Christina is leaving The Voice.

Publication: Star
Date: 11 July 2011

According to Star, Christina Aguilera is leaving the hit show The Voice. According to the show's producers, all the stars have been signed for a second season.

CARSON DALY ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR THE VOICE SEASON TWO

Because of it's popularity, The Voice as you know is already gearing up for season two. All four judges: Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green, and Christina Aguilera, will be judging/mentoring again this second time around.

But there will be a few changes to this singing competition in regards to the blind auditions:

"[We're] expanding, but not too much. With success in network TV, often they overdo it once they’ve got a hit. They tend to just sort of whore it out, if you will. We’re going to have longer blind auditions. We only had 2 episodes of it this season and all of a sudden we were into the battle rounds. I think there will be at least four weeks of our blind auditions so that people can really sink their teeth into that discovery process."

In regards to the relationship between mentor and contestant:

"We hang our hat on the fact that our coaches are mentoring these artists and not judging them. The relationship between them was something that was really cool. I mean, Blake put Dia and Xenia on his private jet. In season two, you’ll set that relationship much more in depth and with a little more quality time than we got to do it in season one."

Maybe the other judges will take a hint from Blake Shelton on how to mentor the contestants who are completely different than their genre. Seeing his relationship with his team and how invested he was in all of them, really made me admire him more as an artist but a person as well.



You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

THE VOICE FINALE!!! AND THE WINNER IS...

The Voice finale was last night and I didn't know what to expect. With the show finally coming to a close, I have to say this singing competition was very different to others we have become accustomed to.

Performing live was Pitbull and Ne-Yo singing their dance hit "Give Me Everything" as well as country superstar Brad Paisley. But the performances that stole the show were from the four remaining contestants and their mentors.

Beverly McClellan is the bold rocker with a strong voice and crazy charisma. She debut her original song "Lovesick" and sang "Beautiful" with Christina Aguilera. I love Beverly's confidence on-stage, but I feel for the duet, Christina should've picked something more upbeat to showcase her voice and her stage persona that we all are rooting for.

LOVESICK:

BEAUTIFUL:

Vicci Martinez is the petite rocker girl with the booming voice that commands presence. She sang her original song "Afraid to Sleep" and performed "Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar with mentor Cee-Lo Green. Their performance was very memorable and theatrical taking inspiration from the song's video. Best duet performance of the night!

AFRAID TO SLEEP:

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD:

Javier Colon is the family man with the smooth, velvety voice that croons America with his sweet and romantic song choices. His original song was called "Stitch by Stitch" and he performed "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson with mentor Adam Levine. No one can deny his perfect voice that suits every song well and makes it his own.

STITCH BY STITCH:

MAN IN THE MIRROR:

Dia Frampton is the shy, multi-talented soulful artist who amazes you when you hear her voice. She debut her original song "Inventing Shadows" and performed "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty with mentor Blake Shelton. The duet was cute because it took a Blues Brothers theme with matching suits and Ray Bans. Throughout the season, she was the definite frontrunner with all her songs and performances ranking to #1 on iTunes.

INVENTING SHADOWS:

I WON'T BACK DOWN:


TODAY for the results show, the contestants took to the stage again but with their musical inspirations. Beverly McClellan and Ryan Tedder from One Republic sang "Good Life"; Vicci Martinez and Pat Monahan from Train sang "Drops of Jupiter"; Dia Frampton and Miranda Lambert sang "The House That Built Me"; and Javier Colon sang "Landslide" with the icon Stevie Nicks.

When the four remaining contestants took the stage together one last time for the final results, the two left standing were Javier Colon and Dia Frampton. From their original songs performed on the finale, Javier Colon's song "Stitch by Stitch" reached #2 on iTunes and Dia Frampton's original song "Inventing Shadows" landed the #1 spot on iTunes. Carson Daly then announced JAVIER COLON as the winner of The Voice awarding him #100,000 and a recording contract.

Though it was expected that Dia Frampton and Javier Colon would be the last ones standing, I seriously thought that Dia would win because every week her performances reached #1 on iTunes. Not to mention Javier Colon won by a mere 2% over fellow contestant Dia Frampton!!! SSO0O0 CLOSE!!! But it's great to see the family guy win. I'm sure all the other contestants will have no problem launching their musical careers after this show.



You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

MAROON 5 & CHRISTINA'S "MOVES LIKE JAGGER"

Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera, judges from The Voice, have teamed up to collaborate on the song "Moves Like Jagger" which I can tell will already be a hit. Combining both their soulful voices, the harmony between the two is very catchy. Adam Levine can never do wrong on any song, but tell me why Christina sounds a bit different...?

