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| Bliss January 2005 article - Jan 2005 |  Awesome talent, inspirational self-belief and a hefty dose of attitude - no wonder Christina's our favourite pop diva. Here she tells Bliss how we can all be strong, empowered young women, too.
Christina Aguilera turns 24 this month, but she's crammed more into her life than most 74 years old! She made her debut on Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club at 12, held the No. 1 spot in 1999 for five weeks with Genie In A Bottle and her last album, "Stripped", sold nine million copies worldwide! Not bad for a girl who reckons she had no confidence growing up. But what Aggy want never la... |
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| The CG! Gossip Awards - Jan 2005 |  And the winner is... Christina Aguilera
Christina is famous for ignoring criticism, but even she can't deny her hair's recent poor performance. Years of styling have left it completely unmanageable - forcing Xtina's high-paid stylists to persuade their employer that her 'curly 40s mess' is actually cutting edge.... |
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| Shrink rap - Jan 01, 2005 | While Jessica found salvation on TV and in the arms of Nick Lachey and Christina discovered her inner '40s vamp, Spears doesn't seem to know how to find her compass in this reconstructed universe. Rest, Britney, just rest.
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| Top Industry Sales Executive Todd Bloch Joins AdZone's Commercial Division - Jan 01, 2005 | Earlier, as a Senior Account Executive at MUSICVISION/TVMV in New York City, Bloch sold online advertising and marketing programs for the largest music network, comprised of more than 850 music-related web sites and 40 million unique monthly users. He created and developed innovative advertising opportunities with the official websites for Christina Aguilera, 'Nsync and Russell Simmons.
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| The All Too Ready for Prime Time Players - Jan 02, 2005 | Meanwhile, the show's highly coveted guest-host slots now frequently go to the kind of performers - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Janet Jackson - who seem to have arrived straight out of the pages of Us Weekly.
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| Christina Aguilera Christmas Scare - Jan 02, 2005 | Christina Aquilera spend her Christmas worrying after her grandmother was taken into hospital.
The stunning singer and the rest of her family were planning a quiet holiday celebration when her Gran developed a health problem.
Christina's Gran was rush into ER which according to Christinas mom meant all focus went of the festive celebrations and on to her, but apparently everything is fine now.
The senior member of the clan though is well known for her feistiness after famously telling her granddaughter that she looked like a whore in her ' Lady Marmalade' video, certainly not one to mince... |
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| Christina Aguilera Rocks In The UK - Jan 02, 2005 | | She did it again. ‘Car Wash’ is still in the top 20, after its 9th week in the chart, which is a great success for a single which was a little side project that Christina was involved in. ‘Tilt Ya Head Back’ jumped to top ten in its 6th week in the chart. It is now obviously seen that Christina Aguilera's new album will debut at number 1 in the UK. ‘Car Wash’ and ‘Tilt Ya Head Back’ have proved that the tasteful UK customer loves Christina Aguilera more than any other pop artist. Two years after its release, ‘Stripped’ still appears in the UK album chart. For example, it is at number 38 this w... |
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| "X Factor" winner has number one in charts - Jan 02, 2005 | At number seven, from 13th, was Uniting Nations and "Out Of Touch" with Lemar at eight with "If There's Any Justice". At nine was Nelly and Christina Aguilera with "Tilt Ya Head Back" and rounding off the top 10 was Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten".
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| 2005: A Look Ahead - Jan 03, 2005 | Aguilera is working on an album and recently spent time in India searching for her muse, saying, "India has always captured my imagination with its myriad cultures and spiritualism."....
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| Into the New Year - Jan 03, 2005 | He makes a good point. Twenty-five years ago, the porn-star aesthetic leaned toward the grotesque, especially when such stars appeared on local cable-access shows hosted by fat, naked white men. Today, when just about anyone can access a porn site or video, they look just like soap or pop stars-like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera. Even that punk skater girl, Avril Lavigne, is now singing about a "Happy Ending."
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| What Are Your Customers Looking For Online? - Jan 03, 2005 | When one of our customers ‘strolls’ into an online store, what is he looking for?
Google, the hottest search engine and an evolved community, says jewelry, diamonds, ring, gold, etc were not among the most searched terms in 2004 (four women take the top spots: 1. Britney Spears, 2. Paris Hilton, 3. Christina Aguilera, 4. Pamela Anderson, followed by ‘chat’).
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| New Babes in Toyland: Trollz - Jan 04, 2005 | Trollz come prepackaged with an ethic, summed up as "B.F.F.L.": Best Friends for Life. And they certainly have a look. "Instead of doing the post-Janet Jackson, Britney Spears thing, we went for Avril Lavigne, Hillary Duff, Jessica Simpson," said Estevan Ramos, a stylist who worked with Ms. Spears and Christina Aguilera before he was hired to help create Trollz for DIC Entertainment.
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| Glamorous Celebrity Transformations - Jan 04, 2005 |  THEN From 'dirrty girl'...
Christina doesn't look comfortable in these raunchy clothes. It looks like she's been pushed into looking sexy.
NOW ... to classy lady
This look is a pure A-list glamour, with a classic Hollywoodhair style that's also being wordn by Scarlett Johansson. Christina's holding her head up high, which suggests that she's proud and comfortable with her new look.... |
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| Tsunami: yet more stars pledge support - Jan 05, 2005 | More and more celebrities from the world of showbiz are helping to raise funds for the Asian tsunami victims.
George Clooney and Christina Aguilera have agreed to appear in a televised concert in the States. Fatboy Slim has donated a designer sofa for auction. It's made from the back end of a Jaguar car and is currently in his private bar. Chris Eubank is putting his £25,000 Harley Davidson motorbike up for auction.
It's also been reported that Leonardo DiCaprio and David Beckham are going to visit Thailand.
David's publicist has told Radio1 that the footballer hasn't received an official i... |
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| Celebrities distort girls' search for ideal shape - Jan 05, 2005 | Just 8% of teenage girls in Britain deem themselves to be happy with their body, according to a body image survey commissioned by a teen magazine.
Asked to construct the perfect female form, the teenagers plumped for Beyoncé's face, Jennifer Aniston's hair and arms, Christina Aguilera's breasts, Britney Spears's stomach, Jamelia's legs and J-Lo's derriere.
