3 Kelly Clarkson Songs That Prove She’s a Vocalist for the Ages

Not sure if this is a controversial statement or not, but Kelly Clarkson may just have the greatest female singing voice going. There are other contenders, from Jennifer Hudson to Adele, but it’s Clarkson who may have the top spot thanks to her versatility, range, and capability of filling up a room in a millisecond with blissful sound.

Here below, we wanted to explore three examples of her power. A trio of tunes that prove Clarkson, who is now also widely known for her Kellyoke singing performances on her daytime talk show, is one of the best singers around and one of the best ever. Indeed, these are three Kelly Clarkson songs that prove she’s a vocalist for the ages.

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“Since U Been Gone” from Breakaway (2004)

Did somebody say giant soaring chorus? While Kelly Clarkson is known today for her versatility, she came up known for these emotional pop songs. And this one may take the cake. Thanks to a sweeping rock chorus, Clarkson belted her way into the stereos of millions of fans thanks to this track. And on it, she talks about a breakup that actually turned into a good thing. On the tune she offers,

But since you’ve been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get (I get) what I want
Since you’ve been gone

You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth, I just can’t take it
Again and again, and again, and again

“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” from Stronger (2010)

From the 2010 album of the same name, this track has garnered more than half a billion streams on YouTube alone. Another pop track from Clarkson in the earlier chapters of her career after winning American Idol, this offering showcases another giant chorus that sticks to your ribs like jelly. Today, Clarkson can weave between a Wicked song or one from the Spin Doctors. But she made her bones thanks to these epic love songs. And on this track, she sings,

You know the bed feels warmer
Sleepin’ here alone (Sleepin’ here alone)
You know I dream in color
And do the things I want (Do the things I want)

You think you got the best of me
Think you’ve had the last laugh
Bet you think that everything good is gone
Think you left me broken down
Think that I’ll come running back
Baby, you don’t know me, ’cause you’re dead wrong

“My Heart Will Go On” (2024)

We’ve alluded to her prowess today as a big-voiced singer with a more classical range and less of a pop bent and we’ve referred to Clarkson’s Kellyoke singing performers on her daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show. So why not showcase one in which she displays her ability, range, and more mature presentation. Here, she takes on the Celine Dion epic “My Heart Will Go On,” and the song sounds like it was made with gold coming from her tongue. On it, she sings,

Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on

Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on

Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more, you open the door
And you’re here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on

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