Christina Aguilera Gets Candid connected Tough Childhood
Christina Aguilera is taking a infinitesimal to bash immoderate reflection.
While accepting the Spirit of Hope grant astatine the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards connected Sept. 29, the pop icon spoke astir the interaction she wanted to marque connected the euphony manufacture aft experiencing a turbulent childhood. The "Genie In A Bottle" vocalist said she made a committedness to herself to usage her "voice and presumption for thing deeper than conscionable making records."
"I wanted my songs to person a genuine intent and meaning," Christina, 41, said during the awards ceremony. "Having grown up successful an situation that was chaotic, I realized that sharing my communicative was captious successful connecting with others who whitethorn conflict to person a dependable themselves. From there, I discovered that the messages, lessons and stories from my songs are 1 of the top gifts I could offer."
She added that it has ever been a precedence of hers to navigate her career with "integrity and purpose."
"I proceed to perceive to my bosom and sing astir things, sometimes achy things, that could assistance others," Christina added. "It means truthful overmuch to maine to turn unneurotic with my fans done the years done authenticity and compassion with issues relating to equality, home violence, aforesaid emotion and much, overmuch more."
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The "Candyman" vocalist also, who has been open astir her puerility before, stated her pridefulness for the enactment she's done with organizations that "dedicate themselves to making the satellite a amended place."
She added, "All of these things unneurotic are what punctual maine of my halfway values and empower maine to proceed being the champion idiosyncratic I tin be."
Also during the show, Christina besides performed "La Reina" portion wearing an edgy achromatic formal with debased neckline and mermaid flare.
See the stars deed the reddish carpet astatine the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards here.
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