Kelly Clarkson is one of the few vocalists who can compete with her when it comes to her ability to imbue a song with an intense level of emotion and genuine passion. Her incredible musical skill is matched by the grace and elegance she exudes when performing.
When she speaks into the microphone, everyone in the room listens to what she has to say. It is very astounding to observe how she can use the power of her voice to inspire others to rise up and pay attention to what she is saying.
On the 2016 season of American Idol, all of the judges were enthralled by her performance, but Keith Urban’s reaction was the one that truly stood out and grabbed everyone’s attention. Continue reading to find out what he had to say about Kelly Clarkson’s live performance of her song “Piece by Piece.”
In 2016, she made a return to the program for its next season in order to take the stage and play one of her own original songs. She took the stage when she was eight months pregnant, accompanied by her baby Remington Blackstock, and immediately captured the attention of the whole crowd.
As everyone waited with bated breath to hear her world-famous voice, the atmosphere in the gathering grew electric.
One of the judges for the singing competition, Keith Urban, shed a tear during one of Kelly Clarkson’s emotionally charged performances. His expression and the sheer wonder he felt as she sang were both clear indicators of the emotions he was experiencing. Clarkson pieced together her song based on her own life experiences by doing so one at a time.
Clarkson and Greg Kurstin are responsible for the song’s co-writing. It was plainly clear that the song wasn’t merely based on her experiences but was also profoundly personal to Clarkson and full of unfiltered passion. This was shown by the fact that the song was full of raw feeling.
The inspiration for the song apparently came to Clarkson when she was chatting with her sister, as reported by Huffington Post. The song drew a contrast between the women’s talk of how helpful their spouses are to them and their father’s abandonment of Clarkson and her family when she was only six years old, after the divorce of their mother. Their mother had divorced when Clarkson was just six years old. Clarkson’s marriage to her now-ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, as stated in the song’s lyrics, “restored confidence that a guy may be nice and a father might remain”
She paused momentarily before finishing the song as she demonstrated tremendously genuine passion, something that is quite rare to see in live performances given by music superstars like Kelly Clarkson.
Clarkson is recognized for the incredible and nearly instant connection she establishes with audiences who hear her sing live. The intensity and emotion she puts into every performance resonate extremely strongly with her fans, and she is known for the fact that she develops this link very immediately.
The conversation proceeded with Urban expressing his appreciation for the opportunity to see Clarkson play. “The humanity that was there at that time was simply… well, you just don’t see it, other than her tremendous talent as a singer and the song and performance,” she said. “And don’t even get me started on the television,” he said.