18-year-old Christina Aguilera (1999 Interview)

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  • @tabularasaconfirmed
    @tabularasaconfirmed 10 років тому +296

    She's so well spoken and kind. She still is both of those things. I love how confident she's always been.

  • @WeAreOurBeloved
    @WeAreOurBeloved 8 років тому +185

    I have to say she's stunningly beautiful.

    • @nivrana2868
      @nivrana2868 6 років тому +14

      Yes she is so beautiful

    • @Neverworry21
      @Neverworry21 11 місяців тому +2

      Before the Botox she was definitely a baddie even after she still is just miss when she was 100% natural

    • @bondseanbond5190
      @bondseanbond5190 4 місяці тому +1

      @@nivrana2868she’s also a Strong Woman and a tough girl. No one messes with her.

  • @MsFeela
    @MsFeela 8 років тому +205

    strong personality ... she know what she wants ...

  •  9 років тому +67

    I can listen to just her laughter all day.

  • @jauregukulele
    @jauregukulele 9 років тому +198

    late 90s teen pop fascinates me. she was so driven! even if her last few albums weren't as successful, she really broke out and gained a lot of success and acclaim over the years.

    • @jauregukulele
      @jauregukulele 8 років тому +4

      ***** Yes Latin pop also definitely peaked around that time, it's a shame we don't have much of any these days. Maluma is nice. I need a hot young Latina gal to sing pop songs again in Spanish.

    • @dvchel
      @dvchel 2 роки тому

      Her drive and passion was heard in her music and I enjoyed every second of it.

    • @davidfredette9504
      @davidfredette9504 Рік тому +1

      @Jayson M You’re very pretty I like the one I want to know how old you are I am yes 0:56

    • @sounds0fmeows
      @sounds0fmeows Рік тому

      throughout the 90s it was quite shameful for pop artists and pop bands to seem as if they had people controlling them from behind the scenes. from Spice Girls, To All Saints, BWitched, Brittany, Christina, TLC etc.. the story was always the same with all of them. we write our own music, we choose our own style, we dress how we like etc..

  • @andryzwakhalen1289
    @andryzwakhalen1289 8 років тому +63

    She is the only female coach on the Voice programs that knows what they say and do what they need to do. I never get bored watching her in this stage of her career.

  • @barthalanda9783
    @barthalanda9783 10 років тому +40

    And look at you now, Christina... you are a super star!

  • @ellajackson4272
    @ellajackson4272 7 років тому +34

    She was adorable and really pretty

  • @jebes909090
    @jebes909090 8 років тому +74

    You know what just occurred to me, christina aguilera is quite intelligent and very articulate. She answered unscripted with very few ums or ahs and did so at such a young age. Like a seasoned pro already back then. Plus shes adorable here.

    • @jebes909090
      @jebes909090 3 роки тому

      @Skunky Stinkerson i hope your dont mean 'interview' training 🤮

  • @echa0111
    @echa0111 Рік тому +8

    So beautiful she is. I love her so long time ago and it won't change

  • @DarthMacchio
    @DarthMacchio 10 років тому +193

    Love her comment about merging a Madonna kind of a career with a Whitney kind of a career, because I feel like that's exactly what Xtina has done over the past 15 years, and why she is unlike any other recording artist out there. Vocalists like her (Whitney, Celine, Mariah) always play it so safe and stay in their comfort zone and tend to repeat themselves. Xtina has taken many many huge risks for the sake of exploring different musical landscapes. It might not always land her at the top of the charts, but it always results in amazing music, IMO, and you gotta respect her fearlessness and creative, adventurous spirit. A pop album, an R&B album, a jazz album, an electronica album. This girl has so much versatility, she makes for one hell of a fierce, sexy pop star, and she just so happens to have one of the most incredible voices ever on top of it. Oh, and she also writes, produces, and is very hands on in all aspects of her career. Long story short: this girl is F'ing awesome. People need to stop with their knee-jerk hatred towards her and actually give her work a chance. I think they'd be pleasantly surprised by what they find.

    • @kayteeelle
      @kayteeelle 10 років тому +17

      I'm not even an Xtina stan but I like the way you described her.

