Christina Aguilera was groomed by the Disney machine right along with fellow cast mates Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, and her exceptional singing talent made her a standout even back then.
When her debut single, “Genie in a Bottle,” hit the airwaves, the buzz about this young protege was that the sky really was the limit.
Christina was eager to break out of the pop princess mold her record company had her in, so as soon as her star skyrocketed, she took the reigns and guided her own career in a dirtier direction.
Her then controversial album, “Stripped,” was Aguilera’s attempt to brand herself as a feminist rebel in control of her own musical destiny.
Christina remains an icon of sexual seductiveness–an image that has tended to overpower a voice even as powerful as hers.