Powerhouse superstars Ariana Grande and Christina Aguilera teamed up for what could possibly be the most epic duet of the year. During a thrilling season finale of NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ Grande kicked off the performance with a sexy rendition of her number one single ‘Dangerous Woman’ off of her brand new album, Dangerous Woman.
Aguilera had originally planned a duet with a Whitney Houston hologram.The hologram performance was practiced and recorded ahead of time, but executor Pat Houston described that the time wasn’t right. The company was not satisfied with the electronics, but fans were not disappointed when Xtina announced who she would be dueting with in place of the hologram:
“@xtina: Excited to share the stage with @ArianaGrande on tomorrow night’s @NBCTheVoice finale. #GirlPower #XtinasFinaleDuet”
Ariana responded, “@ArianaGrande: beyond excited and honored !!!!!!!!!”
Grande stunned the excited crowd, and things picked up even more pace when Aguilera joined her on stage about half-way through the song.
The performance consisted of neon lights, fog effects, and backup dancers that put Dangerous Woman on a whole new level.
Watch the video here.
Grande in all white and Aguilera in all black put on a showstopping performance that had audience members talking nonstop.
Aguilera was later even more ecstatic when her contestant, Alisan Porter, took the crown as winner of season 10 of The Voice.
When she spoke to Us Weekly about her win (the first female win in all of the series’s 10 seasons), she described how much the win meant to her,
“It’s been a boys club since season one and I’m not one that hides my feelings or my opinions. But I just have to say what it really proves to me this season by her taking that stage as a hardworking mom, with this gorgeous voice, because there are double standards out there and sometimes it’s not all fair, but tonight is a true victory for women and women that work hard and women that are mothers,” she exclaims.
It was an exciting night full of laughs and tears, but everyone can agree that this was a great finale to another great season.
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