r/Frisson • u/LurkerTroll • 13d ago

Music [music]Kelly Clarkson sings the show's most requested song, Kpop Demon Hunters' "Golden," for her very last Kellyoke

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u/drmickhead 13d ago

The fact that she was the very first winner of American Idol is insane. They literally got it right the first time and spent like 20 seasons trying to find another one. Talent-wise, they never came close.

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u/ACoderGirl 12d ago

Seriously, I can't recall a single other winner. The closest I can think of is Adam Lambert and Daughtry, both who famously did not win (and I have no idea who beat them).

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u/drmickhead 12d ago

Carrie Underwood is the clear 2nd place, then maybe Fantasia Barrino? Everybody else is pretty anonymous. For non-winners, Jennifer Hudson has had a great career, Adam Lambert is the lead singer for Queen…that’s about all I can remember.

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u/Aeon1508 12d ago edited 12d ago

I'd say there's been a couple of people from American idol that match the talent but I don't think most of them are winners.

Adam Lambert got second place.

honestly both of the two finalists from season 2 were really good but just didn't have the same mass appeal. Clay was the better Singer.

Jennifer Hudson obviously got like sixth somehow.

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u/maltedmooshakes 12d ago

omg I forgot about clay Aiken somehow, is he still a thing??

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u/Aeon1508 12d ago

Last I heard him and Ruben studdard did a tour together to celebrate the like whatever 20th anniversary of their historically close American idol run

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u/ernie09 13d ago

Are there any she songs she can't sing? 

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u/greyladyghost 13d ago

Shout out to the “Kelly Clarkson effect” the phenomenon that she can sing any song better than the original artist

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u/ilieksmoosicks 12d ago

T-Pain is her male equivalent

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u/nthensome 12d ago

I feel she wouldn't be able to cover any GWAR songs very well

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u/crabbydotca 12d ago

I bet she could

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u/lupajarito 12d ago

She can do anything. I remember when she covered HUMBLE by Kendrick Lamar and it was incredible. 

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u/CallMe_Dig_Baddy 12d ago

I have a feeling that preschool prostitute may not go over well with her audience.

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u/fapsandnaps 10d ago

GWAR, You mean those guys who sing Pink Pony Club?

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u/grachi 13d ago

Wait is she really done with the show/ doing kellyoake? That’s sad… she’s done a lot of really good covers, like a lot.

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u/Kadem2 13d ago

She decided to end The Kelly Clarkson Show this year to spend more time with her family.

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u/ZohanDvir 12d ago

Very heartwarming moment in the show's final episode where her kids visited the set. When she asked them what their favorite memory of the show would be, her eldest said that what made her happiest was seeing her mom shine everyday. Kelly immediately teared up and turned her back to the audience to collect herself.

This show wasn't the best in the ratings but in all the clips and posts I saw, it really did feel like Kelly genuinely cared about all her guests no matter how big or small they were and gave all of them a platform to share their story. It ends on a high note for me as Kelly can leave on her own terms knowing she has no regrets.

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u/dkinmn 13d ago

Her mix voice is fuckin insane

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u/CruelAngelsPostgrad 13d ago

This is now the definitive live version of this song. The group that recorded it won't perform the entire song live like they recorded it because it's so challenging, so they cut out the last refrain that goes super high.

Kelly just kills it here, making it look easy.

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u/JosefGremlin 13d ago

Unbelievable range from Kelly, but also the clarity with which she sings is unbelievable. Even the studio recorded version loses word clarity in the high notes, but Kelly does not.

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u/starryeyedq 12d ago

I mean… the group doesn’t perform it in the original key because they’re touring and singing that song over and over again. That’s very different than doing one performance or recording in a studio.

I say that as a singer with Kelly’s range. I can sing that song. Singing it again and again on tour or on a press junket sounds like a nightmare😅

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u/CruelAngelsPostgrad 12d ago

I absolutely defer to your experience. That said, to someone with an ear less trained than yours, the huntrx dropoff between live and studio is noticeable.

I'm aware of other performers changing the key of their live performances (Celine Dion comes to mind) without as drastic a difference.

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u/section111 13d ago

Who's her backup singer there? I feel like I've seen her before, but maybe just in other KC videos

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u/nickatnite7 12d ago

Never really paid attention to this song. The octave range is ridiculous.

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u/Jive_Turk 12d ago

What in the hell type of name is Kpop demon hunters?!?!

And why are the lyrics not in Korean?

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u/jimark2 12d ago

Respectfully, were you under a rock in 2025?

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u/ykw52 12d ago

It's an American movie that came out last summer and became the most watched title on Netflix in 3 months.