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Fergie Defends Christina Aguilera's Super Bowl Song: "She's One of the Best Singers of Our Time"

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Feb. 8 2011, Published 3:56 p.m. ET

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Fellow Super Bowl performer Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas has Christina Aguilera's back after she messed up some of the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday.

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Fergie defended Christina's performance to sports radio host Dan Patrick.

"You know what? It’s such a huge venue, your nerves take a hold of you," Fergie said (via Celebuzz). "I completely understand. She’s one of the best singers of our time."

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"Nobody can take that away from you, but you get nervous at these things," she added. "We’re human."

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And on Monday, Christina spoke out about her mistake and explained, “I got so caught up in the moment of the song that I lost my place. I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through.”

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