Christina Aguilera Early life and career Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York, to Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army at the time and Shelly Loraine Fidler, a teacher of Spanish language. Aguilera's father was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, while her mother is of Irish[14] descent (Christina's maternal grandmother emigrated from County Clare.)[15] Her father, Fausto, was stationed at Earnest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada and Japan. Aguilera lived with her father and mother until she was seven years old. When Aguilera's parents divorced, her mother took her, and her younger sister Rachel, to her grandmother's home in Rochester, Pennsylvania, a suburb outside of Pittsburgh. According to both Aguilera and Fidler, her father was very controlling, as well as physically and emotionally abusive.[16] She later wrote about her difficult childhood in the songs "I'm OK" in
Niisiis ma läksin Ma jõudsin ringiga oma vanasse kooli tagasi. ära Direktor oli pensionil, ammu juba. Ma olin õpetaja. Endalegi üllatuseks. Stephenville 1979-1984 St. John's 1970-1976 väikesesse kooli ühes linnas ookeani kaldal. Ehk üks väike talu, hobi ja töö? Ma ei tahtnud kunagi õpetajaks saada.