    • @jaywest3734
      @jaywest3734 9 років тому +4

      In Mariah and Whitney's defense though, they stayed with the musical genres that they loved. Christina seems to have jumped from one musical genre to another a little bit too much. I think all three are amazing talents though, so.

    • @KOTHFanRantsandVidsisawesome
      @KOTHFanRantsandVidsisawesome 8 років тому +1

      ***** I think Mariah just became lazy and did sell out, when she released provocative music. I mean, at the age of 40, most people shouldn't sing about stuff like, "Touch My Body", seriously, she only had one good song.

    • @jamstrings100
      @jamstrings100 8 років тому +5

      +NFL Sucks ass, you should boycott it!!! Mariah has only had one good song? You are joking right?

    • @leanture3685
      @leanture3685 7 років тому +1

      lol are you fucking kiddng me? hahahah you are comparing screamtina the banshee to the vocal trinity of vocals?????? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah pause ahahahahahahahah pause ahahahahahaahaha let me catch my breath real quick ahahahahahahha!!!!!!!!!

  • @crazyramus
    @crazyramus 9 років тому +130

    she did exactly what she said she would want to do go xtina

    • @TheEarthRealm
      @TheEarthRealm 7 років тому +3

      Steve Matos
      Well, I don't know about the Madonna, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey thing but...

    • @crazyramus
      @crazyramus 7 років тому +4

      Devin J. Bowden well why not ?

    • @Pinky_Uni
      @Pinky_Uni Рік тому +1

      ​@@TheEarthRealmWhitney Houston praised her on stage before she died

    • @TheEarthRealm
      @TheEarthRealm Рік тому

      @@crazyramus Because it's ridiculous.

    • @TheEarthRealm
      @TheEarthRealm Рік тому

      @@Pinky_Uni Literally what does what you just claimed have to do with anything I said?

  • @gothitelleful
    @gothitelleful 9 років тому +26

    who knew this girl would lead her own music to the next level. writing, producing, collaborating, singing, dancing, what else....

    • @StimuliKing
      @StimuliKing 8 років тому +2

      +Music&ChemEngg acting

  • @mattthompson6281
    @mattthompson6281 7 років тому +35

    That part made me happy sad "brit brit" childhood friendships..and then we all grew up...I miss my childhood..the 90's were the best.

  • @bautizado
    @bautizado 10 років тому +103

    She calls Britney... Brit-Brit..... :O

  • @MichelleValastro
    @MichelleValastro 10 років тому +22

    she became quite the legend!

  • @zakkxx1
    @zakkxx1 9 років тому +30

    Oh christina !! 😭 that so sweet I love you !! You accomplished more than anyone could expect 😍

  • @chubidelrosario4417
    @chubidelrosario4417 6 років тому +20

    She was confident of her success even back then..

  • @lytheprettygirl
    @lytheprettygirl 7 років тому +49

    She's so beautiful omg but she has changed a lot...vocally and visually

    • @Magdamk777
      @Magdamk777 3 роки тому +3

      Too much work on her face. To me she is unrecognisable.

    • @yasminb.6369
      @yasminb.6369 3 роки тому +2

      She’s unrecognisable after having too much work done on her face. She was so beautiful without all of that!

  • @davidrobertson2174
    @davidrobertson2174 Рік тому +5

    christina was soo beautiful in her pop princess days 💘

  • @akagetobimaru1994
    @akagetobimaru1994 2 роки тому +6

    She was very beautiful....

  • @murdok1119
    @murdok1119 10 років тому +7

    sus deseos se cumplieron pues lo logro ya es una de las mas grandes cantantes CHRISTINA AGUILERA POP ICON

  • @Jujuba-wh3xc
    @Jujuba-wh3xc 8 років тому +51

    the video has so much quality, seems like was filmed yearstday

  • @Kk-iv5yr
    @Kk-iv5yr 9 років тому +9

    Amazing how young these girl were. And how beautiful and older they looked. Wow.

  • @sleepaholic_6009
    @sleepaholic_6009 7 років тому +32

    She called Britney "Brit Brit" that is so cute

  • @mhtrang1
    @mhtrang1 5 років тому +9

    Naturally beautiful

  • @corsicanlulu
    @corsicanlulu 8 років тому +18

    aww she was so nice to brit here! i grew up w/ brit and x-tina, im the same age as them really so these vids are beyond nostalgic

  • @MissyMcQueen
    @MissyMcQueen 8 років тому +38

    She used the 'Brit Brit' first!

