Grammy-winning U.S. pop singer Christina Aguilera was honored with a star on Hollywood’s celebrity Walk of Fame, barely a week before her feature film debut*.

    The star, the 2,423rd on the famous sidewalk*, was unveiled* on Monday, nine days before her acting skills go on display when “Burlesque” hits the silver screen, co-starring Cher.

    “As a young girl in Pittsburgh, I often imagined what it would be like to come to Hollywood and make it as a performer,” the 29-year-old told screaming fans on Hollywood Boulevard.

    “We would go from audition* to audition and I would sing anthem after anthem ... hoping one day it would all pay off. Standing here at this moment I know that it has paid off,” she said.

    Aguilera won the first of her four Grammys in 1999 as best new artist, followed by best pop collaboration* in 2001, and best female pop vocal performance in 2003 and 2006.

    In “Burlesque,” she plays a small-town girl who makes her way to a Los Angeles burlesque* club to pursue her dreams. Aguilera also wrote and recorded four new songs for the musical’s soundtrack.

    At a weekend presentation of the film Aguilera said: “I’ve always been a hard worker. I like to learn from others and having new challenges, and I think that’s what happening to me now in my life. Many changes, a movie, a new album, and a star in Hollywood — many changes.”

    Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman separated five years after their 2005 wedding although there were no divorce plans, People magazine reported. (SD-Agencies)