Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song) was taped for the fourth studio album of Christina Aguilera.
`` Beautiful '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . An accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund , and earned Aguilera a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of gay and transgender people . Stripped is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Christina Aguilera .