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Other highlights for Christina over the past few months include a duet with blues legend BB King and a solo performance of "The Christmas Song" for President Clinton on TNT's 'Christmas at the White House' TV special. This led to the President asking Christina to sing the first song on his televised Millenium special from Washington. Christina had to decline due to a prior commitment to perform from Times Square in New York on MTV's New Year's Eve broadcast. Christina's amazing new year continued with a great duet performance with Enrique Iglesias at the Super Bowl Half Time Show which also featured Phil Collins and Toni Braxton.
Among other honors, along with stars like Jodie Foster and Aretha Franklin, Christina was named one of the most fascinating women of 1999 on the 'Ladies Home Journal' CBS-TV special earlier this year. Christina also recently won Best New Artist at this year's ALMA Awards, the annual event honoring the best in entertainment from the Hispanic-American community. She's graced the covers of many national magazines, including Entertainment Weekly, Teen People and Latina and performed as a musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live,' 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show,' and was the only female guest performer on VHI's 'Men Strike Back.' She also performed on other TV specials such as 'The Essence Awards,' 'Disney Summer Jams,' and 'People Magazines's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25.'
Planning for the months ahead, Christina will be recording a Spanish language album for fall release and a seasonal album ready in time for the holidays. Said Christina, "I've always been proud of my Ecuadoran heritage. Recording a Spanish album and working with a great producer like Rudy Perez, gives me a chance to explore my Latin side." As for the Christmas album, Christina is excited about performing with a 70-piece orchestra and the opportunity to record both new and traditional holiday tracks. "I'll be doing a duet with Etta James on 'Merry Christmas Baby,'" she notes, "and some new pop Christmas songs with a real R&B edge."
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