Christina Aguilera reveals fake tan streaks on her Dirrty legs at the funeral of Etta James

By J J Anisiobi


Wet wet wet: Christina Aguilera has fake tan running down her legs as she sings at Etta James' funeral


Christina Aguilera must have been feeling the pressure of performing at the funeral of soul legend Etta James.

The Dirrty singer was left red faced after a very unusual malfunction at the star studded farewell at the Bishop Noel Jones City of Refuge in Gardena, California.

It wasn't just the 31-year-old's eyes that were running as she sang.


The Voice judge seemingly over did it with the fake tan and the result was unpleasant streaks down her leg.

As the blonde bombshell belted out a rendition of Etta's most popular song, At Last, lines of fake tan could be seen streaked down the inside of her thigh, across her shin.

It appeared Miss Aguilera was aware that something was awry as she attempted to subtly wipe her legs with the sleeve of her jacket just before she began to sing.

Despite the mishap, Genie In A Bottle singer gave a heartfelt performance at the funeral.

She wore an all black ensemble that comprised of a skirt and a blazer but showed a little bit too much cleavage for such a sombre occasion.

With her trademark curves covered up, the tanned diva was moved by her own performance and admitted before the funeral that James was one of her idols.

Christina said via Twitter: 'One of the greatest moments of my life...Singing with my idol, the legendary Etta James. You will be forever missed.'

Heartfelt: Christina gave an emotional performance at the Bishop Noel Jones City of Refuge in Gardena, California

She added an old black and white photograph of herself performing with the recently deceased songbird.

Music legend Stevie Wonder also performed three songs and gave a harmonica solo.

The Reverend Al Sharpton , who met Etta when he was an up-and-coming preacher, delivered the heartfelt eulogy.

Her idol: Aguilera sang At Last and became very emotional during her performance

Sharpton described Etta as a trailblazer who helped break down the 'colour curtain in America.'

He went on to say she used music to 'bridge a world that was separate,' referring to America's turbulent racial divisions during the civil rights era.

He said: 'She was able to get us on the same rhythms and humming the same ballads and understanding each others' melodies way before we could even use the same hotels.'


Paying respect: Stevie Wonder and backing singers gave tribute to Etta

The legend: Stevie Wonder performed three songs and gave a harmonica solo

James died on January 20 at the age of 73 after a long battle with leukemia and complications from dementia.

Hundreds of her friends, fans and family came out to honour her at the Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary.

Since the singer's death, her album sales have sky rocketed, with fans snapping up her various records.

For the week ending on January 22, James' albums sold a total 30,000 copies, marking a 378 per cent increase over the previous week, when she moved just over 6,000 units.

James won four Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement honour and she was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.


Old friends: The Reverend Al Sharpton spoke about Etta James




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