Christina Aguilera's best performances: lets all show "Screamtina" some love

There is a whole heap of hate surrounding Christina Aguilera (or Screamtina as she is now being referred to by "haters") after her not-so-great performance of the hallowed Star Spangled Banner at the 2011 Super Bowl.

Over-singing and loosing the melody in a wave of unnecessary runs would have been one thing, but Christina added insult to already battered ears by mixing up the words for the American National Anthem. Gasp!

Merry Christmas Everyone: Silent Night Diva sing off

Merry Christamas y'all! To celebrate both the Holiday season and the excuse it gives me to listen to Christmas music without looking like a total nutter here is a collection of some of my Favourite Diva's singing the classic carol ,Silent Night.

The styles Range from country- Faith Hills and Taylor Swift- to gospel- Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin- to pop- Beyonce and Britney Spears-and finally the traditional interpretation-  Celine Dion and Annie Lennox.

So get those song words printed and prepare for some Christmas carolling after the jump! 

Christina Aguilera and Cher: Burlesque soundtrack review

Christina Aguilera's CD art :Burlesque

I’m a little in love with Christina Aguilera at the moment. Not only has Bionic had resurgence in my affection, but Christina's- it’s actually a soundtrack which also features Cher- new release, Burlesque is pretty darn good. If you initially fell in love with Christina because of the Back to Basics album, you’ll fall in love with her all over again when you hear this.

Christina and her Burlesque troupe.

Song run down

The Etta James song Something's Got a Hold On Mefits Christina voice perfectly as its a style of music that actually utilises and benefits from her grunts and growls, as well as its rough texture. Having all the tools already in her arsenal its not surprising she gives a convincing delivery that effortlessly channels Etta James' sass, passion and fire.

On the flip side the Mae West song Guy what takes his time, as well as But I Am a Good Girl, have Christina toning it all down. Instead, relying on her charm and a softer, sweeter voice to communicate the song. The result is two saucy and teasing tracks that scream Burlesque.

Watch Christina Aguilera's X-Factor Finale Performances (2010)

Christina Aguilera performing Burlesque on the X-Factor

Despite Christina Aguilera giving a performance of Express that made us reminisce about Britney Spear's car crash performance of Gimme more at the MTV awards, her appearance on the X-Factor seems to have done the album no end of good. Sales have reportedly increased by 400% since the weekend!

Watch her X-factor performances below.

Review: Rebecca Furguson and Christina Aguilera perform Beautiful (X-Factor Final 2010)

Rebecca and christina Aguierla at the x-factor semi Final

A hefty Christina Aguilera took to the X-factor stage and totally smashed it with her performance of Beautiful. Unfortunately, the same could not be said of her duetting partner Rebecca, who gave a shaky vocal performance and forgot the lines.

To add to the list of complaints was the song arrangement. The choice to cut off the song at the climatic second half, when the true belting begins, was ludicrous. It may have been done to spare Rebecca's blushes but it only served to disappoint those who were waiting for the vocal fireworks to begin.

The performance was a ramshackle affair that made the usually slick show look like an amateur production. This was a duet that could have been something special, but instead it was a badly paired, rushed and unrehearsed mess that potentially sacrificed Rebecca's chances of winning for the viewers and publicity Christina would bring to show.

Christina also performed a sultry  rendition of Express
from her new film Burlesque

Watch Christina Aguilera Perform Beautiful with Rebecca on the X-factor below

Diva's Christina Aguilera and Rihanna To duet with Rebecca and Matt on the 2010 X-factor Finale:

Update:

• View Matt and Rihanna's performance here
• View Christina and Rebecca's performance here

Exciting news from the X-factor camp about which celebrities will duet with which contestants in the X-factor finale this weekend.

Rihanna and Matt Cardle

Matt and Rihanna are Duetting on
the x-factor  finale

Painter and decorator Matt Cardle has been paired up with Bajan singer Rihanna; an odd choice considering their contrasting voices. Matt has a soft, delicate, emotive voice whereas Rhiannas' tends to be solid, nasal and a little harsh.

Listen to Matt's voice below as he sings The first time (I ever saw your face) 

Christina Aguilera performs "Lift me up" live at the Hope for Haiti benefit.