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| Crow, Aguilera, McGraw Set For NBC Tsunami Telethon - Jan 05, 2005 | Sheryl Crow, Christina Aquilera and Tim McGraw will participate in a Jan. 15 benefit for victims of the tsunami in Southern Asia being organized by the NBC Universal Television Group. The hour-long music and celebrity-driven broadcast will air live at 8 p.m. on the East Coast and tape-delayed on the West Coast across NBC's broadcast and cable channels, which include USA Networks, Bravo, Trio, SCI FI, MSNBC and CNBC.
Clear Channel has signed on as a promotional partner, according to NBC, and will broadcast the event on radio stations across the country. Donations will be collected via phone b... |
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| Schumi gives $10m - F1 champion behind tsunami victims - Jan 05, 2005 | The musicmakers, too, stood up to be counted on either side of the Atlantic. Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Tim McGraw have signed up for a benefit.
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| NBC Tsunami Relief Telethon To Feature Crow, Aguilera, Aiken - Jan 05, 2005 | Every day, more and more funds are donated to relief efforts for the Asian tsunami disaster. Today, it was announced that NBC will air a telethon on January 15 that will be shown simultaneously on its sister cable networks: USA, Bravo, Sci-Fi, MSNBC and CBNC. Reports say that Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, Clay Aiken, and Tim McGraw will all perform on the one-hour special. Clear Channel has also signed up as a promotional partner for the telethon.
Benefit concerts have also been announced to raise money for the disaster victims. While no new information has been announced yet about the pro... |
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| Broken Social Scene, Billy Talent And Christina Aguilera Call For Tsunami Aid - Jan 05, 2005 | Or if you're not in the mood to travel, NBC will host a celeb-filled telathon on January 15. The hour-long show will ask viewers to call in with donations as they watch performances by the likes of Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Tim McGraw.
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| Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson in Tsunami Relief Efforts - Jan 05, 2005 | Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow, and Tim McGraw are among the artists who will appear on a January 15 benefit for tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. The hour-long special will be broadcast live on NBC on the East Coast at 8 p.m. and will be tape-delayed on the West coast.
Clear Channel will broadcast the event on radio across the country and more artists are expected to join the lineup.
In other tsunami benefit news, Willie Nelson will headline a benefit concert in Austin, Texas, on Sunday (January 9) at the Austin Music Hall. Joe Ely, Spoon, Patty Griffin, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, the G... |
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| Broken Social Scene, Billy Talent And Christina Aguilera Call For Tsunami Aid - Jan 05, 2005 | The hour-long show will ask viewers to call in with donations as they watch performances by the likes of Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Tim McGraw.
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| Leading Ladies' World News Of the week! - Jan 05, 2005 |  Christina Aguilera visited Amby Valley sahara Lake City in India on Dec, 1 as part of a three-day vacation. "India has always captured my imagination with its myriad cultures and spiritualism," she said shortly before her trip.... |
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| Put it away! - Jan 05, 2005 |  Body language expert Judi James reveals what Christina poses (sticking our her tongue) are really saying:
"The tongue curled in the corner of her mouth hows how she's got a great sex life. At the same time, it's a way of diverting attention away from ger features, so she may not be as confident as she makes out."... |
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| Sandro Monetti's La-La Titbits - Jan 06, 2005 |  George Clooney and Christina Aguilera are the first stars who have agreed to appear on an American TV telethon to aid victims of the South East Asia Tsunami.
Many more A-listers are expected to follow their lead and sign up for the 15 January event - which will will air on on the NBC network as well as on six cable channels.... |
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| TV Special To Raise Funds For Victims Of Disaster - Jan 06, 2005 | The hourlong music- and-celebrity-driven telethon will run on NBC, as well as NBC cable channels MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Trio and Sci-Fi. The lineup has yet to be finalized but “so far we've gotten Christina Aguilera, Tim McGraw and Sheryl Crow,” Kline said. “We're peppering the world with a ton of calls. This is the biggest natural disaster that has happened in our lifetime. Everyone has got to step up to the plate.”
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| Crow, Aguilera Among First Confirmed For NBC's Tsunami Relief Concert - Jan 06, 2005 | Sheryl Crow and pop star Christina Aguilera are the first artists confirmed to perform on a primetime fundraising telethon for tsunami relief on January 15th. The telethon, which will air on NBC and all of its sister cable channels, including Bravo, MSNBC, USA, and the Sci Fi Channel, was arranged by actor George Clooney, who continues to recruit celebrity talent for the telethon, according to Entertainment Weekly. Tim McGraw was initially expected to participate in the event, however according to his publicist, a scheduling conflict will prevent him from doing so.
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| McGraw Pulls His Name Out Of Tsunami Benefit - Jan 06, 2005 | Country star TIM McGRAW has pulled out of a planned performance as part of a tsunami telethon because his schedule won't permit him to attend.
The singer was billed to join SHERYL CROW and CHRISTINA AGUILERA at the live benefit show on 15 January (05) but has been forced to quit the show.
He insists he should never have been included in the line-up in the first place.
A spokesman says, "One of the telethon's producers told media in New York that the show would feature McGraw, Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow and others. However, a scheduling conflict will prevent McGraw from attending t... |
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| MTV Asia Awards Recast For Tsunami Victims - Jan 06, 2005 | Next month's (FEB05) MTV ASIA AWARDS has been recast as a charity relief event to raise money for the victims of December's (04) tsunami.
The annual event will be hosted by CHRISTINA AGUILERA in Bangkok, Thailand on 3 February (05).
After the devastating tsunami of 26 December (04), MTV bosses decided they would use one of Asia's most high-profile events to help the south Asian victims.... |
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| Beauty tips from experts - Jan 06, 2005 | Glenis, who has tended to the nails of stars such as Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie and Kylie Minogue, says that women should treat themselves more in 2005.
"If you can afford it, try to visit a manicurist twice a month, but if that's too pricey, put aside an evening every fortnight to pamper yourself in front of your favourite TV programme," she says.
