Sabrina Carpenter and Christina Aguilera Team Up for Surprise Performance of ‘What a Girl Wants’ at L.A. Concert
Sabrina Carpenter does on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Oct. 3, 2024. Todd Owyoung/NBC
Sabrina Carpenter was signed up with by Christina Aguilera for an extraordinary minute throughout her Short n’ Sweet Tour drop in Los Angeles on Friday (Nov. 15).
The 25-year-old “Espresso” vocalist amazed followers at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena when she invited the legendary pop celebrity, 43, on phase for a set of duets. Together, they did Aguilera’s traditional hits “Ain’t No Other Man” and “What a Girl Wants.”
The shock collaboration opened with Carpenter playing a game of Spin the Bottle with her back-up professional dancers, revealing Xtina as the champion. As the group applauded, the five-time Grammy champion arised from a system under the phase and introduced right into “Ain’t No Other Man.”
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The duo after that slowed down points down for a performance of “What a Girl Wants,” stimulating memories of the legendary efficiency they shared throughout Aguilera’s 25th wedding anniversary event of her self-titled 1999 launching cd, shot at Spotify Studios in L.A.
“I’m freaking out,” Carpenter informed to the group, prior to sharing an individual memory of Aguilera’s very early impact on her. “I think the first time I ever heard your voice was when my mom played me a video of you singing ‘A Sunday Kind of Love’ at 8 years old,” she claimed, referencing Aguilera’s 1990 efficiency on Star Search. “It was the most inspiring thing for me to see as a young girl who wanted to sing but didn’t think I could do it at that age.”
Released in 1999, “What a Girl Wants” gotten to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while “Ain’t No Other Man” hit No. 6 in 2006.
Carpenter’s Los Angeles show additionally included an additional lively minute, with Carpenter “arresting” starlet Rachel Sennott throughout her tune “Juno.” The pop celebrity had actually drawn a comparable feat with Stranger Things celebrity Millie Bobby Brown at an Atlanta scenic tour drop in October.
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