Kelly has one of the greatest vocals, as seen by her performance!
Kelly Clarkson, who won the inaugural season of American Idol at the age of 20, had no clue that in just a few years she would be one of the world’s most recognized singers, receiving countless awards for her work in music.
But here she is now, twenty years later, reaping the benefits of her hard work and even hosting her own talk show since 2019.
The singer has often voiced her respect for the late Whitney Houston on The Kelly Clarkson Show. In one of the episodes, she even sang, “Saving All My Love for You.”
Clarkson, on the other hand, never misses an opportunity to express that she admires other renowned singers. That’s why she opted to sing I Will Always Love You at the ACMs.
The legendary Dolly Parton sang the song for the first time in 1973, and it became a hit. But when Whitney Houston sang it for the movie The Bodyguard, it became an epic.
Clarkson, a lover of both artists, opted to perform this song as an homage to them.
As seen in the video, she emerges on stage wearing a black-velvet long-sleeved gown, which makes her seem especially glamorous, sophisticated, and sensual.
But the fantastic part comes when she begins to sing. It is clear from the opening lines that this performance will go down in history.
At first, the crowd cannot stop applauding, and then they all sing along with Clarkson. Her performance really touched everyone’s heart.
This woman has come so far in her career because she is so good at what she does. She never misses a beat and does everything with confidence.
Dolly Parton walked up to the stage right after the song ended and gave the young singer a tight hug.
“Oh my God, it was incredible!” Parton yelled. “That’s fantastic, Kelly. Whitney (Houston) is probably beaming down on us tonight. Thank you very much… Backstage, I was trying not to weep my artificial eyelashes off.”
The 76-year-old country singer went on to declare, “That really finished it off for me,” before crowning Miranda Lambert as the year’s entertainment.
Clarkson’s cover of the iconic song was published on YouTube and had over a million views and 26K likes in the first two days.
Social media users are praising the singer’s performance and have left nice comments underneath the video.
People, this is the definition of “Less is more!” “I’ve been following her for over 15 years and she never fails to surprise me,” one person noted, while another added, “She preserved the tenderness of Dolly’s version while incorporating the strength of Whitney’s version, and all while making this performance completely Kelly.” Simply amazing. ”
Check out Kelly Clarkson’s incredible performance in the video below.