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| Christina and Sheryl Step Up for Tsunami Victims - Jan 06, 2005 |  Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow and country star Tim McGraw have signed up to perform on an upcoming US TV telethon which aims to raise funds for the victims of the December 26 tsunami. The hour-long show, which will also feature George Clooney, Courteney Cox and Danny Glover, will air live on January 15 across all of network NBC's broadcast and cable channels. Meanwhile, NBC-owned WNBC New York teamed up with children's charity UNICEF to stage an hour-long commercial-free tsunami benefit show last night, featuring appearances by new UNICEF ambassador Clay Aiken and actresses Sarah Jessica Par... |
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| Benefit concerts, donations and telethon are planned. - Jan 06, 2005 | As the tsunami-ravaged countries of Southeast Asia gradually begin to recover from the disaster, the list of artists and celebrities pledging their support continues to grow.
The list of musicians and celebrities scheduled to appear on NBC's January 15 charity telethon continues to grow. Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow and Tim McGraw have been added to the lineup, which will also feature appearances from George Clooney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Clay Aiken and Téa Leoni.
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| Spears's Kind Letter to Aguilera - Jan 07, 2005 | BRITNEY SPEARS has written a letter to her chart rival CHRISTINA AGUILERA in a bid to end their long feud.
The two singers met as children while they were presenting the MICKEY MOUSE CLUB TV show, but became enemies when their singing careers took off in the late 90s.
After seeing Spears' engagement ring from her now-husband KEVIN FEDERLINE, Aguilera said, "It looks like she got it on QVC. I know Britney. She's not trailer trash, but she sure acts that way."
On Spears' official site, a statement says, "Britney would love to be close with Christina again.
"In fact, Britn... |
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| Celebrity Eyebrows - Who Made the Top 10 Best/Worst Brow List? - Jan 07, 2005 | Beauty industry expert and eyebrow design master, Victoria Bush, has compiled the Top 10 Best/Worst Celebrity Eyebrow list for 2004. The list includes Hollywood celebrities and well-known sports figures.
There are, however, some eyebrow design blunders on famous faces. Christina Aguilera leads the list for the Top 10 Worst Eyebrows. “Aguilera is a stunning beauty but her unsuitable eyebrows cause us to focus on them instead of her beautiful characteristics.”
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| Ahh, Bliss-Tina - Jan 07, 2005 |  CHRISTINA AGUILERA has such a top time at Hollywood club Concord she fell into a blissful sleep on fiancé JORDAN BRATMAN's lap as they left.
An onlooker said: "She partied all night and looked exhausted." Nothing to do with the champers, then?... |
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| MTV Asia Awards Become Tsunami Fundraiser - Jan 07, 2005 | The annual MTV Asia Awards have been renamed MTV Asia Aid, and will aim to raise money for UNICEF to help victims of the tsunami disaster, the music cable company said Friday.
The event will take place on Feb. 3, two days earlier than originally scheduled, but still at the Impact Arena in the Thai capital of Bangkok.
Details of the show's format will be handled will be announced soon, MTV said in a statement. In its former guise, Christina Aguilera was set to host, and L.A. pop band Maroon5 was among the performers.... |
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| Obsolete at 22 - Jan 07, 2005 | The iPod draws no distinction between the audio wallpaper I listen to at the gym, such as Destiny's Child and Christina Aguilera, and genuine classics by the Beatles and Velvet Underground. Christina Aguilera has no business next to Lou Reed. How do I separate them? I don't know! I'm decrepit at 22.
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| Britney seeks to end Aguilera feud - Jan 07, 2005 | Britney Spears has written a letter to Christina Aguilera in a bid to end their long feud.
The two singers met as children while they were presenting the Mickey Mouse Club TV show, but became enemies when their singing careers took off in the late 90s.
However, Britney is now keen to rekindle their friendship and had admitted to writing to her.
Apparently in the letter, she told Christina how happy and beautiful she looks lately.... |
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| Britney buries hatchet with Christina? - Jan 07, 2005 | Britney Spears has said that she would like to put aside her differences with Christina Aguilera.
The pair used to be friends when they co-presented The Mickey Mouse Club but have since drifted apart as they each followed their blossoming music careers.
The situation was exacerbated by spats such as Aguilera's words after Spears' wedding to Kevin Federline: "I don't know if Britney married to get attention because I don't know her anymore. I don't know the man she married and I don't know her. She's not trailer trash, but she sure acts that way."
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| Britney wants to kiss and make up with Aguilera! - Jan 08, 2005 | Pop diva Britney Spears has reportedly written a letter to her arch rival Christina Aguilera, asking her to end their long standing feud.
The two have been bitter rivals ever since they started their solo singing careers around the same time in the late 90s and drew a lot of Comparisons, reports Female First.
"Britney would love to be close with Christina again. In fact, Britney recently wrote Christina a letter telling her how happy and beautiful Christina looks lately," a statement on Britney's website said.... |
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| Celebrity Analysis: Christina Aguilera - Jan 08, 2005 | Trista Wells - Christina Aguilera. Up and coming celebrity analysis Trista Wells has been observing Christina's recent behavior with music producer and boyfriend Jordan Bratman.
In recent photos she's noticed how Christina shies away from her beau and tends to "walk in front" and take attention to others more so than him.
Her interest seems to be highly attached STILL to other men/women. Most likely the club scene is still in her blood, but Jordan wants to tag along and make sure that if she's going to club that he's going too. (Trust?)
How long is this going to last?
Well Chri... |
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| Star Jones tops Bridezilla list - Jan 09, 2005 | U.S. cable's Women's Entertainment network has named Star Jones Reynolds, Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez as Bridezillas of 2004.
The Bridezilla Index also predicts celebrities, who are most likely to become brides-behaving-badly in 2005. The Index forecast that bridezilla-prone celebrities for this year include Beyonce, Christina Aguilera and Camilla Parker-Bowles, should they become engaged to their longtime loves.
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| People's Choice leads awards show parade - Jan 09, 2005 | Yikes! The year is barely a week old, and the staggering array of awards shows begins tonight with the democratic People's Choice Awards, perhaps the first fan-voted awards for movie and TV stars and shows.
"Carwash" Christina Aguilera/Missy Elliot have been nominated for Favorite Remake and Favorite Combined Forces.
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| 'AOL Music On Demand' # 1 Free On Demand Service on Time Warner Cable - Jan 10, 2005 | Highlights of the videos launching in January include:
* Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?" from Sessions@AOL
* Sin Bandera "De Viaje" from Sessions@AOL
* Queen Latifah, Exclusive Interview from Sessions@AOL
* Toby Keith, "Stays in Mexico" from AOL Music LIVE!
