OlderKelly Clarkson Sings “Ave Maria” For the Pope
Sat, 19 April 2008 at 10:35 pm
Kelly Clarkson, the first season’s winner of American Idol, sings a rousing rendition of the hymn “Ave Maria” for Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York on Saturday.
About 25,000 young worshippers rallied for the Popemobile (and Kelly).
“I was so excited to be asked to sing for the Pope,” Kelly. “I grew up singing church music, and it’s always been a dream of mine to perform ‘Ave Maria.’ To have that dream come true on such a special occasion is truly a blessing.”
Watch the video below of Kelly belting out “Ave Maria”!
Kelly Clarkson Sings “Ave Maria” For the Pope
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I love kelly.
she’s sure getting bigger and bigger.
OMG that was so amazing. I never knew she could sing like that. especially the last part. I was like can this girl really go on forever like this. Kelly I love you lots.
that’s cool
the dress makes her look much older now..
oh and thanks jared b/c we really haven’t seen a lot of kelly now a days
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Wow! Very good performance, especially the last part was sung with such feeling…
What a beautiful and appropriate looking dress for the occassion as well. She does not look big at all. Just healthy and pretty.
Awesome. I especially LOVED the ending.
Its a shame that she doesnt live up to societys toothpick standards when it comes to shape and size. <>
You go girl…. rock on with that voice and breaking the stereotypical standards of the supposed ideal shape for women !
sound good!
but i preffer see katharine mcphee!
I loved this!!! Kelly is the best singer ever!!
Now that girl can sing!!
I’d like to see this years contestants just try and belt out a tune like that!
Interesting that she made the song a bit pop.
if only she wasnt such a *****
what a horror!!! why didn’t they get someone with a real voice. clarkson’s voice is a pop voice - no depth, no character. they should have chosen the best singer in the country - i’m sure there are opera divas who would have been much better for the Pope. I’m horrified at the last of discrimination.
As a professional opera singer, I think Schubert’s Ave Maria should not be sung in a chest voice. I really like Kelly Clarkson as a pop singer, but the classical tone of this song and her belting clashes, while sounding slightly choppy.
she sounded amazing and looked fantastic doing it!
I think Kelly is extremely talented and I love her voice. However, I have to agree with a previous poster in that her voice is not suited for this song. This song needed a clear, powerful voice without the raspiness and the trills. Like Whitney Houston.
kelly did an amazing job! She is amazing!! That might be one of her best performances so far.
Where is Michael Buble when you need him! LOL.
I thought it what a stagerring performance. I am so glad she’s still singing these days. I like her
That is the first time I ever heard her sing. WOW.
Beautiful, fresh, modern - yet reverent and sincere - rendition of a masterpiece.
I am genuinely impressed. That was lovely, lovely, lovely.
Kelly is a good singer, but like some of you said, her voice is not appropriate for this particular song.
In her Christmas CD, Celine Dion performs this song, and I must say is AMAZING!!! Much better than Kelly’s rendition.
She did a great job i was there i actually just got home. She sang three songs before the pope arrived. She was amazing
Kelly did a wonderful job, but she should have dresses more modestly. The front of her dress was a little low cut…thank God the cameras did not show that and only pictured the side of her.
Kelly….modesty always ..and especially if the presence of Men of God is a no brainer. maybe you should have picked a different dress or a shawl to covert you???
Celine Dion would have done a much better job. And why was she wearing such a low cut dress in front of the Pope?
Wow, what a terrible job. I guess she was the only catholic singer they could find to perform on short notice. And who cares why she was wearing a short dress. We all know the pope and all those other bishops, cardinals and priests are more interested in playing with little boys than looking at a busty blond chick.
Horrible!
You do NOT sing Ave Maria this way! Fast and like a damn pop song!
She have a good voice but not for this kid of music.
Emmy Rossum was going to be 10 times better.
oh stop criticizing her dress. it was conservative just because it had a little form to it rather than being completely covered up and looking like an old lady doesnt mean she doesn’t respect the pope or what not. it wasnt spaghetti strap, wasn’t too short, wasn’t strapless just had a cut in the front. whats the big deal? He’s the pope for crying out loud, i highly doubt that that was all he was thinking about while she was singing.
i love kelly but this was awful. why would you take such a beautiful song & make it pop, especailly when singing for the pope. i have been going to church ever since i can remember & have never heard a version of ave maria i didn’t like until now. it is sad that people who volunteer to sing in a church group can sing the song better than the individual chosen to sing it for the pope. i couldn’t understand anything but the ave maria. also, she was not dressed properly. the length of her dress was fine but her shoulders should have been covered & she should not have displayed cleavage. it is just proper & respectful. i love kelly & was so excited to hear her sing. i think she could have pulled it off if she chose to sing it differently - but we all know she doesn’t take advice well. too bad as she has an amazing voice & this could have been much better.
love her!
To Whatever: No the Pope probably wasn’t thinking about her dress when she was singing . For virutally any other occasion that dress would be totally appropriate. It was sexy w/o being sleezy & was below the knee. However, you are supposed to be covered up when meeting the pope - no bare shoulders. It is just proper etiquette - regardless if you are Catholic. She had to know that & if she didn’t want to follow what is respectful she shouldn’t have accepted the honor to sing for him. With every head of state or member of royalty there are just certain things you do/rules to follow out of respect - plain & simple.
i bet she was just nervous! I think she did a great job considering..
I was curious after someone mentioned the celine dion version. here’s a link to it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ8vKzF6rhw
Oh, man- I have multiple problems with this:
1) Ave Maria should not be “belted”. But that was what she was doing.
2) Ave Maria loses its charm in translation. The English bits souded horrible.
3) She can’t pronounce Latin. Has she not heard any other version of this song? How do you not get it right?!
4) It is not a pop song. It has beauty in simplicity. Much prefer Andrea Bocelli’s version
But I must say that I usually love Kelly Clarkson. Moral of the story- stick to mainstream music and English.
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