Kelly Clarkson told the crowd in Canadaigua, New York last night that if she had walked out and seen Mariah Carey at the American Idol judges table, she would have lost her mind!”
“I always love a really good, solid voice,” said Kelly of the pop superstar, “and she’s got a really really great one.”
To honor the newly-minted Idol judge, as her nightly fan-requested cover, Kelly sang Mariah’s hit, “Always Be My Baby,” which she calls a “couple skate” song. Ha.
Watch below.