* Jet, Artist Spotlight
* Christina Aguilera, Artist Spotlight |
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| Do Celebrities Pluck it Properly? - Top 10 Best/Worst Brow List - Jan 10, 2005 | Still blunders are inevitable and Christina Aguilera provides us with the best proof of that, leading the list of the celebrities with the worst set of eyebrows. “Aguilera is a stunning beauty but her unsuitable eyebrows cause us to focus on them instead of her beautiful characteristics.”
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| Christina Aguilera won a third Platinum Europe Award. - Jan 10, 2005 | Yet another solo female artist appears on the December list. Christina Aguilera collects a third Platinum Europe Award for sales of her second album release Stripped. The hit singles Dirrty and Beautiful appear on the album.
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| The hot new trend - Jan 10, 2005 |  Marilyn Monroe has never stopped inspiring stars. Now Norma Jean can be seen again at the Brooklyn Museum's "I Wanna Be Loved by You" exhibit (through March 20) and in Sarah Churchwell's new book, "The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe".
She's also on the minds of stars like Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.... |
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| Sexy pop queen celebrates her birthday with Minnie and pals. - Jan 10, 2005 |  She may be a major star but Christina Aguilera was happy to hang out with her Minnie pal to celebrate her birthday! The pop sex kitten, now 24, played cat and mouse with Minnie Mouse at Disneyland in California.
Wearing a red jogging top with the Disney logo on her breast, Christina later popped on a pair of Minnie Mouse ears and a Santa hat for these fun pictures, which show the rarely seen 'off-duty' persona of one of the world's biggest pop stars.
Christina is old pals with Minnie after starting out in "The Mickey Mouse Club" TV show as an 11-year-old Mousketeer with Britney Spe... |
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| Estefan to Perform at Benefit for Tsunami Victims - Jan 11, 2005 | Estefan joins a host of international musicians - including ERIC CLAPTON, STING, CHRISTINA AGUILERA and SHERYL CROW - who have agreed to perform at various concerts in aid of the region's relief efforts.
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| MADONNA TO HOST TSUNAMI TELETHON - Jan 11, 2005 | Pop superstar MADONNA has agreed to host a US TV benefit show to raise money for the American RED CROSS's tsunami-relief efforts in south east Asia.
The MATERIAL GIRL - who has been attacked for donating 10,000 bottles of Kabbalah Water to areas hit by the 26 December (04) tidal wave - will take part in American TV network NBC's TSUNAMI RELIEF TELETHON on 15 January (05).
She will be joined by DIRRTY singer CHRISTINA AGUILERA, soul star DIANA ROSS, rockers MAROON 5 and actors including GEORGE CLOONEY, KEVIN SPACEY and UMA THURMAN.... |
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| Wave of Support - Jan 11, 2005 | What started out as a small, hastily organized NBC telethon for tsunami relief is turning into a major, all-star event.....(Sheryl Crow, named last week as a performer, is still on the bill, though Christina Aguilera and Tim McGraw apparently are not.)
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| The singer turns heads with her dare-to-be-different fashion sense - Jan 11, 2005 |  There are people who like to wear clothes - and there are people who love to wear clothes. Christina Aguilera falls into the latter category.
But the singer doesn't just use her wardrobe as a means to keep her body covered - in fact, it very often doesn't. Instead, she uses fashion to make a statement. And the bolder it is, the better.
Ever since she wore those daring leather chaps in the raunchy video for Dirrty, Ms Aguilera has turned heads with her, er, unusual dress sense. Whether it's tartan trousers teamed with sexy high heels for the day, or a funky silver creation with a massive jewe... |
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| Britney Spears makes nice with Christina Aguilera - Jan 12, 2005 | Britney Spears wants to end her feud with Christina Aguilera. And it’s not just because she’s a nice girl, says a source.
The newlywed pop princess has written a letter to her rival, suggesting they become friends.
“The letter went on about how pretty and rested Aguilera looks lately,” says an insider, who adds that Spears may have an ulterior motive.
“Britney really wants to get into production and become a major music mogul,” says the insider. “She figures that a shrewd businesswoman needs all the friends she can get — and there’s no point having Christina as an enemy.”... |
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| Brighton rock: the Seagulls' South Coast sound kicks up a storm - Jan 12, 2005 | Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and U2 have something in common this week. They are all being beaten by Brighton and Hove Albion.
Specifically, the team outselling them in the charts is made up of Brighton supporters, rallied by the punk poet Attila the Stockbroker, who have re-recorded the classic Eighties anthem "Tom Hark" to highlight their club's urgent struggle for a new stadium in nearby Falmer. Sales have already topped 3,000, enough to see the reworked version establish itself at No 17 in Sunday's Radio One chart countdown.
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| Scent Of a Woman - Jan 12, 2005 |  Scent of a Woman
Sarantis presents X-Pose, a new seductive fragrance signed by Christina Aguilera, the international pop music star. X-Pose is addressed to young and resolute women, confident in their attractiveness. The new fragrance line comes in three notes. Light fruity and floral ingredients of X-Pose Desire in the base overtone are emphasized by the sweetness and sensuality of musk, patchouli and vanilla. In X-Pose Passion, fresh scents of tangerine and lime are intriguingly softened by the aroma of bergamot and pink peppercorns. Dominating floral overtones of jasmine, freesia and violet... |
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| Chris and Make-up - Jan 12, 2005 |  With her three-quarter-length trousers and dodgy beret Christina Aguilera looks like anything but a glam pop star.
And the make-up 24-year-old Xtina seems to have caked herself in doesn't help either.
Apparently, the style is retro chich, which basically means something your gran would wear.
The diva enjoyed a night out in Los Angeles before joining fiance Jordan Bratman on a private plane the next day to jet out of town.
With all that make up on, love, we hope passport control recognised you.... |
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| Google's 2004 top searches - Jan 13, 2005 | Google's 2004 year-end Zeitgeist report, based on billions of user searches, shows some interesting results.
Interestingly, the top spots in both the Most Popular Queries and ‘Woman’ lists were - Britney you-know-who, followed by Paris Hilton, 2, Christina Aguilera, 3, and – Pamela Anderson, 4.
