A Disney Legend!
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Christina Aguilera was honored as a Disney Legend at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on Friday and she surprised the audience by performing “Reflection” from 1998’s Mulan.
“This is way cooler than a Grammy, I just have to say!” she told the cheering crowd during her acceptance speech. “Thank you, [Disney CEO] Bob Iger. This is tremendous. You don’t understand. I may be the ultimate Disney fan.” She added, “Thank you so much for this amazing honor. I love this. This is so special, I’m like shaking… I’ve been holding back tears all day.”
Christina talked about how she started her career on the Mickey Mouse Club with the likes of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake and discussed recording “Reflection,” which coincided with her first record deal.
About “Reflections,” which was released in 1998 to coincide with the release of “Mulan,” she said she has carried the message of the song throughout her entire career. “It’s an important message that promotes to live your truth,” she said. “It’s all in the lyrics. To live your truth, to show who you are, to be brave, to be a fighter. And now these are messages that I can pass on to my own son and daughter, who are fans of the movie. The messages still hold true and they’re timeless. It’s not your gender or anything outside yourself that defines you. What defines you is who you are inside.”
