Christina Aguilera opens up about abusive father

Washington: Singer Christina Aguilera has revealed that her abusive father made life hell for her, her mother and sister Rachel. In a new TV documentary, the ‘Beautiful’ hitmaker has revealed that she overcame the childhood pain suffered at the hands of his army sergeant father through music.

"I witnessed a lot of unpleasant things - a lot of pushing and shoving and fighting and quarrelling. Growing up I did not feel safe,” E! Online quoted Aguilera as saying. “Feeling powerless is the worst feeling in the world. I turned to singing as an outlet. The pain at home is where my love for music came from," she added. Aguilera`s mother Shelly describes the extent of the abuse in the documentary, recalling one horrific incident when she found a four-year-old Aguilera with blood dripping from her chin. The singer`s mother says: "I scooped her up and said, `Oh my God. What`s wrong?` She told me, `Daddy wanted to take a nap and I made too much noise.`" Aguilera`s mother eventually fled from her violent husband, taking her daughters to live with their grandmother. ANI