Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)
Stripped is the fourth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on October 22, 2002, by RCA Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her self-titled debut album (1999), Aguilera took creative control over her next album, both musically and lyrically. She also changed her public image and established her alter ego Xtina. Musically, the record incorporates pop and R&B with influences from many different genres, including soul, rock, hip hop, and Latin music. Lyrically, most of the songs from the album discuss the theme of self-respect, while a few other songs talk about sex and feminism. As an executive producer, Aguilera enlisted numerous new collaborators for the album.
Aguilera performing "What a Girl Wants" during Justified and Stripped Tour at the TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida on July 15, 2003
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Christina MarĂa Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Referred to as the "Voice of a Generation", she is noted for her four-octave vocal range, musical reinventions, sustaining high notes including use of the whistle register, and a signature use of melisma throughout her music. Recognized as an influential figure in popular music, she also became known for incorporating controversial themes such as feminism, sexuality, LGBT culture and the sex-positive movement into her work. Aguilera was also honoured as a Disney Legend, for her contributions to The Walt Disney Company.
Aguilera performing on The Stripped Tour in 2003
Aguilera performing "Beautiful" at the Breakthrough Prize Scientist Awards, 2014
Aguilera performing on the Liberation Tour at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, 2018
Aguilera is known by her melismatic singing technique, yielding comparisons to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.