Don't look at me

Ooh, oh, oh, ooh,

Everyday is so wonderful, then suddenly, it's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure, from all the pain
I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes words can bring me down
So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends you're delirious
So consumed, your all alone
Trying hard to fill the emptiness, the pieces gone,
Left the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?

You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can bring you down, No, no
Cause you are beautiful in every single way
Yes words can bring you down. Oh, no
So don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do,
No matter what we say,
We're the song inside the tune, full of beautiful mistakes
And everywhere we go, ( And everywhere we go)
the sun will always shine
( The sun will Always, Always, Shine)
And tomorrow we might awake on the other side

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes words won't bring us down, no
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes words can bring us down, oh , no
So don't you bring me down today

Back in the day
The used to say
Play that song,get it goin’ and the band played
And still today
You hear us say
Play tha song all night long MR.DJ
Thouth tims have change
It’s still the same
We all need a minute to get away
So let it go
And feel the flow
If you got soul let the would know

Were gonna set the move
Gonna go back
To an old-school grove
Gonna riwand,to another time
When the originators,innovators were alive
So break out the Marvin Gaye
Your Etta James
Your Lady Day
And Coultrane
Tern up your 45’s
Bring back to life the sould and vibe of yesterday
Open the mind
Enjoy the right
Grt out tonigh
And grab that soul train
Back in the day (8x)

Now Chain of Fools
And respect
Was the anthem of a woman Aretha said
Wat’s Goin On
Let’s Get It On
Such classic song don’t for get them
Thouth times have changed
They still remain
My inspiration every today
So give it up
For the ones
Who came before
Open up the door

Were gonna set the move
Gonna go back
To an old-school grove
Gonna riwand,to another time
When the originators,innovators were alive
So break out the Marvin Gaye
Your Etta James
Your Lady Day
And Coultrane
Tern up your 45’s
Bring back to life the sould and vibe of yesterday
Open the mind
Enjoy the right
Grt out tonigh
And grab that soul train
Back in the day (8x)

So get up,relive it
Gotta let yourself go
Give up your praise
Come celebrate
Just get up,get on in
Get youself on the floor
Don’t back away
Come celebrate

So break out the Marvin Gaye
Your Etta James
Your Lady Day
And Coultrane
Tern up your 45’s
Bring back to life the sould and vibe of yesterday
Open the mind
Enjoy the right
Get out tonight
And grab that soul train
Back in the day (8)

[Christina Aguilera]
Glo-glo-glo-glo-ria
Yeah, ooh, oh, ooh oh, yeah

Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plain
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains

Glo-glo-glo-glo-ria
In excelsis Deo

Ooh, no, yeah, yeah
Shepards, why this jubilee
Why your joyous song prolong
What the gladsome tidings be, ohh
That inspire your heavenly, heavenly song, oh

Glo-glo-glo-glo-ria
In excelsis Deo

Oh oh oh, oh yeah
Oh, come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing, oh
Come on adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, our newborn King

Glo-glo-glo-glo-ria
In excelsis Deo
Oh yeah

[Eric Dawkins & Christina Aguilera]
On the day, that Christ was born
The angels sang such a heavenly song
In excelsis Deo, ohh

Angels we have heard on high
Angels we have heard on high
Angels we have heard on high
Angels we have heard on high
In excelsis Deo
In excelsis Deo

In excelsis Deo

Sweet sugar candyman
I met him out for dinner on a Friday night
He really had me workin up an appetite
He had tattous up and down his arm
There’s nothing more dangerous
Than a boy with charm
His a one-stop shop
Makes the panties drop
He’s a sweet-talkin sugar-coated candyman
A sweat-talkin sugar-coated candyman

He took me to the spider clab at Hollywood and Vine
We drank champagne and we danced all night
We shook the paparazzi for a big surprise
The gossip tonight will be tomorrow’s headline
He’s a one-stop shop
Makes my cherry pop
He’s a sweet-talkin sugar-coated candyman
He’s a sweet-talkin sugar-coated candyman

A he’s a one-stop shop
Makes my cherry pop
He’s a sweet-talkin sugar-coated candyman
A sweat-talkin sugar-coated candyman

Well by now I’m getting all bothered and hot
When me kissed my month he really hit the spot
He had lips like sugar cane
Good things come for boys who wait
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Sweet sugar candyman
He’s a one-stop gotcha hot
Makin the panties drop
Sweet sugar candyman
He’ a one-stop got me hot
Makin my uh pop
Sweet sugar candyman
He’s a one stop get it while it’s hot
Baby don’t stop
Sweet sugar
He got those lips like sugar cane
Good things come for boys who wait
He’s a one-stop shop
With a real big uh
He’s a sweat-talkin sugar-coated candyman
He’s a sweat-talkin sugar-coated candyman
He’s a sweat-talkin sugar-coated candyman
He’s a sweat-talkin sugar-coated candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman
Candyman

1999: Genie Gets Her Wish
2001: My Reflection
2004: Stripped Live in the UK
2007: Back to Basics and Beyond
2007: Back To Basics: Live And Down Under

In March 2006, Aguilera signed a contract with European cell phone operator Orange to promote the new Sony Ericsson Walkman phone. She was featured in a Pepsi commercial alongside Lebanese singer Elissa, as well as Korean pop singer Rain in May. The spot aired during the 2006 World Cup.

