Christina Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York (via Paper Magazine), to her Irish mother and Ecuadorian father, a U.S. Army Sergeant. As a child, the family moved multiple times — from Texas to New Jersey to Japan — because of her father's military work. After her parents divorced when she was 7, Aguilera and her mom moved to her mother's hometown of Wexford, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, noted Rolling Stone.

In interviews, Aguilera has been open about the domestic abuse she witnessed at home. "I watched my mom have to be submissive, watch her Ps and Qs," she told Paper Magazine, explaining how, as a result, "you can either be, unfortunately, so damaged by it that you take a turn for the worse, or you can feel empowered by it and make choices to never go down that route."

She recalled to W Magazine how, as a young girl, she fell in love with "The Sound of Music" and that, during traumatic moments of her childhood, she'd think of Julie Andrews singing and "twirl[ing] around those mountains." "I would open my bedroom window to sing out like Maria," she described. "In my own way, I'd be in those hills."

If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. You can also find more information, resources, and support at their website.