Christina Aguilera gave a stand out vocal performance at the Hope for Haiti concert when she sung a stripped down version of ballad Lift me up from her Bionic album.

What I loved most about this performance was that Christina actually stuck to her natural tessitura (range). The result was a sublime performance that cut out the pushed and strained vocals she's has become synonymous with and instead gave us a chance to enjoy and appreicate the colour, texture and beauty of the voice.

Listen to T.I. Ft. Christina Aguilera - Castle Walls

T.I and Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera has teamed up with T.I on the song  Castle Walls from the rappers upcoming album No Mercy. The song was produced by Alex da Kid ,who also produced Eminem and Rihanna's smash hit duet  Love the way you lie. 

Castle Walls features Christina giving an unusually sombre, muted and controlled vocal that's delivered mostly in her mid-range. Its a smart delivery as it successfully conveys  the sad sentiments of isolation and loneliness in the lyrics .

 Castle Walls  would  be  a clever release for Christina as it washes away the loud, brash image Bionic created -and bombed with - and replaces it with a sensitive,vulnerable and more relatable Earth diva.

Did you like Crystal Castles? Comment by clicking here or scrolling to the bottom of the post. 

Christina and T.I: Castle Wall Lyrics

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[T.I.]

Observing the estate through the gate from the outside looking in

Bet you would think I got it made, better look again

I got buttler, got a maid, and a mansion

The belief is that I'm living out a millionaires fantasy

With pantoms and ferrari's in the driveway

But you see the pain and the change of the same man's

Your vision jaded by the grammy's on the mantelpiece

Just switch your camera lenses you would see the agony

Apparantly it's damaging the man you see before you

On the canvas he may seem alright but all the diasadvantages his family

Encounters overpowers his extravagance

Walk in my? I dare you

While it really seem like the kings life aint glamourous

As seen through the eyes of untrained amateurs

Because the camera's don't see beyond the walls of the smiles

Only counts until it falls in the pile

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[T.I.]

Honestly to me, I think I'd lose every benefit of all that I've accomplished

If my key is never with it, sh-t

Me knowing this, why should the verses I have laid

Be more important to me than the persons I have raised

I guess I'm saying that to say that ooportunity

But they just don't equate to all the time they take away

From the kids all the sh-t I did right is a mistake

If deyjah end up a stripper and major slinging yay

How could I ever consider myself a great

If messiah ain't paid and nique nique ain't straight

Would your favourite song about the whips, money and sh-t

Be relevant if you found out, the money wasn't real, nope

So me being the goat shouldn't mean more to me

Than see it to a king though

From a bad ass kid to man with some dough

Otherwise I may well have stayed poor

So while they stay focused on me beefin with flip,

Shawty low, gucci or ludacris

Or if I'm f-cking with a hoe

Did I snitch when I got arrested or will I die over nonesense

Internally I'm dealing with this conflict

So excuse me if I don't get the chance to kiss the hand

Or slap me in the face, ay I, m just the man

If they saying I ain't the best at making hit records

It's cause this my life these ain't just rapping

Sh-t, you think of that deep, did ya dawg

See you can't see the castle through the walls till it falls

Bitch ain't thinking with the deep, did ya dog

Cause see you can't see the castle through the walls till it falls

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[Christina Aguilera]

Nobody knows I'm all alone

Living in this castle made of stone

They say that money is freedom but I feel trapped inside it all

And while I sit so high up on a throne

I wonder how I can feel this low

On top of the world it's beautiful

But there's no place to fall

[T.I.]

For the record ay, I give a damn if I never said sh-t again

My career was meant for me to come and tell it

Honest interpretation of how affected I'm faced with

Matters most rappers used to keep locked away in the basement

The day that I walk I ain't saying that I'm amazing

Down playing the way I keep fellas from catching cases

Won't take into consideration how much it mean what I'm saying

And when I say what I mean even when I'm sorrounded by the fakers

From one of the greatest centers, blessed with most of god's graces

Who made his way amongst the greatest from the grimiest places

So next time you rating royalty, I'm always being given to recordings than the level

Of your loyalty, obvious you've been ignoring me

Who else ya seen make it through the storm, unharmed disjointed

While all the critics was looking for prince charming

Disregarded the king of the south raised doubt

Even though he made a castle out of used to be a house

He did sh-t that all your favourites rappers only rap about

But most of y'all don't see the castle through the walls

And the smiles till it falls in piles so while...

