Kelly Clarkson vs. Leona Lewis

First of all - the video quality for both is not great. So both sound out of key.

Second - That song was written with a very straight forward melody. In Kelly’s defense, she had to learn that song in a week and make it her own. Plus, as I remember it, she was sick at some point during the season (correct me if I’m wrong). She’s a powerful singer.

Third - This is the first time I’ve heard Leona and I can tell she is a fabulous singer. Is she better than Kelly? I can’t say. They’re both so talented. But as for the song performance, Leona probably sounded like she was off pitch to a lot of you because she changed the key of the song, then would switch to a differnt key. I believe she did this to make the song easier to sing for herself. She kept changing the pitches of different words. At times, the song is almost unrecognizable. Leona did have way more time to prepare herself for this performance because everyone knows this song. So that was an advantage over Kelly for those of you who think Leona did better. Leona sings the song with a gentler tone. But does it make her better than Kelly’s version? My vote is no. Changing the key of the song may have made it easier for her to sing, but it doesn’t make it better. In fact, the key changes and pitch changes were distracting.

Kelly has the confindence & better talent than Leona. L does have potential but it’ll be a while before she reaches Kelly’s caliber.

I’ll like Kelly I have her albums but when Leona sings I get goosbumps

Kelly is hot as a pop star! Leona is a budding talent.. i can only c her getting better. This is the video that will give you goosebumps.. Remember summer time?? She sang the best version. LEONA U GO GIRL! N IM FROM SINGAPORE. lol! http://youtube.com/watch?v=CdH6RssEUtA

LEONA IS WAY BETTER THAN KELLY!!! u lot are obssessed wiv appearances………GET OVA IT!!!!! not everybody can be size ZERO!!! leaona all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whilte Leona has a better range than Kelly and she has a nice tone, she doesn’t have the control Kelly has. I’m not a fan of Kelly’s but if forced to listen to one of them, I’d pick Kelly. Kelly kept in key through her whole perdormance; I lost track of how many times Leona was sharp. She also tends to sing through her nose. These are all things that she can correct with training, but right now she just a really really good amateur.

thats kind of obvious… is it not? Kelly has a far superior voice as compared to this deaf tone Leona chick. She completely butchered that song. The Brits must be out of their minds “downloaded 50,000 times within 30 minutes,”…. ur kidding right?

Leona is obviously the better singer. She is beautiful and will go far in the music business. The rabid Kelly fans here are known to bash every artist who is a threat to their precious (over-rated) idol.

Leona sounds weak.

youtube compresses the sound of its uploaded videos. If you heard Leona live or on TV like we do over here…you would think you were in the presence of Whitney and Mariah’s love child.

I saw her perform at the Hackney Empire live. She beats Kelly BIG time..just wait till America hears her on their TVs or sees her perform libe. She’s very recently caused a HUGE..HUGE buzz at a VIP showcase in the US, Beverly Hilton Hotel, in which hundreds of music critics and Music executives were present..America is about to be blown away.

I’ve been a Kelly Clarkson fan since she sang “Natural Woman” live on Idol in the summer of 2002, but I’m also a HUGE Leona Lewis fan. The two seem to share fans, and I think it’s primarily because they are both such amazing vocalists. I really can’t compare, because they are so different. Kelly is the queen of versatility. I’ve heard her do Rock, Pop, Country, R&B, Jazz, Opera, and Gospel… she’s just unMATCHED for her ability to own every genre. Then, Leona is like someone put Mariah, Whitney, Christina, and Celine together into one person. There is a touch of each of those artists in this young green eyed Brit. Both Kelly and Leona are just amazing and I love them both. :)

I too really like Leona, but Kelly Clarkson has a better feel for the song than Leona does. Kelly has that spine chilling ending ending with her softer side. Kelly’s voice is absolutely awsome. Kelly is so good that I often try to find girls who can sing better than her and I cant. Leona would have been the one but this song is definitely for Kelly’s voice.

Who the hell is this Leona chick, let’s not forget, this is KELLY CLARKSON’S song, she made it into the world class hit that it was. Not some whitney houston wannabe, no offense. Oh and ya i think Kelly Clarksons 2 grammys and quadruple platinum albums speak volumes on her talent. Lemme know where Leona is in a year and then lets compare. sound good?