She posed nude for a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photoshoot in the May 2006 issue of GQ magazine. She also granted the magazine an interview in that issue, in which she expressed disappointment in fellow singer Mariah Carey, saying, "She was never cool to me... to the point that one time we were at a party, and I think she got really drunk, and she had just really derogatory things to say to me." In response, Carey issued a press release saying, "It is sad yet predictable that she would use my name at this time to reinvent past incidents for her promotional gain."[57] Aguilera then released her own statement claiming, "My intentions were not to upset Mariah with any statements that were published or taken out of context. I have all the respect in the world for her."

Audio samples:
"Ain't No Other Man" (2006)

The lead single from her album Back to Basics.
"Hurt" (2006)

The second single from her album Back to Basics.
"Candyman" (2007)

The third single from her album Back to Basics.

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Aguilera's third English studio album, Back to Basics, released August 15, 2006, went to #1 in thirteen countries. The critically-acclaimed lead single "Ain't No Other Man" was a substantial success, reaching #2 on the United World Chart, #6 in the U.S., and the top 5 in Europe. Aguilera described the double CD as "a throwback to the 20s, 30s, and 40s-style jazz, blues, and feel-good soul music, but with a modern twist."[59] Producers on the album included DJ Premier, Kwamé, Linda Perry, and Mark Ronson. One track, "F.U.S.S.", was written as a response to the animosity between Aguilera and Scott Storch during the recording of Stripped. In the interview with Maxim, she said, "That’s a way of burying my experience with him. We did great work on Stripped... When I tried to work with him again, he made uncalled-for demands. It was disappointing that someone would get affected like that."[60] She received writing credit for every track and was the executive producer for the album, which debuted at number one in the U.S. and the U.K. The follow-up singles did very well in different regions, "Hurt" in Europe and "Candyman" in the Pacific. She co-directed both music videos, the former with Floria Sigismondi who directed her "Fighter" video,[61] and the latter, "Candyman", with director/photographer Matthew Rolston which was inspired by The Andrews Sisters.[62] The Back To Basics album has sold 4.2 million copies around the world as of 2007.[citation needed].


Aguilera's opening performance on her Back to Basics Tour.Aside from promoting her own album, Aguilera collaborated with Sean "Diddy" Combs on a track, titled "Tell Me", from his album "Press Play". The single was released in late 2006 it reached the top 10 in the UK and peaked at #47 in the U.S.

She began her "Back to Basics Tour" with eighteen European dates which began November 17 in Sheffield and ended December 17 in Prague.[63] Following this she toured North America in a 41-date arena tour, which began February 20, 2007 in Houston and ended on May 23 in San Diego.[64] After this, she toured Asia and Australia, which began June 18 in Osaka and was supposed to end on August 3 in Auckland. She however canceled her last two dates in Melbourne and her final two in Auckland due to an illness. She insisted that the jazz club tour would push through sometime after.[65]

At the 49th Grammy Awards, Aguilera again won the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Ain't No Other Man". She made a noteworthy performance at the ceremony paying tribute to James Brown with her rendition of his song "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".[66] In January 2007, Aguilera was named the 19th richest woman in entertainment by Forbes, with a net worth of US$60 million.

On September 16, 2007, Aguilera performed Steppin' Out With My Baby with Tony Bennett on the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. That same evening, Bennett won 2 Emmys for Tony Bennett: An American Classic, which Aguilera was a part of. In addition, the Saturday Night Live episode in which Aguilera was the musical guest won an Emmy. "Steppin' Out" is nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals at this year's 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Candyman is also nominatad for Best Female Pop vocal Performance at this years 50th annual Grammy Awards.

Aguilera later decided to embrace a more mature image; this move was met with more praise than criticism, with articles using punch lines such as "From Crass to Class". She eventually dyed her hair cherry blonde and recorded a jingle, "Hello", for a Mercedes-Benz ad, becoming the new face of Mercedes-Benz. However, the jingle was never completed, as Aguilera has already started working on new material. Shortly after, she dyed her hair blonde and cut it short, and took on a Marilyn Monroe look; many of her fans believe she is one of the main proponents (along with Dita Von Teese, Gwen Stefani, the Puppini Sisters and Ashley Judd) in bringing back the 1920s-1940s Hollywood glamour look.


