Yes, Christina Aguilera knows the words to the National Anthem. “I’ve been singing that song my entire life. I was known as the youngest anthem singer in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,” she told Ellen Degeneres today, while promoting The Voice. So why did she mess up her lines at the Super Bowl? “You know, I took in the moment a little bit too much,” she said. “Shoot me for appreciating the moment, but I was like, Here I am at the Super Bowl, singing for a team and in front of the world, and remembering what it was like to be that young and look where I made it now.” Still, Aguilera claims she laughed it off: “That night I knew, I just made myself a Trivial Pursuit question: ‘In 2011, what female singer flubbed the lyrics?’ It’s just insane.” It’s the new role of pop diva stardom: Never let them see you cry, unless HBO has cameras there. [TV Squad]