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| Dirty dancing' a part of teen life - Jan 13, 2005 | When times get tough, sometimes all a person can do is dance, dance, dance. It is a part of a person's personality and a way for people to express their innermost emotions through their bodies.
And sometimes, those emotions are dirty. Not just the run-of-the-mill dirty, but Christina Aguilera-esque "Dirrty."
It is for those reasons that the principal of Lemoore Union High School in Lemoore, Calif., has canceled all school dances for the remainder of the school year.
According to the Associated Press, the administrator is fed up with the types of dirty dancing that have been happen... |
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| Kissing Up To Christina - Jan 14, 2005 | Britney Spears, who's been honing her literary skills with semi-regular epistles to her Web-site-subscribing fans, is now directing her notes Christina Aguilera's way.
MSN's the Scoop reports that the pop tart recently wrote a letter to her rival and fellow Mickey Mouse Club alum suggesting they become bestest friends forever.
"The letter went on about how pretty and rested Aguilera looks lately," says the Scoop's spy.
But is the niceness more than a side effect of the mellow buzz one feels after eating a case of Cheetos?
"Britney really wants to get into production and bec... |
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| Aussies dominate music - Jan 14, 2005 | Powderfinger, Kylie Minogue and Delta Goodrem were the three most broadcast acts across Australian radio and TV, according to the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Robbie Williams, Matchbox 20, Christina Aguilera, Evanescence, Pink, Nickelback and Melbourne's Jet at No. 10.
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| Best New Artist winners seldom best, usually just a Taste of Honey - Jan 14, 2005 | Then there’s BNA for 1999, Christina Aguilera, who won over Britney Spears, among others. (Both those young ladies beat out Jessica Simpson when auditioning for the Mouseketeers.) At least we remember them for now.
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| Everyone is falling for fame's big lie - Jan 15, 2005 | But say what? How do you counter the example of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Silverchair and Delta Goodrem (who grew up in the same outer suburban area and attended the same dance school as this girl), who all became famous in their teens?
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| Stars need career cures - Jan 16, 2005 | Patient: Britney Spears
Symptoms: Slumping sales, spontaneous marriages, tour-date cancellations and catfights with Christina Aguilera, who said of Spears in "Blender," "She seems to me like a lost little girl, someone who desperately needs guidance."
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| The week's best late-night laughs - Jan 16, 2005 | This week, Britney Spears wrote a letter to Christina Aguilera in which she says she wants to end their ongoing feud. I'm not sure Britney's letter is going to work because it starts out: "Dear skank . . ."
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| TALENT SHOW: Principal vetoes girls' 'suggestive' performance - Jan 16, 2005 | "I was excited for them. They were looking good. They were gleaming and smiling," said Kiara Hunter, a former B.C. Lions cheerleader who helped her daughter, Destinee, and six friends choreograph the routine to the Grammy-winning song by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink and Mya.
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| Divine Miss M is on her way - Jan 16, 2005 | SINGER and actor Bette Midler has announced her first Australian tour in 26 years.
Midler will bring her smash-hit show, Kiss My Brass, to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on April 8. The production promises Midler's trademark mix of showstoppers, siren songs and stand-up comedy.
The show's spectacular set recreates New York's Coney Island at the end of the 19th century. Songs will include old hits as well as selections from Midler's recent album, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook.
Audiences should also expect to hear acerbic and topical witticisms, some of them aimed at you... |
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| Weir gets down and dirty, and cleans up - Jan 16, 2005 | He is a linguistics student at the University of Delaware who learned how to skate on a frozen field behind his house. A guy who credits pop singer Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" album for his artistic development because "you could tell her attitude was that she couldn't have cared less if one person, or 10 million people, bought it." A guy who admits he is "sort of nasty" toward other skaters at competitions.
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| Christina was a bullying victim - Jan 16, 2005 | Popstar Christina Aguilera enjoys hit after hit and a champagne lifestyle to boot. But life wasn't always so great for the 24-years-old singer.
Not only did she have to watch her violent father, Ecuadorean Fausto, beat her mother Shelly - she also faced bullies at school.
"They were really cruel to me and, at times, I felt in total despair," she says. "They would throw things at me and call me names, it was very hurtful.
"In the end they actually gave me the fire to become something bigger and better than they were."
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| Low Top Attracts Paparazzi, Shocker - Jan 17, 2005 | Two of today’s tabs have devoted a whole page featuring a huge photo of Christina Aguilera supporting her Marilyn Monroe look in a low-cut sleeveless vest.
Joining the film world as it prepared for last night’s Golden Globes, Agi is pictured in today’s Daily Star and The Express inside LA’s trendy Buffalo Club.
Partying alongside the likes of Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Joley Richardson, Tom Cruise and Brittany Murphy, the singer appears to have well and truly made it on to Hollywood’s A-list.
With the Daily Star also reporting that Christina’s getting ready to host the 2005 MTV Asia Awa... |
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| Christina's Golden Globes - Jan 17, 2005 |  CHRISTINA Aguilera pops out to a Golden Globes bash — with a couple of gongs to rival any best supporting actress.
The singer, 24, was among stars in party mood as the film world prepared for last night’s fore-runners to the Oscars.
Top Hollywood names including Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Joely Richardson and Brittany Murphy all hit the town in Los Angeles.
But one guest at the same bash as Christina left quickly.
Nicole Kidman, 36, turned on her heel after spotting ex-hubby Tom Cruise. Tom, 42, is said to be angry that she is dating playboy Steve Bing.
Nicole dashed out of Santa Moni... |
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| EA to take on film and TV giants - Jan 17, 2005 | Electronic Arts discuss their future plans on beefing up the entertainment world. Christina is mentioned.
Mr Bolz said video games firm had to work more closely with celebrities.
"People will want to play video games if their heroes like Robbie Williams or Christina Aguilera are in them."
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| 'A late night' unfolds after the Globes - Jan 17, 2005 | "My daughter was 3, and she said, 'Daddy, you won a Golden Bull!' This time, now that she's 11, she said, 'Daddy, can you get Christina Aguilera's autograph?' "
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| 'I Felt and Looked Different. . .So I Stopped Eating' - Jan 17, 2005 | Who do you think has the best female body?
