HONG KONG: Rock-pop sensation Kelly Clarkson showed fans in Hong Kong why she's known as "the girl with the big voice".
Despite having sold over 20 million records worldwide, Clarkson was surprised by the enthusiastic feedback during her first visit to Hong Kong.
She said: "I honestly didn't expect anyone to really know me. So performing last night, I mean people were singing the lyrics to all the songs. So that was very inviting and welcoming."
Clarkson was in town to promote her fourth album "All I Ever Wanted", in which she co-wrote six songs.
The album's sassy single, frankly titled "My Life Would Suck Without You", broke records as soon as it hit the airwaves.
In just one week, it jumped from number 97 to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
So how does the singer describe the overall vibe or style of her new album?"
She said: "It's very intense, I guess would be the big thing. I'm very intense, so I guess that's probably why. We have some urban, dance and some singer-songwriter stuff."
Clarkson got her big break in 2002 after being crowned the winner on the first season of "American Idol".
Since then, she's bagged two Grammys and two American Music Awards.
So how has American Idol changed since Clarkson was on it?
She said: "Our show was very new. Like no one knew what was going to happen. And nowadays I think there's a lot of pressure on the contestants. Because they know what the cost is and they know what you can get from it. I think that freaks people out sometimes nowadays because they don't want to lose it. But we were like, kids at camp!"
As for coming back to Hong Kong, Clarkson said she would love to do a full-scale concert the second time around. - CNA/vm
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Subject: Kelly belts out signature songs during her visit to HK 
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