Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized Biography [Paperback]

Pier Dominguez (Author)

Book Description

It is the first analytical, serious and uncensored look at Christina's life and her rise to the pinnacle of the pop world. A controversial and elusive figure, Christina Aguilera has polarized and mesmerized audiences since the beginning.  While fans praise her sultry, soulful voice, a growing contingent of detractors finds her whole persona tacky.  Even other artists, including Eminem have openly proclaimed their dislike of her; and her idol, Mariah Carey, refused to talk to her.  Love her or hate her, Christina's success is without precedent.  Millions and millions of her albums sold worldwide.  It seems that everything she touches turns platinum.  In Christina Aguilera:  A Star is Made, author Pier Dominguez traces the construction of a 21st century star and provides a shrewd, psychological portrait - the first analytical look at her life and rise to the pinnacle of the pop world.  This biography reveals Christina Aguilera in a most intimate light, chronicling her early years, exploring her motivations and tracing the development of her career.  It strips away the media hoopla and exposes the Real Christina. Christina Aguilera:  A Star is Made gives you all the details about how Christina fled her abusive father at age 5; cut out her first manager and later refused to give her credit; dropped her first boyfriend as her fame was reaching its most glorious crescendo; became the puppet of her record label, which attempted to downplay her ethnicity and helped her keep her romantic life secret and fired the manager who took her to the top of the charts.  After an almost two-year hiatus, and after having her stardom carefully constructed by the RCA label, Christina has come back with an album; that is almost entirely her own creation.  The question Dominguez provocatively poses is. Will she shine as brightly on her own?

Editorial Reviews

Review

Christina Aguilera is lucky to have such a phenomenal biographer in Pier Dominguez. He brings extraordinary gifts to his work. #1 New York Times best-selling biographer of His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography and The Royals Christina's transformation is detailed in a new unauthorized biography, A Star Is Made by 19-year- old Pier Dominguez.The New York Post. Pier Dominguez is one of the best young writers I know. --Jack Olsen, New York Times best selling true crime author

About the Author

Nineteen-year old journalism student Pier Dominguez has written for New York Newsday.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Amber Communications Group, Inc. (December 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970222459
• ISBN-13: 978-0970222459
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Composers & Musicians > Pop

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful Christina Aguilera biography, August 2, 2003

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"gymnastics_chick" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized Biography (Paperback)

Before buying this book, be aware that this is not your average biography of a pop singer. Pier Dominguez has written a well-researched, detailed, up-to-date and intimate biography of one of pop music's biggest superstars, Christina Aguilera. The book is filled with interesting information and anecdotes about Christina Aguilera, covering her life up to late 2002. It covers topics that those glossy fan books do not, including the abusive tactics of Christina's father, information about the Britney/Christina rivalry, intimate details about Christina's ex-boyfriend Jorge Santos, the complete story of Christina firing her longtime manager Steve Kurtz, and so much more. If you want a book that exposes the media hoopla and tells the truth about Christina's life, then this is the perfect book for you.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, January 1, 2004

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Chloe (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized Biography (Paperback)

This is the first and only current biography of one of pop music's most controversial ladies, Christina Aguilera. I recieved this book as a Christimas present and eagerly devoured it in two days. I found it to be a quick, yet balanced and imformative biography. The book itself isn't one of those fan guides stuffed with pictures- it's more like a behind-the-scenes look at Christina Aguilera's life up to 2003. In it, you'll find information about her early years singing, her days on The Mickey Mouse Club, her determination to become a singing star, how she got a record deal, the story behind Christina's transformation from a sweet innocent girl to an independant young woman, the story behind her controversial romance with Jorge Santos, and much, much more. This book does not always chronicle Christina as a perfect robot, it shows us that she has faults and feelings, too. You'll even get to read about the making of "Lady Marmelade" and Christina and Britney's "rivalry." This book allows you to take a peek and see what Christina's life really is as a pop star. If you are looking for a detailed, up-do-date, intimate, and well-researched biography of Christina Aguilera, this would be the book to turn to.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized Biography (Paperback)

Biographies of singers are suppose to be short, quick, exciting, yet informative and straight to the point...Just as its publicity states, this is certainly NOT one of your average short, to the point, insta-biographies that have become so popular. It chronicles the rise of a star while demonstrating how the music industry constructed Aguilera. In the best tradition of the thorough, unauthorized biography, this book is more than the life of the star.