1.J-Lo 2. Beyonce 3. Britney Spears 4. Christina Aguilera 5. Jamelia 6. Jennifer Aniston 7. Cameron Diaz 8. Keira Knightly 9. Angelina Jolie 10. Gwen Stefani
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| Aggy has a crafty kip - in her car. Ahh... - Jan 17, 2005 |  Tired Christina Aguilera looks better suited to a mug of Horlicks and her slippers than champagne and shimmying here!
On a recent night out in LA, the superstar had to be helped from the swanky Concord nightclub by her fiance, Jordan Bratman. And in her absence of a comfy bed in the car, clever Christina used Jordan's knee as a pillow. Brilliant!... |
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| The self-touch - Jan 17, 2005 |  You don't have to be Madonna cavorting about on stage to do this. Any small gesture involving touching yourself will excite men, as it makes them imagine touching you in the same way. Just look how Christina does it!... |
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| Give ghostly cheeks that Zell-flushed look - Jan 18, 2005 | TINTS Probably the most famous of all cheek tints is Benefit's Benetint. This rose-tinted lip and cheek stain is favoured by Jade Jagger and Christina Aguilera and gives a super sexy, glamorous flush.
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| Airbrush gets brush-off - Jan 18, 2005 | At some point during the 1980s, Madonna grabbed her crotch and explained that she was not, in fact, simply grabbing her crotch but legitimately Expressing Herself. Shortly thereafter, civic acts of female sexuality became reasonably commonplace. All sorts of able-bodied women from former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera to British relic Joan Collins have publicly disrobed and declared the experience to be nothing short of liberating.
Some of us might fail to recognise the cathartic benefits of removing our frocks and displaying their contents to a gaze already overwhelmed with other peoples' bo... |
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| Lil Jon, Chingy, Twista Join Star-Studded TrakStarz Album - Jan 18, 2005 | And in the coming months the TrakStarz are launching a TrakStarz Records imprint through Blackground Records (JoJo, Aaliyah), recording their own star-studded album and working with Christina Aguilera on her next release.
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| Ono, Pink Spread the Love - Jan 19, 2005 | Yoko Ono, Christina Aguilera, the Dixie Chicks, Mandy Moore, Pink, Emmylou Harris, Cyndi Lauper and Melissa Etheridge are among the thirty-two artists featured on the double-disc compilation, Love Rocks, due February 25th. Proceeds from the set go to the Human Rights Campaign, an organization dedicated to fighting for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.
One issue that galvanized the musicians involved is the ongoing constitutional battle to legally sanction same-sex marriage.
"I just think it's a human rights issue," Ono, who contributes "Every M... |
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| Diane Warren "Presents Love Songs" new Best Of CD (on Wea Internationa - Jan 19, 2005 |  Since beginning her career, Warren has written for such legends of song as Elton John, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Roberta Flack and Roy Orbison. Recently, artists such as *NSYNC, Gloria Estefan, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Reba McEntire, Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige and LeAnn Rimes have graced the charts with her songs.
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| Beastie Boys are angels in the kitchen - Jan 20, 2005 | Britney Spears likes California sushi rolls, Christina Aguilera eats ham and cheese sandwiches without crusts, and MCA, the Beastie Boys' Buddhist member, is a "meat and potatoes guy".
The inside word on what they like comes from Cheryl Beere, an Auckland chef who spends her days catering to the culinary caprices of some of the world's biggest stars.
Ms Beere, 39, is back in her hometown as chef to the Beastie Boys, one of the main acts at the Big Day Out tomorrow.
She has been cooking since September for MCA, Mike D (a vegan macrobiotic), four other band members and their familie... |
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| Has Brit got No1 in oven? - Jan 20, 2005 | Britney is also looking to end her feud with Christina Aguilera, it emerged yesterday.
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| Hours (and hours) of fun with Grammy Bingo - Jan 20, 2005 | Grab your grid, turn tedious awards show into near-family fun
Christina Aguilera is as well known for her questionable taste in clothes as she is for her luscious singing voice.
Awards shows are a whole lot duller these days thanks to Janet Jackson’s boob. Last year’s infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction resulted in an FCC crackdown and a five-minute delay on the Grammy Awards one week later. Gone are the days of expletive-laced acceptance speeches, obscene hand gestures, and the glimpse of a forbidden body part. Madonna may french Britney Spears. Ashlee Simpson’s reflux might kick in. B... |
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| CD to benefit human rights group - Jan 21, 2005 | Thirty-two big-name artists are featured on Love Rocks, a collection of songs to benefit the Human Rights Campaign.
Yoko Ono, Christina Aguilera, the Dixie Chicks, Mandy Moore, Pink, Emmylou Harris, Cyndi Lauper and Melissa Etheridge are among the entertainers featured on the double-disc compilation due for release Feb. 25, Rolling Stone reports.
The organization is dedicated to fighting for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. An issue that motivated the musicians is the constitutional battle to legally sanction same-sex marriage.
The constitution of this count... |
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| Legend Mobile to Enter the iPod Accessory Market - Jan 21, 2005 | Legend Mobile Inc. (OTC BB: LGMB) today announced that it intends to enter the iPod accessory market. Legend expects to market branded cases, covers, and headphones on its new site, www.ipodmerch.com.
Legend Mobile has previously worked with a number of licensors including popular NASCAR drivers and top recording artists such as Nelly and Christina Aguilera. Legend has also created branded products with both Palm and Motorola.
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| AOL Cityguide Names the Abbey Both L.A.'s Best Bar and Best Gay Bar for 2004 - Jan 21, 2005 | The Abbey Food and Bar has been chosen as both "BEST BAR" and "BEST GAY BAR" in Los Angeles by AOL Cityguide "City's Best 2004." Nominees for this award included some of most popular and famous bars throughout the entire L.A. metro area.
Located in the heart of West Hollywood on Robertson Blvd., The Abbey Food and Bar has become a favorite hangout for locals and visitors alike, along with celebrities like Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera.
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| Speaking with Ted Nugent - Jan 21, 2005 | His take on today's best young musicians: Whoa, as long as we're clear here we're not mixing talent with politics ... Christina Aguilera and John Mayer are very talented and soulful. I like Dave Matthews and Scott Weiland from Velvet Revolver, even if his dream is to be like Ozzy [Osbourne] -- a liberal hippie puke dog.
