Being a fan of the Mardi Gras concert series at Universal Studios Orlando, Kelly Clarkson’s performance last night left the audience something to be desired. Being present at her performance three years earlier, I was not as impressed by this year. Kelly Clarkson is one of Mardi Gras most well known artists playing in their concert series this spring. From a marketing standpoint, it was important for her concert to be larger than life and draw in a large crowd. Though the park was crowded with females eager to see Kelly Clarkson play, I have seen other artists like Pitbull bring in a larger crowd. I believe the first time I saw Clarkson live; she had something to prove to the audience. Back in the spring of 2009, Clarkson had stepped out of the limelight and the Mardi Gras concert was one of her first appearances in a while. Twenty pounds heavier, her performance was unexpected. I actually bought one of her albums the next day. This year I did not get the same feeling.
Clarkson, who currently has two hit singles, sang her most popular songs from her five albums and four cover songs including Skyscraper by Demi Lovato. Personally, I feel that if Clarkson was going to sing covers she should have considered singing a Whitney Houston song since Houston’s funeral was earlier that day. There was no mention of Whitney Houston during the 1.5 hours Clarkson played. Perhaps the band made the conscious decision to not recognize the events that took place earlier that day out of reverence for Houston’s family; however, there was an expectation amongst the crowd for Clarkson to sing a Whitney Houston song. I thought Clarkson has the talent to be able to do justice to one of Houston’s song like Jennifer Hudson had last Sunday at the Grammy’s. Jennifer Hudson being another artist, like Clarkson, who has done extremely well with her music career after leaving American Idol.
Clarkson was much more personably compared to when I saw her concert at Mardi Gras in 2009. Though she did not tell jokes or childhood stories like other artists I have seen, instead she spoke about her music, her family, and her band members. She encouraged audience participation in almost all of her previous hits. She even gave one of her fans credit for suggestions to songs that have been successful. One fan, she stated suggested turning Never Again into a piano variation and now she plays on a regular basis. She pushed for more suggestions for her music to encourage growth. Mardi Gras Orlando was a stop on her new Stronger US Tour.
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