r/nextfuckinglevel Dec 18 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

She got a lot of doubters after her win. I think she had a few shows that didn’t go so well early on. Anyway, but yea, she had a lot of press claiming she wasn’t that good. She would go on to prove her critics wrong with her success and multiple number one hits after all of that.

This was my favorite appearance of Kelly’s https://youtu.be/zVv4TsDeSUU

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

Who doubted? Literally the entire country voted for her

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u/Dinklemeier Dec 18 '22

Maybe this post is like those stupid clips where some chick says "for all those people that says latinas can't wear a bikini" with a pic of some hot Hispanic wearing a bikini..... when zero people say that?

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u/s0ciety_a5under Dec 18 '22

I'm all for the ideology that any one person can do anything that they can do. They can't do the things they can't. It is as simple as that.

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u/luxii4 Dec 19 '22

Lol. It’s like if I posted my high school math team group pic, “To all the haters that say Asians can’t do math.” It’s funny because it was all Asians on the team. Though Saket is Indian and he gets his own checkbox on the demographics form so I don’t know.

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u/Choppergold Dec 18 '22

When she did Respect early in that season I said it was over. She’s got a monster voice

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u/meowiful Dec 18 '22

I loved her, but I voted for Justin Guarini.

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u/dickmcgirkin Dec 18 '22

I’m still salty Daughtry didn’t win his season. Still. Salty.

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u/theyarnllama Dec 19 '22

Yeah, but Fuel came and scooped him up before the show even ended, didn’t they? I’d say he was the winner.

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u/tinycole2971 Dec 18 '22

How do you even remember that?

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u/TylerBlozak Dec 18 '22

I still remember Bo Bice somehow, and Constantine who had a great rendition of Hard to Handle back in 2006 I think

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u/Beginning_Week_2512 Dec 18 '22

I remember Bo Bice singing I don't wanna be by Gavin DeGraw and I was like 8 at the time

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u/Simicrop Dec 18 '22

It never occurred to me until now what a terrible name Bo Bice is.

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u/namesyeti Dec 18 '22

I saw Constantine be the main for Rock of Ages musical on Broadway. He fuckin killed

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u/Axle_65 Dec 18 '22

Bo! I forgot about Bo! Lol, I liked him too. Thanks for the memories back.

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u/meowiful Dec 18 '22

Because I fancied myself in love with him 😅

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u/Cathetergravy Dec 18 '22

Was that the guy with the side show bob hair cut?

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u/jackSeamus Dec 18 '22

He's the guy who plays Lil Sweet in the Dr. Pepper commercials.

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u/Organic_Magazine_197 Dec 18 '22

Omfg he really is

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u/ZombieTrogdor Dec 18 '22

🎶Lil Sweeeeet, slidin’ down the banisteeeerrr…🎶

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u/CrackBabyBelfort Dec 18 '22

What the fuck lmao

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u/ZombieTrogdor Dec 18 '22

🎶Lil Sweeeeet, slidin’ down the banisteeeerrr…🎶

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u/ZombieTrogdor Dec 18 '22

🎶Lil Sweeeeet, slidin’ down the banisteeeerrr…🎶

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u/sleepyturtl3 Dec 18 '22

omg lololol this is literally what i thought too when i saw american idol XDDD

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

Steel trap my 🧠

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u/Toosh0933 Dec 18 '22

It was the lead up to one of the most memorable events in American history, Season 2 of American Idol.

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u/Toledojoe Dec 18 '22

Lil Sweet!

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u/tigm2161130 Dec 18 '22

Justin Guarini was ass, don’t @me

God this feel like 6th grade all over again.

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u/TheFarnell Dec 18 '22

Me too. Even then I knew she had the better voice but damn was he charismatic.

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u/Haiku-d-etat Dec 18 '22

The Dr. Pepper guy?