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| 'I don't want the world; I just want your half.' - Jan 22, 2005 | My fair readerizzles, it ain't no lie that the English language has become a bastard. Speaking like a savage is in vogue, catchphrases that are not even catchy litter our dialogue, and Christina Aguilera's got kids convinced "dirrty" is a word.
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| Wednesday 5 January, Hollywood - Jan 22, 2005 |  Oh dear! Looks like weary Christina Aguilera just can't hack the pace. The pop siren was caught snoozing in fiance Jordan Bratman's lap after a wild night out in Hollywood. The couple had been clubbing at nightspot Concord into the wee hours before grabbing a ride home.
But partied-out Chrissie clearly couldn'twait to get back to their hotel and curled up in Jordan's lap for a quick kip. Having swapped her usual Dirrty image for retro-chic fishnet, Louis Vuitton heels and an ultra-modest skirt and top, the blissfully dozing diva was almost demure.
Her fella Jordan didn't seem to be enjoying ... |
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| Bowing to celebrities' outrageous behavior - Jan 23, 2005 | Lindsay Lohan.
Tara Reid.
Jessica Simpson.
Ashlee Simpson.
Please, people, we can do better. Seriously, when it comes to the faux divas of the moment, this crop almost makes you long for the glory days of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Almost.
As a frequent critic of how a lot of what we celebrate is downright stupid - how long has it been since the last Brad-and-Jen breakup update, anyway? - this may sound like the beginnings of a rant about how we're wasting our time on these people, how we should instead be putting serious authors and social documentarians and the like on a pedes... |
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| This Week's Hits: Lindsay Lohan vs. Hilary Duff (Meow!) - Jan 24, 2005 | My favorite pop music quote for the week is from MSNBC contributor Helen A. S. Popkin, who predicted that Christina Aguilera will show up to the Grammy's "dressed like a Martian hooker." That's a safe prediction.
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| Aguilera's boyfriend shops for ring - Jan 24, 2005 |  Christina Aguilera's boyfriend has been spotted shopping for engagement rings.
Jason Bratman, a management executive, has been shopping for "the right ring" for weeks and friends say it is only a matter of time before they announce their engagement.
"He's been making inquiries about rings with different jewellers," a source told the New York Post.
"Christina really loves him. She is so happy with him.
Friends say Bratman has helped calm Aguilera down and she has even removed 10 of her 11 body piercings.
"He's the one guy I can credit for making me think about... |
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| Late-Night partying knocks Christina out! - Jan 24, 2005 |  They left LA's Concord nightclub in the wee hours, so Christina Aguilera snuggles into the limo for a nap on her boyfriend Jordan Bratman's lap.
The couple, together for more than 18 months, has been the subject of intense speculation lately: Are they engaged?... |
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| Christina’s Boring Date - Jan 24, 2005 |  Bless Christina Aguilera. When she dutifully agreed to go to a basketball match with her boyfriend Jordan Bratman we’re sure she was full of good intentions.
After all the hours he’s probably clocked up waiting for her to apply her fake tan in the past, it’s really the least she could do. And look! She even left her orange face at home for him (unless she got a wake-up call after seeing our shocking pictures of Donatella last week).
But despite her efforts to look the part, Ms Aguilera just couldn’t disguise her boredom as she and Jordan sat on the sidelines of the LA Lakers vs Atlanta Hwa... |
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| Aguilera Thinking Of Marriage - Jan 25, 2005 | The human condition is beset by many an insurmountable task. Not drinking, or bringing about World Peace for example. Now some div is attempting the thankless task of making an honest woman of Christina Aguilera.
The incredibly-named Jason Bratman has apparently been shopping for “the right ring” (News Ed. initiallly read that as “the right wing"). According to the New York Post, a ’source’ said that “He’s been making inquiries about rings with different jewellers, Christina really loves him. She is so happy with him.”
Apparently Bratman has been a good influence on Aguilera, persuadin... |
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| Christina Bounces In - Jan 25, 2005 |  IS it just me or is CHRISTINA AGUILERA’s amazing chest starting to take on a life of its own?
The Dirrty singer stepped out with fiancé JORDAN BRATMAN for dinner at a Hollywood restaurant looking very booby indeed.... |
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| OK! Diary - Everything off her chest! - Jan 25, 2005 |  They say that Britney Spears has asked Christina Aguilera to make up after years of feuding. Good for her. After what's happened with the tsunami, you have to think life's too short - don't have enemies. I want to spread a little peace and love and tell people to enjoy what they have and get along with each other. I'm stubborn at times, but I think people should make up in the end. I've never had a big falling out with celebrity pal, but I think Britney and Christina are a good example to the rest.... |
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| Names & faces - Jan 26, 2005 | Aguilera stores the metal
According to the New York Post, once-trashy popster Christina Aguilera and boyfriend, Jordan Bratman, 25, have been spotted inquiring about wedding rings.
Bratman, who's graced the 24-year-old Aguilera's life for two years, is said to be the force behind her image transformation from dirty girl to classy siren.
How do we know this? Since she starting seeing him, C.A. has stopped decorating 10 of her 11 body piercings and is sporting clothing worthy of a screen starlet. Her reps deny an engagement, however. |
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| Aguilera to get engaged? - Jan 27, 2005 | Pop star Christina Aguilera is reportedly getting engaged to boyfriend Jordan Bratman.
Bratman has been shopping for an engagement ring for the singer in preparation to pop the question, according to sources.
A pal tells the New York Post: "He's been making inquiries about rings with different jewellers."
Aguilera recently said of Bratman, who she met two years ago when he was working for her management company Azoff Music Management: "He's the one guy I can credit for making me think about marriage in a whole new light."... |
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| Victoria to pen songs - Jan 27, 2005 | Beckham recently abandoned all hope of a successful solo career, five years after the British girl group split - she is the only former Spice Girl not to have achieved a UK number one single.
But the singer is convinced she has a talent to share, and wants to help stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera top the charts.
