Whitney Houston’s estate has cancelled a scheduled duet with Christina Aguilera and a hologram of the late singer. The performance was set to air on NBC’s “The Voice” season 10 finale on May 23rd, but Pat Houston, executor of Whitney’s estate, has shut down the entire idea because the hologram “didn’t look like Whitney”. After watching the leaked footage, I have to agree that the face of the hologram looks nothing like Houston.
Houston released the following statement, “We are so appreciative of the opportunity for the Whitney Houston hologram to appear on NBC’s The Voice with a talent pairing as extraordinary as Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston. We were looking to deliver a ground breaking duet performance for the fans of both artists.
Holograms are new technology that take time to perfect, and we believe with artists of this iconic caliber, it must be perfect. Whitney’s legacy and her devoted fans deserve perfection. After closely viewing the performance, we decided the hologram was not ready to air. We have much respect and appreciation for Christina, and she was absolutely flawless.”
The leaked footage of the performance shows Aguilera and Houston performing Houston’s “I Have Nothing” and “I’m Every Woman”. During a backstage interview at The Voice on May 9th, Aguilera revealed minimal details surrounding the performance stating, “I am sworn to secrecy. I can’t say anything, but I’m very excited about the finale. Very exciting things happening.”
Check out the leaked footage below.
https://instagram.com/p/BFnauEFvHQm/?tagged=whitneyhouston
