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Kelly Clarkson spent the weekend getting Americans excited about the democratic process again. How patriotic, with the presidential election coming up and all.
At least that’s one interpretation of the response to the video that went viral of her singing a cover of Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” delivering vocals so unbelievable and stirring that, amid the fawning, fans heralded the clip as proof that the voting process actually works. The country elected her as the first American Idol winner, and she hasn’t let us down since.
The performance was posted at 5 pm on Friday by The Kelly Clarkson Show’s social media account, presumably to usher us all into the weekend with uplifted spirits and good vibes, like a digital happy hour. It was part of the show’s “Kellyoke” tradition, in which Clarkson covers a new song at the beginning of each episode and is so astonishing in her performance that it’s become an industry running joke that artists cower in fear of the day that Kelly Clarkson chooses their song and does it better than they do.
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