  • @wish1602
    @wish1602 5 років тому +10

    somehow I miss teenagetina...
    reminds me of best era...
    of music and mtv...
    😣

  • @titojam1441
    @titojam1441 7 років тому +6

    beautiful,beautiful,beautiful,hermosa Christina

  • @nadiyakaralash7878
    @nadiyakaralash7878 4 роки тому +8

    She has such a cute talking voice. Not even gonna mention singing ;)

  • @bluerose1910
    @bluerose1910 10 років тому +8

    Beautiful

  • @angelbonilla8292
    @angelbonilla8292 2 роки тому +3

    Dios, me da una nostalgia ver estos videos de estos tiempos, Christina Aguilera en 1999.

  • @julius.u
    @julius.u 6 років тому +4

    😍😍 im in love with your youthful looks.. now 2018 your still beautiful... 😍😍

  • @TheCostaRio
    @TheCostaRio 6 місяців тому +1

    A legend was born.

  • @xxcarolxannexx
    @xxcarolxannexx 11 років тому +15

    Wow, the very beginning

  • @stimhang9485
    @stimhang9485 8 років тому +15

    She's so cute 😍😍😍

  • @CaseyMex23
    @CaseyMex23 Рік тому +4

    En lo personal creo que Cristina es de la pocas artistas que de adolescente se vio como adolescente de su época el tipo de maquillaje, zapatos, personalidad literal ella estaba muy en consonancia con su tiempo y fue arrolladora esa sombra azul cielo que se ponía arraso todas queríamos esa sombra azul, y ese corte degrafilado, luego saco las piedritas en su rostro, el paliacate en el su cabeza que también fue muy icónico osea la neta ella fue muy precursora de muchas modas de principios de los 2000s tal vez hubo otras artistas pero no del nivel de fama mundial que ella goso en ese tiempo

  • @xoxo2988
    @xoxo2988 7 років тому +8

    Annnnnddddddd that's exactly what she did... Her vocals have influenced numerous number of new vocalists such as Ariana and Demi. Her artistry and versatility is so hugely respected and still influences young people like Kylie to dress up like her for Halloween. She is beyond amazing: always takes risks, never plays it easy. I love Britney and she may have sold more but her versatility, vocal range, artistry and longevity of songs and lyrics can't be comparable to Christina.

    • @xoxo2988
      @xoxo2988 7 років тому

      obasaz that's your opinion. This is mine. Toxic may be a great pop record but it'll never be a classic like hurt or beautiful because it's just a dance record.

    • @xoxo2988
      @xoxo2988 7 років тому

      obasaz who let the dogs out was popular too. I don't care about popularity I care about timeless classic.

    • @xoxo2988
      @xoxo2988 7 років тому

      obasaz that's your opinion. Not mine.

    • @xoxo2988
      @xoxo2988 7 років тому

      obasaz exactly that's somebody else's opinion. Not mine.

  • @TheSpsdub
    @TheSpsdub 10 років тому +4

    this so rare. fucking cooooooool!!!! love christina, and i will always do.

  • @LiLo1993ify
    @LiLo1993ify 10 років тому +8

    I love her such a Sweet girl

  • @TheYokaione
    @TheYokaione Рік тому +4

    Chrisitina Aguilera is so beautiful and very talented singer! 😀 I loved how she complimented Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston for they are great singers too! 😀 It's so cool that Christina Aguilera wants to major in psychology!😀 I majored in psychology in college!😀 I'm hoping that Chrisitina Aguilera would at least collaborate with Madonna and Mariah Carey! 😀It's such a sad shame that she never got to do that with Whitney Houston! 😭

  • @tahiragayev4172
    @tahiragayev4172 2 місяці тому +2

    She is very very very sweet

  • @ariadneandreou8554
    @ariadneandreou8554 9 років тому +35

    She looks and sounds so much like Julianne Hough here ! :)

  • @kathymar93
    @kathymar93 10 років тому +21

    "Me and Brit, best friends, I miss her" -HAHA

  • @chubidelrosario4417
    @chubidelrosario4417 3 роки тому +2

    Pretty and cute Christina

  • @GeniusMuggle
    @GeniusMuggle 9 років тому +8

    omg she was so cute !

