Kelly Clarkson had no interest in being a judge on American Idol, so what does she think about Carrie Underwood getting the job?
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There is a lot of excitement about Carrie Underwood’s upcoming return to American Idol as a juror. We will not announce the premiere date on the TV schedule 2024Current and former members of the committee have continued to share their thoughts on the Winner of the fourth season will be chosen as replacement for Katy Perry. Now Kelly Clarkson — another of American IdolThe most famous participants — has spoken out. After the name of the season one winner was floated as a possibility, Clarkson said she wasn’t interested. So how does she feel about the job going to another champion?
Kelly Clarkson has passed it on, so to speak, after she gained fame on American Idols first season in 2002, when they were Trainer on The voice for nine seasons from 2018 to 2023. She therefore knows exactly how beneficial it is for the participants to have a person with competition experience in this position of power. When asked about Carrie Underwood’s new job at idolClarkson said excitedly E! News:
I think it’s great. There’s no better person to come back – someone who won the show. To have been through all that and then have a career as big as she has is priceless. I think she’s going to do great.
After Katy Perry became the youngest Judge leaves American IdolKelly Clarkson was called brought into play by Lionel Richie as a possible replacementalthough it is not known whether ABC has gone so far as to contact him. In any case, the singer of “Since U Been Gone” confirmed that she would not participate idolon the grounds that she had moved to the East Coast and did not want to leave her children, which meant that she had virtually no job in Los Angeles for the time being.
Fortunately for the coming American Idol Contestants benefit from the experience of someone with similar experiences, as Carrie Underwood came on the show just a few years after Kelly Clarkson. Considering these future hopefuls, the OG winner said:
Having someone you can look at and say, “OK, he’s done it and he’s sitting right there. That means I’m capable of doing it. I can dream big like that.”
Carrie Underwood herself spoke about what a dream American Idol is for its participants and Your assessment philosophy is to be honest but kind. Simon Cowell – who served as a judge on Underwood’s season alongside Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson – agreed that honesty is key, and called the Winner of the fourth season a “good choice” for the show. Jackson also had a sweet reaction until the moment when he comes full circle and describes Underwood’s audition as one of his all-time favorites.
Keith Urban, another former judge, described the “Blown Away” singer the “perfect” choiceand pointed out that she brings a perspective that Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan do not have. Richie agreedand said they didn’t know what it was like to be on stage and he thought their return after 20 years was a “great story”.
No premiere date has been announced yet for American Idol Season 23, but the series usually premieres in February. Given the excitement surrounding Carrie Underwood’s debut, I wouldn’t be surprised if Kelly Clarkson is watching TV that day.
