Here’s What Zara Larsson Has to Say About Those Christina Aguilera Comparisons

written by TheFeedWired

May 2, 2025

Here’s What Zara Larsson Has to Say About Those Christina Aguilera Comparisons Let’s be real: Zara Larsson is no stranger to dropping bangers. Over the years, hits like “Lush Life,” “Love Me Land,” and “Symphony” with Clean Bandit (ah, yes, who could forget the iconic dolphin memes?) have been the soundtrack to our summers.

Now, the Swedish pop star is ushering in her latest musical era with the release of “Pretty Ugly.” The low-slung electro track, written by Zara, MNEK, Helena Gao, and Margo Wildman, is a bombastic anthem about owning our messiness with elements from the beloved ’90s house genre. On the chorus, she bellows a chant plucked straight from a cheerleading boot camp: “Have you ever seen a pretty girl get ugly like this? / Messy like this?

/ Losing her shit?” Ofc, the song’s Charlotte Rutherford-directed visuals are nothing short of epic. The music video includes everything from retro Volkswagens and massive speakers to bedazzled Pleaser heels and mud-filled choreo for days. Fans were quick to praise Zara’s cheer-tight choreography by Zoi Tatopoulos—and even draw comparisons to another blonde pop icon from the early aughts, Christina Aguilera.

Zara weighed in on the comparison to Christina’s iconic “Dirrty” music video from 2002 and gushed about the “Beautiful” singer, who she claimed was one of her “top 3 entertainers ever.” ADVERTISEMENT “Christina has always been in my top 3 of entertainers ever!!!! I don’t think the video is giving dirty at all, but I’ll let you decide,” she wrote in an Instagram comment ahead of her “Pretty Ugly” video’s release. Zara Larsson responds to comparisons between her new music video for “Pretty Ugly” and Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty”: “Christina has always been in my top 3 of entertainers ever!!!!

I don't think the video is giving dirty at all, but I'll let you decide” pic.twitter.com/y0HfEFoKUR — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 25, 2025 The “Wow” singer has been open about Christina’s impact on her and her artistry throughout her bustling career. In 2023, she told MTV, “I remember seeing her ‘Dirrty’ video. It was a done deal for me.

She could also really sing and she has this depth in her voice, which I really love.” She continued, “I also love that she did really fun songs. I feel like, looks-wise, me as a little girl, I felt like… she’s me.” We love to see two queens doing their thing. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be watching Zara Larsson’s “Pretty Ugly” music video till I nail the choreo myself.