Christina Maria Aguileria, a leader in the parade of Mickey Mouse Club veterans who stormed pop at the turn of the millennium, Christina Aguilera was the sexy, brassy diva of the bunch — the Rolling Stones to Britney Spears’ Beatles, as it were. Initially, it was difficult to see Christina outside of the prism of Britney, whose 1999 success launched the new millennium\'s teen pop boom, but Christina’s big hits of 1999 — Present.

1. Christina Maria Aguileria
Christina Maria Aguileria, a leader in
the parade of Mickey Mouse Club
veterans who stormed pop at the turn
of the millennium, Christina Aguilera
was the sexy, brassy diva of the bunch
— the Rolling Stones to Britney
Spears’ Beatles, as it were. Initially, it
was difficult to see Christina outside of
the prism of Britney, whose 1999
success launched the new
millennium's teen pop boom, but
Christina’s big hits of 1999 — Present.