Kelly Clarkson Performs Her Last ‘Kellyoke’ Before Talk Show Ends Seven-Season Run With Her Most Requested Cover
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The Kelly Clarkson Show officially concluded its seven-season run on Monday, Aug. 31.
During the final episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday, Aug. 31, the singer delivered her last performance for the show’s beloved “Kellyoke” segment. According to the show’s social media accounts, her closing selection was also the “most requested cover song EVER.”
For the show’s farewell episode, Clarkson, 44, transformed the program into “Kelly by Request,” a special concert-style celebration built around stories and songs chosen by her longtime viewers. Among the performances was “Golden,” the Oscar-winning song featured in the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters.
The choice was particularly fitting considering Clarkson had already performed another song from the movie, “What It Sounds Like,” earlier in the year.
Clarkson tackled “Golden” in its original key, navigating its demanding vocal range and delivering a series of impressive high notes. Fans quickly noticed the difficulty of the song, with several viewers commenting about her decision to perform it without lowering the key.
In an Instagram clip, Clarkson jokingly acknowledged just how challenging the song was.
“That is a very high song,” she said with a laugh. “I was like, ‘Go for it.’”
The final taping also gave devoted viewers and people connected to the show’s charitable work an opportunity to share personal stories about what the program meant to them. Clarkson performed several of her own hits during the farewell, including “Piece by Piece,” “Since U Been Gone” and “Stronger.”
The audience was repeatedly reminded that they were witnessing a significant moment: they were the final group of fans who would watch Clarkson perform on the Kelly Clarkson Show stage.
Showrunner and executive producer Alex Duda explained that the finale was intentionally designed as a celebration for the show’s audience. After seven seasons of listening to viewers request songs and revisit favorite moments, the production team felt that an episode centered entirely around those requests was the most fitting way to bring the series to a close.
Clarkson announced in February that she would leave her Emmy-winning daytime talk show after seven seasons. She said the decision would allow her to devote more attention to raising her two children, River Rose, 12, and Remington Alexander, 10, whom she shared with her late former husband, Brandon Blackstock.
The mother and daughter and son later shared the stage during the closing moments of the final episode. Clarkson also revisited the familiar words she used to end each installment of the show: “Have a great day. And if it’s not, change it!”
With that final message, Clarkson officially closed the book on her seven-season daytime television run.