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  • Feb
    5
    2012

    Kelly Clarkson Soars With Super Bowl Anthem Performance

    Written by Trent | Filed under Kelly Clarkson

    Kelly Clarkson started her career on the first season of ‘American Idol’ so it was fitting that she was selected to perform the US national anthem, ‘Star Spangled Banner’, at this evening’s Super Bowl XLVI. However, unlike many of her warbling predecessors, the singer kept her voice in check and delivered a subtle yet moving performance of the tune.

    Watch Clarkson, whose ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ single has climbed to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, perform at the Super Bowl below:

    Clarkson was fantastic and clearly understood the most simple rule about performing the US anthem – just sing the song! Indeed, instead of including a string of pointless runs and high notes, she focused on the meaning of the tune.

    If only Christina Aguilera would have done the same when she performed at the Super Bowl last year. Sadly, she tried to match Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey but failed horribly.

    If your don’t remember Aguilera’s Super Bowl rendition of the US anthem then watch it below:

    Thanks Mr. World Premiere!

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    • Tim

      CONCRETE JUNGLE TOMATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SANG NONSENSE CHRISTINA.

    • MK81091

      LMAO! @ “If only Christina Aguilera would have done the same when she performed at the Super Bowl last year. Sadly, she tried to match Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey but failed horribly.

      If your don’t remember Aguilera’s Super Bowl rendition of the US anthem then watch it below:”

    • Tim

      oh yeah, Kelly did a marvelous job.

    • Theman

      Not trying to start a war but since when did mariah’s national anthem been something we compared others to?

    • Jerry

      agreed @ theman! nobody ever references mariah’s half-assed anthems. the epitome has always been whitney. even in praising the best of the newcomers, whitney’s still shines as best

    • Conglomerate

      nobody compares anything to mariah version. It’s Whitney check out rollingstones articles and sportscenter

    • Joss

      lol @mariah reference! anyway America forgiven Xtina what happend… and Kelly did great job… and National Anthem still stays as Whitney’s!

    • Conglomerate

      Trent feelings got hurt so he bashing whitney fans on his twitter, lol pressed- christina’s version sounded nothing like Mariah’s. Whitney’s rendition is the one everyone tries to emulate and is compared to against! deal with it

    • Ariana

      I thought this post was about Kelly Clarkson…
      Some stans clearly love living in the 90s.

      Good job Kel!!! This is how is done!!!!

    • Tahj M.

      LOL ” Mariah’s rendition ” bitch puh’lease !

    • theman

      Mariah’s rendition was technically sung the best. It was sung the way the original was written. She has nothing to do with this. Haters stay on their job.

    • !!!

      That was a pretty elegant version of the US anthem Kelly. This has been a year where Kelly has been winning everywhere she goes

    • Lauren

      aww she did good! she sang it at the NBA finals too and did good

    • KingAquarius

      @ theman….honey, sit down. Mariah’s version was full of the same choppy phrasing and annoying register switching that she always does. Her rendition is not memorable at all. Mariah’s singing is very schizophrenic.

    • kris

      great job KELLY CLARKSON! The Whitney Houston stans are so busy attacking Trent that they’ve forgotten that this post is about KELLY CLARKSON. You people are so fuckin immature.

    • Theman4u

      Mariah had nothing to do with it until she was brought up

    • L O V E

      LOL! Whitney and Mariah don’t give a damn about any of you. Mariah knows Whitney and they are friends. How many of you can say the same? SN: Whitney lipped that Star Spangled Banner performace like everyone else. MOVE ON PEOPLE!

    • DRB

      Whitney and Mariah’s are great but they get docked for lipping.

    • twitter.com/_feeniix_

      Whats the point of bringing up Xtina, and NO ONE EVER thinks of Mariah when they talk about the national anthem.. Just saying.

    • MeMe

      Mariahs version is the best version of the anthem. Period.

    • Me

      Funny thing is I never knew Mariah sang the anthem that alone says a lot the anthem is and will always be Whitney’s I realize that if any singers does something great you somehow credit Mariah lately it seems like you have become like the very fan Stans of others celebs that you critize.

    • http://[email protected] carlc

      Kelly did good but nothing earthshattering or that will remove Whitney’s place as the standard. Mariah should not even be mentioned because she is never listed even in the top 5. That’s Trent stanhood talking. Whitney lipped but sang along to the pre recorded version. Watch her veins bulging and her sweating. She also performed it live in front of the troops during her charity Welcome Home Heroes concert on tv.

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    • tammi

      whitney & Jhud were the best ever but kelly was good too.

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