Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York… Read Full Bio ↴Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York, United States) is a pop and RnB singer, producer, and songwriter who debuted in 1998 with the song Reflection for the soundtrack to the Disney film, Mulan. She has since sold over 90 million records worldwide. She has won seven Grammy Awards, including two Latin Grammy Awards. She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and holds the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 30 included in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. Additionally, in 2021 she received the inaugural Music Icon Award at the People's Choice Awards.
Aguilera has achieved five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart making her the fourth female artist to top the chart over three consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s).

She has released ten albums, one of which is a compilation and nine of which are studio albums: Christina Aguilera (1999), Mi Reflejo (2000), My Kind of Christmas (2000), Stripped (2002), Back to Basics (2006), Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits (2008), Bionic (2010), Lotus (2012), Liberation (2018) and AGUILERA (2022).

Aguilera is best known for her vocal ability, music videos, and ever-changing image. She includes themes of dealing with public scrutiny, her painful childhood, and female empowerment in her music. She has also dedicated much of her time as a philanthropist for charities, human rights and world issues. In 2009, she was named the Ambassador Against Hunger for the World Food Programme.

Mi Reflejo
Christina Aguilera Lyrics

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Para ti
Lo que ves de mí
Es la realidad
Mas tú no conoces
El papel, que la vida
Me hace actuar
Siendo así
Yo puedo burlar

Mi mundo exterior
Pero al corazón jamás

Hoy no reconocí
A quien vi, frente a mí
Mi reflejo no mostró
Quien soy en verdad

Un día más
Que mi corazón
Tengo que ocultar
Todo mi sentir
Al final
Sabrán como soy
Que pienso en verdad
Ese día llegará, oh-ouh, oh

Hoy no reconocí
A quien vi, frente a mí
Esa en mi reflejo
Sé que no soy yo

No quiero aparentar
Quiero ser, realidad
Mi reflejo no mostró
Quien soy en verdad

Y mi corazón sentir, volar
No soy, como quiero no
Y voy a cambiar
No debe ser así
El fingir, no es vivir
La que veo frente a mí
No aguanta más

Ya no voy a ocultar
La que soy, nunca más
Un buen día, el amor
Me rescatará

Y ese día, quien yo soy
Se reflejará, uh

Overall Meaning

The song "Mi Reflejo" by Christina Aguilera is a powerful and emotional exploration of identity and self-acceptance. The lyrics discuss the struggle of living up to the expectations of others and the desire to be true to oneself. The opening lines, "Para ti, lo que ves de mí, es la realidad, mas tú no conoces el papel, que la vida me hace actuar" are about how society expects people to play certain roles, whether it be as a daughter, sister, friend, or any other role that we must act out. But the true self, the one hidden beneath these roles, is something that is not always visible to the outside world.

Christina Aguilera sings about the internal conflict of having to put on an act in order to fit in, "Siendo así, yo puedo burlar, mi mundo exterior, pero al corazón, jamás," while making it clear that this act does not reflect their true self. The chorus, "Hoy no reconocí, a quien vi, frente a mí, mi reflejo no mostró, quien soy en verdad," talks about the moment of realization where she does not recognize herself in her own reflection. The bridge, "No quiero aparentar, quiero ser, realidad, mi reflejo no mostró, quien soy en verdad," emphasizes that the desire to be true to oneself is more important than putting on an act for others.

Line by Line Meaning

Para ti
This song is directed towards you

Lo que ves de mí
What you see of me

Es la realidad
Is the reality

Mas tú no conoces
However, you don't know

El papel, que la vida
The role that life

Me hace actuar
Makes me play

Siendo así
Being like this

Yo puedo burlar
I can fool

Mi mundo exterior
My external world

Pero al corazón jamás
But never my heart

Hoy no reconocí
Today, I didn't recognize