[C.a.]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[T.I.]

Observing the estate through the gate from the outside looking in

Bet you would think I got it made, better look again

I got buttler, got a maid, and a mansion

The belief is that I'm living out a millionaires fantasy

With pantoms and ferrari's in the driveway

But you see the pain and the change of the same man's

Your vision jaded by the grammy's on the mantelpiece

Just switch your camera lenses you would see the agony

Apparantly it's damaging the man you see before you

On the canvas he may seem alright but all the diasadvantages his family

Encounters overpowers his extravagance

Walk in my? I dare you

While it really seem like the kings life aint glamourous

As seen through the eyes of untrained amateurs

Because the camera's don't see beyond the walls of the smiles

Only counts until it falls in the pile

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[T.I.]

Honestly to me, I think I'd lose every benefit of all that I've accomplished

If my key is never with it, sh-t

Me knowing this, why should the verses I have laid

Be more important to me than the persons I have raised

I guess I'm saying that to say that ooportunity

But they just don't equate to all the time they take away

From the kids all the sh-t I did right is a mistake

If deyjah end up a stripper and major slinging yay

How could I ever consider myself a great

If messiah ain't paid and nique nique ain't straight

Would your favourite song about the whips, money and sh-t

Be relevant if you found out, the money wasn't real, nope

So me being the goat shouldn't mean more to me

Than see it to a king though

From a bad ass kid to man with some dough

Otherwise I may well have stayed poor

So while they stay focused on me beefin with flip,

Shawty low, gucci or ludacris

Or if I'm f-cking with a hoe

Did I snitch when I got arrested or will I die over nonesense

Internally I'm dealing with this conflict

So excuse me if I don't get the chance to kiss the hand

Or slap me in the face, ay I, m just the man

If they saying I ain't the best at making hit records

It's cause this my life these ain't just rapping

Sh-t, you think of that deep, did ya dawg

See you can't see the castle through the walls till it falls

Bitch ain't thinking with the deep, did ya dog

Cause see you can't see the castle through the walls till it falls

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

[Christina Aguilera]

Nobody knows I'm all alone

Living in this castle made of stone

They say that money is freedom but I feel trapped inside it all

And while I sit so high up on a throne

I wonder how I can feel this low

On top of the world it's beautiful

But there's no place to fall

[T.I.]

For the record ay, I give a damn if I never said sh-t again

My career was meant for me to come and tell it

Honest interpretation of how affected I'm faced with

Matters most rappers used to keep locked away in the basement

The day that I walk I ain't saying that I'm amazing

Down playing the way I keep fellas from catching cases

Won't take into consideration how much it mean what I'm saying

And when I say what I mean even when I'm sorrounded by the fakers

From one of the greatest centers, blessed with most of god's graces

Who made his way amongst the greatest from the grimiest places

So next time you rating royalty, I'm always being given to recordings than the level

Of your loyalty, obvious you've been ignoring me

Who else ya seen make it through the storm, unharmed disjointed

While all the critics was looking for prince charming

Disregarded the king of the south raised doubt

Even though he made a castle out of used to be a house

He did sh-t that all your favourites rappers only rap about

But most of y'all don't see the castle through the walls

And the smiles till it falls in piles so while...

[Christina Aguilera]

Everyone thinks that I have it all

But it's so empty living behind these castle walls

These castle walls

If I should tumble if I should fall

Would any one hear me screaming behind these castle walls

There's no-one here at all, behind these castle walls

Christina Aguilera- "Beautiful" 2010 Performance on Dancing with the Stars

Christina Aguilera sang her 2002 hit Beautiful on the American show Dancing With the stars. The performance started well enough with Christina singing comfortably in her head voice and mid-range, however Strained chest vocals, off key notes and weird timing followed, wrecking any chance of a good performance in their wake.

Christina Aguilera on Connan and The 2010 American Music Awards

In spite of gaining a little weight-  by Hollywood standards-and looking a little tired, Christina Aguilera is still out there promoting the release of her upcoming film Burlesque.

Firstly at the 2010 American Music Awards where she performed Express and more recently on Late Night With Conan O’Brien where she sang the jazzy, Something got a hold on me.Both Performances were a little sloppy and lacklustre, with her voice sounding darker and heavier than usual.However, there's no denying she still has amazing pipes.

