[DanceWithLife]

From your mouth to the ears of radio stations Jack!

And 3 days and Kelly will be singing for the Pope!!!

[diggerdrogo]

Originally Posted by DanceWithLife (View Post) From your mouth to the ears of radio stations Jack! And 3 days and Kelly will be singing for the Pope!!!

Fingers crossed!

It'll be intereasting, thats for sure.

[DanceWithLife]

Kelly sounds so excited about the Pope thing (according to her new journal entry)...it should be very cool. I wonder what she will sing at the pre-concert though...

[DanceWithLife]

Benedict and Young Catholics | Newsweek Religion | Newsweek.com

On Saturday, Benedict will play host to more than 25,000 young people at a youth rally just north of Manhattan at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y. Kelly Clarkson has been enlisted to warm up the crowd with a rendition of "Ave Maria"--perhaps a sign that Benedict may need a little help in energizing a crowd of kids. "Honestly, I think a lot of people are more excited to see Kelly Clarkson," admits 16 year-old Stephanie LaGumina, who will attend the rally along with 100 of her female classmates from The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, N.Y. In a group interview with four of them earlier this week, they spoke of a strong desire for Benedict to speak directly to young people but also a deep disconnect that many in their generation feel with the church, particularly with this pope.

[KCsGirl]

go Kelly!!!

this is a huge honor!!

[DanceWithLife]

Kelly is about to perform at the Rally very soon and you can stream it here: My9 Live Streaming

I really do wonder what she'll sing for the rally.



Edited to add:
Setlist so far...
- Walk Away (she sounds amazing!)
- Up To The Mountain (Wow!)
- Since U Been Gone

Ave Maria is coming on later tonight!

[DanceWithLife]

MY apologies for double posting, but this truly needs to be posted. Kelly was AMAZING at the Youth Rally in NYC.

Fox affiliates have put up videos of all her performances on their website: MyFox New York | Kelly Clarkson To Sing At Seminary

Highlight: Her flawless performance of Up To The Mountain:

[bkat73]

i just watched her sing Ave Maria and i have chills... wow. there are no words.

[dwindling hope]

I wish I was there She. Is. amazinggg!

She really was flawless!

[DanceWithLife]

Holy wow!! That Ave Maria was...

Here is a youtube link. A definite must-see!



That last note....WOW!

[bibbysbaby]

Gorgeous!

[DanceWithLife]

Originally Posted by bibbysbaby (View Post) Gorgeous!

I loved how he greeted her at the end. According to some people who were there, Kelly wasn't expecting it, but he stood up for her and shook her hand. There's a blog from someone who was in the audience that says Kelly got really shy at that moment.

And here are some media mention of her performance:

MyFox New York | Pope Youth Rally: Kelly Clarkson Sang 'Ave Maria'

The first "American Idol," Kelly Clarkson, sang a thrilling "Ave Maria" to Pope Benedict XVI at the youth rally in Yonkers, N.Y. on April 19, 2008.

The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

Kelly Clarkson sings Ave Maria I have rarely heard a voice much like that one; soaring into the early evening air; full-throated, beautiful as stars at midnight. American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's warm-up act before Pope Benedict arrived at today's (Saturday) youth rally in Yonkers was nothing to write home about but her closing act: Whoa. By 7 p.m., it was almost over. Then Kelly Clarkson, 25, who had changed out of a black dress from her previous act into a demure blue frock, began to belt out the well-known words of "Ave Maria." She was so magnificent, that afterwards the crowd roared and even Benedict stood to greet here. Miss Clarkson, by the way, attends a Baptist church.

Pope urges young to serve poor, sick at seminary rally | lohud.com | The Journal News

At the conclusion of the program, pop superstar Kelly Clarkson sang "Ave Maria" for the pope. He rose to greet her when she finished.

NixMix

WTHR - Indianapolis News and Weather - Pope focuses on youth

The rally concluded with a moving rendition of Ave Maria from pop star, Kelly Clarkson.

[bibbysbaby]

I'm loving all the positive feedback for her!

I feel like people had started to show doubt in our girl! since her last album didn't do as great as her 2nd and all the drama around her, people were focusing on that. They started to forget about her amazing gift and how wonderful it is to hear her sing, and this showed them all that she is talented and capable of wowing people with the brilliance that is her voice!

[DanceWithLife]

I feel like people had started to show doubt in our girl! since her last album didn't do as great as her 2nd and all the drama around her, people were focusing on that. They started to forget about her amazing gift and how wonderful it is to hear her sing, and this showed them all that she is talented and capable of wowing people with the brilliance that is her voice!

I agree.

I feel like many people's faith in our girl was dwindling. But I think today she proved to the whole world just how amazing that voice is. She sure proved that nothing can stop her. "Ave Maria" is probably one of the hardest - if not the hardest song to get right. She did it justice. It was beautiful...

JustJared has pictures and the video up on his site. Leave a comment if you can!

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/04...ve-maria-pope/

[KCsGirl]

she did AMAZING!!!

how exciting for her!!!

btw.. the pics on Just Jared.. has she always had that Snowflake tattoo behind her left ear?? that's cool!

Andy.. the last note!! She NAILED it!! it sounded fantastic!!