{"id":3014,"date":"2025-05-14T07:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2025-05-14T07:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:23:49","slug":"piece-by-piece-is-the-most-beautiful-love-song-kelly-clarkson-wrote-for-her-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-but-when-she-returned-to-perform-it-on-the-american-idol-stage-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3014","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPiece By Piece\u201d is the most beautiful love song Kelly Clarkson wrote for her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock \u2014 but when she returned to perform it on the American Idol stage, it became something else entirely. What was once a tribute turned into a raw, emotional reckoning, as Kelly\u2019s voice soared with power but trembled with heartbreak. She wasn\u2019t just singing \u2014 she was reliving. Her vulnerability stunned the audience, and brought judge Keith Urban to tears, unable to hide the impact of her performance. It was a moment that silenced the room and shook fans to their core."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first ever winner of the talent show returned to the stage last night as the farewell series kicks off its live shows<\/p>\n<p>Emotions were running high on the first live show of American Idol\u2019s farewell series last night, with Kelly Clarkson breaking down during her incredible performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zjnSpTwu\"><\/div>\n<p>The first ever winner of the show, Kelly, had the honour of acting as a guest judge for the night and taking to the stage at the end proved why she earned her title way back in 2002.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nZZIEW8Z\"><\/div>\n<p>With tears rolling down her face as she sang Piece By Piece, Kelly was given a standing ovation by the judges with Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban struggling to keep their composure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7445240.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Kelly-Clarkson-starts-crying-during-a-performance-on-American-Idol.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson starts crying during a performance on American Idol\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Kelly wipes away a tear<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking after her powerful performance she said: \u201cI\u2019m pregnant and it\u2019s nostalgic, and I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s the last season. Really sorry I just bawled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the show the singer, who is pregnant with her second child, said it had been a \u201cperfect\u201d ending: \u201cWhat an emotional night. Thanks AmericanIdol for such a beautiful beginning &amp; a perfect ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7445239.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Kelly-Clarkson-starts-crying-during-a-performance-on-American-Idol.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Lopez also became emotional\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Lopez also became emotional<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article7445238.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Kelly-Clarkson-starts-crying-during-a-performance-on-American-Idol.jpg\" alt=\"As did Keith Urban\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As did Keith Urban<\/p>\n<p>Network Fox finally pulled the plug on Idol last year when the show fell to a series-low average of 11.6 million viewers, including DVR playback figures.<\/p>\n<p>The show reached a high point in 2006 with an average of nearly 36 million viewers watching Taylor Hicks win, according to ratings measurement company Nielsen.<\/p>\n<p>It made stars of winners, notably Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, and it also proved a launching pad for the likes of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert, who is now singing with Queen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (American Idol Season 15 2016) [4K]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qmMzv9Fen_s\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first ever winner of the talent show returned to the stage last night as the farewell series kicks off its live shows Emotions were running high&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3016,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3014\/revisions\/3016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}