Live Performances
In 2002 Aguilera performed the song on Vh1 Awards and Top of the Pops. In early 2003 she also gave a performance at the American Music Awards. In 2003, Aguilera performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, wearing a black gown, a black fedora, and black heels. The song has also been performed at a number of other shows, including Saturday Night Live on March 15, 2003; as well as on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2004. The same year Aguilera performed "Beautiful" on Grammy Awards, where she also won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song. In 2006, Aguilera performed it on Good Morning America. The song was a major part in the Back to Basics Tour, and on Aguilera's Stripped World Tour. At the end of the song, the instrumental of the song is usually played while Aguilera is exiting the stage, previous to when she waves thank you to the audience and bows. In 2008, Aguilera performed the song at the CNN Heroes Tribute Telecast. Aguilera received a standing ovation at the end of the performance. In December 2010, Aguilera performed the song as a duet with Rebecca Ferguson, a finalist on UK reality television show The X Factor. On June 28, 2011, Aguilera performed the song with Beverly McClellan, a finalist on NBC reality show The Voice; the following week, that version of the song debuted at No. 74 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and at No. 52 on the digital songs chart, after selling 42,000 downloads on iTunes.
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