Christina Aguilera dressed to impress at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
The superstar singer wore a semi-sheer Prabal Gurung gown with a long train as she performed âWhat a Wonderful Worldâ by Louis Armstrong in Chicago on Thursday.
The 45-year-old opted for minimal jewelry, sporting a silver ring on her right finger, while her signature blond hair was curled at the bottom.
Aguilera performed in front of Barack and Michelle Obama and their two daughters to celebrate the opening of the former presidentâs new 19-acre presidential center on Chicagoâs South Side.
Former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett introduced Aguilera, revealing that they asked her to sing âone of President Obamaâs favorite songs,â but the Grammy Award winner told them she had never sang âWhat a Wonderful Worldâ in public before.
However, Aguilera âcame up with a new arrangementâ for the event, Jarrett shared.
Aguilera has supported Barack, 64, before, including when she hosted a $1 million Democratic fundraiser that praised the Obama administrationâs record in 2015.
Three years later, the âBeautifulâ singer performed at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) event, billed as âEvening with Barack Obama,â at a private Beverly Hills residence.
In the last presidential election, Aguilera openly supported Kamala Harris over the eventual victor, Donald Trump.
Other performers on Thursday included Jennifer Hudson, who sang the National Anthem and a cover of âTo Dream the Impossible Dream,â followed by The Roots, John Legend, Marc Anthony and U2.
Pearl Jamâs Eddie Vedder also took the stage, joined by young members of the nonprofit Guitars Over Guns.
Tons of stars made it to the opening, such as Oprah, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Conan OâBrien, Anne Hathaway, Gabrielle Union, Quinta Brunson and Mark Hamill.
The Obama family sat in the audience with Bill and Hillary Clinton and George W. and Laura Bush.
The 44th presidentâs new center in the city where he once lived features an eight-story museum, a replica Oval Office, an NBA-regulation basketball court, community gardens and branch of the Chicago Public Library.
In his introductory video, Barack spoke about what the South Side of Chicago means to him.
He said thatâs where he âstarted knocking on doors, where I learned to listen and found my voice, where I fell in love with Michelle and built a family and a community and a home.â
âFrom this place, our circle and our aspirations grew, because the story of the South Side has always been a story and a possibility, and now we start writing a new chapter,â he stated.
The center officially opens to the public on Friday.
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