She tells British magazine New: "I would like to have my songs played on the radio, but if they are not being sung by me, at least this way I am still involved. I would even do backing vocals if it was someone like Britney Spears."... |
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| Brit hearts Xtina - Jan 27, 2005 | Think you can handle the truth? Well, yet again Britney's using her website to shed light on stuff you never even cared about in the first place.
As a preview of what's to come, the blonde zit-farmer web editor has set the world to rights on the topics of the feud with Christina Aguilera, her alleged jealousy of sister Jamie Lynn and the US encouragement of international debt.
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| What a girl wants? A Brat! - Jan 27, 2005 | Not quite there but almost on the matrimony train is Christina Aguilera and her rumored fiance, Jordan Bratman.
According to the New York Post, CA and JB are engaged and an official announcement should be expected in the near future. Right now, friends say that the couple are shopping around for the right ring.
The two haven't set a date and their reps deny everything, but nobody listens to reps anymore--hello, Bennifer.
JB is an executive at Christina's management company, and he's been credited with convincing his fiancee to bring it down a notch. So whenever you see Christina in a blouse... |
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| Tony and me - Jan 28, 2005 | Blair's rider list was certainly less extravagant than a typical A-lister. There were no demands for room temperature Evian, hand-selected blue M&M's or Dyptyque candles, as Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey and Beyonce respectively demanded when they appeared on the show.
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| Kids learn at school of hard rocks - Jan 28, 2005 | "It's a different thing than what most people consider popular music culture," he said. "The kids that end up at the School of Rock are not affected by Christina (Aguilera) and Britney Spears."
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| Christina Aguilera to marry? - Jan 28, 2005 | Christina Aguilera's boyfriend, Jordan Bratman, has sparked speculation he is set to propose to her - after he was seen shopping for an engagement ring. Jordan Bratman, who has been dating the 'Dirrty' singer for two years, has reportedly been searching for the perfect ring so he can pop the question to his sexy girlfriend. A source said: "He's been making enquiries about rings with different jewellers."
Last year, it was claimed Jordan had splashed out 30,000GBP on a diamond engagement ring. Jordan, who works for the singer's management company was said to have ordered a 20-carat r... |
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| Stargazing Column - Jan 29, 2005 | CHRISTINA'S NEW LOOK -- The taming of pop wild child Christina Aguilera will soon be complete when she weds very straight music executive Jordan Bratman. Insiders say after two years of dating they'll tie the knot this summer. Known for her sexy outfits, Christina's disappointed fans, becoming more conservative since meeting Jordan. She's removed 10 of 11 body piercings and gotten rid of her famous "dirty" look.
PREDICTION: This will be a happy union with two children in fairly fast succession.... |
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| U2 apologizes for site's ticket sale debacle - Jan 29, 2005 | Christina Aguilera's club, run by a corporation called FansRule, charged fans $30 to access tickets before the general public for her 2004 tour. When the tour was canceled, fans became irate when hundreds of thousands of dollars in tickets weren't refunded promptly.
Some industry insiders are alarmed by the trend. "The Internet is such a great tool for bands to utilize, but it should be used as a marketing and informational tool to sell your product, not as a revenue stream"
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| "Black Album" plus "White Album" equals shades of gray - Jan 30, 2005 | Sometimes, the artists can't believe it, either. Dave Grohl reportedly felt a DJ's marriage of his former band Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with Destiny Child's "Bootylicious" for "Smells Like Teen Booty" was wretched. Christina Aguilera's publishing company served a cease-and-desist order on a London radio station that played "Stroke of Genius," which combined her "Genie in a Bottle" with the Strokes' "Hard to Explain."
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| Clause celeb! - Jan 30, 2005 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA: "What A Girl Wants", a girl has to get! The US pop queen's list includes Oreo biscuits, Nesquick drink and even chewy Flintstones sweets.
Another demand is for a police escort to and from the concert. "Under no circumstances are the vehicles to be allowed to encounter delays, due to traffic", her contract sternly warns. |
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| Offensive, repulsive, obscene - Jan 30, 2005 | Super Bowl XXXIV, 2000
Halftime theme: "A Tapestry of Nations" ... who only care about the other football. So the hell with 'em, and let's have a party!
What you saw: Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton and an 80-person choir.
What you didn't: Collins, who was deemed irrelevant -- and slightly offensive -- to viewers under the age of 40. |
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| Front Line Eyeing Nashville Firms? - Jan 31, 2005 | Talk that Front Line, the freshly capitalized and resurrected mega-management firm of Irving Azoff and Howard Kauffman, is shopping for Nashville management companies to purchase has piqued the interest of Music City managers.
Front Line -- which reps such acts as Christina Aguilera, the Eagles (Azoff), Lenny Kravitz and Jimmy Buffett (Kaufman) -- is said to be utilizing a $200 million investment by Thomas Lee Partners to roll up select management companies.
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| Jolie gals & Depp dudes - Jan 31, 2005 | So, Christina Aguilera is out while Mandy Moore is in. And so are women from eastern Europe, Asia. "There is an influx of women from Slavic countries, Russia, China. Look out for Bai Ling, our Chinese playgirl. She's in Star Wars III ," says Cole.
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| After years of fighting, Britney finally reaches out to Christina. - Jan 31, 2005 | Christina.
She's a hit with the critics, having won three Grammys, including best female pop vocalist.
Britney.
She has Christina beat in album sales - moving a massive 55 million copies!
Long before Lindsay Lohan and Hillary Duff got into catfight, Christina Aguilera and britney Spears were battling it out - on the charts and behind the scenes.
It all started when Christina spoke out againsts lip-synching, an apparent slap at Britney. And it got worse when rumors spread that Christina had hooked up with Britney's ex, Justin Timberlake when they were on tour in 2002.
But now Britney, 23, ... |
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| Have these stars had plastic surgery? - Jan 31, 2005 |  She's copying Marilyn Monroe's style, and now Christina's got a curvy figure - just like her idol!
Our experts believe she's taken the plunge.
"I would speculate that she's had breast augmentation," says Dr. Richard Fleming of The Beverly Hills Institute of Aesthetic and Reconstrutive Surgery (who hasn't treated these stars), as "the outer line of the breast is very full."... |
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| Floopy Hat - Jan 31, 2005 |  The right hat can be the crowning touch to an outfit, but because her hair is completely tucked into this bulky style, Christina looks like she's wearing a shower cap.... |
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