Christina Aguilera's not so happy Childhood

Christina Aguilera says living with
an abusive father helped her become
a successful singer.

The 'Beautiful’ singer star was the
victim of domestic abuse when she
was growing up and also regularly
witnessed her father Fausto attack
her mother Shelly.

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Christina turned to music to help
her cope with the trauma, and
insists it was her tough upbringing
that inspired her to follow her dream.

She said: "I witnessed a lot of
unpleasant things - a lot of
pushing and shoving and fighting
and quarreling. Growing up I did
not feel safe. Feeling powerless
is the worst feeling in the world.
I turned to singing as an outlet.
The pain at home is where my love
for music came from."....read more