Image used in the Declare Yourself billboard campaign. Photograph by David LaChapelleIn the run-up to the 2004 United States presidential election, Aguilera was featured on billboards for the "Only You Can Silence Yourself" online voter registration drive run by the nonpartisan, non-profit campaign "Declare Yourself". In these political advertisements, shot by David LaChapelle, Aguilera was shown with her mouth sewn shut, to symbolize the effects of not voting. She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the importance of voting.

In late summer 2004 Aguilera released two singles. The first, "Car Wash", was a remake of the Rose Royce disco song recorded as a collaboration with rapper Missy Elliott for the soundtrack to the film Shark Tale. The second song was also a collaboration, but this time as a second single from one of Nelly's double-release albums, Sweat, titled "Tilt Ya Head Back". Both singles failed commercially in the U.S., but did considerably better in other parts of the world. After much delay, Aguilera's first DVD live-recording from a concert tour, Stripped Live in the UK, was released in November 2004. In late December she officially released a fragrance, Xpose, which has only been available in a few European countries.[55]

Aguilera collaborated with jazz artist Herbie Hancock on a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" recorded for Hancock's album Possibilities, released in August 2005. Aguilera and Hancock were later nominated for the Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals". Aguilera went back to her Mickey Mouse Club roots when she helped open the 50th Anniversary for Disneyland by performing "When You Wish Upon a Star", and she also collaborated with Andrea Bocelli on the song "Somos Novios" for his album Amore, released in early 2006. In late 2005, she performed at "Unite of the Stars", a charity banquet in aid of Unite Against Hunger in Johannesburg, South Africa, with stars such as Diana Ross and Westlife. She also performed at the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund at the Coca-Cola Dome in November

On October 29, 2002, after much delay, Aguilera's second full-length English album, Stripped, was released, selling more than 330,000 copies in the first week and peaking at #2 on the Billboard 200. Unlike previous work, the album showcased Aguilera's raunchier side.[39] The majority of Stripped was co-written by Aguilera (who had recently signed a global music publishing contract with BMG Music Publishing), and was influenced by many different subjects and music styles, including rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, balladry, pop rock, hip-hop and jazz.Upon initial release, the album was very well-received by critics, although Aguilera's vocals were overlooked as she began to cultivate a more sexually provocative image. After the release of the album, she took part in photoshoots for magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone,[44] and CosmoGirl!. Many of these photographs featured her nude or semi-nude. It was during this time Aguilera referred to herself as "Xtina", even getting a tattoo of her nickname on the back of her neck and several piercings.[45]

Audio samples:
"Dirrty" (2002)

The lead single from her album Stripped.
"Beautiful" (2002)

The most successful single from her album Stripped peaking at number-one in UK and number-two in U.S..
"Fighter" (2003)

The third single from her album Stripped.

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Initially, the raunchy image had a negative effect on Aguilera in the U.S., especially after the release of her controversial "Dirrty" music video. She denied that this change was a matter of publicity, claiming that the image better reflected her true personality than did the image she cultivated back in 1999. While the video for "Dirrty" became very popular on MTV, it disappointed on the U.S. singles chart. However, the single was a hit worldwide, reaching number one in the UK and Ireland. The album reached the top five on the U.K., U.S. and Canadian album charts, though it was initially considered a "sophomore slump." The second single, "Beautiful", became highly successful on the radio and earned her another Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Three more singles from the album ("Fighter", "Can't Hold Us Down" featuring Lil' Kim, "The Voice Within") were released in the following two years and were hits that helped the album stay on the charts for the next two years - "Infatuation" was only released as single in Spain instead of "The Voice Within". Stripped stayed on the U.S. and UK album charts well into 2004, and went on to be certified four-times platinum in the U.S. with over ten million copies sold worldwide.[46] It appeared at number ten on Billboard's year-end album chart. Kelly Clarkson's second single "Miss Independent" was co-written by Aguilera, having been half-finished for Stripped.


Aguilera performing in her Stripped Tour.Aguilera joined Justin Timberlake that June on the final leg of his international Justified tour, held in the U.S. This portion of the tour became a co-headliner called the Justified & Stripped Tour. In August, an overhead lighting grid collapsed from the ceiling of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, causing major damage to the sound and video equipment below. Because the collapse occurred hours before the show, only a few stagehands were injured, but a few shows were cancelled or postponed. In the fourth quarter of that year, Aguilera continued to tour internationally without Timberlake, and changed the name of the tour to the Stripped World Tour. She also dyed her hair black. It was one of the top-grossing tours of that year, and sold out most of its venues. Rolling Stone readers named it the best tour of the year. She became the muse and model for fashion couse Versace.She also topped Maxim's Hot 100 list, setting record sales for the issue later saying, "We had fun working with certain clothes, or the lack thereof".