Check out the song and the lyrics right below!!! Not to mention their first ever performance performing this song on The Voice! By the way, does anyone else sense a bit of tension between the two while performing that carried on from their conflict as judges on the show?!






Just shoot for the stars,
If it feels right,
And then from my heart,
If you feel like,
You take me away,
You make it okay,
I swear I’ll behave.

You wanted control,
So we waited.
I put on a show,
Now we’re naked.
You say I’m a kid,
My ego is bare,
I don’t give a shit!
….And it goes like this.

Take my by the tongue,
And I’ll know you,
Kiss me til you’re drunk and I’ll show you,
You wanna move like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

I don’t need to try and control you,
Look into my eyes and I’ll hold you,
With the moves like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

Well maybe it’s hard,
When you feel like,
You’re broken and scarred,
It feels right,
When you’re with me,
I’ll make you believe,
I’ve got the key.

Oh, so get in the car,
You can ride it,
Wherever you want,
You decide it.
If you wanna steer
I’m shifting gears,
I’ll take it from here.
Oh! And it goes like this…

Take my by the tongue,
And I’ll know you,
Kiss me till you’re drunk and I’ll show you,
You wanna move like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

I don’t need to try and control you,
Look into my eyes and I’ll hold you,
With the moves like jagger,
http://www.elyricsworld.com/moves_like_jagger_lyrics_christina_aguilera.html
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

(Christina’s Part)
You wanna know,
How to make me smile?
Take control on me just for the night.
When I share my secret,
You’re gonna have to keep it.
Nobody else can see this.

So won’t cha learn?
I won’t show you twice.
Head to toe,
Oooo baby rub it right.
If I share my secret,
You’re gonna have to keep it.
Nobody else can see this.

Oh! And it goes like this…

Take my by the tongue,
And I’ll know you,
Kiss me till you’re drunk and I’ll show you,
You wanna move like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

I don’t need to try and control you,
Look into my eyes and I’ll hold you,
With the moves like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

You So Not Crazy Alert™: Christina battles back.

Publication: Us Weekly
Date: 20 June 2011

Earlier this year, Christina Aguilera appeared to be heading to Crazy Town, joining fellow divas Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. But now she's on a popluar TV show called The Voice, a reality show that actually has a positive aspect to it, and has come back from some major personal setbacks. Here are the headlines.

• A painful divorce, a drunken arrest, public humiliation. After her toughest year ever, THE VOICE star and single mom finds new love and a fresh star at 30

While I have never counted myself as a fan and own none of her recordings, all my best wishes are with Ms. Aguilera, with hopes for continued professional and personal success.

Super Bowl 2011 Performance Recap

To start off the Super Bowl, Christina Aguilera had the honor of singing the national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner". Though Christina claims she has been singing the anthem since the age of 7, pressure must have put her in an embarrassing spot when she forget the lyrics and ended up repeating the same verse she just sung. The national anthem is a sacred song of America, and though 2 out of 3 Americans don't necessarily know all the lyrics, performers such as professional musicians ala Christina Aguilera should not forget these lyrics. I know she's not the other singer who has experienced this, but this is pretty bad. Of course she has great singing ability, but this is one for the record. Don't claim you've performed this so many things, yet flub up in front of millions of viewers. She seemed to have done it perfectly at the NBA Finals last year, but from this mishap she apologizes under media scrutiny and wishes the true spirit of the anthem was still portrayed. Check it out for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB61wXKROtw


Now the much anticipated half-time show starred THE BLACK EYED PEAS. I have seen them live in person and they are AMAZING! Their show featured a great display of lights where members of the band were wearing lights as part of their attire, and had dancers also dressed in gear full of lights that kept changing colors. The stage also kept changing shape and was decorated with colors outlining the word "LOVE".
Though I loved the performance, many critics and Facebook friends are bashing their performance. Yes, I do agree, the technical aspect of it was horrible. A few times during the performance, Fergie's mic didn't seem to be on. Then the stage spelled out "LOE" instead of "LOVE", but that's not the fault of the Black Eyed Peas.


