Anyone around in the late '90s wouldn't be able to forget when Christina Aguilera burst onto the music scene with her first hit, Genie in a Bottle. Girls everywhere wanted to be her and she continued to release hit pop song after hit pop song. It wasn't until a few years later that Aguilera started releasing songs with a clear message, such as Stronger and Beautiful. Something had changed and we found out via interviews what it was all about.
While she was growing up, Aguilera was physically and emotionally abused by her father, who she continued to try maintaining a relationship with. She has now been estranged from him for more than a decade, but her more serious music still provides a window into the traumatic life she used to live. We're so glad she made it out on top.