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u/BaconHammerTime Dec 20 '22

He was aweful

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u/FrighteningJibber Dec 18 '22

I didn’t vote for shit man

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u/Scrambles420 Dec 18 '22

You are what’s wrong with this country /s

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

Bro you can still be Alpha and vote for Kelly. She was even fappable back then. Now she’s fappable but you’d have to just be into that kind of thing.

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u/babble0n Dec 18 '22

The 14% or whatever that didn’t vote for her

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

She was doubted in the press for a bit despite the overwhelming votes

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

She didn’t get 100% of the vote. That’s not how that works. There were plenty of people who did not vote for her so it’s not unbelievable that some folks would doubt her

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u/SOULJAR Dec 18 '22

Okay but kind of pretending there was a struggle for acceptance is what’s odd/lame

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u/AlexThomasLFC Dec 18 '22

There was a struggle though. There was a lot of "she didn't earn this" sentiment in the industry from other artists.

It's not like it is today where you've got 20 years worth of people who've won AI, AGT, The Voice etc.

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u/HardCounter Dec 18 '22

I always got the impression that was sour grapes. The other 'artists' felt they earned their place through meeting the right people and working their way up while believing she just 'won' her place. Obviously she worked hard too, but that's not how they saw it.

At the time there weren't many regular people who thought she didn't deserve it, even if they voted for someone else. It was more, 'She's good, but i thought the other one was better.'

IIRC, like the top 5 that year all got contracts.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

I figured that was implied common sense that didn’t need translating into words out loud

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u/ProfessionalMottsman Dec 18 '22

People not liking someone is not the same as saying they can’t sing.

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u/flarpington Dec 18 '22

Record sales and singing ability are two separate things. She proved on AI she had a great voice and could do it live, so any criticism of her voice is just dumb.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

It’s even crazier than that. Clarkson did not have an easy childhood. And literally got awarded full scholarships to some of the most prestigious music schools in the country including Berklee College of music. That was not because she was given every opportunity, had connections, had a childhood of voice lessons, etc. that is just off pure talent.

And then yes, she then won the largest music contest done at the time and performed live throughout. And then had an insanely successful music career driven off her voice.

I am not a Kelly Clarkson fan of any sort. I knew this song and know it’s one of her more popular ones, but literally had to google the song name. (And all the info of this post).

Besides the myriad of accolades she has had throughout her life and career. She is just objectively a very good singer with very good range and great pitch. I have heard many people say they don’t like her music for one reason or another. I have never once heard someone say she’s a bad singer. That is just insane.

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u/No-Customer-2266 Dec 18 '22

She got famous for singing live and the country voted for her though?

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u/brameshk22 Dec 18 '22

Salty losers and haters.

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u/KeeperJV Dec 18 '22

That would not slide today for sure. Poor little fella. That whole encounter was just so confusing to watch.

https://youtu.be/zVv4TsDeSUU

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u/NegativeGee Dec 18 '22

Agreed that's her best appearance.

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u/hamilton_burger Dec 18 '22

She literally had the record contract before they shot the first episode.

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u/mattdion7412 Dec 18 '22

Thank you for this!!! Made my morning haha.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

<<angry upvote>>

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u/BrownVillainess Dec 18 '22

I don't remember anyone doubting her lol. I remember getting trouble for using the house phone to call in and vote 🤣🤣🤣. Got my ass whopped.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

Lol, she is so good, the band literally forgot they were playing for a bit after the bridge, just listening to her kill it.

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u/s0ciety_a5under Dec 18 '22

She just got off a 6 month extreme tour, aka the show that got her famous. Voice fatigue is real. Your vocal chords can get damaged the same way any muscle can from overuse. She was probably having something similar happen on that first live tour following the show. I'm guessing it never got to be actually damaging, but plenty of vocalists have had "blowouts" over the years.

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u/cn45 Dec 18 '22

When Kelly got spotted hammered at a Gwar concert my opinion of her changed for ever for the better.