Appearances were made by Slash from Guns 'N' Roses and Usher. Fergie, collaborating with Slash for their song 'Beautiful Dangerous' sang Guns 'N' Roses hit "Sweet Child O' Mine" and executed it beautifully. Then Usher made his appearance for his collaboration with Will.I.Am in "OMG" where he wasn't even singing, just dancing. The only words that happened to be mentioned were "O O O O O O OMG" which was a waste of time. I would've preferred to have Fergie perform her hits, it would have definitely been wayyy more entertaining.
Overall, their performance sent chills to my spine. They performed their biggest hits dating back to when they first appeared on superstar radar with "Where Is The Love?". I wish they performed more of "Imma Be" and "Dirty Bit", but nonetheless they played all the hits everyone knows and loves and showed haters out there that they can handle anything as big as and even bigger than the SUPER BOWL! Check out their performance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjsNKmdXpg


Yesterday was a great Super Bowl, who else can ask for a Half-Time show with the Black Eyed Peas AND a win by the GREEN BAY PACKERS?!

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me


Camille Mendez

Christina Aguilera

The American Pop Singer Christina Aguilera

Birth name: Christina María Aguilera Also known as Xtina, Baby Jane, Madame X

Born: December 18, 1980 (age 29)Staten Island, New York, United States

Origin: Wexford, Pennsylvania, United States

Genres: Pop, R&B, soul, blues, adult contemporary

Occupations: Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, dancer, video director

Instruments: Vocals

Years active: 1993–present

Labels: RCA

Website

Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Christina María Aguilera is an American pop singer and songwriter. She first come into view on nationwide television in 1990 as a competitor on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's TV series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan.

Awards and Nominations

ALMA Awards (Won:2000,2002 , Year: & Nominations: 3 Year: 1999, 2000, 2002 )
Year	Result		Award		Category/Recipient(s)
2002	Won		ALMA Award		Outstanding Song in a Motion Picture Soundtrack for: Moulin Rouge! (2001) For the song "Lady Marmalade".
2000	Won		Special Achievement Award		New Entertainer of the Year
GLAAD Media Awards
2003	Won		Special Recognition
YoungStar Awards
2000	Won		Starlight Award

for more Awards
for more news about:Christina Aguilera

newsroll! 24/06/2010

Mais uma semana, mais um newsroll. Tentando colocar meus e-mails e newsletters em dia, dada a falta de internet e a correria da semana passada na Pitti. Por isso mesmo não me joguem pedras se eu falar de assuntos que estejam super passados, ok?

Another week, another newsroll. Since I've been trying hopelessly to sort out my e-mails and newsletters from last week (when I had no internet and was working like crazy at Pitti), please don't stone me if I mention something that is yesterday's news, ok?

- comprar um Ipad me parece cada vez mais interessante... não só posso aposentar meu laptop (e meu telefone, assim que o 3G chegar aqui na Europa) como também posso parar de carregar peso de revistas. A Condé Nast investe pesado na migração de seus títulos para apps do produto - eu aprovo! Buying an Ipad seems more and more interesting to me... not only I can stop carrying my laptop around (and also a mobile, as soon as the 3G version lands in Europe) but now I can stop loading (and loathing) the weight of magazines on my shoulders. Condé Nast is heavily investing on the migration of its titles for apps for the product;

- o sobrinho fashionista de Betty no seriado Ugly Betty é fashionista também na vida real. E com o fim da série arranjou um belo de um novo trabalho: como parte da equipe de Carolina Herrera. Essas crianças de hoje em dia não tão mole não... Mark Indelicato from Ugly Betty isn't just a fashionista on-screen. with the end of the show he's found a new job as an intern on Carolina Herrera's team. Nice going for a 15 year-old;

- a estilista de Rihanna reclama na mídia, dizendo que os críticos de moda estão enganados. O novo look de Christina Aguilera não seria inspirado em Lady Gaga, e sim em Rihanna. Ao invés de correr pra imprensa pra falar isso, ela deveria ter é se perguntado: quem se importa? Elas todas são iguais (e parecem um novo híbrido de celebridade-robô-dos-anos-80). Rihanna's stylist has come to the press to say fashion critics are wrong: Christina Aguilera's new look isn't inspired in Lady Gaga but in Rihanna. Instead of saying this to the press, she should've asked herself: who cares? They all look the same now (and some sort of celeb-robot-from-the-80s hibrid).

"ah, mas a vagin piscante é inspiração da Katy Perry!" - pfffffff.

