14 DAY TRIAL // To put it mildly, Christina Aguilera’s comeback is far from going according to plan, though by no means through a fault of her own. After a rather dire few weeks, Christina had her moment of utmost glory after delivering a stunning performance of one of her new songs, “You Lost Me,” on the season finale of American Idol, as MTV News can confirm.
We were also telling on past occasions that recent weeks saw the singer faced with negative feedback on the songs included on her upcoming “Bionic” album, her single not performing as expected, heavy criticism in the media, leaked songs and then an entire album available online 2 weeks ahead of release, and then a canceled tour. To say that Aguilera’s comeback is shaky is an understatement at this point, for all sorts of mishaps seem to have come her way.
Her performance on American Idol will no doubt mark a change for the better, it is being said. This season’s AI female contestants took to the stage singing “Beautiful” and, after it, “Fighter.” At the end of the song, Christina too appears, to finish it off with her trademark powerhouse vocals, after which she launches in the heart-breaking ballad on “Bionic,” “You Lost Me.” Dressed all in black and with her hair swept back, Christina showed audiences what a genuine artist and performer means, belting out the song with such emotion and skill that many a media outlet even went as far as to say she was singing for her life.
“Aguilera took the stage after this season’s female contestants – Lacey Brown, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Siobhan Magnus and Crystal Bowersox – performed a medley of her hits ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Fighter,’ emerging from below the stage to help put the finishing flourishes on the latter, then, as the stage went dark, stepping out into a spotlight for her solo. Accompanied by somber strings and a piano, hair pulled back in her Bionic curls, and wearing a demure black ensemble, Aguilera started softly, singing about smoking guns, lost magic and the tragedy of a dying relationship, then picked up Steam from there as the music swirled beneath her. The middle section of the song was smoky and solemn, Aguilera stretching the notes, then, eyes closed and right arm outstretched, sang for the rafters,” MTV says of the performance.
And it got even better from there on. “Her voice got bigger and bigger as the song entered the home stretch, but she never let things get out of control, and brought the tune home with a simple, breathy ‘You lost me.’ And as the Idol audience gave her a much-deserved standing ovation, it became clear that Aguilera still has got the goods to go up against anyone,” the same media outlet further writes. Below is Aguilera coming up on the Idol stage to the sound of “Fighter” and then singing “You Lost Me” as if her life depended on it. Enjoy.