- 2002
Pinup Girl
Aguilera poses nude on the cover of Rolling Stone (she also poses topless on the cover of Maxim). She says the image change better reflects her true personality. "I love experimenting with my sexuality," she tells a German newspaper. "I want to try out as much as possible. It would be wrong of me to hide this side of my personality. I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time."
- 2003
GLAAD for 'Beautiful'
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) presents a special award to Aguilera for the positive images of gay and transgendered people in the video for "Beautiful." The song "is about being or feeling unaccepted for merely being yourself," Aguilera tells the crowd at the GLAAD awards.
- 2005
Aguilera Engaged!
Record producer Jordan Bratman and Aguilera become engaged. Bratman, 27, asks her a to six-course dinner and afterward brings Aguilera to their Carmel, Calif., hotel room, which is filled with rose petals, red and pink balloons and gift boxes. Each box contains a present and a self-penned poem. "When I got to the last box," she tells PEOPLE, "there was a ring in it. I was so surprised! It's classic, but it has a rock and roll feeling."
To the Bride and Groom
Aguilera marries Bratman at the Staglin Family Vineyard in California's Napa Valley at a three-day celebration that costs an estimated $2 million. After the 30-minute nondenominational ceremony in a tent with hand-painted stars on the ceiling, the 120 guests, including Aguilera pal Sharon Stone, shower the couple with rose petals. The bride wears a form-fitting white satin gown by Christian Lacroix.
- 2006
Back on the Charts
Her third English-language album, Back to Basics, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. The album, a two-disc set, covers her influences from '20s, '30s and '40s jazz and blues. While promoting the album, Aguilera steps away from her sex-kitten image, acquiring a more refined, Jean Harlow-type style.
- 2007
Aguilera Belts Brown at Grammys
Aguilera belts James Brown's "It's a Man's World" in a tribute to the late singer at the 49th annual Grammy ceremony. She also takes home a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance for "Ain't No Other Man" before kicking off her Back to Basics U.S. tour on Feb. 20.
Filling Out to 'Most Beautiful'
Aguilera, 26, is named one of PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful, gaining praise for filling out her once-frail frame. "I was always lean growing up," she says. "It's fun for me to take on that womanly shape. I definitely wasn't upset about gaining those curves!"
Paris Outs Christina's Pregnancy
At a packed Las Vegas club, Paris Hilton reveals that Aguilera and Bratman are expecting their first child. "Congratulations to the most beautiful pregnant woman in the world," Hilton announces on the microphone, as Aguilera, who has never confirmed being pregnant (despite a visible bump), appears shocked. In November, the pop star finally confirms that she will "enter into mommyhood," even posing nearly nude (á la Demi Moore) on the cover of Marie Claire.
- 2008
Christina Welcomes Max
Aguilera gives birth to son, Max Liron Bratman. In an exclusive PEOPLE cover story, the glowing mommy shows off her newborn and his decked-out nursery. "I'm head over heels in love. He's changed my life," Aguilera tells PEOPLE of her baby. "I'm simply in awe of him. It's a love unlike any I've ever felt before."
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): WENN; Kevin Mazur/WireImage; X 17; Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Reuters/landov
- Name
- Christina Aguilera
- Birth Date
- December 18, 1980
- Birth Place
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- Heart Monitor
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Jordan Bratman, husband (2003 to present)
Jorge Santos, ex-boyfriend (2000 to 2002)
