Christina Aguilera was just 19 when she dropped “Genie In a Bottle”, a teen pop song that became a hit, and though the song talks about self-respect and abstinence. The song is a bit suggestive if you look at it in retrospect: “If you want to be with me, baby, there’s a price to pay, I’m a genie in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way“.
Aguilera has changed over the years, and so have her preferences for dating men, today, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane to see Christina Aguilera’s dating history.
Christina Aguilera is a Grammy Award-winner singer, songwriter, and activist from the United States, noted for reaching an iconic four-octave vocal range and incredible melismas, the performer has released more than eight albums across her personal life, and across those albums, we’ve seen her evolve from a young teenager exploring topics of innocence and self-discovery to overtly sexual and female empowerment undertones.
But who are the ones who’ve managed to capture her attention across all these years? Let’s put that under the microscope today.
Christina Aguilera’s Dating History
With such a beautiful voice, body, and heritage, Christina Aguilera is, without a shadow of a doubt, the quintessential hottie from the years when MTV’s TRL ruled the music industry. As such, she dated many people in the music and entertainment business. So, let’s see who these lucky dudes are.
Enrique Iglesias
Let’s jump back to 1998, back then Aguilera already had an album out, and Enrique Iglesias —Julio Iglesias’s son— had an established career as a singer and songwriter as well. It is rumored that the two had a brief fling in that decade. Iglesias was five years older than Aguilera, and in 1998, she was 18 years old. Whether or not that was true, Enrique then moved from Christina to tennis player Anna Kournikova.
Fred Durst
It’s the late 1990s, and early 2000s, nu metal is en vogue, and bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit are selling records. The Limp Bizkit frontman asked Aguilera to date him for the 2000 Grammy Awards.
But Aguilera’s handlers had a few things to say about that. Not only Durst and his clique produce angry, aggressive lyrics —remember how Woodstock ’99 went haywire when Durst started singing “Break Stuff”?—, well that goes in the same direction.
Jorge Santos
After Durst, Aguilera had a two-year relationship with Jorge Santos one of her backup dancers. The romance was intense, and the singer and songwriter dedicated songs like “Infatuation” and “Underappreciated” to the man.
Carson Daly
It’s 2002, and TRL is still making the calls when it comes to what’s a hit and what isn’t regarding music videos and who’s a hit and who is not. TRL was “Total Request Live”, a live, call-in MTV show in which people asked for their favorite videos. And Carson Daly was the host with his chill, relaxed style.
After splitting things up with Jorge Santos, Christina had a fling with Carson Daly, and then the two met on The Voice a few years later where she was a coach and he was the host.
Fun fact, Eminem, always had a knack for dissing pop stars in his hit songs, and in”The Real Slim Shady” he raps the following: “Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs, so I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst, and hear ’em argue over who she gave head to first”.
Jordan Bratman
From 2002 to 2010 Aguilera dated music producer Jordan Bratman, got engaged after two years of dating, and in November 2005 these two got married, in 2008, the couple had a baby boy, Max. And then things went south in 2010 when the couple filed for divorce.
Matthew D. Rutler
From 2010 to the present day, Aguilera has been romantically involved with professional singer Matthew D. Rutler. They met on the set of Burlesque, and have been together ever since. They got engaged on Valentine’s Day 2014, and then Aguilera gave birth to a girl with Rutler they named Summer Rain. Since then, she, her hubby, and two kids have lived in a posh $10 million mansion in Mulholland in Santa Monica.
Aguilera remains active in the music business and is very active on social media. Her series of flings and dates have been reported all over the tabloids, but as years go by, she settles down and is happy now.