In light of the tour's success, another U.S. tour was scheduled to begin in mid 2004 with a new theme and featuring Chingy as an opening act. The tour was scrapped because of the vocal cord injuries Aguilera suffered shortly before the tour's opening date. In a tribute to Madonna's performance at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards' ceremony, Aguilera performed a kiss with the singer-actress at the 2003 edition of the ceremony in August. The incident occurred during the opening performance of Madonna's songs "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" with fellow popstar Britney Spears.

In 1998, she sang the High "E" in full voice (E5) on a cover of Whitney Houston's "Run to You" which she recorded with a tape recorder in her bathroom. She was then selected to record the song "Reflection" for the Disney production of Mulan (1998). Recording "Reflection" led to Aguilera earning a contract with RCA Records the same week.[24] "Reflection" peaked within the top twenty on the Adult Contemporary Singles Chart, and it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song" in 1998.

Audio samples:
"Genie in a Bottle" (1999)

The first hit single from Christina Aguilera peaking at number-one in most of the countries.
"I Turn to You" (2000)

The third single from her debut album Christina Aguilera.
"Come on Over Baby (All I Want is You)" (2000)

The last single from her debut album Christina Aguilera.

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Under the exclusive representation of Steve Kurtz, Aguilera's self-titled debut album Christina Aguilera was released on August 24, 1999. It reached the top of the Billboard 200 and Canadian album charts, selling eight million copies in the U.S.[2] and over 13 million copies worldwide.[25] The album is also included in the Top 100 Album of All Time list of The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) based on album sales in the US.


Aguilera in April 2000Her singles "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" and "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" topped the Billboard Hot 100 during 1999 and 2000, and "I Turn to You" reached #3. Aguilera won the "Best New Artist" award at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and she was nominated for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "Genie in a Bottle". According to the album's songwriters who appeared on the documentary Driven, Aguilera wanted to display the range and audacity in her voice during the promotion of the album, and performed acoustic sets and appeared on television shows accompanied only by a piano. She ended the year on MTV's 2 Large New Year's Special, as she performed and was MTV's first artist of the millennium.

Later in 2000, Aguilera first emphasized her Latin heritage by releasing her first Spanish album, Mi Reflejo on September 12, 2000. This album contained Spanish versions of songs from her English debut as well as new Spanish tracks. Though some criticized Aguilera for trying to "cash in" on a Latin-music boom that included Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Marc Anthony, the album still managed to peak at #27 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Latin album charts. In 2001, it won Aguilera a Latin Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Album". The Album has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide and has been certified Gold (500,000) in the USA and 3x Platinum (600,000* Latin album)[27] under the RIAA's Los Premios de Oro y Platino program. She also won the World Music Award as the best selling Latin artist that year. Aguilera also released a Christmas album on October 24, 2000 called My Kind of Christmas. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200, has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and has been certified Platinum (1 million) in the USA.[28] Ricky Martin asked her to duet with him on the track "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" from his album Sound Loaded; released in 2001 as the album's second single, which reached #1 on the World Chart.

Audio sample:
"Lady Marmalade" (2001)

The soundtrack for the Moulin Rouge!.

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In 2001, Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink were chosen to remake Patti LaBelle's 1975 single "Lady Marmalade" for the film Moulin Rouge! and its soundtrack. The Missy Elliott produced single hit number one on the Hot 100 for five weeks and reached number one in eleven other countries, and it earned all four performers a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals". Aguilera's appearance in the music video was compared to that of Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider.[29] The video won two MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year in 2001, where Aguilera accepted the award saying, "I guess the big hair paid off."


Aguilera in the music video for "Lady Marmalade" (2001), a collaboration with Lil' Kim, Mya and P!nk.That year a single emerged into record stores called "Just Be Free", one of the demos Aguilera recorded when she was around fifteen years old. When RCA Records discovered the single, they advised fans not to purchase it and had German authorities pull the single off shelves.[31] Months later, Warlock Records was set to release Just Be Free, an album which contains the demo tracks. Aguilera filed a breach of contract and unfair-competition suit against Warlock and the album's producers to block the release.[32] Instead, the two parties came to a settlement to release the album. Aguilera lent out her name, likeness and image for an unspecified amount of damages. Many of the details of the lawsuit remain confidential. When the album was released in August 2001, it Читать далее...

1999: Christina Aguilera
2000: Mi Reflejo
2000: My Kind of Christmas
2001: Just Be Free
2002: Stripped
2006: Back to Basics

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