Ranking Christina Aguilera's Live Duets, From Ariana Grande to Fred Durst

Xtina's collaborations really run the gamut

By Francesca Bacardi May 25, 2016 2:39 PMTags
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It's no secret that Christina Aguilera has powerhouse vocals, and while her solo performances are always amazing, sometimes her duets go one step further and truly take performances to the next level.

Ariana Grande and Christina performed "Dangerous Woman" on The Voice Tuesday, where both songstresses brought everything they had to offer—belting, dancing and a genuinely great show. Christina's rendition got us thinking a couple of things: 1) It's time for the "Beautiful" singer to stage her comeback and release a new album and 2) All of her other great live duets.

Christina has teamed up with plenty of A-listers before and obviously will again, but we decided to look back at some of her more iconic ones and rank them.

9. Lady Gaga feat. Christina Aguilera, "Do What You Want": Off of Lady Gaga's Artpop album, this song was incredibly catchy, especially when R. Kelly entered the mix. Both songstresses sounded amazing when they performed it live on The Voice, but compared to some of Xtina's other performances, this one feels a bit snoozy. Note: She still sounds amazing and puts on one heck of a show.

8. Andrea Bocelli feat. Christina Aguilera, "Somos Novios,": The duo originally covered this song for Bocelli's album, and then performed it live. Although both sounded great, Christina's powerhouse vocals became a little over the top compared to Bocelli's subdued nature.

7. Christina Aguilera feat. Fred Durst, "All I Want Is You": How was this not No. 10, you ask? Well, let's just say Xtina gave it her best 2000s at that year's VMAs and put on a great performance when she was onstage solo. But when the Limp Bizkit frontman came out to join it, it kind of fell apart, at least according to pop fans and rock fans everywhere. 

6. Christina Aguilera and The Rolling Stones, "Live With Me": Combining a legendary rock band with a legendary contemporary songstress was the ultimate crossover that proved musicians can work together no matter what type of sound or demographic they appeal to. Christina blended incredibly well with Mick Jagger, belting out when appropriate and keeping it low key at other times.

5. Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely": Both singers brought their all to the World Music Awards, where they kept dancing to a minimum and let their vocals do the talking. With an occasional hip thrust here and sensual touch there, both Christina and Ricky reminded us that they need to collaborate again pronto. Also, those cornrows.

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4. Christina Aguilera and Brian McKnight, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas": Throwing it back to TRL, Christina and Brian blew this classic Christmas carol right out of the water. They both brought strong vocals, but the "Back at One" crooner took the lead and closed out the song in a way that will leave you with chills.

3. Rascal Flatts feat. Christina Aguilera, "Riot": Who says pop stars can't mesh with country singers? Gwen Stefani recently paired up with boyfriend Blake Shelton, but Christina beat her by a year when she performed with the country band at the ACM Awards. Naturally, she brought the audience to its feet.

2. Ariana Grande and Christina Aguilera, "Dangerous Woman": Gasp! This isn't our first choice, but for good reason. Ariana and Christina's duet was absolutely incredible, and somehow all that fabulous belting came together in a great way, but there is one other performance that has it beat. Our choice might surprise you. 

1. A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera, "Say Something": Christina and the band performed the haunting song live at the 2013 American Music Awards, and it still gives us chills. Christina maintained lower vocals throughout and perfectly synced up with the piano man's soft sound. Together, they brought tears to our eyes as they sang in the dark with only a few backlights behind them.

What do you think of our choices? Sound off in the comments!

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