Christina Aguilera Plays Good Girl in New 'Burlesque' Clip
Aguilera was just a child when she broke into show business nearly 20 years ago as a member of "The New Mickey Mouse Club," a show that also counted Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake as cast members.
On Monday, the singer-actress thanked her mother, Shelly Kearns, "for getting me around to all these auditions."
"My family has been very supportive," she said.
Aguilera won her first Grammy for best new artist in 1999. She has collected three more in the years since, including awards for best pop vocal in 2003, for "Beautiful," and in 2006 for "Ain't No Other Man."
Her star, the 2,432nd on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was unveiled nine days before Aguilera's first film, "Burlesque," is to reach theaters. Aguilera, who stars opposite Cher, plays a small-town girl raised in foster homes who chases her dreams to a Los Angeles burlesque club.
"Dream big, everybody!" she told her fans Monday.
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