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Christina Aguilera parents: Meet Fausto Xavier Aguilera, Shelly Loraine Kearns

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Christina María Aguilera is a popular American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She is often referred to as the “Voice of a Generation”, and is known for her four-octave vocal range, use of melismatic singing, and ability to sustain high notes.
Christina Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 (age 42 years), in Staten Island, New York, United States.

 

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Christina Aguilera’s parents: Meet Fausto Xavier Aguilera, Shelly Loraine Kearns

Christina Aguilera was born in Staten IslandNew York City, to Shelly Loraine Kearns (née Fidler) and Fausto Xavier Aguilera. Her mother was a musician whereas her father was a United States Army soldier.

Her father was born in Ecuador, and her mother has German, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry. Christina Aguilera’s parent’s divorced when she was six years old, and she and her younger sister, Racheal including her mother had to move into their grandmother’s home in Rochester, a suburb in the Pittsburgh area.

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Christina Aguilera said at the time of the divorce, she was physically and emotionally abusive and had used music as an escape.

Her mother later remarried Jim Kearns and had a son with him named Michael. After years of estrangement, Aguilera expressed interest in reconciling with her father in 2012

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