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Originally posted by Lord Blackout
But Britney was doing hot way longer than Xtina. Why? That's the question.
People are going off-topic
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Britney was a phenomenon from the very first day.
Christina became as big as she did largely thanks to her "rivalry" with Britney. She, and her record label, hurt themselves by letting themselves get latched on to the Britney media frenzy. Same with Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne (the anti-Britney), etc. Their success depended on being seen as Britney's main rival.
Only in 2006, did Christina really break away from the Britney comparisons and show what she was capable of, and she was pretty successful. But, imo, that was largely because Britney was on an extended break. In most of the minds of people who didn't STAN for pop music, Christina and Britney were interchangeable.