Noone deserves her success more than Kelly IMO. She has stayed true to herself, avoided the big head, and delivered entertainment pleasure to her fans through all the years. She's a truly great one!
I love the old Idol. It looked like they were holding it in someone's basement. It was real, it was about talent. Not so much about the showmanship and back stories. If you were good...you did well. Hasn't been the case since at least Season 4.
Mariah's Without You is extremely hard because of how low you have to sing in the beginning and how high the long-drawn out vibrato notes are towards the climax. Kelly dodged the lows in the beginning but she improvised beautifully. She killed it!
BeautifulPrincessN Before Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey it was originally recorded by the band Badfinger. Great Song , they all did a great job covering it , including Kelly
In case there is any kind of justice on this planet that band is certainly going to be big! *watch?v=TCnlGhlXXBw* Damn, I adore it! RU-vid the song and have fun!
Kelly did justice to this song. She's incredibly talented. Although, the best performance goes to Mariah at Madison Square Garden (undubbed version) (:
Gilberto Duavit But the 1993-1994 versions were shortened much more than the Madison Square Garden performance was. She didn't repeat the last chorus like she does on the album version
I remember watching this live & thinking to myself: We have a winner! And Kelly Clarkson is probably the first and last reality tv contestant I've ever had to dial in for lol
This is a very powerfully emotional song.Not many people can sing this and reach the notes and then bring tears to your eyes and then make your throat knot up with the emotion she is sending out...Only a very special few can do this she is totally gifted...love you sweetie such a tough song and you made it easy!!!
This song beyond complicated to sing because of the super low notes to the high. To the ones that say this version sucks, I'd like to hear you attempt!
Knichol I think people say that this version sucks because they’re comparing Kelly to Mariah. I think this an excellent version. When someone sings a Mariah song, I think it’s unrealistic to compare vocals, and putting Mariah’s version aside, I think Kelly did great on this one.
as a male i am so jealous of her voice, the range, the strength, the harmony, the scaling of the notes is phenomenal, oh God why didnt you give me a voice like this!!!!!! this is one of those things that is JUST not fair that only one person gets ITS JUST NOT FAIR
Zek Star of course i didnt mean that i can reach her range, but i meant was that i have HER range , so what i meant lets imagine that my current top and bottom is from 3-6 and hence my range is obviously 6-3 = 3 and hers would be something more like 5-13 which would mean that she has a range of 13 - 5 = 8 hence that i am wishing for is to be able to have a range of 8 in my vocal high and low so that i can go from 3 - 11 or even 3 - 10 plus i would want to have her vocal strength , she can hit notes like they are a nail in wood while i can only flick them also i would like to have her lung capacity , as she has a very BIG lung capacity and can hold notes for MUCH longer and also provide that extra air to accelerate her vocals
It's weird to watch these old american idol videos, because Kelly, and people like her, created the music that I grew up to. I mean, I can't even process the idea that this is her beginning. It just feels like she's always been. Know what I mean?
I think I can guess. Kelly’s voice is timeless, and so pure and effortless that it feels like she’s been singing and performing for decades. When I watched her on this inaugural season, she sounded like a seasoned professional and I was astonished that no one had discovered her yet.
I'm biased towards the Mariah Carey version because it reminds me of an amazing night I had back in 1994, however I love Kelly - she's awesome & sings it very well!....xx
I love Carrie Underwood also but Kelly Clarkson also is an international singer where Carrie is not. However, Kelly and Carrie are incredible in their unique way!
startreksuluspock they both great singers. Carrie is country singer more so that may be why she is more limited. Carrie has on her about me page years ago on idol online ,before she was famous , it said that kelly was a favorite female singer of hers or something This whole feud was made up . Lmao 😂 0% feud btw the two. I believe . But makes good tv and news .
Tristan Anderson I think Kelly’s and Carrie’s fans were “competing” with each other more than Kelly & Carrie themselves ever were. From what I understand, Kelly was one of Carrie’s favorite artists when she auditioned for season 4, and the two have reported many times that they like each other’s songs. The cattiness and drama regarding them was ridiculous. They are both extremely talented and gifted in unique ways and people need to respect that.
Really? I don’t take formal singing classes and I master this song, I have nothing and I will always love you from Whitney. Maybe I’ll post myself singing them one day lol
I love Kelly's voice, she sings it really well. Her voice is a lot better now too, cause she's grown a lot as a singer. I'll be singing this song by the end of the year along with a lot of Mariah and Kelly's songs. Let me know what you think of my covers so far. :) Crystal
I'm about to turn 68 and I still love Kelly Clarkson. As she has matured, so as her voice. She one of the few artist that has remained true to herself and down to earth. Love. Love. Love her!!!!
I'm 75 and just adore her. Gorgeous voice that she can rock out to or use to convey emotion. Her voice has gotten better and she is a great songwriter. Highly recommend her new album Chemistry.
This is a very powerfully emotional song.Not many people can sing this and reach the notes and then bring tears to your eyes and then make your throat knot up with the emotion she is sending out...Only a very special few can do this she is totally gifted...love you sweetie
It's bad because if you compare this to all of her performances.... this she rode flat most of the song, she lacked stability and endurance, and she was hella nervous it seemed. And these are qualities she's been known for.... For years... so it's hard watching this video
SlimothyCricket she was sick here that's why her voice was strained but she still killed it I mean singing a Mariah song with a cold. she did her thing and sounded amazing that's why she won. best AI winner IMO
SlimothyCricket she was sick here she had laryngitis the week of this performance that's why her voice is a lil strained. but she still did a very good job. the show must go on like they always say
Kelly performed Mariah's COVER VERSION of this song - the song was originally the band Badfinger's, so it was never Mariah's song to begin with, by the way. Kelly sounded great here - signs that she's always had the talent, from the beginning. My opinion - it felt "rushed".
Here voice is amazing, da way she delivered the lines and belt every high notes, but most of all her originality and personality showed by this performance and besides connection to the audience.. her exceptional talent and popularity is very unique!!! =) all singers deserves a break!!!
i love kelly so much! she is the best contestant out of all the people who won in my opinion. she is so beautiful and talented. original, great artisty, amazing voice, and just all in all awesome!
tavish masih Mariah actually praised Kelly's renditions of her songs when Kelly performed on Idol, when Mariah was a judge on idol saying Kelly sang them better than herself. Legends supporting each other is great. Both are great spectacular voices, each impacted the industry in their own way.The girls of the current generation of performers will never be able to deliver like this. It's tragic all the praise Camilla Cabello's and Halsey's mediocre performances get or Dua Lipa's music or however you spell her name, it's all beat.