  • @Alessia-Antonia
    @Alessia-Antonia 11 років тому +3

    Amazing Xtina

  • @dn2021
    @dn2021 11 років тому +3

    She is better than all the people she was comparing herself to. I am so glad her time has come.

  • @michaelscofield9247
    @michaelscofield9247 3 роки тому +1

    So pretty wouaw!

  • @appeasedsouls
    @appeasedsouls 9 років тому +14

    I've always wanted to be a singer..."
    Like she seriously didn't come out of the womb singing.

    • @samchristinzo
      @samchristinzo 9 років тому +10

      She sang as early as the time she could talk. So pretty much always.

  • @anamfarooqy3756
    @anamfarooqy3756 7 років тому +4

    i was born in 1999 and I'm 18 now

  •  9 років тому +4

    0.0 so cute she was!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @miale6787
    @miale6787 11 років тому +6

    I wish brit and x were still friends :/

  • @TheUnique1983
    @TheUnique1983 10 років тому +6

    I miss red, blue and green lolipops from 90's :)

  • @chips5807
    @chips5807 4 роки тому +5

    Wow, all that and still in high school! What a sweet interview she gave... ( far more talented than Brit Spears ..)

    • @epm_8896
      @epm_8896 3 роки тому +5

      They are both talented.

  • @allanm9678
    @allanm9678 8 місяців тому

    Love her ❤

  • @Tean-tm2lg
    @Tean-tm2lg 11 місяців тому

    She was so pretty wow.

  • @noemistephanie93
    @noemistephanie93 8 років тому +25

    why did she change into such a mean diva when she grew up? she was so sweet, adorable and likable here!

    • @neglectedurchin
      @neglectedurchin 8 років тому +8

      +noemistephanie93 She's always been down to earth. dont read the tabloids.

    • @noemistephanie93
      @noemistephanie93 8 років тому +5

      neglectedurchin i dont need to read the tabloids. look at her interviews after 2003 especially during her "dirrty" phase

    • @neglectedurchin
      @neglectedurchin 8 років тому +7

      noemistephanie93 dont see anything wrong. a 21 year old expressing themselves. like all other 21 year olds. i say much worse things. yet i'm a very nice person.

    • @noemistephanie93
      @noemistephanie93 8 років тому

      neglectedurchin but why diss other people? she always picked on britney out of spite

    • @neglectedurchin
      @neglectedurchin 8 років тому +6

      noemistephanie93 nah, that's your own misunderstanding. as she has said many times, her and britney were best friends and even NOW she has said she wishes her nothing but the best. She even brings her kids gifts on their birthdays. When Britney shaved her head, she even said that no one should judge her because no one knows the story. Again, one or two things taken out of context is nothing.

  • @supremeclientele83
    @supremeclientele83 7 років тому +4

    She's older than me, had a major crush on her as a kid, now I'm an adult watching this interview and I still think she's soooo damn gorgeous here... am I a peado? #Inception

  • @auderastepp4931
    @auderastepp4931 6 років тому +4

    Christina Aguilera (1999) - 🐰 & 🐱

  • @thekurdawari
    @thekurdawari 9 років тому +1

    “Youth can not know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.”

  • @HPmaraurders
    @HPmaraurders 6 років тому +8

    So gorgergous

  • @сиднипрескотт-щ3л

    I love her

  • @azzamatic4190
    @azzamatic4190 8 років тому +17

    Don't ask Christina what the song means, she wouldn't know since she didn't write it

  • @csull8792
    @csull8792 9 місяців тому

    so cute❤

  • @akhehehe4302
    @akhehehe4302 2 місяці тому +1

    i like her laugh soundddddd ❤❤❤ why so beautiful.. pretty ❤❤❤ (a woman here. but not lessbian 😂)

  • @N-xi2zh
    @N-xi2zh 9 місяців тому

    Oh God yesss!!!!

  • @melissaduf3718
    @melissaduf3718 10 років тому +17

    she used to be so pretty

    • @MrAbyss09
      @MrAbyss09 10 років тому +26

      she still is :)

    • @jageenperson
      @jageenperson 10 років тому +2

      she is pretty

    • @jageenperson
      @jageenperson 10 років тому +2

      yes she is

    • @katherinep4870
      @katherinep4870 6 років тому +3

      She's still good-looking now...she's just past her prime and her looks have matured.

