Aguilera performed " Blank Page " for the first time live at the 39th People 's Choice Awards on January 9 , 2013 . She was surrounded by white candles , and she wore a white blaze with black leggings . According to reports published by '' Us Weekly '' , Aguilera was very emotional prior to her performance , and that the audience was in tears during her rehearsals of the song . Lauren Moraski of CBS News called it a " heart-wrenching performance . " Amy Sciarretto for PopCrush wrote that it was a " simple and unfettered " performance that allowed her to " show off " her vocals . She continued to write that although she occasionally sounded strained , she sounded better than most singers on their good day . After her performance , she was presented with the People 's Voice Award , where she also gave an acceptance speech
39th People 's Choice Awards
39th People's Choice Awards
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