--- --- # Watch Kelly Clarkson Perform a Medley on the _American Idol_ Finale  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 8, 2016 2:41 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 8, 2016 2:41 PM UTC Mississippi singer [Trent Harmon](http://time.com/4286264/american-idol-finale-winner-trent-harmon-season-15/) may have won season 15 of _American_ Idol on Thursday night, but season one winner [Kelly Clarkson](http://time.com/4284630/kelly-clarkson-tweet-american-idol-vote/) stole the show. As part of a pre-taped concert that aired during the finale on FOX, the Grammy Award-winning singer performed a medley that included her greatest hits, such as “Stronger,” “Miss Independent,” and “Since You’ve Been Gone.” The 33-year-old pop star, who is expecting her second child, joked on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kelly%5Fclarkson/status/718234313939161093): “Who’s that sweaty, pregnant girl singing?? ….oh snap that’s me hahaha!! #ohwell” American Idol Finale: Kelly Clarkson Performs Medley of Hits ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4286500/kelly-clarkson-american-idol-finale/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4286500/kelly-clarkson-american-idol-finale/"},"headline":"Watch Kelly Clarkson Perform a Medley on the American Idol Finale","datePublished":"2016-04-08T14:41:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:28.866Z","description":"The season 1 winner helped close out the final season of the reality show","url":"https://time.com/4286500/kelly-clarkson-american-idol-finale/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4286500/kelly-clarkson-american-idol-finale/","name":"Watch Kelly Clarkson Perform a Medley on the American Idol Finale"}}]}] ```