VIDEO: SNIPPET OF CHRISTINA'S SPEECH

Hollywood - Grammy-winning and chart-topping singer Christina Aguilera received the 2,423rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, nine days before the release of her feature film debut, "Burlesque."

Aguilera's manager, Irving Azoff, and Clint Culpepper, president of Screen Gems, which is releasing "Burlesque," joined Aguilera in speaking at the ceremony which was in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard.

Born Dec. 18, 1980 in Staten Island, N.Y. and raised outside of Pittsburgh, Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on "Star Search." As a youth, Aguilera sang the national anthem before Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers and Penguins games, including during the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals.

Aguilera was a cast member of Disney Channel's "The All New Mickey Mouse Club," during the 1992-93 season, with castmates including Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

Aguilera's self-titled debut album was released on Aug. 24, 1999, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with more than eight million copies sold in the United States.

Aguilera's 2006 album "Back to Basics," would also reach the top of the sales charts, along with four of her singles, "Genie in a Bottle," "What a Girl Wants" "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" and "Lady Marmalade."

Aguilera won the first of her four Grammys in 1999 as best new artist. She also won Grammys in 2001 for best pop collaboration with vocals for "Lady Marmalade," and for best female pop vocal performance in both 2003 and 2006 for "Beautiful" and "Ain't No Other Man."

In "Burlesque," Aguilera stars opposite Cher as a small-town girl who grew up in seven foster homes, who makes her way to a Los Angeles burlesque club to pursue her dreams. Aguilera also wrote and recorded four new songs for the musical's soundtrack.