Am I being too harsh? Let me, and the world, know what you thought of the performances.

Watch Christina Aguilera perform "Bound To You" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Christina Aguilera performed another song from the Burlesque soundtrack, Bound to You, on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

The beginning, with its lower tessitura, sounded comfortable and in keeping with the recorded version of the beautiful ballad.  However, as the song hit its middle-eight and the higher belted notes began, it started to sound pretty shaky, with some of the top notes sounding out of tune and strained.

Overall it wasn't the most pleasant vocal to listen to. Hopefully it's not a reflection of the stress of the breakup and poor album sales affecting her.

Lady GaGa is NOT original and copied Grace Jones and Christina Aguilera, to name but a few!

Gaga's supposed coping of Roisin Murphy

In a similar vein to an older postis some more Lady Gaga hate on Youtube. This time it's about her copying other artists' styling and concepts.

Ultimately the creators of these videos wants to show you that Gaga is not as original as they think you think she is.

My two cents: Meh. I've never heard Lady Gaga claim she was original or that her looks were not inspired by these other celebs, so she' got nothing to answer for as far I'm concerned.

Christina Aguilera can sing without shouting!! Shock! Who'd have thunk it? Watch her new song

Christina Aguilera has jettisoned  her last album Bionic, after the lukewarm reception, and is instead concentrating on her new film Burlesque. Below is a new song from the film called "I Am a Good Girl" and shows Ms Aguilera's demonstrating a softer vocal styling.  I am enjoying the break from the usual high belts and indulgent melisma. Enjoy

Christina Aguilera - I Am Good Girl ( Burlesque )

Proof that Christina Aguilera is a better live singer than Lady Gaga?

A member of Youtube has created a video that pits the vocals of  Christina Aguilera against Lady Gaga. I'm not inclined to agree with the uploader's opinion, as I think Christina and Gaga have their own strengths and weaknesses, but I still thought it was interesting enough to post.

But what do you think? Do you think Christina Aguilera is a better live Singer than Lady Gaga?

Did Christina Aguilera's "Impossible" copy Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way"

Is "Impossible" a rip off of "Ain't no way"

The first time I  heard  Christina Aguilera's Impossible it reminded me immediately of an Aretha Franklin classic that  I just couldn't put my finger on.

Christina Aguilera: Performs "Bionic", "woohoo" and "Not myself Tonight" Live at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards

Christina Aguilera at
the 2010 Mtv Awards

Christina Aguilera announced herself back on to the music scene in 2010 with an outstanding performance at MTV music awards. Christina's set was a medley of three songs from her Bionic album-Bionic, Not myself tonight and Woohoo- that along with the production and choreography, brought the house down on the night.

Christina Aguilera: My Favourite vocal runs

This is a clip from the song "On our way" and it's from the "Back to Basics" album.This is one of my favourite vocal runs that she has sung in her chest voice. It showcases her brilliant technique as she moves up and down the scales with ease and finesse.  :



This song is also from the "Back to Basics" album and is called "Without you". I love how she applies her trademark runs within  her head voice creating a warm inviting sound.

XML Blog Templates

Here are two diva blogger templates! Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera are both XML coded so you shouldn't have a problem uploading them to your blogger account.

Mariah Carey:
demo, installation instructions and download

Christina Aguilera:
demo, installation instructions and download

Wallpapers

Here are some wallpapers I made. Here we have Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Leona Lewis. More to come soon.

[Vocal Profile] Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Vocal Type: Mezzo- Soprano
Vocal Range: 4 octaves. C3- C7
Whistle Register:Yes
Longest Note: 20 seconds - 'At last' (live)
Vocal Pluses: Christina Aguilera is in possession of a nimble and dexterous voice that is most known for its intricate melisma, slides and edgy belts. The Diva is able to jump between the different parts of her range with ease and swiftness, while possessing the stamina and breath control to sustain notes for extended periods of time [At Last (live)]. Holding these notes, she often forgoes any vibrato [Ain't No Other Man / Let There Be Love]. But when she does choose to add it, she favours a non-traditional, stop/start technique and a seesawing jaw to create the effect. It's a choice that results in a wider vibrato than some of her contemporaries.