    • @kristens.7879
      @kristens.7879 6 років тому

      Robert Phillips LMAOOOOOOOO

  • @sergioescamillanavarro-ih6du

    Love her

  • @Jenna-zw6zm
    @Jenna-zw6zm 7 років тому +2

    omg psychology omfg.

  • @leslieking319
    @leslieking319 8 років тому +1

    Just wow! Xtina was always like me omg! See I would always want to be a singer like when I was little I would want to watch Annie and I would say things like "you be Pepper"
    "You be Oliver Warbucks" and I would pretend to be Annie. I would watch that movie over and over and I would always sing songs. I
    Still sing songs. I would always wanna be a singer and an actress. But one day in Memphis me and my mom saw the play Wicked. I wanted to be an actress. I just don't wanna work hard. Lol

  • @ernestoalonsopoesiayotrash6229

    Love Her

  • @justinekim8744
    @justinekim8744 6 років тому

    To think that this was taken when i was born

  • @Shakester71
    @Shakester71 4 роки тому +1

    She looked like Julianna Hough in this old video.

  • @chubidelrosario4417
    @chubidelrosario4417 6 років тому +1

    Too bad she's more focused on singing now.. but she's a really good dancer.. that's what I like about her being able to do both really good..

    • @rein2430
      @rein2430 5 років тому +4

      Well if you followed her at all growing up ud know that she wanted to do both its why she started out dancing and singing but she struggled so much to sing because of her dance moves, her voice was so strong and she was a live singer so it was awful hitting the notes she wanted to the right way. She ended up not dancing as much like the way she started out anymore so she could focus more on her vocals. She still put dancing in her music she just did it a different way and still not all the time...she danced in dirrty in a sexy kind of way and also ain't no other man..candy man was probably her last if I'm not mistaken. She only added dancing in here n there but the vocal range was her ability so that's wat was more important to her. 🙂

  • @TriStarIII
    @TriStarIII 7 років тому +1

    can you believe this was shot 18 years ago?

  • @klauswende4636
    @klauswende4636 4 місяці тому

    back then she was lively , with a sweet lightness and completely informal ; we don't want to talk about her today

  • @Azam9947
    @Azam9947 4 роки тому +2

    Fun fact : she found a bottle washed ashore on that beach and got inspiration for Genie in a bottle.

    • @spurv
      @spurv 10 місяців тому +1

      Incorrect. She had nothing to do with that song (or the lyrics), other than doing vocals for it. It was all pre-written by a team of writers/producers, and shopped around before she was even involved.

  • @jorgeyairmaluf7396
    @jorgeyairmaluf7396 5 років тому

    Hermosa.

  • @Chrizmooo
    @Chrizmooo 8 років тому +7

    It wasn't her first music video though. Her first one was Reflection which was shot the year before (in 1998). Get it right Christina ;-p

    • @LucaLozada
      @LucaLozada 7 років тому +7

      Maybe she meant for that album and as Christina Aguiilera... Reflection was for Mulan the movie... also maybe she didn't even know that reflection was gonna be included in her album... I'm just assuming lol

  • @diegautico
    @diegautico 6 років тому

    Hermosa

  • @waiteamo275
    @waiteamo275 8 років тому +2

    She looks so different.....funny what BEING FAMOUS can do to a girl..
    .😔😢

    • @violetgirl1996
      @violetgirl1996 8 років тому +3

      dafuq itz called age.

    • @TheMastersuperblaste
      @TheMastersuperblaste 8 років тому +4

      It's not just the fame it's also this natural inevitable force called the AGING process. She's pushing 40, Is she supposed to look the same way she did at age 18??

  • @georgiagalaxy
    @georgiagalaxy Рік тому

    She was cool when she was the age that I am now :) I am a baby to the adult world….

  • @MDDeGrande1994
    @MDDeGrande1994 Рік тому

    Wait, "Genie in a bottle" was her FIRST music video? 😲

  • @Rankutubuki88
    @Rankutubuki88 8 місяців тому

    Britney and her are really legit Bff’s….

