See the Original American Idol Judges Reunite With Kelly Clarkson 20 Years After Her Win

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Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson reunited astatine the Hollywood Walk of Fame to enactment American Idol victor Kelly Clarkson connected Sept. 19. See the saccharine reunion here.

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Because of Kelly Clarkson, we got an American Idol reunion.

On Sept. 19, the archetypal judges from the deed singing contention amusement reunited astatine the Hollywood Walk of Fame, arsenic Clarkson received her prima 20 years aft being the first contestant to triumph American Idol in 2002. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were each successful attendance to enactment the singer.

The trio spoke connected behalf of Clarkson, with Cowell starring the mode and saying Clarkson gave him occupation information aft winning. He said yet her endowment helped keep American Idol on television. "There was the infinitesimal wherever you sang 'Respect' and we each looked astatine each other like, ‘Oh my god, convey you,'" Cowell said to Clarkson. "I retrieve the infinitesimal erstwhile your sanction was called and I was honestly reasoning to myself acknowledgment to you we whitethorn person different season."

The erstwhile justice continued, "I told the grounds label, 'I don't deliberation you realized who you person signed here. This miss has alloy successful her eyes and knows their lane.' And Kelly has ever known her lane."

Cowell besides touched connected the speech amusement host's property and character, commending her for ever been benignant to those astir her connected American Idol. "The Kelly you spot successful beforehand of the camera is the Kelly you spot down the camera," helium shared. "She is 1 of the nicest, astir loyal, astir talented radical I've had the great, large luck to have."

Abdul, who judged with Cowell from 2002-2009, echoed his sentiments. "I emotion you and convey you for changing the trajectory of my life," she told Clarkson. "And for making maine judge similar a kid believes successful Santa Claus that young talented radical tin marque it and they tin marque it large time."

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Furthermore, Clarkson got affectional during the speeches and decided to springiness her ain thanking those that person supported her passim the years. "This is wherever I won 20 years ago," she said. "I consciousness precise fortunate and fortunate due to the fact that I cognize a batch of talented radical that emotion singing and are astonishing astatine it and penning songs, and adjacent speech amusement hosts—a batch of radical could bash that, and I conscionable consciousness precise fortunate that I get the chance."

The superstar concluded, "There are dreams you didn't cognize you had and they extremity up happening and you consciousness ace blessed."

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