Singer Kelly Clarkson was feted on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, 20 years after she was crowned the first 'American Idol' winner.
Twenty years ago this month, Clarkson wowed Hollywood as the inaugural winner of “American Idol” in 2002. On Monday, she returned to the famed Los Angeles boulevard to celebrate not only herself but also the team that launched her stardom.“American Idol” aired on Fox for its first 15 seasons. It now airs on ABC, which revived the series in 2018.
Longtime collaborator and producer Jason Halbert was on hand, as were original “American Idol” judges Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, who crowned Clarkson the first “Idol” champion two decades ago. The ceremony, held at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in front of Ovation Hollywood, also featured speeches from Halbert, Cowell and Abdul.“Her voice was a gift she was born with, and I believe it’s unmatched by anyone alive,” Halbert said.
Similarly, Cowell remembered thinking that Clarkson was going to win the singing competition, then airing on Fox, after hearing her perform Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” He also recalled how Clarkson asked that they didn’t speak to each other until the end of the competition. She clarified that she wanted to be “respectful” of the competitive environment.
Former “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul, left, speaks at Kelly Clarkson’s Walk of Fame star ceremony Monday.“Your talent, your tenacity, your grace, your dignity made Season 1 all worth it of me having to sit next to a British guy to the left of me, and a wonderful man to the right of me,” she joked about her fellow judges.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Clarkson has scored a number of hits, including “A Moment Like This,” “Since U Been Gone,” “My Life Would Suck Without You” and “Stronger ,” while racking up three Grammy Awards out of 15 nominations.With her daytime talk show, “The Voice” judge and “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson hopes to make you feel better — without hiding heartbreaks of her own.
“You get all the community to come together … it’s something special,” he said. “It’s something I can look back on later on.”Kelly Clarkson wants to change her name to Kelly Brianne, which she says “more fully reflects who I am.”
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