"oh, but the blinking vagina is an inspiration from Katy Perry!" - sigh

- a mais recente novidade no que concerne produtos rejuvenescedores é o uso de células-tronco de maçã. Pois é, o pessoal tá buscando a fonte da juventude em qualquer lugar. Só espero que encontrem no momento certo (também conhecido como "quando eu precisar"). The most recent novelty regarding anti-aging products is the use of apple stem cells. Seems to me they're looking pretty much everywhere for the fountain of youth. I just hope they find it at the right time - also known as "when I need it";

- Miley Cyrus tenta de todos os jeitos desfazer sua imagem de Hannah Montana. Dessa vez cortou as madeixas imensas (leia-se "parou de colocar megahair") e colocou um tom de mel nos cabelos. O resultado ficou ótimo - desde que o próximo passo não seja raspar a cabeça, Miley, estamos contigo. Miley Cyrus desperately tries to put her image as Hannah Montana behind her. Now she's got a haircut (reading "has stop putting gigantic extensions") and has dyed her hair in a soft shade of caramel. The result looks great - as long as the next step ins't shaving your head, Miley, we hear you.;

- será que a linha que Madonna assina para a Macy's chegou um ano atrasada? É o que pensa o pessoal do The Cut. Mas que vai vender, isso vai. Do you think Madonna's collection for Macy's has arrived an year too late? That's what the editors from The Cut think. But no doubt it will sell out anyway;

um dos sketches da coleção: 80s material girl quando deveria ser 90s grunge?

one of the collection's sketches:  80s material girl when it should be 90s grunge?

- Ai ai ai... eu quero muito ver a nova i-D. Esse editorial vai ser uma delícia! Oh... I reeeeeaaaally wanna see the new i-D. This photoshoot will be simply amazing!;

- tá em Nova York hoje e ao longo desse final de semana? Então leia com atenção! O Topshop Style Truck estará em pontos específicos da cidade, sorteando vale-compras de 500 dólares, dando dicas de estilo e fazendo maquiagem e cabelos! Entre no R29 e veja por onde ele estará. Are you in NYC today and this weekend? Then follow the Topshop Style Truck, which will be parked in specific locations around the city giving away vouchers, style tips, make-up and hair makeovers. Just go to R29's website to see where the truck will be;

- achei esse vídeo no Ventriloquo e amei. O pessoal que trabalha com moda, design, arquitetura, etc deveria saber como as cores dos Pantone são criadas. Incrível. Found this video posted on Ventriloquo and loved it. People who work with fashion (and design, and architecture, and interior design, and so many others) should know how the colours of Pantone are made. Just amazing;

- você acha que o uso das fotos das blogueiras é problemática? Isso é porque não sabem nem da metade... Aparentemente a Zara também rouba fotografias de artistas. You think the episode with Zara and the fashion bloggers' photos was serious? That's because you don't even know half of it... apparently Zara has also stolen photographs from professional artists;

- Kate Moss adiciona novas peças à sua coleção de verão para a Topshop. Infelizmente não tem nada de "uau" - mas ainda assim eu te amo, ok, Mossy? Kate Moss has added a few more items to her Topshop summer collection. Unfortunately no "wow" from me - but I still love you, Mossy, ok?;

- a Forever 21 abrirá as portas de sua gigantíssima loja no Times Square amanhã. A loja - que tem mais de 9 mil metros quadrados, 3 andares subterrâneos e 151 provadores- venderá também linhas masculina, infantil e produtos de beleza. Forever 21 will opens its doors on Times Square tomorrow. The new store - which has 90,000 square feet, 3 subterranean floors and 151 changing rooms - will also sell menswear, childrenswear and beauty products;

a imensa loja no Times Square - Forever 21's massive shopfront

- eu sou leitora ávida do Searching for Style e o post que a Alexandra fez explicando o por que de alguns itens de luxo serem caros é preciosíssimo. Merece ser lido e relido - assim como todo o blog! I'm a compulsive reader of Searching for Style and Alexandra's post on why some fashion items are very expensive is just impecable. Deserves a thorough reading - as well as the whole blog!;

- a Glamour encontrou com as atrizes Jessica Szohr e Kate Walsh e ambas usavam cores de batom "da temporada passada". E não é que eles ainda parecem super legais? Pra mostrar que tendência é bom, mas estilo é pra sempre. Glamour magazine has taken pictures of actresses Jessica Szohr and Kate Walsh wearing "last season's" lipsticks. And they look great, proving that trends are nice, but style is forever;

- Tim Gunn aparentemente quer morrer. Ele revelou em seu novo livro que Anna Wintour teve que ser ajudada a descer escada uma vez, sendo carregada por seguranças. Andre Leon Talley também tem seus podres... e a Vogue, claro, nega tudo. Tim Gunn apparently wants to die (methinks a slow and painful death). He revealed in his new book that Anna Wintour once had to be carried down a flight of stairs by her team of security. Andre Leon Talley also has his dark secrets... and Vogue, of course, denies everything.

Tim Gunn, Anna te despreza -

Anna's cold looks are just for you, Tim