skankified
"Back to Basics" (2006)
Defining hits: "Candyman," "Hurt"
Concept: Boogie Woogie Bugle Babe
Influences: Andrews Sisters, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Marilyn Monroe
Payoff: Positions her alongside the great women of American song - and also risks premature comparisons with those same legends |
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