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Christina Aguilera, Ariana Grande to duet on 'The Voice'

"Excited to share the stage with @ArianaGrande," the singer said.

By Annie Martin
Christina Aguilera performs at the American Music Awards on November 24, 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 6 | Christina Aguilera performs at the American Music Awards on November 24, 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- Christina Aguilera and Ariana Grande will duet on NBC series The Voice.

Aguilera, 35, announced she and Grande, 22, will perform on the reality competition's Season 10 finale in a tweet Monday. The episode will air Tuesday, May 24 at 8 p.m. ET.

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"Excited to share the stage with @ArianaGrande on tomorrow night's @NBCTheVoice finale. #GirlPower #XtinasFinaleDuet," the "Dirrty" singer wrote.

Grande, who impersonated Aguilera on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in September, responded by re-tweeting the star's post. "Beyond excited and honored!" she added.

Aguilera was slated to perform with a hologram of Whitney Houston, but the late singer's estate nixed the project last week. Houston's executor, Pat Houston, told Entertainment Tonight the hologram was "not ready to air."

"Holograms are new technology that take time to perfect, and we believe with artists of this iconic caliber, it must be perfect," Houston's sister-in-law explained. "We have much respect and appreciation for Christina, and she was absolutely flawless."

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Aguilera's contestant, Alison Porter, is up against Laith Al-Saadi, Adam Wakefield and Hannah Huston in the finale. The "Genie in a Bottle" singer has served as a coach for six seasons, but has yet to have a contestant win the competition.

Aguilera and fellow Season 10 coach Pharrell Williams will not return for Season 11. Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys will serve as coaches with Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

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