  • @glgl1472
    @glgl1472 2 роки тому

    A young Christine with her old nose I barely recognized her

  • @chubidelrosario4417
    @chubidelrosario4417 3 роки тому +2

    Yeah she did it.. She can sing better than Mariah and dance close enough as janet

  • @sherylrussel8422
    @sherylrussel8422 10 років тому +7

    shes soo pretty here!
    sweet voices and laughs!
    shes soo pretty than britney even now shes 33 she looks very pretty,
    and young than britney ahahahah!
    brit looks like a granny now! poor her!

    • @michaelfrazierjr3108
      @michaelfrazierjr3108 10 років тому +2

      Don't get me started about her tummy!

    • @sherylrussel8422
      @sherylrussel8422 2 роки тому +1

      @@michaelfrazierjr3108 whatever! She still hot even she gained weights

  • @renejordan9251
    @renejordan9251 Рік тому

    Reflection

  • @funeats8201
    @funeats8201 5 місяців тому

    California beaches are cold af all year long.

  • @huntingfashiondolls3307
    @huntingfashiondolls3307 7 років тому +1

    Awww she said she missed britney, how they lost friendship?? I always whished i sawthem being friends, but since i was a teen they didn't seem close friends, was it just the tv crap?

  • @natalialeraannerosykwski5191
    @natalialeraannerosykwski5191 8 років тому +2

    So what is her education background ?? College or high school

    • @neglectedurchin
      @neglectedurchin 8 років тому +1

      +Natalia Lera Anne Riazanovia Jovovich high school

  • @Lilly-ud6qs
    @Lilly-ud6qs Рік тому

    Aww, I miss when women were slim with natural bodies

  • @jcwrightson
    @jcwrightson 5 років тому +4

    "... You gotta rub me the right way." Sex Christina, it's about sex!!

  • @MonoEnta
    @MonoEnta 7 років тому +2

    What kind of accent does she have?

  • @bezzpost8036
    @bezzpost8036 4 роки тому +1

    She’s ecuadorian

  • @alexajackson8227
    @alexajackson8227 Рік тому

    Crazy to compare an 18 year old of 2023 to an 18 year old 23 years ago. Teenagers today have the brain development of a toddler. Not even trying to be mean or hateful. Just a very scary realization when put into perspective.

    • @hsd287
      @hsd287 Рік тому

      Not necessarily I was teenaged during the 2010s and I sure was intelligent

    • @robertoricci3393
      @robertoricci3393 Рік тому +2

      I was a teenager in the late 90's-early 2000's. Plenty of stupid teens even then. It's only nostalgia.

  • @raymovid567
    @raymovid567 2 роки тому

    so many ppl gives questions involved britney towards christina like WTF? stop doing THAT DISGUSTING because britney never get ask about christina either ,, like i can see that britney was actually being fake, while christina was so pure we can see that britney was the one who cut off the friendship yucks and that happen too to men friendship not only women
    christina keep going you a real artist while that britney just some random girl cant singing just dancing dancing revolution like that oh gosh thats very easy compare to singing ☠️

    • @linoyTronech
      @linoyTronech 8 місяців тому

      christina is not going to sleep with you calm down

  • @아델유세푸
    @아델유세푸 8 років тому +47

    what changed her so much and made her get nasty attitude
    she's really sweet here
    what happened to her

    • @dsff85
      @dsff85 8 років тому +23

      +아델유세푸 She's naive and optimistic here. That doesn't last forever. lol

    • @아델유세푸
      @아델유세푸 8 років тому +4

      DanielS will her bitchy attitude lasted forever so especially towards britney ......

    • @samchristinzo
      @samchristinzo 8 років тому +9

      +Jayson M She's not necessarily jealous. Maybe she envies the fame sometimes. She's just mad at her because Britney was talented as a child when they knew each other. She just envious that Britney doesn't show her talent to sell an album. It's because Britney has catchy songs. Christina has deep songs. Both amazing. Christina's not mean. She's just very shady at times.

    • @아델유세푸
      @아델유세푸 8 років тому

      ***** plus i am pretty sure chrsitina is aware of that too and she knows britney is being forced to sing like this

    • @아델유세푸
      @아델유세푸 8 років тому

      ***** but she can't sing live with that technique unless she doesn't dance because it take alot of effort to do it