Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet Tour” is nearing the end of its North American leg, and at each stop she’s showing fans that she has a few neat tricks up her sleeve. During her most recent performance in Los Angeles on November 16, she surprised her fans with a guest appearance from none other than Christina Aguilera.
During one of her many fun bits on the show, Carpenter played a game of spin the bottle with her backup dancers to choose what to sing next, and they landed on “a little Christina.” Not long after saying that, Aguilera burst onto the stage delivering her signature belt as the two performed “Ain’t No Other Man” for the crowd.
After the first song, the pair slowed the pace and jumped into a rendition of “What a Girl Wants,” which they sang together at Spotify’s studio in Los Angeles to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Aguilera’s self-titled album last month.
During the anniversary special, the 25-year-old pop star told Aguilera what her music meant to her growing up. “I think it was the first time I heard your voice [when] “My mom showed me a video of you singing, ‘A Sunday Kind of Love,’ at the age of eight,” she said. “That was the most inspiring thing I ever saw as a young girl who wanted to sing but thought I just couldn’t do it at that age.”
After the two finished singing at the Los Angeles show, Aguilera walked off stage and Carpenter was still reeling, encouraging her fans to applaud her on the way out. The night continued with her usual jokes, including where she fake “arrests” a fan for being “too hot” and points out famous people on the show, like Bottoms star Rachel Sennott.
