Live Performances
Aguilera performed the track during the promotional campaign of Christina Aguilera. Aguilera performed the track in a Milwaukee high school called Franklin High, the performance saw her live in front of 1,300 teenagers in a set-list that compromised of three tracks being; "Genie in a Bottle", "The Christmas Song" and "What a Girl Wants". Aguilera performed the song on the Jingle Ball for radio station Kiss 108 just days after the release of the music video, continuing promotion for the album. Later in December 1999 Aguilera was chosen to perform on MTV's live New Year's Eve Special, which she commented on beforehand saying "I'm nervous about what's going to go on that night. Everything's going to be so chaotic", wearing tight leather pants Aguilera started with a performance of "Genie in a Bottle" continuing into "What a Girl Wants". Aguilera performed the song during the time in which she supported band TLC on their FanMail concert tour. She also performed the song at the American Music Awards in a medley with the third single from Christina Aguilera "I Turn to You", wearing a "tummy-baring bodice" she removed the skirt before performing "What a Girl Wants" in the medley-style performance.
Aguilera performed the track on the VH1 special Men Strike Back where she once again performed a medley of "I Turn to You" and "What a Girl Wants", she entered the stage "amid total darkness" with a spotlight aiming at her wearing a black suit. VH1 critic Michael Hill positively commented on her performance writing "Young Christina Aguilera has a set of diva's pipes already and can cram more notes into a single line than a trio of Mariah's. Though she delivered hits, 'I Turn to You' and 'What a Girl Wants,' with great technical prowess, the real surprise of her set was a rendition of the pre-rock'n'roll-era pop standard 'At Last' with a small jazz combo". After performing with band TLC Aguilera announced her debut headlining tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert in which she performed "What a Girl Wants" which she dedicated to the female fans in the audience saying "Girls, I hope you're getting everything you want".
In 2000 Aguilera performed the track on the ABC Christmas Special with "carefully choreographed" dance routines, she sung eight songs including "Gene in a Bottle" and "I Turn to You" ending the special with a performance of "Climb Every Mountain". She performed the song on Stripped World Tour and it was included on her video release of the concert tour titled Stripped Live in the U.K. which was filmed live in London's Wembley Arena. She also performed the track on her following concert tour titled the Back to Basics Tour the track was featured on the live video release of the show titled Back to Basics: Live and Down Under. In 2010 whilst promoting her sixth studio album Bionic on The Early Show she performed the track in a medley with her debut single "Genie in a Bottle" after a performance of her single "Not Myself Tonight", CBS News commented that the performance was commended by fans.
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