Kelly Clarkson - Ave Maria (Pope Event 2008)

[@ezdrameyer7454]

That girl has not gotten enough credit for singing that song the way she did, she sang this beautifully and gave me chills and I'm not even catholic, I'm Jewish! This is such a hard song to sing even Pavarotti sang it like an angel but not that many can. Kelly did amazing and I love love listening to it.

[@slippery_slobber]

Mary was Jewish also. Duh! The most famous Jewish lady ever.

[@chrismelvin7433]

I cherish the memory of that day. It was the best day of my law enforcement career!

[@GazzaDodge]

I love how she blew all those bishops away with her voice. One was falling asleep and she hit the loud notes and they were like im awake im awake, dear god, her voice is a grace from god!

[@johnhuber354]

Yes it is.

[@gusanomunozz770]

I love Kelly for all the things😊❤

[@alexandraasbury9974]

Never heard it done quite this beautifully. ❤❤❤

[@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771]

When I close my eyes and really listen, I can't help but count her as my favorite despite the Opera people etc. It's real and beautiful to tears.

[@NancyBrandes]

From the first day I saw her on idol I said she could sing anything., I have heard all or almost all of the songs she sings in concerts from other artists. This by far is the best. She can sing anything flawlessly..

[@CatherineSTodd]

I would love to hear a professional recording of Clarkson singing this and other gorgeous songs of this type. Bravo, Kelly!

[@razrv3lc]

I'd like to see some of the pop stars now do this. In those last few notes, Kelly showed the potential to sing opera if she really worked at it.

[@Bloooo95]

Yeah, she’s a classically trained vocalist and grew up singing opera.

[@brianwhiterman8438]

She is actually a trained opera singer

[@OwnedByKitties]

She sang opera in school, there is a video on KZbin - just search for Kelly Clarkson Brigadoon.

[@OwnedByKitties]

@bicth !!!!!!!! I didn’t say Brigadoon was an opera, I said she studied opera, as in meaning studied it separately, I should have worded it better. Brigadoon is just all we have from that time but it’s not opera obviously.

[@amandasantiago4229]

Omg, the voice of an angel ❤️

[@icesk8mike]

I was so fortunate to be there and see this live and recieve a papal blessing

[@Spikedsoymilk]

What did those in the audience think about her performance??

[@jacquelinestirling4312]

Beautifully sung...but of course Kelly always does.. last notes WOW!!! Goosebumps ♡♥♡

[@MatSwim94]

she's such an angel in this performance

[@ravencademedia]

Thank you for posting these amazing performances of Kells

[@funny5621]

i was there and i can say that almost noone was complaining about the dress at the time and certainly not the performance. what they complained about was her being late. but nonetheless was absolutely blown away

[@Spikedsoymilk]

Thank you so much for sharing this recollection! I couldn't have imagined what it would have been like to be there live and in that moment.

[@foodculture6355]

She wasn't late by her own merit. She wasn't even allowed to use her own security team. She was performing the POPE. They had their own security and arranged for KC to be picked up. They made her late.

[@sisi11122]

That's why I love Kelly

[@lizlesar2433]

I think the dress shows she's a material woman of the world, raising her beautiful voice to sing to Mary. She sounds stunning.

[@vart12345]

Gracias.

[@1sonia]

Gracias

[@peterdiscipleofjesus]

OWNED

[@alexacarter8104]

Can i buy this version anywhere, i love it!!

No, unfortunately.

[@CatherineSTodd]

@ : I know; I was trying to find it myself. She should do a whole album of worship songs. Beautiful!

[@yofranklin21]

fuck. slay.

[@vart12345]

Virgen María ruegue por nuestra salud. Amén.

[@perfumewench]

I’ve never actually “felt” this song before.

[@julien6580]

Jesuscrist, her voice!

[@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771]

Who cares what anybody is wearing...it's about the beautiful accessibility she brings.

[@angelina08271]

I guess she was suppose to wear a turtleneck. get real! I saw nothing wrong with what she was wearing. She looked and sounded beautiful!

[@CatherineSTodd]

angelina, no, Clarkson should have covered her chest and shoulders. I can tell you as a lapsed Catholic this dress was not respectful. When I was young we had to cover our hair, along with the rest of ourselves! I am amazed no one mentioned this to her before. Beautiful singing, of course.

[@CatherineSTodd]

and there's nothing wrong with a "turtle neck" when it comes to the clergy!

[@kendrabryant4738]

She’s not catholic and not a member of the clergy! They asked her to come and sing. If there was a way she was supposed to dress then they should have told her so. Otherwise, she’s going to be herself. It’s not like she was dressed like a slut 🙄 She was raised in a baptist church like I was, I believe, and we wore dresses like that to church all the time at my church. I’m sure what she wore was the least of their concerns.

[@ginadestevens1604]

At 2:23 what is the backdrop behind the Pope, to the right? I can't be the only one seeing what that looks like???? Lol

[@BriNJ1983]

bahaha yuppp

[@ginadestevens1604]

Seriously! What is that??????

[@elisefincher4478]

I don't get why people choose to nit pick on Kelly's dress rather than her amazing performance smh.

[@CatherineSTodd]

Elise, if you were Catholic you would know why! It's not a performance at Las Vegas or on a regular stage. It's in front of the Pope and the Clergy. Whole different ballgame.

[@1981lashlarue]

I thought both her performance and dress were amazing. Nothing inappropriate about her dress at all.

[@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771]

Hear a maiden's prayer...

[@gizzeproductions]

Is she singing german and latin or whaa??

[@Ayranmaker]

gizzeproductions English. Exclude in the last Part of this Song :)

[@paqolp]

Mas historia y menos telenovelas. En verdad que es chistoso todo lo que la gente puede inventar cuando no tiene cultura y formacion academica.

[@altere-go641]

Wtf???

[@freerangegirl4457]

She trained Opera before she sang pop.

[@nathanfrazier2273]

I absolutely hate the English parts. They don't have anything to do with the song.

[@michaelheliotis5279]

How about you shut your ignorant mouth? She's actually singing the original lyrics intended to go with the melody. Schubert's Ave Maria is not a musical setting of the Catholic prayer, he composed it for the German translation of an English poem by Sir Walter Scott whose poem she's singing. The Latin part from the prayer, in fact, has nothing to do with the song, it's just included for sentimental value. So maybe you should not critique something you know nothing about?

[@nathanfrazier2273]

Someone takes Kelly Clarkson very seriously! I don't like the English part. Deal with it. She sang it beautifully.

[@michaelheliotis5279]

I'm just sick of people critiising her use of English and saying she should have sung the 'proper words' because they actually know nothing about the song and obviously don't realise that it's the Latin that has nothing to do with it.

[@hidanhyuga]

whats wrong with her dress? jeez calm down...

[@pedrocarrazana1157]

Her waist though

[@CatherineSTodd]

Pedro, so what don't you like about her "waist?" How is your waist? Give us a look, how about it?

[@NicholasS4000]

Snatched right?

[@Encephalitisify]

I think he was upset about her dress. I agree with the woman below, she should NOT have worn a cleavage dress. He looks embarrassed the whole time.

[@austenluvr]

He doesn't look embarrassed to me... and she is stunning in this video. Her voice should humble those people who believe in God. What a gift.

[@Bloooo95]

It’s modest as fuck. Sit down.

[@annfotlyan8655]

lol....please

[@1981lashlarue]

For anyone that thinks that's a cleavage dress... must have a different definition of the word than the rest of us.