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It was only last week, songwriter Claude Kelly said that comparisons between Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga were 'crap'.

Now Akon, who in 2008 signed Lady Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution, has given his views on the situation.

He told VIBE: "Aw man, that's not even any competition. You are actually giving Christina too much credit. She always had her cool little look and way about how she went about things. But soon as Gaga came out everything switched up. Christina stepped out of her own shell to become something different.

"And the crazy thing is Christina is really talented. She has unlimited range when it comes to her singing. Her voice is out of here. I just think she just needs to believe in herself more. I think sometimes she gets insecure because of all of the successes Gaga has had not realising that she was already successful before Gaga came out."

Akon has said he hopes Aguilera's album, 'Bionic' will show off her voice more than the up-tempo tunes like her latest single, 'Not Myself Tonight'.

The 'Lonely' singer went on to say: "Christina shouldn't have anything to prove or anyone to compete with. I miss the old Christina Aguilera. I like the old one better than the new one. Honestly, Gaga and Christina could probably get together and do something amazing. But that's impossible if they are both trying to do the same exact thing musically."

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