{"id":4206,"date":"2025-08-27T07:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:15:42","slug":"i-cant-hold-it-in-anymore-keith-urban-breaks-down-as-kelly-clarkson-delivers-a-heart-wrenching-performance-on-stage-shocking-on-stage-kelly-clarkson-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=4206","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI can\u2019t\u2026 hold it in anymore!\u201d \u2014 Keith Urban breaks down as Kelly Clarkson delivers a heart-wrenching performance on stage. Shocking on stage! Kelly Clarkson sang a song so emotional that it made Keith Urban cry on the spot, right at the moment she was chosen to be the contestant to move on to the tense Liveshow round \u2014 a decision that left the whole audience breathless. Kelly&#8217;s music not only touched the hearts of the audience but also knocked out a famous star who was known for his strength. Keith&#8217;s tears became living proof of the soul-stirring power that Kelly brought. An emotional performance that left the audience stunned, incredulous but unable to take their eyes off. This is a historic moment that is deeply engraved in the memories of American Idol and the country music world! Watch more below \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Kelly Clarkson returned to the series finale of\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>, the show where she began her career after winning the first season in 2002, the judges were expecting her to give the sort of amazing performance they were used to seeing from her. What they were not expecting, however, was for Kelly to deliver a moving original song that would bring the entire audience to its feet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inspiremore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kelly-clarkson2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"1Zh3GGzz\"><\/div>\n<p>Kelly chose to perform \u201cPiece By Piece,\u201d a song which she co-wrote with Greg Kurstin. The song lyrics are rooted in Kelly\u2019s past, exploring her ability to love a child and trust a man after overcoming a strained relationship with her father.<\/p>\n<div class=\"IkKxTP0l\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBut piece by piece, he collected me up<br \/>\nOff the ground, where you abandoned things<br \/>\nPiece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me<br \/>\nSix years old and you know<br \/>\nHe never walks away<br \/>\nHe never asks for money<br \/>\nHe takes care of me<br \/>\nHe loves me<br \/>\nPiece by piece, he restores my faith<br \/>\nThat a man can be kind and the father could, stay\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The song\u2019s meaning and Kelly\u2019s impassioned performance moved many audience members to tears. Judge Keith Urban was especially moved; tears streamed openly down his cheeks as he looked on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inspiremore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Keith-Urban.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kelly had a very difficult time getting through the very personal song without breaking down into tears herself, but like the true professional that she is, she managed to finish with style!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inspiremore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/judges.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The crowd showed her support by chanting her name, and the judges got to their feet to lead the way for a meaningful standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inspiremore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/crowd-standing.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This felt like a very personal moment for Kelly, who confessed to feeling extra emotional because she was pregnant with her second child at the time. Watch her spectacular performance below, and be sure to share this\u00a0<strong>song<\/strong>\u00a0with a friend who knows how powerful music can be.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson Performs Piece by Piece AMERICAN IDOL\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wDMml643rlM?list=RDwDMml643rlM\" 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>When Kelly Clarkson returned to the series finale of\u00a0American Idol, the show where she began her career after winning the first season in 2002, the judges were&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4208,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206\/revisions\/4208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}